Paul de Grae points out that Francis O'Neill printed another, slightly different, setting of the tune entitled "Kelly's Hornpipe" in his O'Neill's Irish Music (1915), "which may reflect [Chicago fiddler] John McFadden's well-known penchant for variation"[1]. Curiously, though, four years after originally publishing the reel in his Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies (1903), O'Neill left "Pretty Maggie Morrissey" out of his second seminal volume, Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907).
Additional notes Source for notated version : - Chicago fiddler John McFadden, originally from County Mayo, of whom O’Neill said: “The airy style of his playing, the clear crispness of his tones, and the rhythmic swing of his tunes, left nothing to be desired…” [O’Neill].
Printed sources : - Breathnach (Ceol Rince na hÉireann vol. 5), 1999; No. 223.
Cranitch (The Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; No. 83, p. 159.
Jordan (Whistle and Sing!), 1975; p. 68.
McDermott (Allan's Irish Fiddler), c. 1922; No. 77, p. 20.
O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 199.
O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1707, p. 317.
Roche (Collection of Traditional Irish Music, vol. 3), 1927; No. 182, p. 64.
Recorded sources : - OKeh Records 4322 (78 RPM), Peter J. Conlon (1921, as "Hennessy's Hornpipe").
Rounder Records 7057, Jerry Holland – “Parlor Music” (2005).
WMT002, Wendy MacIsaac – “That’s What You Get” (1998? Appears as “Pretty Peggy Morrisey”).
See also listing at : Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [4]
Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [5]
Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info [6]
