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HILDA CHIASSON. Canadian, Reel.
HILDA’S CHOICE. Canadian, Pipe Reel.
HILDA’S SLOW
STRATHSPEY. Canadian, Slow Strathspey.
HILDA’S STRATHSPEY. Canadian, Strathspey.
HILL COUNTRY, THE. Irish, Jig. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning.
AABB. Composed by
X:1
T: The Hill Country
C: © B. Black
Q: 320
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
A | Add cAG | AGE EDC | Add cAG | edA c2 A |
Add cAG | FGA def | ecA dAF | GEC D2 :|
A | Add cee | dfd AFE | DFA dfa | ged c2 A |
Add
cee | dfd efg | faa gec | edc d2 :|
HILL LILLY. AKA and see "Chicoutimi
Reel [2]." MCA Records MCAD 4037, “The Very
Best of Don Messer” (1994).
HILL O FINNIGIRT, DA. Shetland, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Shetland
fiddler Peter Fraser. Anderson & Georgeson (Da Mirrie Dancers), 1970; pg. 30.
HILL O RÒ, HILL O RÒ. Scottish, Lullabye. G Dorian.
Standard tuning. One part. “Old” notes Morison, who says it was the “Cradle
Song of the Infant Seaforth in
X:1
T:Hill o rò, Hill o rò
M:C
L:1/8
R:Lullabye
S:Morison –
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G Dorian
A>B G2 F>G D2 | B2B2 c>B Ad
| d>c d2 G>F GD | B2 Ad AB G2 ||
HILL OF LOCHIEL, THE. Scottish, Slow Air (3/4 time). D Minor.
Standard tuning. AAB. Martin (Ceol na
Fidhle), vol. 2, 1988; pg. 45.
HILL OF SKREEN (Mullach Skrine). Irish,
HILL ON THE ROAD, THE. AKA and see “The High Part of the Road.”
HILL SIXTEEN. Irish. Hill 16 is the name of a pub near
HILL TOP, THE. See "The Hilltop."
HILL WITHOUT GRASS, THE. Irish, Air (2/4 time). B Flat Major. Standard
tuning. AB. Source for notated version: “From Teige MacMahon”
[Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete
Collection), 1905; No. 562, pg. 142.
X:1
T:Hill without grass, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 562
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:B_
B/G/F/G/ B2 | c/c/c/B/ d2 | Bc/B/
GF/>G/ | BB B2 B/G/F/G/ B2 |
ed/e/ f>d | Bc/B/ GF/G/ | BB B2
|| dd/e/ ff | fe/d/ e2 | edcB | GG G2 |
B/G/F/G/ B2 | ed/e/ f>d | Bc/B/
GF/G/ | BB B2 | dd/e/ ff | _ag f>e |
de dc/B/ | GG G2 | B/G/F/G/ B2 |
ed/e/ f>d | Bc/B/ GF/G/ | BB B2 ||
HILLAND (
HILLAND SOLO, THE. English, Country Dance Tune (4/4 time). A
Major. Standard. One part. The melody appears in Walsh’s Third Collection (1730) of
X:1
T:Hilland Solo, The
B: Walsh
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:A
ef ea fg fg| dg dg BG B2| ef ea fg eg| ef eA ca c2|ef ea fg fg| dg dg BG B2|\
eA cA eA cA | eA cA BG B2| eA cA eA cA| BG BG BG B2|\
L:1/16
eeee e2e2 ggg g2g2|eeee e2e2 c2A2 c4|eeee e2e2 ggg g2g2|dddd d2d2 B2G2 B4|\
eeee e2e2 aaaa a2a2| eeee e2e2 c2A2 c4| dddd d2a2 cccc c2a2|\
BBBB B2g2 B2G2 B4|A2cd e4 A2fg a4| A2cd e4 c2A2 c4|A2cd e4 A2fg a4| \
A2Bc d4 B2G2 B4|A2cd e4 A2fg a4| A2cd e4 c2A2 c4| dddd d2a2 cccc c2a2|\
BBBB B2g2 B2G2 B4| ABcd e2A2 e2A2 c4| ABcd e2A2 e2A2 c4| A2cd e2A2 e2A2 c4| \
A2ef g2d2 B2G2 B4| eeee eeee ffff ffff| eeee eeee c2A2 c4|ffff gggg ffff ffff|\
dddd dddd B2G2 B4| eeee eeee aaaa aaaa| eeee eeee c2A2 c4| dddd dddd cccc cccc|\
BBBB B2g2 B2G2 B4|ABcd e4 c2A2 c4| d4 agfe c4 agfe| B4 g4 B2G2 B4|\
eeee e2A2 ffff f2A2| eeee e2A2 c2A2 c4| eeee e2A2 ffff f2A2|\
dddd d2G2 B2G2 B4|eeee e2A2 aaaa a2A2| eeee e2A2 c2A2 c4| dddd d2a2 cccc c2a2|\
BBBB B2g2 B2G2 B4| e2A2 dcBA e2A2 dcBA| e2A2 dcBA dcBA B4|
e2A2
dcBA e2A2 dcBA|\ B2G2 B2G2 B2G2 B4| ABcd efge a8:|
HILLS OF ALVA, THE. Scottish, March (4/4 time). D Major. Standard.
AABBCCDD.
