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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]

 

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HI BELL. AKA and see "Pretty Polly [5]," "Peter Kutz." American, March (2/4 time). USA, southwestern Pa. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Bayard (1981) identifies this as an international tune, originally French, and having two main versions, an earlier one and a later one. The earlier tune was known in versions variously titled "Weaver's March," "Gallant Weaver," "Twenty‑First of August," "(Glorious) First of August," "Tenth of June," "Frisky Jenny," "Charles of Sweden," and "Come Jolly Bacchus." The form which may or may not have been "later" was popular in France and the British Isles during the 1800's and appears in several French sources; in America it was called "The Cheat," "Cheat or Swing," or "The Coquette." See Bayard's note (pg. 250) for the tune for more information. Source for notated version: (fifer Thomas Hoge, Greene County, Pa., 1944) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 294C, pg. 250.

                                      

HI-FLYER STOMP. American, Western Swing. Tony Russell believes this to be a jazz tune that the Hi-Flyers or their record company renamed. President PLCD 552, Hi-Flyers – “Roots of Rock and Roll, Vol. 2: Stompin’ Western Swing.” String STR 801, Hi-Flyers – “Beer Parlor Jive: Western Swing 1935-1941” (1977).

                          

HI LO RO! HOG EILE.  Scottish, Air (4/4 time). E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB. Morison (Highland Airs and Quicksteps, vol. 2), c. 1882; No. 9, pg. 5.

X:1

T:Hi Lo Ro! Hog Eile

M:C

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Briskly”

S:Morison – Highland Airs and Quicksteps, vol. 2, No. 9  (c. 1882)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:E_

B | B2 A>C C2 A>C | B,2D2E4 || B2 B>B Be dc | B2A2B3B | BA A>C C2 A>C | B,2D2E4 ||

              

HI LO SCHOTTISCHE. AKA and see "Rochester Schottische [2]," "What the Devil Ails You [2]"  American. Adam, No. 61.

                                      

HI-O-HIRAM (Haidh-o-Haidrum). Scottish, March (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB.

X:1
T:Hi-O-Hiram
T:Haidh-O-Haidrum
T:Stocainnean Daoimean
T:Checkered Stockings
D:Bobby MacLeod, Maestro
Z:Nigel Gatherer
L:1/8
M:4/4
K:D
z2 | d2 c2 B2 E2 | B>AB>c d2 B2 | A2 A>B A2 D2  | A>FA>B d2 e2 |

d2 c2 B2 E2 | B>AB>c d2 ed | B>AB>d B2 A>F | E4 E2 :|
B2 | E/E/E B>A B>AB>e | E/E/E B>A B2 c>d | D/D/D A>F A>FA>B |\
D/D/D A>F A2 B2  | E/E/E B>A B>AB>e | E/E/E B>c d2 e2  | B>AB>d B2 A>F | E4 E2 :|
B>d | e>BB>e B2 e>d | B>AB>c d2 e2 | d>BB>d A/A/A d>A | B>dB>A F>BA>F |

e>BB>e B2 e>d | B>AB>c d2 ed | B>AB>d B2  A>F | E4  E2 :|]

                          

HIAWATHA. American (originally), Canadian; Hornpipe or Clog. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. It is possible this tune has some connection with the 1880 opera Hiawatha, by Edward E. Rice (music composition assisted by John J. Braham), composer of the earlier Evangeline.  Rice was the Cambridge agent for the Cunard Company who attended a musical burlesque in Boston starring the popular actress Lydia Thompson, along with a bevy of scantily clad females called the British Blondes. The burlesque was but a vehicle for a rather prurient performance by the Blondes, who were the first to bare their legs and display their ample figures on stage. Rice and a friend, Cheever Goodwin, wagered they could make a better burlesque that would be free from vulgarity, and took the Longfellow poem Evangline as the basis for their first work. It was not critically well received, but after some reworking it hit a chord with the public, and was successfully run and revived for some 20 years. Rice next tried a piece cast in the same mould, Hiawatha, but it was not only a critical flop, but failed to gain popular support as well. A scene of the work was produced by the Apollo Club of Boston in 1886, for male chorus, solo and orchestra. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 90. Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 43, pg. 13. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 124. Rounder Records, “Jerry Holland” (1976).

