Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1725 (Sault's Own Hornpipe)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording FR (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornpipe | 32 | AABB | G Major |
Sault's Own Hornpipe / Sault's Own / Saults / Saults No. 2 / Saul's Own Hornpipe / Sean Ryan's (1st in set The Rights of Man on FR) (also in F) (mistakenly credited to Sean Ryan on WFO 2)
Discography
Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc.
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to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1979 | 3#1 | [FR] Joe Burke, Andy McGann, and Felix Dolan. The Funny Reel. Traditional Music of Ireland. Joe Burke (accordion), Andy McGann (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano). For this tune: Joe Burke. |
| ~1981 | 11#2 | [BMc 1] Billy McComiskey. Makin' the Rounds. Irish Traditional Music. Billy McComiskey (accordion). |
| ~2000 | 11#2 | [JLavelle] John Lavelle. @Home Alone. John Lavelle (accordion). |
| ~2003 | 2.3#2 | [WFO 2] Wooden Flute Obsession 2. Peter Horan (flute). |
| ~2008 | 3#2 | [HiBs 1] The HiBs. 40 Acre Notch. Jode Dowling (fiddle), Kate Dowling (whistle, flute). For this tune: Kate (whistle). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #1660 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #877 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 187 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As hp #13 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As hp #9 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903