X:1
T:Hills of Alva, The
L:1/8
M:C
K:D Major
A|f2 fa g2 e>f|ge Ae d2 A2|B<d
GB A2 a2|g>f ed dc BA|!
f2 fa g2 ef|ge Ae d2 A2|Bd gB Aa
a>g|fe aA d2 d:||!
A|a2 a>g fd A2|A>B df e2 A2|g2
gf ec A2|g>f ed dc BA|!
a a>g fd A2|A>B df e2 A2|Bd fB
Aa a>g|f>e aA d2 d:||!
f|A>B A2 d>e d2|f>g fe d2
A2|B>d g2 A>d f2|g>f ed dc BA|!
A>B A2 d>e d2|f>g fe d2
A2|B>d gB aA a>g|fe aA d2 d:||!
f|a>f ge df A2|A>B ed B2
A2|g>f eA ce a2|g>f ed dc BA|!
a>f ge df A2|A>B ed B2 A2|Bd
gB Aa a>g|fe aA d2 d:||
HILLS OF
HILLS OF CLADY, THE. AKA and see "Big Pat's (Dandy) Reel,"
"The Dandy Reel," "Jimmy the Creelmaker," "O'Connell's Trip to
Parliament [2]," "The Pigeon
House," "Salamanca [3],"
"Tie the Ribbons [1],"
"Trim the Bonnet."
HILLS OF CLOGHER, THE. AKA and see “The
Clogher Reel,” “Country Girls
Fortune,” “Dan McCart(h)y’s
Fancy,” “The Flowers of Red
Hill [2],” “Jim Donaghue’s Reel.”
Irish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard. AAB. A version of “Pigeon on the Gate.” Bulmer &
Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1974,
vol. 3, No. 7. Mallinson (Enduring),
1995; No. 20, pg. 8.
HILLS OF COOR, THE. AKA – “Hills of Coore.” Irish, Hornpipe. A
Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. A composition by West Clare fiddler Martin “Junior” Crehan.
Mulcahy Family.
X:1
T:Hills of
Coore
M:4/4
L:1/8
N:Crehan originally
composed the tune with an f# in the second bar
R:Hornpipe
K:Ador
EAAB AGED |
cd(3ede ged2 | (3efg af ged
HILLS OF DONEGAL, THE. Irish, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning.
AA'BB'. Carlin (Master Collection),
1984; No. 293, pg. 164.
HILLS OF GLENORCHY [1]. AKA ‑ "Hills of Glenurchie" AKA and see “Braes of Glenorchy [2],” "The Jolly Corkonian," “Pat Burke’s.” Scottish, Canadian; Jig,
Quickstep or Pipe March (6/8 time). Canada, Cape Breton. A Mixolydian (Dunlay
& Greenberg, Dunlay & Reich): A Mixolydian (Neil): D Dorian (Gatherer):
E Dorian/Minor (Cole, Gow, Hinds, Howe, Kerr, Martin). Standard tuning. AABB
(Cole, Hinds, Howe, Kerr, Martin): AABB' (Dunlay & Reich): AABB’A’A’BB’
(Dunlay & Greenberg). Glen Orchy (Gleann Urchaidh) is a long glen in
Argyll and Bute, Scotland, down which runs the River Orchy. One of, or perhaps
the, earliest setting of the tune is to be found in Alexander Mackay’s
collection of c. 1805 under the title “Braes of Glenorchy.” Dunlay & Reich
(whose Cape Breton version seems slightly altered) identify this as a pipe tune
usually appearing in E minor; the variations are easier to play in E minor or
in A minor an octave down, and the authors say its a good tune for octave
harmonies or ‘doubling’ the melody. Bayard (1981) remarks that the melody
should be categorized as one of the "Hillside" group of tunes (See
note for "Hillside [2]"). See also variants “Lark in the Morning,” “Trip to Galway” and “Katy is Waiting.” Gatherer's (1987) first version is a pipe tune, as is Neil's
(1991). See also the cognates “The Old
Grey Cat,” “Smuggler’s Reel,” the
jig “The Rollicking Boys of
Tandaragee,” and the Northumbrian air “The Wild Hills of Wannie.” Lorrie
MacKinnon found a Gaelic verse to “Hills of Glenorch” in The Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness (1917), which
goes:
***
Loisg a’ chailleach a casan air eibhleig (x3)
(The old lady burned her feet on an
ember and she used seal oil on it).
***
Source for notated version: Buddy
MacMaster (Cape Breton) [Dunlay & Greenberg, Dunlay & Reich]. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 62. Dunlay
& Greenberg (Traditional Celtic
Violin Music of Cape Breton), 1996; pg. 106. Dunlay & Reich (Traditional Celtic Fiddle Music of Cape
Breton), 1986; pg. 72. Gatherer (Gatherer’s
Musical Museum), 1987; pg. 19 (two versions). Gow (Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1822; pg. 16. Hinds/Hebert (Grumbling Old Woman), 1981; pg. 24
(appears as "Hills of Glenurchie"). Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 148. Kerr (Merry
Melodies), vol. 1; No. 6, pg. 47. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 1, 1991; pg. 19. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 57, pg. 45 (appears as “Hills of
Glenurchie”). Neil (The Scots Fiddle),
1991; No. 124, pg. 163. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 92.
Scots Guards ‑ Standard Settings.
A & M 79602 2001-2, Ashley MacIsaac. Atlantica
Music 02 77657 50222 26, SA93130, Donny LeBlanc - “Atlantic Fiddles” (1994).
