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X:1 T:Old Hickory Hornpipe [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Hornpipe B:Coes Album of Jigs and Reels, something new, for professional and amateur violinists, B:leaders of orchestras, quadrille bands, and clog, reel and jig dancers; consisting of a B:Grand Collection of entirely New and Original Clog-Hornpipes, Reels, jigs, B:Scotch Reels, Irish Reels and Jigs, Waltzes, Walk-Arounds, etc. (1876, p. 41) N:Coes performed with the San Francisco Minstrels in California from 1852 to 1859. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb (d/c/)|B/A/B/c/ B/F/d/c/|B/A/B/c/ B/F/d/c/|B/c/d/e/ f/d/g/f/|e/d/c/B/ A/F/G/A/| B/A/B/c/ B/F/d/c/|B/A/B/c/ B/F/d/c/|B/f/d/B/ A/F/G/A/|BdB:| |:A/B/|c/A/F/A/ c/A/d/B/|e/c/A/c/ e/c/g/f/|e/d/c/=B/ c/G/c/_B/|A/=e/f/e/ f/d/_e/c/| B/A/B/c/ B/F/d/c/|B/A/B/c/ B/F/d/c/|B/f/d/B/ A/F/G/A/|BdB:|]



OLD HICKORY HORNPIPE [1]. AKA and see "Eclipse (2)." American, Hornpipe (2/4 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune is originally English, printed as "Eclipse (2)" in W. Blackman's A Selection of the Most Favorite Hornpipes for the Violin (London, c. 1810-22).


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Printed sources : - George H. Coes (Coes Album of Jigs and Reels, something new, for professional and amateur violinists, leaders of orchestras, quadrille bands, and clog, reel and jig dancers; consisting of a Grand Collection of entirely New and Original Clog-Hornpipes, Reels, jigs, Scotch Reels, Irish Reels and Jigs, Waltzes, Walk-Arounds, etc.), 1876; p. 41. Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; p. 54. Kennedy (Fiddler's Tune-Book: Hornpipes & Breakdowns, Clog & Step Dances), 1998; No. 130, p. 36. Laybourn (Köhler's Violin Repository, vol. 3), 1885; p. 248.






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