Annotation:One Eyed Fiddler

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ONE EYED FIDDLER. AKA and see "Manchester Hornpipe (1)," "Sailor's Hornpipe (2)," "Rickett's Hornpipe," "New College Hornpipe (1) (The)." English, Hornpipe. England, Dorset. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody appears under the "One-Eyed Fiddler" title in the music manuscripts of the Hardy family of Dorset, England, whose most famous member was the novelist Thomas Hardy (1840-1928). It is a version of the well-known "Manchester Hornpipe (1)," but the "One-Eyed" title seems to have been unique to the Hardy family.

Additional notes

Printed sources : - Trim et al (The Musical Heritage of Thomas Hardy), 1990; No. 62.

Recorded sources : - Saydisc Records CD-SDL 115, Paul Wilson & Ben van Weede - "One Eyed Fiddler: Folk Songs and Music of Southern England" (1980). Saydisc CDSDL 360, The Mellstock Band – “Under the Greenwood Tree” (recorded 1986). Saydisc CDSDL449, The Mellstock Band - "Traditional Dance Music of Britain & Ireland" (2018).

See also listing at :
Hear Paul Wilson & Ben van Weede's recording on youtube.com [1]

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