BM-91, Buddy MacMaster – “Glencoe Hall.” Rodeo (Banff) RBS 1255, Barabara
MacDonald‑ "Scottish Piano Selections" (appears in "Medley
of Jigs"). Celtic CX049 CX 1, (various artists) Donald & Theresa
MacLellan/The MacLellan Trio‑ "Cape Breton Violins" (appears
after "There Came a Young Man"). LC9501, Lee Cremo. Rounder C-7013,
Joe Cormier. Waverly/EMI Records ZLP 2086, Bobby Harvey – “Aye on the Fiddle”
(1967).
X:1
T:Hills of Glenorchy [1]
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:Emin
d|B2E EFE|BAB d2B|A2D DED|AFD
FAd|B2E EFE|BAB d2e|dBd AFD|EFE E2:|
|:B|efe edB |efg gfe|ded dAF|d^cd
fed|efe edB|efg fef|dBd AFD|EFE E2:|
X:2
T:Hills of Glenorchy, The [2]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
N:”Slowly”
B:Gow – Sixth Collection of
Strathspey Reels (1822)
K:Emin
d|B2E E>FE|”tr”BAB d2B|AFD
DED|AFA d2A|B2E EFE|”tr”BAB d2e|
dBd AFD|EFE E2:||e|e>fe (eB).e|ef(g
g)fe|d>ed dAB|d>e(f f)ed|
e>fe eBe|(ef).g (gf).e|dBd
(AF).D|EFE E2e|~e>fe eBe|(ef).g (gf).e|
de(d d)AB|d>ef (fe).d|efe
(ge).g|(f^d).f (eB).e|=DBD (AF).D|E>FE E2||
HILLS OF GLENORCHIE [2], THE.
Irish, Single Jig. A Dorian. Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated
version: Joe Keegan, father of fiddler and pianist Josephine Keegan, and
himself a flute player, “from the County Laois side of Partartington” [McGuire
& Keegan]. McGuire & Keegan (Irish
Tunes by the 100, vol. 1), 1975; No. 100, pg. 27.
HILLS OF GLENSWILLY, THE. Irish, Air and Waltz. Glenswilly is
in County Donegal. There was a famous battle at Glenswilly, County Donegal on
June 21, 1650, when the native Irish forces under Heber McMahon, the Bishop of
Clogher, were defeated and routed by a Cromwellian army.
HILLS OF GLENURCHIE. See "Hills of Glenorchy."
HILLS OF HABERSHAM. AKA and see "The Bonny
Cuckoo," "Si Bheag, Si
Mohr," "Sheebeg, Sheemore."
HILLS OF
X:1
T:Hills of
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E Minor
B2E EGE AFD | BGB cBA BGE | B2E EGE
BGE | AB^c d=cB AFD :|
|: E2e ef^d e2B | E2e e2^c dAF | E2e
ef^d e2B | AB^c d=cB AFD :|
HILLS OF KESH, THE (Cnocáin na Céise). AKA and see “Blackthorn [2],” "The Eel in the Sink," "The Irishman's Blackthorn."
Irish, Reel. A Mixolydian. AABB. The tune was recorded under the “Hills of
Kesh” title in 1921 by the great Galway melodeon player, P.J. Conlon. See also
Breathnach’s related “Scotch Hunt [2].”
Source for notated version: accordion player Joe Sheridan (
HILLS OF LARRAGA, THE. Irish, Jig. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning.
AABB. Composed by east
X:1
T: Hills of Larraga
C: Mike Rafferty
Q: 325
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
Z:Transcribed by Bill Black
K: Dmix
A/F/ | FDD cAG | dcA A2 G | F2 D c2 A | dcA G2 G |
FDD cAA | dcA B/c/de | fef ded | cAF G2 :|
G | A2 d fed | cAB cde | dcA f2 d | cAF G2 G |
A2
d fed | cAG cde | fef ded | cAF G2 :|
HILLS OF LORNE, THE. Scottish, Slow Air (4/4 time). D Major.
Standard tuning. AB. James Hunter (1979) notes: "A well‑loved air by
the late Charlie Hunter of Oban, a radio operator on the MacBrayne steamers
which ply the west‑coast routes." Hunter (Fiddle Music of
X:1
T:The Hills of Lorne
R:Slow air
N:from Richard Robinson's Tunebook
O:
M:4/4
K:D
FE|D2FG A2d2|f3e d2A2|B3d A2F2|E2GF
E2FE|\
D2FG A2d2|f3e d2A2|B2gB A2c2|1 d6 FE
:|2 d6 ag ||
f2ed B2cd|A3F A2ag|f2ed A2df|e6 fe|\
d2ef A2dc|B2d2 g2ag|f2ed A2c2|1 d6
ag :|2 d6 FE ||
HILLS OF MANCHURIA, THE. AKA and see "Manchurian Waltz."
HILLS OF OLD, THE. Irish, Reel. D Minor. Standard tuning. AA’BB’.
See also the related “Reel of
Mullinavat.” Reavy (The Collected
Compositions of Ed Reavy), No. 75, pgs. 82-83.
X:1
T:The Hills Of Old
R:reel
C:Ed Reavy
M:2/2
L:1/8
Z:Joe Reavy
N:Ireland has no mountains, only high hills. And these
N:hills are older than the centuries of man, and
N:older too than the many tunes he fondly fashions.
