Father Dollard’s hornpipe

This is the same tune as the Chancellor on Denis Murphy: Music From Sliabh Luachra though it doesn’t show in the album listing.

I think this plays better as a reel with a couple of minor adjustments.

X: 1
T: Father Dollard’s
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Dmaj
|: D2 D2 DFAB | defe dcBA | (3FED AD BDAD | GFED EGFE |
D2 D2 DFAB | defe dcBd | ABFB AGFE | D2 D2 D4 :||
|:e|fd d2 Ad d2 | fdfa bgaf | gfed cdef | g2 bg agfd |
Ad d2 AdFd | Ad d2 AdFd | Adfa gecd | edec d2 :||

Thanks for posting that JackB. It is very similar in places to this version I have been working out - recorded by a mate of mine in London in the 70’s

X: 1
T: Father Dollard’s
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Dmaj
FE|D2 (3DDD DFAB|d2 fd edBA|(3FED AD BDAD| GFED EGFE|
D2 (3DDD DFAB|d2 fd edBA|Adfa gece|eddc d2:|
|:de|fd d2 Ad d2 |fdad bdad|gfed cdef |(3gag fg edd2|
Ad d2 AdFd|Ad d2 AdFd |Adfa gece| eddc d2:|

X: 4
T: Father Dollard’s Hornpipe
B: O’Neill’s Music Of Ireland: 1850 Melodies, 1903, page 310, tune #1669
B: O’Neill’s 1001 Gems: The Dance Music of Ireland, 1907, page 152, tune #881
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: DMaj
|: D2 |\
D2 (3DDD DFAA | defe d{c/d/}cBA | FA A2 BA A2 | GFED CEA,C |
D2 (3DDD DFAA | defe dcBA | FAAA BAGE | D2 (3DDD D2 :|
|: d-e |\
f>d (3dcd A>d (3dcd | f>d (3dcd bgaf | gfec Acef | (3gag b>g agfg |
Adcd (3Bcd AF | Adcd (3Bcd A2 | Adfa gece | d2 (3ddd d2 :|

{c/d/} = tr = trill

X: 5
T: Father Dollard’s Hornpipe
S: “Mary Bergin: Feadoga Stain 2”, track 6, tune 2 of 2
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: DMaj
|: A>F |\
D2 ~D2 D>EF>A | d2 f>e d>cB>A | F>A ~A2 d>Af>A | (3Bcd A>F G>E (3GFE |
D2 ~D2 D>EF>A | d2 f>e d>cB>A | F>A ~A2 (3Bcd G>E | F2 D>E D2 :|
|: z>e |\
f>d (3Bcd d2 d>e | f>d (3Bcd bgaf | gece Ac e2 | ~g3 b agfe |
Ad (3Bcd (3Bcd AF | Ad (3Bcd fdBd | A2 f>a g>eA>c | e2 d>c d2 :|

|: g>e |\ = alternate lead-in for B-part

X: 6
T: Father Dollard’s Hornpipe
S: Liam O’Flynn
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: DMaj
|: A>F |\
D2 ~D2 D>EF>A | d>ef>e d>BA>G | (3FED A>D B>DA>D | G>FE>D E>GF>E |
D2 ~D2 D>EF>A | d>ef>e d>cB>d | A>BF>B A>GF>E | D2 ~D2 D2 :|
|: d>e |\
f>d (3dcd A>d (3cde | f>df>f b>fa>f | g>fe>d c>de>f | g2 b>g a>gf>d |
A>d (3dcd F>dE>d | A>d (3dcd F>dE>d | A>df>a g>eA>c | (3efe d>c d2- :|

X: 7
T: Father Dollard’s Hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: DMaj
|: A>F |\
D2 (3DDD D>FA>B | d2 f>d e>d (3Bcd | (3FED A>D B>DA>D | G>FE>D (3EFG F>E |
D2 (3DDD D>FA>B | d>Af>d e>dB>d | A>df>a g>ec>e | (3efe d>c d2 :|
|: d>e |\
f>d (3dcd A>d (3dcd | f>d[Aa]>d b>[df]a>[df] | g>e (3e^de c2 (3=def | (3gag b>g a>gf>d |
A>d (3dcd A>dF>d | A>d (3dcd A>dF>d | A>df>a g>ec>e | (3efe d>c d2- :|

I learned this version many years ago in sessions in Fife. It definitely needs to be played with a dotted hornpipe rhythm. IMHO it’s more interesting than some of the other versions.