Byrne's Hornpipe (2)

 BYRNE'S HORNPIPE [2]. AKA and see "Alexander's Hornpipe," "Ballymanus Fair," "Byrne's Favorite," "Kelly's Hornpipe," "The Sandlark." Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Cole, Darley & Mccall, Ryan): AA'BB' (Kerr). The tune is usually known as "Alexander's Hornpipe." Source for notated version: fiddler and miller Nicholas Furlong (Mill of Rags, Wexford, Ireland), noted from his playing at one of the Feis Ceoil competitions at the turn of the 20th century [Darley & McCall]. Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 108. Darley & McCall (Darley & McCall Collection of Irish Music), 1914; No. 84, p. 39. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 374, p. 41. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 145.

X:1 T:Byrne's Favorite M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Hornpipe S:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d/c/ | d/A/F/A/ D/F/A/d/ | f/d/A/d/ F/A/d/f/ | g/f/g/e/ f/e/f/d/ | e/d/c/B/ A/B/c/A/ | d/A/F/A/ D/F/A/d/ | f/d/A/d/ F/A/d/f/ | g/a/b/g/ f/a/c/e/ | ddd :| d/f/a/f/ g/e/c/A/ | F/A/d/A/ F/A/d/A/ | G/B/d/B/ G/B/d/B/ | A/c/e/g/ f/a/c/e/ | ddd :|
 * A/G/ | F/A/d/A F/A/d/A/ | G/B/d/B/ G/B/d/B/ | A/c/e/c/ A/c/e/c/ |

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