X: 1
T: Off to California (G major)
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Hornpipe
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from tenor banjo and fiddle player Uli Schmidt in 1999
D: 1959: Frank Gilligan's Killarney Céilí Band: The Kerry Dances
D: 1975: Miko & Gussie Russel: The Russel Family of Doolin, Co. Clare
D: 1977: Fox Watson & Laurie Diehl: Fishers Hornpipe and other celtic traditional Tunes
D: 1977: Bobby MacLeod & Wullie Thom: Maestro MacLeod
D: 1980: Boys of the Lough: Regrouped
D: 1980: Clannad: Turas
D: 1980: Raymond Smyth & The Raheny Band: Back Home in Ireland
D: 1980: Mark Nelson: Fiddle Tunes for Dulcimer - The Rights of Man
D: 1982: Mick Hanly & Dónal Lunny: As I Went Over Blackwater
D: 1984: Tony Elman, Richard Greene, Pete Grant, Barry Solomon, J.J. Schoch, Jon Clarke, Rick Olsen & Paula Hochhalter: Shakin' Down the Acorns, Vol. 2
D: 1985: Deseret String Band: Land of Milk and Honey
D: 1992: All Star Céilí Band: Traditional Irish Dance Music
D: 1992: Simple Gifts: Down by the Sally Gardens
D: 1993: Peter Guinan: From Galway to Dublin. Early Recordings of Traditional Irish Music
D: 1994: Andy McGann & Paddy Reynoldsmarcil
D: 1994: Brendan Larrissey: A Flick of the Wrist
D: 1994: Moving Harps: Still Moving
D: 1994: Micheál Shannon, Buddy Flanagan & Kevin Griffin: Trad. Music in Support of Doolin Coast and Cliff Rescue Service
D: 1995: Tullamore Dew: Hemkört
D: 1996: Runt O' The Litter: Knot the Metronome
D: 1996: Joe Heaney: Say a Song (lilted version)
D: 1997: The Brophy Brothers Céilí Band: Take the Floor (Compilation)
D: 1999: Éamonn Coyne, Simon Bradley, Russel Hunter & Sandy Wright: Russell's House
D: 1999: Keith Hinchliffe: Islands
D: 1999: Hoogie: Knackiedoo
D: 1999: Idlewild: Black Oak
D: 1999: Neil Woodward: Old Timers
D: 2000: Geraldine Cotter: Traditional Irish Tunes played on the Tin Whistle
D: 2000: Rylan Kewen: Where I'm From
D: 2000: Gerry McFadden: Celtic Uilleann Pipes Collection (Compilation)
D: 2000: Carrantuohill: Between
D: 2000: Rose Lemmers: A Bit of Old Ireland
D: 2000: Bonnie Carol: Laughing Willow
D: 2001: Johnny B. Connolly: Bridgetown
D: 2001: Ceol na dTonn: From Aran to Montego Bay
D: 2002: Bottled Spirits: Bottled Spirits
D: 2002: Cady Finlayson: Shines Like Silver
D: 2002: John Kovac: Isle Harp
D: 2003: Shaskeen: Traditional Irish Music for Set Dancing, Vol. 3
D: 2003: Seosamh Mac Grianna (Joe Mhici Jimi): Luí na Gréine
D: 2003: Ivan Smyth: Champions of Ireland - Bodhrán
D: 2003: The Dublin Céilí Band: Champions of Ireland - Céilí Bands
D: 2003: Hank Cramer: Songs of USS Constellation
D: 2003: The Brunos: Bloody Knuckles
D: 2003: Alison Vardy: Island Suite
D: 2003: Dublin Gulch: Any Day Above Ground is a good One
D: 2003: Nancy Daily-Green: Singing, Dancing Everywhere
D: 2003: Dé Ch​é​adaoin: Dé Chéadaoin
D: 2004: Des Dillon & Rattle the Boards: Teac a Bloc - Music from the Show
D: 2004: Mary & Andrew MacNamara: Open Hearth
