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'''McMAHON'S (HORNPIPE).''' AKA and see "[[Paddy O'Brien's]]," "[[Seán Ryan's Hornpipe (2)]]," "[[Trip to Vermont]]." AKA - "[[James McMahon's Hornpipe]]." Irish Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. It has been said that the tune was composed around 1960 by fiddler Seán Ryan as "McMahon's" and it does appear in Brian Ryan's collection of the compositions of his father, a volume entitled '''The Hidden Ireland'''. It appears in Bulmer & Sharpley ('''Music from Ireland, vol. 1''') as "[[Seán Ryan's]]." However, in Cyril Maguire's collection called '''The Hidden Fermanagh''' (2003) it is attributed to County Fermanagh flute player James McMahon (and appears as "James McMahon's Hornpipe"). The tune, points out Cork musician Paul De Grae, sits well on the flute, and, suggests Paul, it is possible that in publishing the posthumous collection, it was among Seán's papers and was simply assumed to be an original. The "[[Trip to Vermont]]" title comes from a 1974 album by Seamus Cooley and fiddler Johnny McGreevey, while the "Paddy O'Brien's" title is from a 1958 field recording of accordion player Jimmy Hogan made by Peter Kennedy. | '''McMAHON'S (HORNPIPE).''' AKA and see "[[Paddy O'Brien's]]," "[[Seán Ryan's Hornpipe (2)]]," "[[Trip to Vermont]]." AKA - "[[James McMahon's Hornpipe]]." Irish Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. It has been said that the tune was composed around 1960 by fiddler Seán Ryan as "McMahon's" and it does appear in Brian Ryan's collection of the compositions of his father, a volume entitled '''The Hidden Ireland'''. It appears in Bulmer & Sharpley ('''Music from Ireland, vol. 1''') as "[[Seán Ryan's]]." However, in Cyril Maguire's collection called '''The Hidden Fermanagh''' (2003) it is attributed to County Fermanagh flute player James McMahon (and appears as "James McMahon's Hornpipe"). The tune, points out Cork musician Paul De Grae, sits well on the flute, and, suggests Paul, it is possible that in publishing the posthumous collection, it was among Seán's papers and was simply assumed to be an original. The "[[Trip to Vermont]]" title comes from a 1974 album by Seamus Cooley and fiddler Johnny McGreevey, while the "[[Paddy O'Brien's]]" title is from a 1958 field recording of accordion player Jimmy Hogan made by Peter Kennedy. | ||
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Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources []<br> | Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/m05.htm#Mcmaho]<br> | ||
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [http://www.irishtune.info/tune/1266/]<br> | Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [http://www.irishtune.info/tune/1266/]<br> | ||
Hear the tune played by John Christie, Frank Wisenor, Seamus Richmond with Fr. Lyons at the Comhaltas Archive [http://comhaltasarchive.ie/search?tab=tracks&q=mcmahon#/tracks/602]<br> | |||
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McMAHON'S (HORNPIPE). AKA and see "Paddy O'Brien's," "Seán Ryan's Hornpipe (2)," "Trip to Vermont." AKA - "James McMahon's Hornpipe." Irish Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. It has been said that the tune was composed around 1960 by fiddler Seán Ryan as "McMahon's" and it does appear in Brian Ryan's collection of the compositions of his father, a volume entitled The Hidden Ireland. It appears in Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland, vol. 1) as "Seán Ryan's." However, in Cyril Maguire's collection called The Hidden Fermanagh (2003) it is attributed to County Fermanagh flute player James McMahon (and appears as "James McMahon's Hornpipe"). The tune, points out Cork musician Paul De Grae, sits well on the flute, and, suggests Paul, it is possible that in publishing the posthumous collection, it was among Seán's papers and was simply assumed to be an original. The "Trip to Vermont" title comes from a 1974 album by Seamus Cooley and fiddler Johnny McGreevey, while the "Paddy O'Brien's" title is from a 1958 field recording of accordion player Jimmy Hogan made by Peter Kennedy.
Source for notated version: New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker].
Printed sources: Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 264, p. 81. Jordan (Whistle and Sing), 1975; 62.
Recorded sources: Larraga MOR 1302, Mike Rafferty - "Speed 78" (2004).
See also listings at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [2]
Hear the tune played by John Christie, Frank Wisenor, Seamus Richmond with Fr. Lyons at the Comhaltas Archive [3]