Learning the Hornpipe, Harvest Home (Cincinnati) on D Whistle

In this video I introduce the hornpipe, The Harvest Home. This is also called the Cincinnati hornpipe, the Cork hornpipe, and some other names.

I selected this hornpipe for a couple reasons. First, it’s very fun to play. Second, this hornpipe is almost like a fun scale exercise disguised as a tune. I hope you are taking advantage of the scale exercises I provide.

If you are a beginner this tune might feel like quite a challenge. That’s OK. No one says you have to play it fast while you learn it. This tune is a brilliant one to play to help us develop our skills. Play it as slowly as you need to play it well.

I play through both the A and B parts slowly so you can learn them, and the entire tune including repeats. We talk about any challenges I think you may experience as well as any history we may know of this tune.

Select the video on the right to view my expression of the tune.

Select Download to access a pdf of the music and tabs.