Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#2407 (Higgins' Hornpipe)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornpipe | 32 | AABB | D Major |
about these two bars
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording LR 1 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Higgins' Hornpipe / Higgins' / O'Higgins / Higgin's Hornpipe / The Cliff Hornpipe / The Cliff / Cornphíopa na hAille / The Standard Hornpipe / Fred Wilson's Hornpipe / Wilson's Clog / The Ruby Hornpipe / The Harvest Home / Baile an Fhómhair / John J. Kimmel's Favorite (2nd in Medley of Clogs on JKm and on Hmdgr, although in a notably different setting; with a modern 3rd part on NtDay) (compare The Harvest Home #808)
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. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1909 | 4#2 | [JKm] John J. Kimmel. John J. Kimmel. Early Recordings of Irish Traditional Dance Music. John J. Kimmel (accordion). |
| ~1948 | 21#1 | [LR 1] Leo Rowsome. Classics of Irish Piping. Leo Rowsome (pipes). |
| ~1950 | 22#2 | [GD] various. From Galway to Dublin. Early Recordings of Traditional Irish Music. |
| 1974 | 30#2 | [JD 3] John Doherty. The Celebrated Recordings. John Doherty (fiddle, vocals). |
| ~1996 | 2#1 | [MOB] Mick O' Brien. May Morning Dew. Mick O' Brien (pipes, whistle). |
| ~2003 | 1.18#1 | [WFO 2] various. Wooden Flute Obsession 2. |
| ~2007 | 3#1 | [TAM] Joe Burke, Brian Conway and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Andy McGann. Joe Burke (accordion), Brian Conway (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano). |
| ~2007 | 3#2 | [Hmdgr] Paul Brock and Enda Scahill. Humdinger. Paul Brock (accordion), Enda Scahill (banjo, mandolin). |
| 2008 | 8#2 | [NtDay] Brett Lipshutz and Randy Lee Gosa. Night and Day. Brett Lipshutz (flute, whistle, bombarde), Randy Lee Gosa (guitar). |
| ~2008 | 2#1 | [RossBr] Ben Lennon and Tony O'Connell. Rossinver Braes. Ben Lennon (fiddle), Tony O'Connell (concertina). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – 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 #1738 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #914 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #175 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #101 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| On page 206 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 24 of [Ba] Betty M. Barlow. Fiddle Tunes for the Violinist. |
| As tune #89 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
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