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| Accuracy | Spot checked |
| Depth | Basic |
| Readability | Acceptable |
X:1
T:Glasgow Hornpipe
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 870
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
{c}BA|GDB,D G2 GB|AGAB {d}c2 BA|Ggfg edcB|{d}c2A2 A2BA|
GDB,D G2 GB|AGAB {d}c2 BA|Ggfe dcBA|B2G2G2:|
|:Bc|dgfg edcB|cBce dcBA|Ggfg edcB|{d}c2A2 A2Bc|
dBBd ecce|fdef {a}g2 fe|dgfe dcBA|B2G2G2:||
GLASGOW HORNPIPE, THE (Crannciuil Glaise-an-Gaba). Irish, Scottish; Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Michael Cooney reports this tune has been cited as a relative of the famous American hoe-down "Turkey in the Straw." Glasgow is Gaelic for 'green hollow.'
Additional notes
Source for notated version : - "J. O'Neill" [O'Neill]. Chicago Police Sergeant James O'Neill was a fiddler, originally from County Down. He had some formal musical training and served as Francis O'Neill's transcriber and collaborator on his early volumes.
Printed sources : - Gatherer (Gatherer's Musical Museum), 1987; p. 41. O'Neill (O'Neill's Irish Music), 1915; No. 318, p 157. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 184. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1648, p. 306. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 870, p. 150.
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