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'''McPARTLAND'S STYLE.''' AKA and see "Greencastle Hornpipe (The)." Irish, Hornpipe. Recorded under this title by Leitrim flute player John McKenna (1880-1947) as the 2nd tune in a medley with "[[Buck From the Mountain (The)]]." The hornpipe commemorates a champion step dancer from Ballyfarnon, County Roscommon, who took first place in the Arigna sports day dancing competition in the early twentieth century, accompanied by McKenna on the flute. Patrick McPartland (c. 1857-1906), still remembered as one of the greatest dancers of his era, was a shoemaker by trade. He was the grandfather of flute player Marcas Ó Murchú. Step-dancing competitions still take place in Ballyfarnon, where the custom is to unhinge a door to make a platform on which the performers tap out a reel. | '''McPARTLAND'S STYLE.''' AKA and see "[[Greencastle Hornpipe (The)]]." Irish, Hornpipe. Recorded under this title by Leitrim flute player John McKenna (1880-1947) as the 2nd tune in a medley with "[[Buck From the Mountain (The)]]." The hornpipe commemorates a champion step dancer from Ballyfarnon, County Roscommon, who took first place in the Arigna sports day dancing competition in the early twentieth century, accompanied by McKenna on the flute. Patrick McPartland (c. 1857-1906), still remembered as one of the greatest dancers of his era, was a shoemaker by trade. He was the grandfather of flute player Marcas Ó Murchú. Step-dancing competitions still take place in Ballyfarnon, where the custom is to unhinge a door to make a platform on which the performers tap out a reel. | ||
[[File:Mckennagaffney.jpg|200px|thumb|left|John McKenna with banjo player Michael Gaffney, a sometime recording partner]] | |||
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>John McKenna (1925). </font> | ''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>John McKenna (1925). </font> | ||
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See also listing at:<br> | See also listing at:<br> | ||
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info []<br> | Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [http://www.irishtune.info/tune/2503/]<br> | ||
Hear the 1955 recording by flute player Charlie Higgins at the Internet Archive [http://archive.org/details/CharleyHigginsBucksfromtheMountainsMcPartlandsStyle] [http://ia600301.us.archive.org/10/items/CharleyHigginsBucksfromtheMountainsMcPartlandsStyle/Charley_HigginsBucks_from_the_Mountains_McPartlands_Style.mp3] ("[[Buck From the Mountain (The)]]"/"McPartland's Style"). | Hear the 1955 recording by flute player Charlie Higgins at the Internet Archive [http://archive.org/details/CharleyHigginsBucksfromtheMountainsMcPartlandsStyle] [http://ia600301.us.archive.org/10/items/CharleyHigginsBucksfromtheMountainsMcPartlandsStyle/Charley_HigginsBucks_from_the_Mountains_McPartlands_Style.mp3] ("[[Buck From the Mountain (The)]]"/"McPartland's Style"). | ||
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Revision as of 02:41, 30 September 2013
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McPARTLAND'S STYLE. AKA and see "Greencastle Hornpipe (The)." Irish, Hornpipe. Recorded under this title by Leitrim flute player John McKenna (1880-1947) as the 2nd tune in a medley with "Buck From the Mountain (The)." The hornpipe commemorates a champion step dancer from Ballyfarnon, County Roscommon, who took first place in the Arigna sports day dancing competition in the early twentieth century, accompanied by McKenna on the flute. Patrick McPartland (c. 1857-1906), still remembered as one of the greatest dancers of his era, was a shoemaker by trade. He was the grandfather of flute player Marcas Ó Murchú. Step-dancing competitions still take place in Ballyfarnon, where the custom is to unhinge a door to make a platform on which the performers tap out a reel.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources:
Recorded sources: John McKenna (1925).
See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
Hear the 1955 recording by flute player Charlie Higgins at the Internet Archive [2] [3] ("Buck From the Mountain (The)"/"McPartland's Style").