D: 2004: P.T. Gazell: Pace Yourself
D: 2004: Tommy Darky: The Best of Tommy Darky, Vol. 1
D: 2004: Marcille Wallis: A Celtic Heritage
D: 2005: Murder the Stout: Murder the Stout
D: 2005: Sam Hinton: Master of the Solo Diatonic Harmonica
D: 2005: Chad Shrock: A Modern Minstrel
D: 2005: Phil Beer: Rhythm Methodist
D: 2005: Lorinda Jones: Celtic Harper
D: 2006: Líadan: Traditional Irish Music and Song - Amhránaíocht agus Ceol Tradidisiúnta
D: 2006: The Blarnacles: Got Blarnacles
D: 2006: Al Goll, Tim May & Charlie Chadwick: Goin' Across the Sea
D: 2006: Jeffrey Hillgrove: Slowplay Jigs, Reels & Hornpipes
D: 2006: Tropical Harps: Upcountry Celtic
D: 2007: The Glenside Céilí Band: Tke the Floor with The Glenside
D: 2007: Sarah Bauhan: Lathrop's Waltz
D: 2007: Ian Giles, Joey Oliver, Jon Boden & John Spiers: Old Irish Jigs and Reels (Compilation)
D: 2007: Alvdal Spell- Og Danselag: Jæven Spelle Mei - Før Å Ette 12
D: 2007: Jim Hinton: Things I've Always Known
D: 2007: Michael McGettrick, Hugh Melvin, Dave Morrissey & Mike O'Connor: From Galway to Gruyere
D: 2007: Slan: South West
D: 2007: Diarmuid O' Brien: Cairde Caird​í​n - Traditional Irish Fiddle and Accordion Music from West Limerick
D: 2008: Comhaltas: Foinn Seisiún, Vol. 2
D: 2008: Broken String: Mémoire Celte, Vol. 1
D: 2008: Gloucester Hornpipe & Clog Society: Liberty!
D: 2008: Ardan: Dancing with the Celts
D: 2008: Emerald Road: Emerald Road
D: 2008: The Woodhouse Band: Harvest Moon
D: 2008: Rattle the Boards: The Parish Platform
D: 2008: Greenfyre: Greenfyre
D: 2008: Henry Creany: Traditional Irish Music Harmonica
D: 2008: (More) Growling Old Men: Shuttle Diplomacy
D: 2008: My Darling Asleep: My Darling Asleep
D: 2008: Art Bryan, George Fowler, Surya Mitchell & Fred White: The Montville Project - 53 Essential New England Dance Tunes
D: 2008: Celtic Sage: Handy Irish Phrases
D: 2008: Malarkey: A Little Bit of the Old Malarkey
D: 2009: Heather Breeze Céilí Band: The Skylark
D: 2009: Jack Grady O'Neil: Ancestral Water
D: 2009: Craig Duncan: Irish Dance
D: 2009: Calath: Irish Celtic Music
D: 2009: Riggy Rackin: Somewhere in Between (song version)
D: 2009: KC Jiang: Irish Melodies for Tremolo Harmonica
D: 2009: Daphne Quigley-Freund & Tom Bradfish: Aoibhneas / Bliss
D: 2009: Susquehanna Travellers: Bound for Dixie
D: 2009: Mary Radspinner & John Gill: The Foggy Dew
D: 2009: Hiraeth: Sessions
D: 2010: Rapalje: Alesia
D: 2010: Frigate: Frigate
D: 2010: The Lowlander Highlanders: Bonny Hills and Hollows
D: 2010: Possum Ridge String Band: On the Road Again
D: 2010: Gilmore & Roberts: Up from the Deep
D: 2010: Sylvia Hackathorn & Lance Frodsham: Over Nine Waves
D: 2010: Christina David: Crickett Songs
D: 2010: Keltic Kudzu: Off the Vine
D: 2010: Hope Hoffman & Jeff Trippe: Hoffman & Trippe
D: 2010: Hypoxic Punks: Hypoxic Punks
D: 2010: Wallace Band: Kapkan na Leprekona / Lepricorn Trap
D: 2010: Keith Engle: Tip the Fiddler
