Bridge of Athlone (2) (The)

 BRIDGE OF ATHLONE [2], THE. Irish, Hornpipe. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Settings also in G major. The hornpipe was famously recorded on 78 RPM by Sligo fiddle great Michael Coleman in New York [S. Connolly]. Peter Kennedy incorporated the tune into a quadrille piece called "Princess Margaret's Fancy." The hornpipe appears in the c. 1837 music manuscript collection of Shropshire musician John Moore, who called the tune "Ironbridge Hornpipe (The)." Printed sources: O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 202. Connolly & Martin (Forget Me Not), 2002; pp. 16-17. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1721, p. 320. Recorded source: Green Linnet GLCD 1163, Joe Derrane - "Return to Inis Mor" (1996).

X:1 T:The Bridge of Athlone [2] M:C| L:1/8 R:Hornpipe S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1721 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Bb (3FGA|B2B2 F>Bd>B|c>Bc>d e>dc>B|A>Bc>d c>BA>G|(3FAc f>g f>ed>c| B>dF>B (3DFB d>B|e>gc>e (3FAc e>c|(3Bac (3BAG F2 G>A|B2 d2 B2:| B>dF>B (3DFB d>B|e>gc>e (3FAc e>c|(3Bac (3BAG F2 G>A|B2 d2 B2:||
 * A>B|c>fa>g (3feg f>e|d>fb>a g2 g>f|(3edc (3dcB (3afe (3dcB|(3FAc f>g f>ed>c|

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