Annotation:St. Elmo Hornpipe
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ST. ELMO HORNPIPE. AKA - "St. Elmo Clog." AKA and see "Pansy Blossom (1) (The)," “Shunster's Hornpipe,” "Shunter's Hornpipe," “Sunshine Hornpipe (The).” American, Canadian; Hornpipe (cut time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "St. Elmo Hornpipe" was perhaps written for the 19th century stage. The Philadelphia Irish dance hall band The Four Provinces Orchestra recorded the hornpipe in 1929 as "Sunshine Hornpipe (The)." Between 1926 and 1930, the ensemble cut more than two dozen sides for Columbia and Victor.
The third century Erasmus of Formia, AKA St. Elmo, is the patron saint of sailors, but whether Ryan's title refers to him, a place name or something else is unknown.