D: 2010: The Black Doves: The Black Doves
D: 2011: KC Jiang: Irish Whistle Melodies
D: 2011: Alison Boyd: Bodhran Practice
D: 2011: The General Guinness Band: She Left with the Piper
D: 2011: John Weed & Stuart Mason: Slow & Easy Volume 1
D: 2011: Armstrong Family Christmas: Ho Ho Ho, Say I Am Santa Clause
D: 2012: Mick O'Grady, Jesse Smith & John Blake: At My Grandmother's Knee and Other Such Joints
D: 2012: Martin Curran: Accordian Magic
D: 2012: Mike Connors: Castles, Caves and Stones
D: 2012: Muckle Flugga: Back to the Light
D: 2012: B.G. McPike & Solly Burton, feat. Nan McEntire: From Far Beyond the Pond
D: 2013: Wallach & Buttery: Not Your Usual
D: 2013: Vladimir Volkov, Anatoly Isaev & Igov Burmistrov: Comhaltas Live #411-9
D: 2013: George Winston: Harmonica Solos
D: 2013: Aideen O'Brien and the Five Fifth: Celtic Legends
D: 2013: McDermott's Handy: Bound for Amerikay
D: 2013: Walach & Buttery: Not Your Usual Mandolin and Tuba Duo
D: 2014: Philip O'Farrell: A Collection of Instrumentals, Vol. 2
D: 2014: Matthew Dickerson: When I'm Happy and I Know It
D: 2014: Alan Jones / Barnsdale Hood: Raw Tradition
D: 2015: Katie Grennan: Between Worlds
D: 2015: Sue Tillotson & Jim Cunningham: Old Friends
D: 2015: Gemma Telfer: Irish Folk Tunes for Accordion
D: 2015: Blackwater: Blackwater
D: 2015: Mandolin Family & Friends: Fandango Favorites
D: 2015: Mad Haggis: Fresh Haggis
D: 2015: Nick Cutts, Sarah Matthews, Richard Kensington & Oli Matthews: The Gift
D: 2016: Bernard Henry: Green Glens of Antrim
D: 2016: Catfish John Tisdell: You Got To Move
D: 2016: Fred Whiting: The Earl Soham Slog (Compilation)
D: 2016: Michael J. Grogan: Irish Dance Music (Compilation)
D: 2016: Willy Taylor, Joe Hutton & Will Atkinson: The Voice of the People - Troubles They are but Few (Compilation)
D: 2017: Cathal Hayden, Stephen Hayden & Niall Murphy: Bow Brothers
D: 2017: Paul Lafrance & Marc-André Marchand: Àjeu Découvert
D: 2017: Sarah Copus: Moorland Winds
D: 2017: Jim Cope: King of Ballyhoolen (song version!)
D: 2017: Stephen Wake: Ciùil Amuigh
D: 2017: Cormorant's Fancy: A Different Bird
D: 2017: Hudson & Clark: Cigar Box Fiddle & Shoestring Bow
D: 2017: The Insolent Willies: Live at Union Hall, March 21, 2017
D: 2017: Alan Jones / Barnsdale Hood: Barnsdale Hood
D: 2017: Fergal Scahill & Dave Howley: A Fiddle Tune a Day 2017 (Day #49)
D: 2018: Stevie Dunne: Live at the CrossKeys Inn
D: 2018: Windbroke: Beagnach
D: 2018: Barbagelata: Irish Music, Vol. 1
D: 2018: Riamh: Willowcrest Sessions, Vol. 1
D: 2018: Breifne Holohan: Launch Day - The Official Soundtrack
D: 2018: Sue Richards & Robin Bullock: Highland Ramble
D: 2018: Stephen Wake: The Celticist
D: 2018: Bill Spence & Fennig's All-Star String Band: The Hammered Dulcimer Rides Again (recorded 1973-1981)
D: 2019: Stephen Wake: Off to California
D: 2019: Sean Ryan & Dan Coughlan: Ryan & Coughlan, Vol. 1
D: 2019: Tony Simister: The Long Road Home