K:F
de |fagf dcAF | G2 AG FDCD | FEFG AGFG | cAGc Adde | fagb agfe |1
dfec dcAG | FGA=B cdeg | fdec Adde :|2 dfec dcAE | FGA=B c2 AF|
G=BAG FDDe || f2 af Afaf | Afaf gece | f2 af Afaf | gece fdde | f2 de (3efe ce |
defd cAGA | FEDE FGAc | fdec Adde :|2 FEDE FGA=B | cAGE D2
||
HILLS OF PERTH, THE. Scottish, March (2/4 time). A Mixolydian.
Standard tuning. AABB’CCDD’. Martin (Ceol
na Fidhle), vol. 4, 1991; pg. 38.
HILLS OF ROANE COUNTY. See "Valse a Belisaire."
HILLS OF SHARON. American, Jig. B Minor/D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed in 1990
by Jeremiah McLane of East Randolph, Vermont. The title refers to the hills
around Sharon, Vermont. Songer (Portland
Collection), 1997; pg. 98.
HILLS OF TARA, THE. AKA and see “If there Weren’t Any Men (in the
World).” Irish, Barn Dance. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Philippe Varlet
says the tune is mistakenly called “If the Weren’t Any Men” in Martin
Mulvihill’s collection. Both the Four Provinces and the Garryowen Irish
Orchestra recorded the tune in the 78 RPM era under the “Hills of Tara” title.
X:1
T:Hills of Tara, The
Z:Philippe Varlet
S:Four Provinces
M:4/4
R:Barn Dance
L:1/8
K:G
Bc|d2 G2 G2 AB|c2 E2 E2 AG|FGAB
cBcd|e2 d2 d2 Bc|
d2 G2 G2 AB|c2 E2 E2 AG|FGAB cAFG|A2
G2 G2 :||
Bd|g2 g2 f2 f2|efec A2 AG|FGAB
cBcd|e2 d2 d2 Bd|
g2 g2 f2 f2|efec A2 AG|FGAB cAFG|A2
G2 G2 :||
HILLS OF TIPPERARY, THE. Irish, Slip Jig. D Major. Standard tuning.
AABBCC (Kennedy): AA'BB'CC' (Roche). Roche labels the tune a Hop Jig. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes),
1999; No. 29, pg. 8. Roche Collection,
1928, vol. 3; No. 115, pg. 36.
X:1
T:Hills of
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
S:Roche – vol. 3, No. 115 (1928)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
(3A/B/c/ |: dcB AGF ABc | dcd efg
fge | dcB AGF ABc |1 dcB ABG FED :|2 (d2D) (D<AG) FED ||
|: (F2A) AFA AFA | (G2B) BGB BGB |
(F2A) AFA ABc |1 dcB ABG FED :|2 (d2D) (D<AG) FED ||
|: FGA ABc dcd | (e2E (E2F) GFE |
FED AGF ABc |1 dcB ABG FED :|2 (d2D) D<AG FED ||
HILLS QUADRILLE. American, Quadrille. USA; Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Edison
52370 (78 RPM), 1928, John Baltzell. {Baltzell was from Mt. Vernon, Ohio, the
same town as minstrel Dan Emmett (d. 1904). Emmett returned to the town, poor,
in 1888 and later taught Baltzell to play the fiddle}.
HILLSBOROUGH. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB’.
Composed November 30th, 1970, by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald
(1911-1976). Cameron (Trip to Windsor),
1994; pg. 62.
HILLSDALE ROAD. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976).
Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg.
41.
HILLSIDE [1], THE. AKA and see "Joe Kennedy's Jig." English, Jig. E
Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Raven (English
Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 122.
X:1
T:
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:Emin
d | B2E EFE | BAB d2B | AFD DED |
AFA d2B | B2E EFE | BAB d2e |
dBd AFD | EFE E2 :: B | e>fee dB
| efg gfe | d>ed dAB |
d>ef fed | gbg faf | ege BdB |
dBd AFD | EFE E2 :|
HILLSIDE [2], THE. American, Quadrille (6/8 time). G Dorian.
Standard tuning. AB. A variation of version #1. Bayard (1981) identifies this
as a member of a huge tune group which also includes "The Oyster Wife’s/Wives’ Rant,"
"The Haughs o’ Cromdale,"
"Wate You How the Play
Began," "Welcome Home [3],"
"(Fare Thee Well) Sweet Killaloe,"
among others. "Sets belonging more to the 'Hillside' group (Nos. 47 and
48) include Journal of American Folklore,
XXXI, 163, to 'The Heights of Alma;' Kidson (Traditional Tunes), pg. 98; H.C. Buck, ed. The Oxford History of Music, Introductory Volume, pg. 195, ''The
Drunken Sailor;' Thomas D'Urfey, Songs
Compleat (1719), II, 83, and VI, 300; Amy Murray, 'Father Allan's Island,
pp. 172‑173; Joyce 1872, No. 19; Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909, Nos. 73, 155, 193, 241.
