Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#2460 (Fisher's Hornpipe)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording OTPR (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornpipe | 32 | AABB | D Major |
Fisher's Hornpipe / Fisher's / The Fishers / The Fisher / The Fisherman's / The Fisherman's Hornpipe / Fisherman's Hornpipe / The Fisherman's Lilt / Wigs on the Green / Ballymanus Fair / The Egg Hornpipe / The Egg / Lord Howe's / Lord Home's / Blanchard's / The College / The Blacksmith's Hornpipe (also in G)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 4#2 | [OTPR] Oldtime Records. Vol. 3. Piping Rarities. 1st time James Morrison (fiddle), then with Michael Carney (pipes). |
| 1940 | 10#1 | [SE 6] Séamus Ennis. The Return from Fingal. Séamus Ennis (pipes, vocals). For this tune: (C# pipes). |
| 1952 | 2#1 | [KF] Padraig O'Keefe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford. Kerry Fiddles. Padraig O'Keefe (fiddle), Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle). For this tune: O'Keeffe. |
| ~1969 | 17#1 | [SatG] Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford. The Star above the Garter. Fiddle music from Kerry, played by Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford. Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle). |
| 1971 | 21#1 | [SE 6] Séamus Ennis. The Return from Fingal. Séamus Ennis (pipes, vocals). For this tune: (pipes). |
| 1974 | 6#2 | [RF] Miko, Pakie and Gussie Russell. The Russell Family of Doolin, County Clare. Miko Russell (whistle, flute, vocals), Gussie Russell (whistle), Pakie Russell (concertina). For this tune: Pakie (concertina). |
| 1975 | 11#1 | [JnKlly] John Kelly. Irish Traditional Concertina and Fiddle Music. John Kelly (concertina, fiddle). For this tune: (concertina). |
| 1986 | 11#2 | [TJC] Frankie Gavin and Paul Brock. Ómós do Joe Cooley. A Tribute to Joe Cooley. Frankie Gavin (fiddle), Paul Brock (accordion). |
| ~1986 | 2.9#2 | [RtH] Round the House. Music for the Sets - Vol. 1. Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich (accordion), Gerry Bevan (fiddle).. |
| ~1991 | 5#1 | [GOC 1] Gerry O'Connor. Time to Time. Gerry O'Connor (banjo, guitar, fiddle). |
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 #1575 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #1576 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #825 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #181 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #105 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| As tune #98 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| On page 168 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 13 of [Ba] Betty M. Barlow. Fiddle Tunes for the Violinist. |
| As tune #63 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| On page 107 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As tune #100 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 203 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As hp #22 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
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