Annotation:Sumner's Hornpipe
X:1 T:Sumner’s Hornpipe M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Hornpipe S:White’s Unique Collection (1896), No. 123 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D (F/E/) | D/F/A/F/ D/F/A,/F/ | E/G/A/G/ E/G/A,/G/ | F/A/d/F/ G/B/e/c/ | A/d/f/d/ c/A/G/E/ | D/F/A/F/ D/F/A,/F/ | E/G/A/G/ E/G/A,/G/ | F/A/d/A/ B/g/e/c/ | ddd :| |: (c/d/) | E/c/A/c/ E/A/c/e/ | f/d/A/d/ F/A/d/f/ | g(f/g/) e/f/d/f/ | (e/d/)(c/B/) .A(c/d/) | e/c/A/c/ E/A/c/e/ | f/d/A/d/ F/A/d/f/ | g/b/a/g/ f/e/d/c/ | ddd :|
SUMNER'S HORNPIPE. AKA and see "Queen of the West," "Reel aux cheveux blancs," "Reel de Gaspé (3)," "Vermont Hornpipe." American, Hornpipe (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Similar to "Queen of the West," which is the more common title for the melody. The tune was recorded by Cape Breton fiddle Winston Fitzgerald, paired with “Ferry Bridge Hornpipe,” which appears on the same page in Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883) just above “Sumner’s.” Noted mid-20th century Texas fiddler Benny Thomasson probably had the tune from Ryan's Mammoth, as well (or its successor volume, Coles 1000). The tune is called "Vermont Hornpipe" in George M. Coe's Jigs and Reels (1876), where it is credited to Zeke Backus.