Petrie, Nos. 318, 319, 1500; O'Neill's
Irish Music, Nos. 311, 331; White's Excelsior Coll., p. 15, 'Joe Kennedy's
Jig'. Jigs and Reels, p. 4; Hardings
Orig. Coll., Nos. 81, 135. O'Neill (Music
of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1598. White's Unique Coll., Nos. 8, 10; Hardings All‑Round Coll., Nos. 124, 125 (1st part). Robbins,
No. 74; Kerr, Nos. 265, 294, 301, 331; Cole, p. 52, 'Joe Kennedy's Jig,' p. 54,
'Katy is Waiting,' p. 58, 'Lark in the Morning,' p. 62, 'Sunday is My Wedding
Day,' p. 62, 'Hills of Glenurchie', JEFDSS, I, 143, 'Donald the Dancer;'
Costello, 'Amhrain Mhuighe Seola, p. 60, 'ffrench of Tyrone;' Ord, 'Bothy Songs
and Ballads,' pp. 39, 52; Scanlon, p. 40, 'The Waves of Torey,' p. 68, 'The
Tenpenny'" (Bayard, 1944). See also Bayard's note for "Bonaparte
Crossing the Alps." Source for notated version: John Kubina, (near)
Davistown, Pennsylvania, September 3, 1943 (learned from Ann Peterson, fiddler,
in East Pittsburgh) [Bayard]. Bayard (Hill
Country Tunes), 1944; No. 47 (appears as "Quadrille").
HILLSIDE COTTAGE (Teac Beag Taob an Cnuic). AKA and see “I’m Waiting for You [2].” Irish,
Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. See also the related “Off/Going to California.”
O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music),
1915/1987; No. 341, pg. 167. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 818, pg. 142.
X:1
T:Hillside Cottage
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No.
818
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D2|G3B AGED|GBdg e3f|{a}gfge
dBAc|BGAF GFED|G3B AGED|
GBdg e3f|{a}gfge dBge|dBAB G2:|
|:z2|g2dg edgd|eaab agef|g2 dg
edgd|egfa g2 ga|bagb agfa|
gage d2 ef|{a}gfge dBge|dBAB G2:|
HILLSWICK. Shetland, Listening Tune (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AAB.
Source for notated version: A. Peterson (Shetland) [Anderson & Georgeson].
Anderson & Georgeson (Da Mirrie
Dancers), 1970; pg. 19.
HILLSWICK WEDDING. Shetland, Wedding Tune. Composed by Shetland fiddler Tom Anderson. Philo 1042, Boys of the Lough ‑ "The Piper's
Broken Finger" (1976).
HILLTOP, THE. AKA and see "Barr An Chnuic," "The Boy(s) on the Hilltop."
Irish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. McNulty (Dance Music of Ireland), 1965; pg. 8. Kevin Burke recorded the tune
under the “Hilltop” title. Shaskeen – “25th Silver
Jubilee Collection.”
HILLTOP (WALTZ). English,
Waltz. G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 133, pg. 33.
HILLY-GO, FILLY-GO ALL
THE WAY. AKA and see "King of the Cannibal Islands,"
"Cumberland Reel," "Nottingham Swing." English, Jig. D
Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Kennedy (Fiddler’s
Tune Book), vol. 1, 1951; No. 86, pg. 42.
HILTON LODGE. Scottish, Strathspey. C Major. Standard tuning. AB (Surenne): AAB
(Athole, Glen, Gow, Skye): AABB' (Kerr). Composed by the great Dunkeld,
Perthshire, fiddler-composer Niel Gow (1727-1807). Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 74. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 2, 1895; pg. 19.
Gow (Third Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels),
1792; pg. 6 (3rd ed.). Kerr (Merry
Melodies), vol. 2; No. 88, pg. 12. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 118. Stewart-Robertson
(The Athole Collection), 1884; pg.
71. Surenne (Dance Music of
X:1
T:Hilton Lodge
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
e/f/ | g<c g>e f<dde/f/ | g<c g>e
c>eg>e | f>de>c d<D D>E | C>Ec>
E | C>Ec>E F<D D>E | C>Ec>E G>cEc | G>c E<c d<D D>E | C>Ec>E G2 G>E |
C>Ec>E F<D D>E | C>Ec>E G>cE>c | F>dE>c D<dde/f/ | g>ef>d c2c ||
X:2
T:Hilton Lodge
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Gow – 3rd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd ed., pg. 6 (orig. 1792)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
e/f/|g<cg>e
fd”tr”de/f/|gcg>e c>ege|f>de>c d(DD>)E|C>Ec>
CEcE F(DD>)E|C>EcE
G>cEc|G<cE<c d(DD).E|C>EcE {E}G2 GE|
C>EcE FDDE|C>Ec>E
G<cE<c|FdEc D(dd)e/f/|ecdB {B}c2c||
HIMSELF IS SLEEPING. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. McGuire &
Keegan (Irish Tunes by the 100, vol. 1),
1975; No. 27, p. 7.
HINCHY'S DELIGHT (Aoibneasa Ui h-Aengusa). AKA ‑ "Taigleacd
Iansiag." AKA and see "Henchey's
Delight." Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB
(O'Neill/Krassen, 1850): AABBCC (O'Neill/1001 Gems). See also “Hinchy’s Fancy,”
below. Sources for notated versiosn: New York fiddler Tom Hinchy, originally
from County Clare, by way of the whistling of Daniel Rogers, a native of East
Clare living in Chicago, who had learned it from Hinchy—the title is O’Neill’s
[O’Neill]; New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co.
Galway, in 1926 [Harker]. Harker (300
Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 186, p. 58. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p.
57. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850
Melodies), 1903; No. 1032, pg. 193. O'Neill (Dance Music of
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk
Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
Irish, Double Jig. G
Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Mitchell (The Dance Music of Willie
Clancy), No. 104. Taylor (Crossroads), 1992; No. 39, p. 28. Treoir, vol. 32,
No. 2. Shaskeen - "The Mouse Behind the Dresser."
