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JOHN ROBINSON. AKA - "John Robinson's Hornpipe." Old-Time, Breakdown. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The 'C' notes are variously rendered anywhere between a 'C' natural and a 'C' sharp.

Source for notated version: Ellis Voorhies, 1973, recorded in the field by Bruce Greene [Milliner & Koken, Phillips].

Printed sources: Milliner & Koken (Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes), 2011; p. 345. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 127.

Recorded sources:

See also listing at:
Hear Ellis Voorhies 1973 field recording, by Bruce Greene, at Slippery Hill [1]




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