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T:Hiawatha

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:B_

F2 | B(DF)B d(FA)c | B(DF)B d(FB)d | e(Ac)e f(Ac)f | ^f(Ac)f (=f=e)_ec |

B(DF)B d(FA)c | B(DF)B d(FB)d | e(Ac)d (f=e)_ec |1 B2b2B2 :|2 B2b2B2 (3fga ||

|: bBdg bBba | g(G=B)d g(Gg)f | eEGc e(Ee)c | BfdB A(fga) | b(Bd)f b(Bb)a |

g(G=B)d g(Gg)f | edcB AFEC |1 B,2B2B,2 (3fga :|2 B,2B2B,2 ||

                                      

HIBERNIA.  English (?), Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AABBCAABB. Kennedy (Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 57, pg. 15.

                          

HIBERNIAN DANCE. Irish, March? G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: copied from Clinton’s Irish Melodies (1840) [O’Neill] O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 93.

Z:1

T:Hibernian Dance

M:6/8

L:1/8

S:Clinton's Irish Melodies 1840

Z:Paul Kinder

K:G

d|g2 d B2 G|A>GA fef|g2 d ded|c2 A A2 d|

g2 d B2 G|A>GA f2 e/2f/2|g2 d dec|BGG G2:|

|:d|gfg efg|abg fed|gfg aga|bgg gab|

c'bc' efg|abg fed|g2 d dec|BGG G2:||

                          

HIBERNIAN JIG, THE (An Port Gaedealac). AKA – “A Clan March,” “An Irish Jigg.” AKA and see “Cairngorum Mountain [1],” “The Highlander’s Lament.” Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. O’Neill (1922) notes: “Its emphatic swing and antique cadences proclaim this spirited strain a march, altho as "The Hibernian Jig" it was included in O"Neill's Dance Music of Ireland (1907), but in a much lower key.” The melody is printed in several Scottish sources, including Gow (“Cairngorum Mountain”), Aird (“An Irish Jigg”), McDonald’s Highland Vocal Airs (“An Irish Air”) and Kerr (“The Highlander’s Lament”) Source for notated version: copied from Aird’s Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs (1782-97) where it appears as “An Irish Jigg,” indexed as “An Irish Air” [O’Neill]. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 162, pg. 91. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 19071986; No. 357, pg. 73. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 58.

X:1

T:Hibernian Jig, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 357

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D|D>B,D D>B,D|D>B,D D2G|E>GE E>GE|G>AB B2A|

ABd e/f/ge|dBA G>AB|B>ed B>AB|G>ED E2:|

|:d|d>ed dBd|e>ge e2d|d>Bd edc|B2A G2d|g>ed edB|d>BA B2G|A>Bd ede|G>EE E2:|

X:2

T:Clan March, A

M:6/8

L:1/8

S:Aird's Selections 1782-97

Z:Paul Kinder

R:March

K:D

A|A>FA A>FA|A>FA A2 d|B>dB B>AB|d>ef "tr"f2 e|

e>fa b/2c'/2d'b|afe d>ef|f>ba f>ef|d>BB B2||

a|aba afa|bc'b b2 a|afa bag|"tr"f2 e d2 b|

d'ba baf|afe def|fba fef|d>BB B2||

 

HIBERNIAN JIG [2], THE.  AKA and see “Hunting the Hare [4].” Irish, Slip Jig.

 

HIBERNIA'S LOVELY JANE. Irish, Air (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AB. "From the Rev. Maxwell H. Close of Dublin: taken down by him in 1836 from the singing of Pat Walker, a Wicklow man" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 205, pg. 101.