X: 1
T: Henchy's Delight
S: "Treoir"
32/2
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
Z: Transcribed by
Bill Black
K: G
A | BAB GBG | ADE F2
G | AGA fed | cAG FGA |
BAB GBG | ADE F2 G |
AGA fed | AFD G2 :|
d | gfg afd | gfg a2
d | gfg b2 g | a2 g fga |
geg fed | fed cde |
fef ded | cAF G2 :||
X:1
T:Hinchy’s Delight
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1903), No. 215
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
A | BAB GBG | AFD G2G | AGA fed |
cAG FGA | BAB GBG | AFD F2G |
AGA fed | cAF G2 :: d | gfg afd |
gfg a2d | gfg b2g | a2g fga | geg fed | fed cde |
fef ded | cAF G2 :: e/f/ | g/f/eg
fdf | e/d/ce dBG | AGA fed | cAG FGA |
g/f/eg fdf | e/d/ce dBG | AGA fed |
cAF G2 :|
X:2
T:Hinchy’s Delight
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:G
A|BAB GAG|FDE F2G|AGA fed|cAG
FGA|BAB GAG|
FDE F2G|AGA fed|cAF G2::d|gfg
afd|gfg a2f|gfg b2g|
a2g fga|gfe fed|fed ^cde|fef ded|cAF
G2:|
HINCHY'S FANCY. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. O’Neill (1922) remarks: “The above jig named after a blind fiddler of East Clare two generations ago, is a better setting of ‘Hinchy's Delight’, first published in O'Neill's Music of Ireland (1903). It was noted down from the whistling of Daniel Rogers in Chicago many years ago.” O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 177.
X:1
T:Hinchy's Fancy (#177)
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Capt. F. O'Neill
Z:Paul Kinder
K:G
A|BAB GBG|AFD F2 G|AGA fed|cAG FGA|
BAB GBG|AFD EFG|AGA fed|cAF G2:|
|:d|gfg afd|gfg a2 d|gfg "tr"b2 g|"tr"a2 g fga|
geg fdf|ece cde|fef ded|cAF G2:||
HINDLEY STEEL HORNPIPE. English, Hornpipe. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning.
AABB. Composed by Robert Whinham (1814-1893), a musician, teacher, composer,
dancing master and fiddler, originally from Morpeth. Graham Dixon (1995)
discovers that Hindley Steel was a remote homestead farm near Wark Forest at
Henshaw Common, Northumberland, north of the Roman Wall. It was the home in the
19th century of Tommy Armstrong, a piper and fiddler, whose
manuscript recorded a number of Whinham’s tunes. Source for notated version:
Annie Snaith [Dixon]. Dixon (Remember Me), 1995; pg. 34. Common Ground CGR001, Border Spirit – “Hindley Steel.”
HINKY DINKY PARLEZ
VOUS. American, Song and Dance Tune (6/8
time). G Major. Standard tuning. One part. A popular American tin-pan-alley WWI
song turned into a singing square dance call. Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1964/1981; pg. 9.
HINS POLSKA. AKA and see “The Devil’s Polska,”
“Nacken’s Polska,” “Stromkarln’s Polska,” “Tyska
Klockorna” (The German Bells/Chimes). AEac# tuning.
HINTIKAN JENKKA (Schottische of Hintika).
Finnish, Schottische. From central Finland.
HINTON’S LOVESICK BARMAID. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. A
‘double-tonic’ tune composed by John Morris Rankin and Jerry Holland
(Inverness, Cape Breton). Cranford (Jerry
Holland’s), 1995; No. 153, pg. 44.
HIP DOCTOR, THE.
English (?), Slip Jig (9/8 time). E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB.
Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs
and Waltzes), 1999; No. 30, pg. 8.
HIP ET TAIAU(D). AKA and see "Les Huppes
Taiauts," "T'as Vole Mon Chapeau." Cajun. The song is an old
cajun tune about a mysterious creature, women or a couple of dogs ('hip et
taiaud' or 'les huppes taiauts') who prowl about stealing things off the farm,
engendering the ire of the farmer which makes them return the items. Recorded
by Cajun accordianists Amede Breaux (1900‑1973) in 1934, and Joseph
Falcon (for Arhoolie) c. 1963. Flying Fish FF‑275,
"Blue Flame Stringband" (1982).
HIPPE TAIAUD. See "Hip et Taiau."
HIPPODROME. American, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composition attributed
to one G.L. Tracy in Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883). George Lowell
Tracy (1855-1921) was a young man who later composed light opera and
composition books, according to musicologist Charles Wolfe. Evidently
Tracy arranged music as well, for one publication from the 1880’s indicates an
Arthur & Sullivan work was arranged by him. Sources for notated version:
Sande Gillette & Terry Wergeland [Silberberg]. Cole (1000
Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 38. Ryan’s
Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 63. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor
Tavern), 2002; pg. 61. Great Meadow CD 2007, Mary
Cay Brass and Friends – “Green Mountain.”
HIPPY GET YOUR HAIRCUT. AKA and see "Gippie
Get Your Haircut," "Johnny Get Your Hair Cut."
A folk-processed title showing the influence of the late 1960's reactionary
culture on old-time music.
HIPPY TI YO/TY-YO. See "Les Huppes Taiauts."
