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|f_track=The Last Shot Got Him.mp3
|f_track=Tatterjack Walsh.mp3
|f_artwork=Chenwett_crest.gif
|f_artwork=Patrick Josepf McCall.jpg
|f_tune_name=The Last Shot Got Him
|f_tune_name=Tatter Jack Walsh
|f_played_by=Martin Simpson
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/andrew-john-cairns  Andrew John Cairns ]
|f_notes=Chenwett's Crest
|f_notes= Patrick Joseph McCall (6 March 1861 – 8 March 1919) known as "P.J. McCall"
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/martinsimpsonofficial/the-last-shot-got-him Soundcloud]
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/andrew-john-cairns/tatterjack-walsh-arr-for Soundcloud]
|f_pix=650  
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|f_picpix=150  
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|f_piclink=Last_Shot_Got_Him_(2)_(The)
|f_piclink=Tatter Jack Walsh
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{{FeaturedTunes  
{{FeaturedTunes
|f_track=Old Zip Coon And Medley Reels.mp3
|f_track=Elk River Blues.mp3
|f_artwork=Zipcoon.png
|f_artwork=Ernie Carpenter.jpg
|f_tune_name=Old Zip Coon
|f_tune_name=Elk River Blues
|f_played_by=Fiddlin' Doc Roberts
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/jatek-zenekar Jatek Zenekar]
|f_notes=First performed by George Dixon in 1834, Zip Coon made a mockery of free blacks
|f_notes= Ernie Carpenter (1909-1997)
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/fiddlindocroberts/old-zip-coon-and-medley-reels Soundcloud]
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/jatek-zenekar/elk-river-blues Soundcloud]
|f_pix=650  
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=150  
|f_picpix=150
|f_piclink=Old_Zip_Coon
|f_piclink=Elk River Blues
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{{FeaturedTunes
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|f_track=Ricketts Hornpipe.mp3
|f_track=The Skillet Lickers-Soldier's Joy.mp3
|f_artwork=Rickettscircus.jpg
|f_artwork=TheSkilletLickers.jpg
|f_tune_name=Rickett's Hornpipe
|f_tune_name=Soldier's Joy
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/kevinroth-music Kevin Roth]
|f_played_by=The Skillet Lickers
|f_notes= Rickett's Circus, Philadelphia, on the corner of Market and 12th St.
|f_notes=The string band Gid Tanner and his Skillet Lickers
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/kevinroth-music/ricketts-hornpipe Soundcloud]
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/ozark-traditions/soldiers-joy Soundcloud]
|f_pix=650
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|f_picpix=150
|f_picpix=150  
|f_piclink=Rickett's Hornpipe
|f_piclink=Soldier's_Joy_(1)
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{{FeaturedTunes
{{FeaturedTunes  
|f_track=Fishers_Hornpipe.mp3
|f_track=Greenfields Of America.mp3
|f_artwork=GAINSBOROUGH,_Thomas_-_Johann_Christian_Fischer_(1780).jpg
|f_artwork=Greenfields of Amerikay.jpg
|f_tune_name=Fisher's Hornpipe
|f_tune_name=Greenfields of America
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/user-707619939 Bruno Bruzzese]
|f_played_by=Martin Simpson
|f_notes= Portrait of J.C.Fischer (1733-1800) painted by Thomas Gainsborough, 1780 (Royal Collection).
|f_notes=If e'er a friendless Irishman should happen my way
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/user-707619939/fishers-hornpipe Soundcloud]
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/martinsimpsonofficial/greenfields-of-america Soundcloud]
|f_pix=650
|f_pix=650  
|f_picpix=150
|f_picpix=150  
|f_piclink=Fisher's Hornpipe
|f_piclink=Greenfields_of_America_(1)
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{{FeaturedTunes  
|f_track=Marmadukes Hornpipe.mp3
|f_track=Forked Deer.mp3
|f_artwork=Marmaduke.jpg