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T:Hibernia’s Lovely Jane

M:C

L:1/8

R:Air

S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs   (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D2|G3A G2D2|E2G2G2 AB|c2B2A2G2|E6 BA|G3A G2D2|

E2G2G2 GB|d3e d2B2|d6||d2|e2d2g2B2|c2B2 A3G|G3A B2G2|

E6 BA|G3A G2D2|E2G2G2 ge|d3B A3B|G6||

                                      

HIBERNIA'S PRIDE. AKA and see "Flannel Jacket," “New Policeman,” "Peeler's Jacket [2]," "Peeler's Cap." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Perhaps refers to urban police forces of the turn of the century in such cities as Chicago and New York, which were heavily Irish. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 43. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 70.

X:1

T:Hibernia’s Pride

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

(3D/E/F/ |: G(B/A/) G(B/G/) | F/G/A/B/ c(B/c/) | (d/g/)(g/f/) d(e/g/) | f/d/c/A/ (B/G)(A/F/) |

G(B/A/) G(B/G/) | F/G/A/B/ c(B/c/) | (d/g/)(g/f/) d(e/g/) | f/d/c/A/ (B/G/)G :|

|: (g/f/g/).e/ d(e/f/) | g/f/g/a/ b/g/a/f/ | (g/f/g/).e/ d(e/g/) | f/d/c/A/ (B/G/)G |

(g/f/g/).e/ d(e/f/) | g/f/g/a/ b/g/a/f/ | (g/f/g/).e/ d(e/g/) |1 (f/d/)c/A/ B/G/G :|2 f/d/c/A/ B/G/A/F/ ||

                                      

HICKEY’S [1]. AKA and see “The Old Pensioner.” Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Fiddler Seamus Connolly (2002) remarks that the tune was in the repertoire of County Kerry fiddler Paddy Cronin, who played it for Ciarán MacMathúna when he visited America in the early 1960s on a collecting trip for his radio program American Journeywork. Cronin told MacMathúna that he had learned the tune from Kerry fiddle master and teacher Pádraig O’Keeffe, who Cronin said always called the tune “Hickey’s.” According to Moylan (1994), however, the tune was learned in America from a fiddler named Hickey (Boherbue area) by west Kerry fiddler Denis Murphy, who passed it (and “Hickey’s [2]”) on in turn to accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border). Connolly & Martin (Forget Me Not), 2002; pgs. 42-43. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 337, pg. 191.

See also listing at:

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

 

HICKEY’S [2]. Irish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning. AB. See source note for “Hickey’s [1].” Source for notated version: accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 338, pg. 191. 

                                      


HICKITY CRACKITY. AKA and see "Baltimore [1],” "Cassino,” "French March [2],” "A French Quickstep,” "Cacinameronian's Rant.” American, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Primarily a fife tune, states Bayard (1981), and usually known by the ditty "Oats, peas, beans and barley grow," (or, sometimes, "Green grow the rushes O"). Source for notated version: McKivison (Pa., 1930's) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 509, pgs. 462‑463.

 

HICKMAN COUNTY. AKA ‑ "Hoedown in Hickman County." Bluegrass, Breakdown. USA. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Paul Warren. Source for notated version: Kenny Baker [Brody]; Paul Warren [Phillips]. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 134. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 111. County 730, Kenny Baker‑ "Baker's Dozen." CMH 6237, Paul Warren‑ "America's Greatest Breakdown Fiddle Player."

                       

HICKMAN’S RAG. Old-Time, Country Rag. The tune was released under fiddler Charlie Bowman’s name, although it was the Hill Billies amalgum that recorded. County 773, John Ashby (1915-1979, northern Virginia) and the Free State Ramblers - “Fiddling by the Hearth.” Document 8039, “The Hill Billies/Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters: Compoete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Vol. 1” (reissue).

                       

HICKORY HORNPIPE. Old‑Time, Fiddle Tune. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozark Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by folklorist/musicologist Vance Randolph, published in 1954.