HIRAM ALLEN TUNE, THE. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Iowa. The tune bears
the name of the old farmer who played it. Rounder CD
0428, Dwight Lamb – “Joseph Won a Coated Fiddle” (1998). Rounder Heritage
Series 1166-11592-2, Dwight Lamb (et al) – “The Art of Traditional Fiddle”
(2001).
HIRAM'S HORNPIPE. AKA and see “Miss
Supertest’s Victory Reel,” "Uncle
Herman's Hornpipe." Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, western North
Carolina. June Appal 007, Tommy Hunter ‑
"Deep in Tradition" (1976. Learned from his grandfather James W.
Hunter, Madison County, N.C.).
HIRAM’S VALLEY. American, Quadrille. According to Kerry Blech, the tune was recorded in
December, 1925, at the Victor field studio in St. Louis, from the playing of
Judge Sturdy’s Orchestra, and old-time band.
Judge John O. Strudy was born in 1858, lived in the Valley Park area,
and fiddled and called figures. His band included a bowed cello.
HIRPLE TAE MA MARY
GRAY. Shetland, Shetland Reel. Shetland,
Whalsay. Cooke says this is a Scottish title.
HIS DUDEEN. Irish?, Jig. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Hardings All-Round Collection, 1905; No. 121, pg. 38.
X:1
T:His Dudeen
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Harding’s All-Round Collection, No. 121 (1905)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
G|cGE Cce|dBG Gdf|edc gfe|e3 d2G|cGE
Cce|
dBG Gdf|ege fdB|cGE C2::g|gec
ceg|afc cfa|
gec gfe|e3 d2G|cGE Cce|dBG GBf|ege
fdB|c2z c2:|
HIS FAREWELL. See note for “German Lairdie.”
HIS HOME AND (HIS)
COUNTRY. AKA and see "I know not whether to laugh or
cry," "I would not
give my Irish wife," "You're welcome to Waterford,"
"An La i ndiaidh an Aonaigh," "An Seanghe Liath," "All Alive [2]," "Billy Barlow," "The Wheels of the World [2],"
"The Day after the Fair [2]."
HIS MAJESTY’S HORNPIPE. English (?), Hornpipe. A Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. Craig (The Empire
Collection of Hornpipes), c. 1890’s; pg. 2.
X:1
T:His Majesty’s Hornpipe
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Thomas Craig – The Empire Collection of Hornpipes (c. 1890’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
E(F/G/) | A2 ED CA,CE | FDBA GEFG |
Acec dcBA | GABc BdcB |
A2 ED CA,CE | FDBA GEFG | Aagf edcB
| A2A2A2 :: (ef/g/) |
aedc fdcB | ecBA AGFE | dfdB cecA |
GABc B3E | FDFA dcBA |
GEGB edcB | Aagf edcB | A2A2A2 :|
HISPANO’S HALL. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976).
Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg.
49.
HISTOIRE DE MON VIEUX COQ (The Story of My Old
Cock). French-Canadian. Composed by fiddler Yvon
Mimeault (b. 1928, Mont-Louis, Gaspé), in mind of the crowing of a family
rooster when he was young. Yvon Mimeault – “Y etait
temps!/It’s About Time.”
HISTORY MAN, THE. English, Air (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’.
Composed by Andy Cutting.
X:1
T:The History Man
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:150
C:Andy Cutting
N:Transcription falls somewhere
between AC's and Mike McGoldrick's
N:versions
Z:Steve Mansfield 1997
K:G
BA |: G3A BAGA | BG d2 de/d/ BA |
G3A BAGA | BGdB A2 BA |
G3A BAGA | BG d2 de/d/Bd | e3f edBG
| AGAB AGEG |
c3B AGEG | AGAB AGEG |1 A6 B/c/B/A/
:|2 A3A AGAB
|: c3d efg2 | g/a/g fe d2 Bd | ef g2
gagf | e6 Bd | ef g2 f2 ed |
B2 Bd BAGF | GAB(A A)B/A/ GF |1G3A
AGAB :|2 G6 |
HIT AND MISS. AKA and see "Daphne."
English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). E Minor. Standard tuning. ABC (Sharp):
AABBC (Barnes, Karpeles, Raven). The tune (as “Daphne”) was first published by
John Playford in the first edition of his English
Dancing Master (1651), however, it appears to have been dropped after the
revised 3rd edition of 1665. It appears that “Hit and Miss” was the
name of the dance, set to the tune of “Daphne.” “Hit and Miss” is the name of a
famous old tavern in
X:1
T:Hit and Miss
L:1/8
M:6/8
B:Sharp – Country Dance Tunes (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E Minor
E|G2A B2e|d>ef e2 B/c/|dBG
AFD|EGF E2E|G2A B2e|d>ef e2 B/c/|dBG AFD|
EGF E2||z|g2g f2f|e>fe d
B2|d>cB A2G|G F2 G3|g2g f2f|e>fe d B2|d>cB A2G|
G F2 G2||z|dde dBG|de/f/g afd|B>AG
F2E|eed eBB|d>cB AEG|F>GF E2||
HIT HER ON THE BUM. Scottish. The pizzicato section is probably the work of Robert Bremner (c. 1713‑1789) and
is used to illustrate the title.