D: 2019: The Blarney Céilí Band: The Blarney Stone
D: 2019: Eamonn Ceannt Céilí Band: Over the Ocean
D: 2019: Douglas Clegg: Above the Din
D: 2019: Carolina Silverbells: Pickin on the Porch
D: 2019: Catfish John Tisdell: Old Time Fiddle Tunes
D: 2019: Jane Stokes and friends: Live Traditional Music at The Trooper Inn UK
D: 2019: Marina Dodgson & Maurice Condie: Irish Session Tunes 1
D: 2020: Phyllis Taylor Sparks: Harp Sparks
D: 2020: The Langer's Ball: Appetite for Tradition
D: 2020: Plaid Menagerie: Plaid Menagerie
D: 2020: Vincent Cross: The Life and Times of James 'The Rooster' Corcoran
D: 2020: Blame Not the Bard: Soundcheck
D: 2020: Valley Quest: Homebound
D: 2020: Iron Hill Vagabonds: Iron Hill Vagabonds
D: 2020: Tony O'Rourke: I Pick Therefore I Am
D: 2020: Jim Carlile: Fun, Folk and Favorites Too
D: 2020-2024: Matt & Shannon Heaton: Virtual Guided Sessions
D: 2021: Valley Quest: Homebound
D: 2021: Harbour Folk Band: All for my Bear and Tobacco
D: 2021: Vincent Blin & Bob McKaty: Celtic Fiddle
D: 2021: Cornaline: Ambres
D: 2021: Maurice Candie & Marina Dodgson: Phoenix Folk Playalong Series, Session Tunes 1
D: 2022: John McLellan: Mandolin Folk Duets 1
D: 2022: Climax Ceilidh Band: Unlocked
D: 2023: Dominique: Irish Tunes 3
D: 2023: Emerald Accent: All of Us
D: 2023: Ga Greine: White Gardenia and other Celtic Delights
D: 2023: Steve Price: Ain't Life Funny
D: 2023: Nathanael Lloyd: Traditional Celtic Music, Vol. 3: Hornpipes and Barndances
D: 2024: Cormac Ó Gibne: Celtic Magic in Utrecht
D: Ceoltaírí na Fínne: Finn Farm Hostel Session
D: Matt Cunningham: Dance Music of Ireland, Vol. 9
D: Waltons: Ireland's Best Tin Whistle Tunes
N: Chords: | G  D  | G  C  | G  Em | Am . C D  |
N:         | G  D  | G  C  | G  Em | Am D G . :|
N:         | Em Bm | C  -  | G  Em | Am . C D  |
N:         | G  D  | G  C  | G  Em | Am D G . :|
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=170
K: G major % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
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N: D/E/F | G2 GB    AG ED | GB dg e2 d/e/f | gf gd ed BG | AB    AG E2 D/E/F |
N:         GF GB    AG ED | GB dg e2 d/e/f | gf gd ed BG | A/B/c AF G2      :|
N: d/e/f | gf e/f/g fe df | ed ef ed B/c/d | gf gd ed BG | AB    AG E/G/E D2 |
N:         GF GB    AG ED | GB dg e2 d/e/f | gf gd ed BG | A/B/c AF G2      :|
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
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D/E/F | "G"  G2 GB    "D"  AG ED | "G" GB dg "C" e2 d/e/f | "G" gf gd "Em" ed BG | "Am" AB        AG "C" E2    "D" D/E/F |
        "G"  GF GB    "D"  AG ED | "G" GB dg "C" e2 d/e/f | "G" gf gd "Em" ed BG | "Am" A/B/c "D" AF "G" G2             :|
d/e/f | "Em" gf e/f/g "Bm" fe df | "C" ed ef     ed B/c/d | "G" gf gd "Em" ed BG | "Am" AB        AG "C" E/G/E "D" D2    |
        "G"  GF GB    "D"  AG ED | "G" GB dg "C" e2 d/e/f | "G" gf gd "Em" ed BG | "Am" A/B/c "D" AF "G" G2             :|