Annie’s Favourite hornpipe

Also known as An Fánaí Fríd An Phortach, The Broadway, The Butchers Of Bristol, Byrne’s, Dinny O’Brien’s, The Flowers In May, The Greenwich Park, Jim Dillon’s, The Mountain Bird, The Mountain Groves, The Mullingar Races, The Raven Through The Bog, The Rover Through The Bog, The Rover Thru’ The Bogs, Sean Ryan’s, The Shaskeen, Taylor’s, Annie’s Favorite.

There are 39 recordings of this tune.
This tune has been recorded together with

Annie’s Favourite has been added to 15 tune sets.

Annie’s Favourite has been added to 133 tunebooks.

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Eight settings

1
X: 1
T: Annie's Favourite
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
(3DEF|:G2 BG ABcA|defa gfdc|B2 dB cAFD|GBAF DE (3FED|
G2 BG ABcA|defa gfdB|BGBd cAFA|1 AGGF G2 (3DEF:|2 AGGF G2 (3def||
g2 ga gfdf|gdbg gfde|(3fff fg afge|fdec dcAF|
G2 BG ABcA|defa gfdc|BGBd cAFA|1 AGGF G2 (3def:|2 AGGF G2 (3DEF||
2
X: 2
T: Annie's Favourite
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
(3DEF|G2BG ABBA|defa gfdc|~B3d cAFA|GBAF DEED|
GABG ABBA|defa gfdc|~B3d cAFG|AG~G2 G2:|
|:Bd|~g3g gfdf|g2bg afde|fefg afge|fde^c d=cAF|
G2BG ABBA|defa gfdc|~B3d cAFG|AGG2 G2:|
3
X: 3
T: Annie's Favourite
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
(3DEF|:G2BG ABcA|defd gedc|BABd cBAG|FGAF DEFD|
G2BG ABcA|defd gedc|BABd cBAG|1 DGGF G2 (3DEF:|2 DGGF G2Bd||
gfga gfd2|gfga gfde|fefg afge|fde^c dcAF|
G2BG ABcA|defd gedc|BABd cBAG|1 DGGF G2Bd:|2 DGGF G2||
4
X: 4
T: Annie's Favourite
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
dB|:~G2 BG ABcA|d~g3 dedc|(3.B.c.d BG (3ABc AF|1 ~G2AF DEFD:|2 G2GF GABd||
gfga gfdf|gfga gfde|fefg afge|fdeA d3c|
(3.B.c.B BG AGFD|(3.B.c.B BG AGFD|(3.B.c.B BG (3.A.c.A AF|~G2GF GABd|
gfga gfdf|gfga gfde|fefg (3.a.g.f (3.g.f.e|fdeA .d2.g2|
(3.B.c.B GB AGFD|(3.B.c.B BG AGFD|(3.B.c.B BG (3.A.c.A AF|~G2 GF G2|
Added by X .
5
X: 5
T: Annie's Favourite
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
G2 BG AB (3cBA|defa gfdc|BABd cBAG|FGAF DE (3FED|
G2 BG ABcA|defa gfdc|BABd cADF|1 A2 GF G2 (3DEF:|2 A2 GF G2 (3def||
gfga gfdf|g2bg afde|f2fg af (3gfe|fde^c dcAF|
G2 BG ABcA|defa gfdc|BABd cADF|1 AGGF G2 (3def:|2 A2 GF G2 (3DEF||
Added by cab .
6
X: 6
T: Annie's Favourite
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
dB|:~G2 BG AB cA|d~g3 de dc|(3.B.c.d BG (3ABc AF|~G2 AF DE FD|
~G2 BG AB cA|dg fg de dc|(3.B.c.d BG (3ABc AF|1 ~G2 AF DE FD:|2 G2 GF GA Bd||
gf ga gf .df|gf ga gf .de|fe fg af ge|fd eA d3c|
(3.B.c.B BG AG FD|(3.B.c.B BG AG FD|(3.B.c.B BG (3.A.c.A AF|~G2 GF GA Bd|
gf ga gf .df|gf ga gf .de|fe fg (3.a.g.f (3.g.f.e|fd eA .d3g|
(3.B.c.B GB AG FD|(3.B.c.B BG AG FD|(3.B.c.B BG (3.A.c.A AF|~G2 GF G2||
7
X: 7
T: Annie's Favourite
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
(3DEF|:G2 BG ABcA|defa gfdc|B3 G cedc|BGAF DEFG|
G2 BG ABcA|defa gfdB|BG (3Bcd cAFA|1 AGGF G2 (3DEF:|2 AGGF G2 Bd||
g2 ga gfdf|g2 af gfde|fdfg af (3gfe|fdec dcBA|
G2 BG ABcA|defa gfdc|B3d cAFA|AGGF G2:|
8
X: 8
T: Annie's Favourite
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:(3DEF|G2BG ABcA|defa gfdc|BGBd cAFA|GBAF DEFD|
GABG ABcA|defa gfdc|B2Bd cAFG|AGGF G2:|
|:(3ABc|dggf gfdf|g2af gfde|f3g afge|fdec dBcA|
GABG ABcA|defa gfdc|BABd cAFG|AGGF G2:|

