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Notation Note: The tunes below are recorded in what is called “abc notation.” They can easily be converted to standard musical notation via highlighting with your cursor starting at “X:1” through to the end of the abc’s, then “cutting-and-pasting” the highlighted notation into one of the many abc conversion programs available, or at concertina.net’s incredibly handy “ABC Convert-A-Matic” at

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**Please note that the abc’s in the Fiddler’s Companion work fine in most abc conversion programs. For example, I use abc2win and abcNavigator 2 with no problems whatsoever with direct cut-and-pasting. However, due to an anomaly of the html, pasting the abc’s into the concertina.net converter results in double-spacing. For concertina.net’s conversion program to work you must remove the spaces between all the lines of abc notation after pasting, so that they are single-spaced, with no intervening blank lines. This being done, the F/C abc’s will convert to standard notation nicely. Or, get a copy of abcNavigator 2 – its well worth it.   [AK]

 

 

 


HILDA CHIASSON. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by fiddler Brenda Stubbert (b. 1959, Point Aconi, Cape Breton) in honor of fiddler Hilda Chiasson. Cranford (Brenda Stubbert’s), 1994; No. 76, pg. 28. Brenda Stubbert - “Tamerack ‘er Down” (1985).

                          

HILDA’S CHOICE. Canadian, Pipe Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by fiddler Jerry Holland (Inverness, Cape Breton), named for pianist Hilda Chiasson. Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 29, pg. 9. Odyssey ORCS 1051, Jerry Holland – “Fiddler’s Choice” (1998).

           

HILDA’S SLOW STRATHSPEY. Canadian, Slow Strathspey. Canada, Cape Breton. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’B. Composed by fiddler Jerry Holland (Inverness, Cape Breton) for fiddler Hilda Chiasson. Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 180, pg. 51.

           

HILDA’S STRATHSPEY. Canadian, Strathspey. Canada, Cape Breton. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Composed by fiddler Jerry Holland (Inverness, Cape Breton) for fiddler Hilda Chiasson (Cape Breton). Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 181, pg. 51.

           

HILL COUNTRY, THE. Irish, Jig. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Falmouth, Massachusetts, musician and writer Bill Black after a trip to the hill country of central Texas. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 181, pg. 95.

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 Eilan Donan Castle, Kintail; composed by his nurse.” Morison (Highland Airs and Quicksteps, vol. 2), c. 1882; No. 30, pg. 16.

X:1

T:Hill o rò, Hill o rò

M:C

L:1/8

R:Lullabye

S:Morison – Highland Airs and Quicksteps, vol. 2, No. 30 (c. 1882)

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 Dublin’s Croke Park, the Gaelic football stadium. The pub itself is called after the name of a terrace at the north end of the park originally formed using the rubble of Dublin city center as a result of the 1916 Easter Uprising.

           

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 (Highland) TUNE. Scottish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard. AB. Appears in John Young's 1721 collection "full of Highland humour" as the last tune of a dance set. Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 16, pg. 38.

           

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 Lancashire tunes.

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 CAPE MABOU (Cnuic Rudha Mhabou). AKA and see “Antony Murray(‘s Reel),” “Lord Murray’s Strathspey.” Canadian, Strathspey. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. AEae tuning. AB. A version of Alexander “King” McGlashan’s “Ant(h)ony Murray’s Reel,” published 1780. Source for notated version: Carl MacKenzie (Cape Breton) [Dunlay and Reich]. Dunlay and Reich (Traditional Celtic Fiddle Music of Cape Breton), 1986; pg. 31. Rounder 7009, Doug MacPhee‑ "Cape Breton Piano." Rounder Records , John L. MacDonald – “Formerly of Foot Cape Road: Scottish Fiddle Music in the Classic Inverness County Style” (2005). WRCI‑1548, Carl MacKenzie‑ "And His Sound Is Cape Breton" (appears as "Strathspey").

           

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:

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Loisg a’ chailleach a casan air eibhleig (x3)

‘S chuireadh i feum air ola nan ron

(The old lady burned her feet on an ember and she used seal oil on it).

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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 IRELAND, THE (Cnuic Eire). Irish, Slip Jig. E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 86. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1162, pg. 219.

X:1

T:Hills of Ireland, The

M:9/8

L:1/8

R:Slip Jig

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1162

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 (Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 181, pg. 82. Outlet Records SOLP 1022, Seamus Tansey ‑ "Sligo Ceili" (1973).

           

HILLS OF LARRAGA, THE. Irish, Jig. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by east County Galway flute player Mike Rafferty (now living in New Jersey), to commemorate his birthplace. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 347, pg. 185.

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 Scotland), 1988; No. 17. A & M Records 79602 2000-2, Ashley MacIsaac - “Close to the Floor” (1992). Lochshore Records, Archie McAllister and Ross Kennedy – “The White Swan.” 

X:1

T:The Hills of Lorne

R:Slow air

N:from Richard Robinson's Tunebook

O:Scotland

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 Tipperary, The

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:Hillside, The [1]

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 Scotland), 1852; pgs. 96-97.

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 G2G :|

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>E G2G:||E|

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 Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 215, p. 50.

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 England, although what connection it might have with the tune is unknown. Hackwood (1909) suggests the name of the tavern has to do with the owner’s outlook on his fortunes in purchasing such an establishment. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Karpeles & Schofield (Selection of 100 English Dance Airs), 1951; pg. 17. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 38. Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909; pg. 42.

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 (London, 1651)

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. New York musician, writer and researcher Don Meade identifies Larry Redican’s “Culfodda” as borrowing the second part (albeit with a key-change from C to F). The title of a tune called "Hit or Miss" appears in a list of traditional Ozark Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by folklorist/musicologist Vance Randolph, published in 1954. The reel was popularized among Cape Breton fiddlers by Winston Fitzgerald, who recorded it on 78 RPM and on house-party tapes. Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 19. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 120, pg. 49. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 43.

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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 [COMMENT1]This was Font/Pitch 1,10 - Off.

 [COMMENT2]This was Font/Pitch 1,10 - On.

 [COMMENT3]This was Font/Pitch 1,10 - Off.

 [COMMENT4]Note:  The change to pitch (12) and font (1) must be converted manually.