President Garfield's Hornpipe

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 Theme code Index    13L13L 1133
 Also known as    Blue Water Hornpipe, High Level (2), Garfield's Hornpipe, Reel du Lac Sergent
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Harry Carleton
 Region    Scotland, Ireland, Canada, United States
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI, Contra
 Meter/Rhythm    Hornpipe/Clog, Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    B
 Accidental    2 flats
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    CANADA(Maritimes/English)
 Structure    AABB, AA'BB'
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 137
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1883
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X:1 T:President Garfield's Hornpipe M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Bb |: dc | BFDF BFDF | BABc dcde | fcAc fcAc | f=efg f_edc | BFDF BFDF | BABc dcde | fgag fedc | B2 d2 B2 :| |: (ba) | geBG EGBg | fdBF DFBf | eAgf eAgf | dBgf dBba | geBG EGBg | fdBF DFBf | =efag f_edc | B2 d2 B2:|]


X:2 T:President Garfield's R: Hornpipe D: Laoise Kelly "Just Harp" D: Paul O'Shaughnessy & Paul Mc Grattan "Within a Mile of Dublin" D: Boys of the Lough "To Welcome Paddy Home" H: President Garfield was the 20th President of the United States. He was elected and murdered during the year 1881. The tune has probably been written during this year. Z: Pierre Commes Z: Other versions can be found on John Chamber's site and in Henrick Norbeck's collection V:1 M:C| L:1/8 P:D Version K:D |:(3ABc |dAFA dAFA |dcde fefg |aece aece |abc'b agfe | dAFA dAFA |dcde fefg |abc'b agfe |1 dfec d2  :|2 dfec d2zf|| |:bgdB GBgb |afdA FAfa | geba geba |fdba fdga| bgdB GBgb | afdA FAfg |abc'b agec |1 dfec d2zf :|2 dfec d2|] P:G Version K:G |:(3DEF |GDBD GDBD |GFGA BABc |dAFA dAFA | defe dcBA |GDBD GDBD |GFGA BABc |defe dcBA | [1GB AF G2 :|2GBAF G2 gf||:ecGE cEce |dBGE DGBd | cFed cFed |BGed B2 gf |ecGE cEce |dBGD dGBG | defe dcAF |1GBAF G2gf :|2GBAF G2 |]


X: 1 T:President Garfield's R:Reel D:Brendan Begley. Also Laoise Kelly:Just Harp Z:Adrian Scahill M:4/4 L:1/8 K:A AEE2 AECE|AEAB cBcd|eBB2 eBGB|eBef edCB| AEE2 AECE|AGAB cBcd|eagf edcB|1 A2GB A2cB:|2 A2GB A2ag|| |:fdAF DFAf|ecAE CEfe|d+BG+fe d+BG+fe|cAfe cAde| fdAF DFAf|ecAE CEAf|efgf edcB|(3ABA GB A2ag:||


X:1 T:Blue Water Hornpipe M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Hoedown S:Harry Johnson (originally from North Dakota) B:Stuart Williams - Evergreen Fiddler vol. II (2006, p. 5) B:https://wotfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Evergreen-Fiddler-Vol-II.pdf D:WOTFA Productions, "Harry Johnson: North Dakota Fiddler" (2006) K:A cB||"A"AECE AECE|AEAB cBcd|"E7"eBGB eBGB|eBef edcB| "A"AECE AECE|AEAB cBcd|"E7"efge fecB|"A"AGAB A2:| |:ag||"D"fdAF D2 af|"A"ecAE C2 ee|"E7"efge fecB|"A"ABcd e2 ag| fdAF D2 af|"A"ecAE C2 ee|"E7"efgf edcB|"A"AGAB A2:|]