What is a Hornpipe?

[@tandemwings4733]

G'day. This is freakish. I recently came across this tune somewhere and wrote it out in MuseScore. Tonight I thought that I would look around KZbin to see if it had been recorded anywhere so that I could be sure that I had it correctly as I have never played a hornpipe before. I could not find it mentioned anywhere. So to get some idea, I clicked on "What is a Hornpipe". You could have knocked me over with a feather - YOU WROTE IT..!!! Thank you, it's a ripper of a tune. 🎵🪗🎶

[@tannertuner]

You hold your bow the way my grandfather did and the way I find myself drifting to pretty much every time

[@marciah0312]

Good to know - such a nice cheery tune for the spring! Happy Earth Day, Peakfiddler!

[@peakfiddler]

Thanks Marcia, and you as well.

[@tomrainboro]

@@peakfiddler and happy St George's Day...

[@enigmachicago6433]

Hey, @@peakfiddler ! On a previous post, I mentioned to you that I am new to the fiddle. I have learned enough that I’m tackling Cooley’s Reel, but I can’t figure out the lilting rhythm of this Reel. Could you post another video, explaining how the rhythm is played for Cooley’s Reel? THANKS!

[@Must_not_say_that]

Excellent. Clear, informative well demonstrated, thank you very much.

[@johncoleman8174]

Thank you more your explanation and your demonstration!

[@peakfiddler]

Glad it was helpful!

[@hollydoodle]

Thank you so much! Am gonna practice using your music ❤

[@carlatownsend7740]

As a dancer, this was extremely helpful! Lovely tune as well. Thanks :)

[@bridgethill2183]

I have recently learned Harvest Home and The Boys of Blue Hill, both very fun hornpipes. Thanks to you now I get the whole dance aspect. Thanks and fiddle on.

[@FergusAnthony]

Beautiful tune.

[@jennyj9791]

Very helpful, thank you for teaching! Thank you for the upload!

[@jillrice2577]

Oh, I love this! A real toe tapper!

[@BLOLite]

Explained very well,thanks. Has helped me group the beats for Off to California-,and to slow it down...

[@FondueBrothers]

Top Tune! I found this video because I was unsure of the correct time signature for hornpipes. Now I know. Thanks.

[@peakfiddler]

Glad it helped!

[@DSteinman]

This explains why I got weird looks playing Fisher's hornpipe at Mark O'Connor's tempo 😂

[@peakfiddler]

You mean like this :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqC8Ymiinbt_bLs

[@DSteinman]

@@peakfiddler ❤️ it wants to be a barn burner!

[@paulmitchell3877]

Great explanation and piece

[@bernhardnizynski4403]

Nicely played!

[@isaweesaw]

Very well explained. Loved the new tune too!

[@neilrobinson3085]

A member of our group says to play hornpipes with a lilt strong enough to roll the airplane!

[@pepperjanehq]

Thank you for the insight, and great tune!

[@davesimpson2586]

Wow That was great! So clear!

[@diatoforever]

Wonderful! Thank you so much!

[@billyteare5562]

I was told that you can recognise a hornpipe if you can sing these words on the last line. "And he played his ukulele as the ship went down." Billy

[@jerrycargill5062]

I just tried it on the first one that came up in Spotify, An Comhra Donn, and sure enough it works!

[@thumbstruck]

Great explanation and demo!

[@barefoofDr]

Thia is a very nice hornpipe that you wrote.

[@glennwarners2396]

Perfect! Thanks

[@dobrodoc]

Great explanation! Thanks!

[@sandrakerr6715]

That was wonderfull

[@Lovedove61119]

Irish dancer here! Gotta love a hornpipe or a treble jig

[@rlwalker2]

I used to think of a hornpipe as a reel with the directions "slow it down, swing it and end the A and B parts with a "boom boom boom rest." This was very informative. While covering the different types of jigs please be certain to cover the slides and slip jigs. I like "The Butterfly."