HIT OR MISS. AKA – “Hit and Miss.” English, Jig. F Major (Kershaw): C Major (Barlow,
Barnes, Playford). Standard tuning. AAB (Kershaw): AABBCC (Barlow, Barnes). No
relation to the “Hit and Miss/Daphne” in E minor. “Hit
and Miss(e)” was printed by John Playford in the 1st edition of
his English Dancing Master in 1651,
and appears under that title through the 3rd editions (1657 &
1665), after which it appears in the Dancing
Master editions as “Hit or Miss,” through to the end of the series
(published by John Young) with the 18th edition of 1728. The tune is contained in the 19th
century Joseph Kershaw Manuscript. Kershaw was a fiddle player who lived in the
remote area of Slackcote, Saddleworth, North West England, who compiled his
manuscript from 1820 onwards, according to Jamie Knowles. Barlow Barnes (Complete Country Dance Tunes from Playford’s
Dancing Master), 1985; No. 49, pg. 25. English
Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 60. The Joseph Kershaw
Manuscript, 1993; No. 33.
X:1
T:Hit or Miss
M:6/4
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:John Playford – English Dancing Master (
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
c4d2 e2c2A2|G3 ABc d2B2G2|e4 f2
g2e2c2|d2B2G2 c2G2D2:|
|:c2c2c2 c2def2|e6 e3d c2|B3c d2 d3e
f2|g6 e4c2:|
|:e2d4 B4G2|g2 f4 e4 c2|e4 d2 f4
e2|g6 e4c2:|
HIT OR MISS REEL. American, Reel. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
X:1
T:Hit or Miss
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
G | c/d/e/f/ g/a/g/c/ | a/c/g/c/
f/e/d/c/ | A/c/G/c/ e/c/a/c/ | f/e/d/c/ A/d/d/e/ |
c/d/e/f/ g/a/g/c/ | a/c/g/c/
f/e/d/c/ | A/c/B/c/ e/c/a/g/ | g/f/d/e/ c :: (e/f/) |
g/a/g/e/ f/e/d/c/ | c/d/e/c/
d/c/A/c/ | G/c/e/c/ a/c/g/c/ | f/e/d/c/ A/d/d/e/ |
f/e/f/a/ g/e/d/c/ | a/g/a/b/
c’/g/e/c/ | d/c/d/e/ f/e/f/a/ | g/f/d/e/ c :|
HIT THE FLOOR, DRUNK OLD MAN. Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major.
Standard tuning. ABC. The ‘C’ part has pizzicato notes, while the ‘B’ part is
simply the ‘A’ part played an octave higher. Source for notated version: Mel
Durham [Silberberg]. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern),
2002; pg. 62.
HITCHHIKER BLUES. AKA and see "Lee Highway Blues."
HITCHNER’S PHOENIX. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Composed by Boston accordion
player Joe Derrane. The title refers to New York writer Earle Hitchner, who was
instrumental in rekindling Derrane’s interest in resuming playing Irish
traditional music. His first public appearance in several decades was at the
1994 Washington Irish Folk Festival at Wolf Trap, where he was well-received
and a musical career revived. “Hitchner’s Pheonix” is tune Derrane himself.
Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing),
1996; No. 362, pg. 192.
X:1
T: Hitchner's Phoenix
C: J. Derrane
Q: 350
Z:Transcribed by Bill Black
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
G,B,DG Bdga | bagb agef | g2 fg edBd | (3cBA (3BAG AGEG |
G,B,DG Bdga | bagb agef | gfge dBge |1 dBAd BGEG :|2 dBAB BG Gz ||
(3gag fg edBd | (3cBA (3BAG AGEG | gd^cd edBe | dBGA BA A2 |
|1 (3gag fg edBd | (3cBA (3BAG AGEG | G,B,DG Bdge | dBAd BG Gz :|
|2
ga (3bag efge | (3ded (3BAG ABEG | G,B,DG Bdge | dBAB G2 z2 ||
HITHER AND THITHER (Anonn 'R Anall). Ireland, Slow Air (6/8 time). C Major.
Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: the lilting of Mrs. Elizabeth
McCall (Ireland) [Darley & McCall]. Darley & McCall (Darley & McCall Collection of Irish
Music), 1914; No. 63, pg. 28.
HITHER,
DEAR HUSBAND, TURN YOUR EYES. AKA and see "The last time I went o'er the
moor." Scottish. Kidson (1922) identifies this as an early Scottish
tune appearing in Orpheus Caledonius
(1725‑6).
HITLER'S DOWNFALL. AKA and see "Brian O'Lynn [1]."
Irish, Jig. A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977;
vol. 3, No. 43. Miller & Perron (Traditional
Irish Fiddle Music, 2nd Edition), 2006; pg. 16. Kicking Mule KM216, Arm and Hammer String Band ‑
"New England Contra Dance Music" (1977). Leader LEACD 2004, “Martin
Byrnes” (1969).
HIUDAI GALLAGHER'S
MARCH. AKA and see "Murphy's Delight." Irish, Jig.
Ireland, Co. Donegal. A Mixolydian/Major. Standard tuning. ABB’. A popular
march and double jig in County Donegal. Hugh (Hiudi) Gallagher was a Donegal
warpiper born in 1876, son of piper Donal Gallagher (born c. 1840). Source for
notated version: fiddler John Doherty (1895-1980, County Donegal) [Feldman
& O’Doherty]. Feldman & O’Doherty (The
Northern Fiddler), 1979; pg. 85. Green Linnet SIF
3077, John Doherty - “Bundle and Go.” Green Linnet SIF‑1109, Altan ‑
"The Red Crow" (1990).
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