                       

HICKORY JACK. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, south-central Kentucky. A Mixolydian/Dorian. Standard or AEae tuning. AABBC. Recorded in 1937 for the Library of Congress by Alan and Elizabeth Lomax from the playing of Luther Strong. Titon (2001) says the tune’s provenance was the southeastern Kentucky coal fields, and is closely related to a central Appalachian tune called “The Route.” Source for notated version: Luther Strong (Hazard, Perry County, Ky., 1937) [Titon]. Titon (Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 60, pg. 91.

           

HICKORY LEAF. Old-Time, Breakdown. ADad tuning. A Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith variant of “Bonaparte’s Retreat.” In the repertoire of Kentucky fiddler Owen “Snake” Chapman (1919-2003). A hickory leaf can be “played” by holding it tightly between the hands, parallel to the lips. Rounder Records RNDS 418, Snake Chapman – “Walnut Gap” (1999).

           

HICKS FAREWELL. Old-Time.  From fiddler Gaither Carleton (North Carolina) and his son-in-law, Doc Watson. Vanguard CD.

                       

HICK'S HORNPIPE ("Crannciuil Uigs" or "Crannciuil Uí h-Iocaig"). Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. O’Neill never heard anyone else, save his source Hicks, play the tune, nor could he find it in previously printed sources. Source for notated version: John Hicks (c. 1880’s), “celebrated from Washington to Boston as a great Irish piper, a protégé of ‘Sporting’ Captain Kelly of the Curragh of Kildare [O’Neill]. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 168. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1572, pg. 291. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 823, pg. 142.

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T:Hick’s Hornpipe

L:1/8

M:C|

R:Hornpipe

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 823

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

Bc|dBGB dBGB|cBAG FADc|dBGB cBAG|FADD D2 Bc|

dBGB dBed|cBAG FADc|BcBG DFAF|G2 GG G2:|

|:dc|BGBd eceg|fdfa gfed|gfgd gbag|f2d2d2 dc|BGBd eceg|fdfa gfed|

b2 bg dfaf|g2 gf g2:|

                       

HICK'S WAGON WHEEL SPECIAL. Cajun, Two-Step (4/4 time). USA, southwestern Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. One part. This instrumental was named for a nightclub located between Opelousas and Ville Platte, Louisiana. Source for notated version: Aldus Roger (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 380-381. La Louisiane Records LL-LP114, Aldus Roger.

                       

HIDDEN IRELAND. Irish, Jig. Composed by the late fiddler Seán Ryan (d. 1985). Ryan (The Hidden Ireland), 7.

 

HIDDEN PEARLS.  Irish, Reel. Composed by County Tipperary fiddler Seán Ryan (d. 1985). Ryan (Seán Ryan’s Dream), 11.

 

HIDDEN WALTZ, THE. English, Waltz. D Major (‘A’ part) & G Major (‘B’ part). Standard tuning. AB.

X:1

T:The Hidden Waltz

R:Waltz

C:trad./arr. G. Cunich

S:Argos

Z:transcribed into abc by Gianni Cunich, g.cunich@tiscalinet.it

M:3/4

L:1/8

K:D

P:A

"D"A4d2|d4cd|"Em"e4B2|B6|

"A"cde4|cde4|"D"f3 e dB|A6|

A4d2|d4cd|"Em"e4B2|B6|

"A"cde2c2|A2B3c|"D"d2f3e|d6|]\

P:B

K:G

"G"d3 z/d/d2|"C"e6|"G"d3 z/d/d2|B6|

"D7"c2z2c2|ABc2e2|"G"d2z2d2|B4d2|

d3 z/d/d2|"C"e6|"G"d3 z/d/d2|B6|

"D7"c2z2c2|ABc2A2|"G"G2B3A|G6|]

                       

HIDE AND GO SEEK ("Ag B-Falac Agus Ag Iarrad" or "Cluice Simme Dallanda"). AKA and see “Captain Holmes,” “Cornelius Curtin’s Big Balloon.” Irish, Double Jig. E Minor/Dorian. Standard tuning. AAB (O'Neill/1850 & 1915}): AABB' (O'Neill/Krassen & 1001). Source for notated version: flute player James Murray (b. 1947, Ougham, outside Tubbercurry) [Flaherty]. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg. 166 (appears as top “Unknown” tune). O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 160, pg. 90. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 34. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 859, pg. 159. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 119, pg. 35.