Twenty comments

Dinny O’Brien’s/Shaskeen

Great tune, jocklet. I knew it as “Dinny O’Brien’s” hornpipe some years before Pat Kilbride recorded it, and “De Danann” recorded it under that name too. Joe Burke regularly plays it under the name “The Shaskeen”, and it is easy to see the similarities between it and the reel.
P.S. - I put in “D O‘B’s” as an alternative title and it’s come up in about 6 recordings. Those sre more likely to be the reel of that name, and it might avoid confusion if you delete “D.O’B’s” as a title.. Sorry about that. Well done.

Source: Charlie Piggot & Gerry Hrrington - the new road
Transcription: gian marco pietrasanta

Aka Dinny O’Brien’s

I think this tune has been posted previously.

The Broadway

From Mick Mulvey’s cd, also known as The Gift and recorded by Bob Davenport and the Rakes as Greenwich Park.

Similar but a different tune; the limitations of ABC are really apparent for that reason

A match at last!

Thanks Will, I didn’t think it would ever happen 🙂

And thanks Jeremy for sorting out my error with the #
I will be more careful in future.

Other Names for Broadway Hornpipe

I’ve added two other names for this tune. It appears on Paddy Keenan’s “Na Keen Affair” as Dinny O’Brien’s. Also on Tony Linnane & Patrick Sky’s album, “The Princess Royal”, as The Flowers in May.

I heard this on the Come West Along the Road DVD being lilted by Jimmy Sinnott. It was named “The Mullingar Races” but “The Mullingar Races” is more commonly known as a reel which is also to be found in the database.

Jim Dillon’s by Jackie Small, Tony Small, Maurice Lennon, Garry O’Brian

I found this tune titled “Jim Dillon’s” in “The best of Irish jigs and reels vol.1” by Various Artists, coupled with “The peacock’s feather”, played by Jackie Small, Tony Small, Maurice Lennon, Garry O’Brian

Rover Through the Bog

Musicians in NYC used to call this Taylor’s, often playing it with an Fnat in the 2nd part, and various other fiddle-ish little runs here and there. It would be worth an entry in its own right.

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Re: Annie’s Favourite

Thank you for the music and the comments. John Carty and his daughter Maggie just released it as the Shaskeen Hornpipe on their new cd Settle Out of Court.

Re: Annie’s Favourite

Thank you SO MUCH for your beautiful music, brightening up my day on this cold and wet morning in London and in Lockdown.

Re: Annie’s Favourite (The Broadway)

I’m convinced I read somewhere on this site that this tune was attributed to the playing of London-based fluter Paddy Taylor and that the title ‘The Broadway’ referred to a public house where he played. Can anyone refer me back to that comment or is my memory playing tricks? At least Taylor’s is given above as one of the possible titles.