Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#4371 (Biddleston Hornpipe)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornpipe | 32 | AABB | G 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 JDr 2 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Biddleston Hornpipe, The (composed by Billy Pigg) [This tune is not (yet?) part of the Irish tradition, but belongs rather to Northumbrian music.]
Discography
Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6#2 | [JDr 2] Joe Derrane. Return to Inis Mór. Joe Derrane (accordion). |
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 recording listed above.
| As tune #275 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. |
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): 1995