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T:Hide and Go Seek

M: 6/8

L: 1/8

R:Jig

K:E minor

|:"Em"BGE EFE | EFE EBG | "D"AFD    DED |     DFA dcd \

|"Em"BGE EFE | EGB d2e | "D"fdB    AGF | "Em"GEE E2z :|

|:"Em"eBe geg | bge efe | "D"ded    fed |     afd def \

|"Em"eBe geg | bag fga | gfe "D"dBA | "Em"BGE E2z :|

 

HIDE ME FROM DEATH. See "Save Me from Death," "Ciste No Stor." The melody appears under this title in Mullholland's 1810 collection (pg. 1810).

 

HI-DE-O. Old‑Time, Fiddle Tune. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozark Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by folklorist/musicologist Vance Randolph, published in 1954.

 

HIE OVER HUNT [1]. Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831). Perhaps composed for the Caledonian Hunt Club, to whom the Gows had dedicated their Second Collection (1788). Carlin (Gow Collection), 1986; No. 70. Gow (Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1809; pg. 28.

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T:Hie Over Hunt [1]

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

C:Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831)

B:Gow – Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1809)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

d|B<B B>D (D/E/F) F>d|B<B {Bc}d<B cC C>c|B<B B>D “tr”F2 F>g|f<B {Bc}d>c BB,B,:||g|

f<f f>d “tr”(f>=e/2f/4) bd|f<f b>d gccg|f<f f>d “tr”(f>=e/2f/4) g_e|d>B c>A BB,B,>g|
f<f f>d “tr”(f>=e/2f/4) b>d|f<f b>d gccg|f<f e>c d>B c>A|B>F GB DB,B,||

 

HIE OVER HUNT [2].  Scottish, Air (whole time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABCCD. Composed by Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831). Gow (Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1809; pg. 28.

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T:Hie Over Hunt [2]

M:C
L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Slowly”

C:Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831)

B:Gow – Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1809)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

F|(.d/c/B/A/) Bd f2 (e/d/c/B/)|(B/A/G/F/ F)G ABcd|(e/d/c/=B/) ce g2 (f/e/d/c/)|(e/d/c/B/ A/B/c/A/ [D3B3]):||

f|(B/a/g/f/) (=e/f/g/)./f “tr”f2 {ef}d_e/f/|(gb)(ab) (fg)(df)|(b/a/g/f/) (=e/f/).g/.f/ _e2 de/f/|.g.e.c.B AcFA|

“tr”(B/A/)B/c/ Bd “tr”G2 AB|”tr”c>d (e/d/)c/B/ (Ac)Fe|dBBd {ef}g2 f/e/d/c/|(e/d/).c/.B/ (A/B/).c/.A/ [D3B3]||

|:~f|(bB).B.B (df) .f.f|(eg) gg (ac’) c’”tr”c’|(bB).B.B (df) f>d|.e.g.f.A [D3B3:||z|

f2 (e/d/)c/B/ (AF).F.F|e2 (d/c/)B/A/ (BF).F.F|f2 (e/d/)c/B/ g2 (f/e/).d/.c/|”tr”a2 b/a/g/f/ “tr”b/a/b/c’/ (d’/a/)(b/g/)|

f2 (e/d/c/B/) g2 (f/e/d/c/)|~a2 b/a/g/f/ (b/a/)(b/a/) {c’}(b/a/){c’}(b/a/)|bB BB (df) .f.f|(eg) gg (ac’) c’~c’|bB BB (df) fd|(eg) fA [D3B3]||

 

HIELAN BROCHAN. Scottish, Reel. G Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 72, pg. 10.

