Sailor's Hornpipe

[furiousnewf]

I read an article a long time ago by Tony MacAlpine, and he said that one of the things he did for his picking was to learning some traditional jigs. Here's a favorite of mine, and it is a little challenging, especially when trying to play at a faster tempo. Search YouTube and you'll find a video of Mike Oldfield blazing this melody.

The playing is a little sloppy on this one, but you get the idea!

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=V0PYUxHUECc

.

[Darkman]

Hey, that's the theme tune to Blue Peter haha, a childrens show in the UK. Been running for decades. Anyway, interesting piece to try!

[furiousnewf]

Thats funny. I just know it from growing up as a child in Newfoundland... Some people associate it with the Popeye theme, but I don't think its the same.

[furiousnewf]

Interesting, it was used in the Popeye song

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sailor's_Hornpipe

[wichmann]

Hehe, this one puts a smile on my face. I love the Oldfield version, but I'm a big fan of him in general, so I'm a little biased there ;)