Harvest Home ✧
A sturdy hornpipe with arpeggios, repeated figures, and a clear three-note cadence.
Sheet music
Tap a staff note or finger tab to hear it.
A · first time
A · second time
B · first time
B · second time
D whistle · D major · 4/4 · 170 BPM · + upper octave
A · first time
A · second time
B · first time
B · second time
About this tune
Harvest Home is an English hornpipe included in O’Neill’s 1907 collection of Irish dance music. Its presence there reflects the way melodies travel between neighboring traditions.
The tune combines a strong dance pulse with busy running figures and emphatic cadences. Repeated notes and descending passages give it an exuberant, celebratory character.
Performances
Watch musicians play this tune on tin whistle. Keys and arrangements may differ from the tabs above.
Harvest Home on tin whistle
Whistle Workshops
Conor Lamb plays the hornpipe on solo tin whistle.
Watch on YouTube — Harvest Home on tin whistle by Whistle Workshops (opens in a new tab) ↗