|f_artwork=The Hoosier Fiddle.jpg
|f_tune_name=Marmaduke's Hornpipe
|f_tune_name=Forked Deer
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/virgil-ed-sellers Virgil Ed Sellers]
|f_played_by=The Fretless - Vancouver/Toronto/Vermont, Canada
|f_notes= General John Sappington Marmaduke (1833-1887).{{break|2}}
|f_notes=A Hoosier Fiddle - mid 1800s (Courtesy Switzerland County Historical Museum)
Missouri oral tradition gives that the tune was named for Confederate general John Sappington Marmaduke (1833-1887), son of pre-conflict Missouri governor M.M. Marmaduke, who was "from a dynasty of Little Dixie tobacco and hemp farmers, slave holders, and politicians.
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/thefretless/forked-deer Soundcloud]
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/virgil-ed-sellers/marmadukes-hornpipe-a-good-old Soundcloud]
|f_pix=650  
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=150  
|f_picpix=150
|f_piclink=Forked_Deer
|f_piclink=Marmaduke's_Hornpipe
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[[File:The Last Shot Got Him.mp33|thumb|left|250px|[[File:Chenwett_crest.gif50px|left|link=Last_Shot_Got_Him_(2)_(The)]]'''The Last Shot Got Him'''{{break}}Played by:Martin Simpson{{break}} Image: Chenwett's Crest{{break}}Source:[https://soundcloud.com/martinsimpsonofficial/the-last-shot-got-him Soudcloud] ]]
[[File:Old Zip Coon And Medley Reels.mp3|thumb|left|250px|[[File:Zipcoon.png|50px|left|link=Old_Zip_Coon]]'''Old Zip Coon'''{{break}}Played by:Fiddlin' Doc Roberts{{break}} Image: First performed by George Dixon in 1834, Zip Coon made a mockery of free blacks{{break}}Source:[https://soundcloud.com/fiddlindocroberts/old-zip-coon-and-medley-reels Soudcloud] ]]
[[File:The Skillet Lickers-Soldier's Joy.mp3|thumb|left|250px|[[File:TheSkilletLickers.jpg|50px|left|link=Soldier's_Joy_(1)]]'''Soldier's Joy'''{{break}}Played by:The Skillet Lickers{{break}} Image: The string band Gid Tanner and his Skillet Lickers{{break}}Source:[https://soundcloud.com/ozark-traditions/soldiers-joy Soudcloud] ]]
[[File:Greenfields Of America.mp3|thumb|left|250px|[[File:Greenfields of Amerikay.jpg|50px|left|link=Greenfields_of_America_(1)]]'''Greenfields of America'''{{break}}Played by:Martin Simpson{{break}} Image: If e'er a friendless Irishman should happen my way...{{break}}Source:[https://soundcloud.com/martinsimpsonofficial/greenfields-of-america Soudcloud] ]]
[[File:Forked Deer.mp3|thumb|left|250px|[[File:The Hoosier Fiddle.jpg|50px|left|link=Forked_Deer]]'''Forked Deer'''{{break}}Played by:The Fretless - Vancouver/Toronto/Vermont, Canada{{break}} Image: A Hoosier Fiddle - mid 1800s (Courtesy Switzerland County Historical Museum).{{break}}Source:[https://soundcloud.com/thefretless/forked-deer Soudcloud] ]]
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Tatter Jack Walsh

Played by: Andrew John Cairns
Source: Soundcloud
Image: Patrick Joseph McCall (6 March 1861 – 8 March 1919) known as "P.J. McCall"



Elk River Blues

Played by: Jatek Zenekar
Source: Soundcloud
Image: Ernie Carpenter (1909-1997)



Rickett's Hornpipe

Played by: Kevin Roth
Source: Soundcloud
Image: Rickett's Circus, Philadelphia, on the corner of Market and 12th St.



Fisher's Hornpipe

Played by: Bruno Bruzzese
Source: Soundcloud
Image: Portrait of J.C.Fischer (1733-1800) painted by Thomas Gainsborough, 1780 (Royal Collection).



Marmaduke's Hornpipe

Played by: Virgil Ed Sellers
Source: Soundcloud
Image: General John Sappington Marmaduke (1833-1887).

Missouri oral tradition gives that the tune was named for Confederate general John Sappington Marmaduke (1833-1887), son of pre-conflict Missouri governor M.M. Marmaduke, who was "from a dynasty of Little Dixie tobacco and hemp farmers, slave holders, and politicians.