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T:Hielan Brochan

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 72  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

(Bc)|d2 (ge) dBGB|dBgB d2 (Bc)|d2 (ge) dBGB|A=FFA c2:|

|:(Bc)|dBGB dGGB|dGGB d2 (ge)|dGBG dGGB|A=FFA c2:|

 

HIELAN LADDIE [1]. AKA and see "The Highland Laddie," "An Gabhairin Bui," "The Bonnie Lass of Livingston," "The High Caul/Caul’d Cap," "Cockleshells."

 

HIELAN’ TONAL’. Scottish, Strathspey. D Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 149, pg. 18.

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T:Hielan’ Tonal’

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 149  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Dmin

A>GF>E D2d2 | c<A A>d c<A A>d | A>GF>E D2d2 | f>d (3ed^c d3A :|

|: g | (f/g/a) (ga) fddf | cfAf cAAc |1 (f/g/a) ga fddf | cfcA G/G/G G :|2 faga fgdf | ccdAf G/G/G G2 ||

 

HIELANMAN'S KNEEBUCKLE, THE (Búcla Glúine an Híleantóra). AKA and see “Hand Me Down the Tackle(s),” "Tom(m) Steele." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The tune is not, apparently, "The Highlander's Kneebuckle." Breathnach (1976) identifies this as a version of “Tom(m) Steele.” Source for notated version: fiddler Micky Doherty, 1965 (Stranorlar, Co. Donegal, Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 156, pg. 83.

 

HI-FLYER STOMP. AKA ‑ "Pickin' My Way." Western Swing. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'B (Phillips): AA'BB' (Brody). The melody was originally recorded by jazz guitarist Eddie Lang as "Pickin' My Way." Source for notated version: The Texas Hi‑Flyers (Texas) [Brody], Darrell Kirkpatrick with the Hi-Flyers (Texas) [Phillips]. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 134. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 63. Kicking Mule 205, Delaware Water Gap‑ "From the Rivers of Babylon to the Land of Jazz" (1979). String 801, The Texas Hi‑Flyers‑ "Beer Parlour Jive."

 

HIGGINS' BEST (Roga Uí Uiginn). AKA and see “The Flowing Tide [1],” “Picnic (Reel) [2],” “Seventh (7th) Regiment.” Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard. AABB. The tune appears in reel settings as “Picnic Reel” and “7th Regiment.” The latter is attributed to one Conn. Higgins in Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1884), and may be the original source for the tune. The most famous version of the tune is the Irish hornpipe “Flowing Tide.” Source for notated version: fiddler John McElligot (Chicago) [O’Neill]. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 209. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1750, pg. 325.

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HIGGINS' HORNPIPE (Crannciuil Uí h-Uiginn). AKA – “O’Higgin’s.” AKA and see "Cliff Hornpipe," “Wilson’s Jig.” Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune has a multiplicity of titles and is popular in many different genres and traditions. Related tunes, with varying degrees of melodic similarity, are "Cincinnati Hornpipe [1]," "Cork Hornpipe [1]," "Dundee Hornpipe," "Fred Wilson's Clog/Hornpipe," "Harvest Home [1]," "Kephart's Clog" (Pa.), "Kildare Fancy," “Ruby Hornpipe,” "Ruby Lip," “Seán Ryan’s (Hornpipe) [3],” "Snyder's Jig" (Pa.),” "Standard Hornpipe," "Zig‑Zag Hornpipe/Clog."  It has been attributed to 19th century fiddler James Hill, of Tyneside, Northumberland, famous for his hornpipe compositions. The earliest recording of the tune is by Brooklyn accordion player John J. “Dutch” Kimmel in 1909. Kimmel, although of German descent, was an influential musician who recorded Irish, Scotch and American melodies. West Virginia/East Kentucky fiddler Ed Hayley played the tune under the title “Wilson’s Jig,” perhaps because of the melodic similarity in parts with “Wilson’s Clog” or “Fred Wilson’s Clog.” Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; No. 89, pg. 161. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 206. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1739, pg. 323. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 914, pg. 156. CCE Néillidh Mulligan - "The Leitrim Thrush" (learned from an old recording of Tommy Reck).

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