[@JM-1127]

Hi there, this is great! Very nice explanation. If I could make one request, might it be possible to show a little bit of the dance? Thanks, Joan

[@peakfiddler]

Hi Joan, I think that's why I play musical instruments, to avoid dancing. Best wishes

[@JM-1127]

@@peakfiddler ha, ha

[@jahooty49]

Good morning Peak Fiddler! We were listening to your song this morning when we went looking to see a description of a hornpipe. My husband is playing it on the Fiddle this morning and we love it. However, the music is really hard to read and I was wondering if you could send us a PDF of the file? We would like to introduce it to our local Celtic group. Thanks so much for your help. Jude and Jim.

[@peakfiddler]

Hi there, I left a link to both the sheet music and TAB in the video description.

[@jahooty49]

@@peakfiddler Thanks, but way too fuzzy to read.

[@peakfiddler]

@@jahooty49 It's been available here since February. www.patreon.com/posts/what-is-hornpipe-99309418 Includes Cross_Keys_Hornpipe NOT.pdf Cross_Keys_Hornpipe TAB.pdf Cross_Keys_Hornpipe FIN.pdf Cross Keys Hornpipe.abc Cross Keys Hornpipe.mid Cross_Keys_Hornpipe.mscz Cross_Keys_Hornpipe QR code.png + interactive Notation & TAB. $5 gets you access to over 500 videos and lessons most with included downloads.

[@meanolduncleeli904]

Thanks.

[@StevenSFermat]

I always think of the Sailor's Hornpipe when I hear the word "hornpipe."

[@michaelreaper666]

Great video Mr Peak ... dont forget to say Hornpipes are mostly in a dotted rythm ... which you do play .. Thanks as always

[@andrewwigglesworth3030]

Really ... no. A lot are, and on a lot of occasions they're not. When playing for the dance Nottingham Swing, I heavily dot/swing the tune; it fits the dance. If I were to play for "Stoke Golding Country Dance" and play 32 bar hornpipes (as per the Community Dance Manual), then I wouldn't dot or swing the hornpipe; it wouldn't fit the dance. English Clog dancing doesn't seem to favour dotted/swung rhythms, the same with Irish step dances. It really depends of the style of hornpipe you are playing, and the context.

[@michaelreaper666]

@@andrewwigglesworth3030 Many thanks Andrew .. thats a great insight .. :)

[@agiosioannis5207]

Hi there! Is the score available somewhere? Regards

[@peakfiddler]

Yes, I left a link in the video description to the Notation and the TAB

[@openEfingerstyleguitar]

I'm curious - why did you explain a hornpipe being 2 beats/measure but the sheet music is in 4? Was that a typo in the time signature? And, can you please tell me the title of the beautiful song that plays after your have faded your video, please? Thanks. I hope youtube notifies of a response!

[@peakfiddler]

Hi David, it's a strange anomaly, but with Hornpipes as they are played for English Ceilidh, the dancers seem to prefer a distict beat twice in the bar, whihc is why I place the enphasis on the first quaver in each group of four. I think if I was simply playing it as a listening tune, I would pick the pace up a tad and maybe play a hornpipe more similar to a reel. The tune that you hear on the outro, is a melody I wrote to celebrate the life of Angus Grant, fiddle player for Shooglenifty, who sadly died in 2016. I loved what he played with that band, in fact I really enjoyed the music that all of the members contributed to, a very unique and inspiring collection of musical albums. 'Tune for Angus' is featured on my second album, here is a link to spotify: open.spotify.com/album/630C6pMdd3ooqQGz1W9huZ

[@openEfingerstyleguitar]

@@peakfiddler Thank you very much for your reply. Thanks, too, for the link to "Tune for Angus." He has surely been honored by it as it is delightful!

[@davestambaugh7282]

What about the bluegrass hornpipes. No body can hop that fast. But no body dances to bluegrass any way.

[@aetre1988]

Interesting; the first hornpipe recording I'd ever heard was this (pretty lively) one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eonPgI1nq5dpaZo

[@kylelindberg7771]

That's a fiddle not a hornpipe

[@bigl6322]

2:27 in until we hear the first note of music. I was curious, now I’m annoyed. Lead with it so I can see if it’s something I’m even interested in, before you go pedantic on the technical.

[@worldsheaviestjamband93]

The guy puts up a well explained video…for free…and you’re annoyed. Sounds like you should go to the library or local university to save some time when trying to find your information.

[@SophiaSchmiedeler]

Great music!!!! You might want to check out @chadmiller3850. Chad, where did you get your lovely version?