The Ebb Tide
The Ebb Tide
From John Kelly Album – “Also known as The Neap Tide. John learnt it from Joe O’Down, the Sligo fiddle player, but plays it in his own arrangement.”a
https://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:Ebb_Tide_(2)_(The) EBB TIDE [2], THE. AKA and see “Tide Comes In (The),” “Neap Tide (The).” Irish, Hornpipe. G Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A version of “Neap Tide (The),” attributed to 19th century Tyneside fiddler and composer (esp. of hornpipes) James Hill. James says: thinks he got the tune from Joe O’Dowd Sligo Fiddle player.
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Name
The Ebb Tide (Hornpipe)
About
Unusual hornpipe that John played often.
Sleeve notes from “John Kelly Fiddle and Concertina” album, Topic Records 1974, state: “Also known as The Neap Tide. John learnt it from Joe O’Dowd, the Sligo fiddle player, but plays it in his own arrangement.”
Photo Details: Photo of Scattery Island, Co. Clare. Date: 1970.
Credit: The Photographic Collection, A010.19.00024. Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD. Link.
Video
John Kelly playing the Ebb Tide on the concertina
Credit: Home recording of John Kelly Junior from XXX
Video
John Kelly playing the Ebb Tide on the concertina
Credit: Interview with John Kelly Senior by Noel Hill in Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare, 1988.
Notation
Notation from the above video.