Annotation:Hennessey's Hornpipe (2)

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 HENNESSEY'S HORNPIPE (Crannciuil Ui h-Aengusa). Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The hornpipe was first recorded by Donegal fiddler Hugh Gillespie (1906-1986), in New York, 1938, as the second tune in a set entitled "McKenna's Farewell".  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: O'Neill (O'Neill's Irish Music), 1915; No. 308, p. 153. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Fiddle Tunes), 1907; No. 813, p. 141.  Recorded sources: Shanachie 14001, "The Early Recordings of Angus Chisholm." Topic 12T364, Hugh Gillespie - "Classic Recordings" (1978).  See also listings at: Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng's Irishtune.info

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