The Golden Eagle Hornpipe – A Great tune for Mandolin Duet, Fiddle, Banjo…

I am just playing the Golden Eagle Hornpipe, a nice tune that works well on the mandolin. So here are some videos of this tune, played on fidddle, mandolin and some other instruments.

Golden Eagle Hornpipe – Mandolin

Pretty tune. Also works well slowed down and played ‘straight’

Playlist with more versions – with banjo, harp, flute

Sheet Music

The Golden Eagle Hornpipe is also included in Ryans Mammoth Collection – 1050 fiddle tunes on page 175: http://violinsheetmusic.org/collections/

Several versions can be found with the Folk Tune Finder, e.g.: https://www.folktunefinder.com/tunes/36489

This is a version for two mandolins, played by Eric Cousin and me:

Mandolin Duet – Golden Eagle Hornpipe / Trafalgar Hornpipe

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