Annotation:Old Sport (1)
X:1 T:Old Sport [1] M:C| L:1/4 R:Reel S:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A (c/B/) | .A(E/A/) F/A/E/A/ | c/e/d/c/ B/d/c/B/ | .A(E/A/) F/A/E/A/ | c/d/B/c/ A/d/c/B/ | .A(E/A/) F/A/E/A/ | c/e/d/c/ B>g | a/g/f/e/ f/e/d/c/ | B/A/G/B/ A :| |: (c/d/) | e/f/e/g/ a/e/c/A/ | G/A/B/c/ .d(e/d/) | c/e/a/e/ f/b/b/a/ | g/a/f/g/ .e(e/g/) | {g/}a/g/a/e/ .f(f/d/) | .e(e/c/) .d(c/d/) | e/f/e/d/ c/e/d/B/ | A{g}aA :|]
OLD SPORT [1]. American; Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. No relation to "Old Sport (2)" and "Old Sport (3)." WM B. Houchens recorded "Miller's Reel And Old Sport Reel" (SILVERTONE 4055-A) in 1924. Houchen's recording matches the notation of "Old Sport" in Ryan's Mammoth Collection. The tune has gained some currency among Cape Breton musicians. Massachusetts fiddler Frank Ferrel notes the tune was a favorite of Cape Breton fiddler Joe Cormier. Ferrel and J.P. Cormier played it at Joe's memorial service.
