Hot Ashpelt

This is a well-known Irish song, also spelled (but not pronounced) "Hot Asphalt" best known from the repertoire of the Dubliners. Here is a clip of the late Luke Kelly singing it in 1979:



The tune of the song is actually a hornpipe which is also played without the words, and there is a suggestion at thesession.org that the same tune is called "The Battle Of Waterloo" by Scottish pipers.

X: 1
T: Hot Ashpelt, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
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GDGA BG cB :|2 aged cABG | A2AG A2 (3efg ||
|: aged cdef | gfga g2 (3efg | aged cABA | GDGA BGcB |
AcBc AGEG | cd (3edc d2 (3efg | aged cABG | A2 AG A2 z2:|

I like playing this on mandolin, although I think it would sound even better on tenor banjo.



Martin

This is also very close to Bonaparte Crossing The Rocky Mountains, played here by Stuche:

Thanks, Eddie. Yes, you're quite right, that is clearly the same tune. I had not realised that. Having learned the tune from the singing of Luke Kelly, I find it difficult to think of it without the words to "Hot Ashpelt" -- I find I have the lyrics running through my head when playing the tune.

Martin

Me too , Martin...

Here it is on a Tenor Banjo - CGDA

And on a Gibson A5 L

great tune and song this one