Fisher's Hornpipe

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X:1 T:Fisher's Hornpipe L:1/8 M:C| K:F |:c2|fcAc BdcB|AcAc BdcB|AcFc BdGd|AcFA G2 (3cde| fc Ac BdcB|AcFc BdcB|ABcd efge|f2a2f2:| |:ef|gece gebg|afcf afba|gece gaba|gfed c2 Bc| dBFB dBfd|cAFA cAfc|dfed cBAG|F2A2F2:||

X:2 T:Fisher's Hornpipe 50 S:John Greenwood MS. c. 1780 M:C L:1/8 K:G gdBd cedc | BdBd cedc | BGBG cAcA | BGBG AFED | gdBd cedc | BdBd cedc | Bgec' bgaf | g2g2g4 :| |: afdf afc'a | bgdg bgd'b | afdf afc'a | agfe d4 | ecGc ecge | dBGB dBgd | ecge dBcA | G2G2G4 :|

X:1 T:Danced by Aldridge M: L:1/8 R:Hornpipe B:Alexander McGlashan - A Collection of Scots Measures (c. 1781, p. 34) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D dAFA GBAG|FAFA GBAG|FDFD GEGE|AFED CECA,| dAFA GBAG|FAFAF GBAG|Fd Bg fedc|d2d2d2z2:| |:ecAc ecge|fdAd fdaf|ecAc ecge|fdcB A4| BGEG BGdB|AFDF AFdA|BGdB AGFE|D2D2D2z2:|]

X:1 T:Fisher's Hornpipe M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Hornpipe S: Seth Johnson – Woburn Fife Manuscript (c. 1807-40?, p. 14) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C (3G/A/B/|c/G/E/G/ F/A/G/F/|E/G/E/G/ F/A/G/F/|E/C/E/C/ F/D/F/D/|E/C/E/C/ d/B/G/B/| c/G/E/G/ F/A/G/F/|E/G/E/G/ F/A/G/F/|Ec B/c/d/e/ |ccc:| |:B/c/|d/B/G/B/ d/B/f/e/|d/B/G/B/ e/c/g/e/|d/B/G/B/ d/B/f/e/|d/c/B/A/ GG| c/F/D/F/ A/F/c/A/|G/E/C/E/ G/E/c/A/ G/E/c/A/ G/F/E/D/|CCC:|] P:Same ms., in 'F' (p. 21) K:F (3c/d/e/|f/c/A/c/ B/d/c/B/|A/c/A/c/ B/d/c/B/|A/F/A/F/ B/G/B/G/|a/f/a/f/ g/e/c/e/| f/c/A/c/ B/d/c/B/|A/c/A/c/ B/d/c/B/|A/f/e/g/ f/a/g/b/|af/f/ f:| |:e/f/|g/e/c/e/ g/e/b/g/|a/f/d/f/ a/f/c’/a/|g/e/c/e/ g/e/b/a/|g/f/e/d/ cc| d/B/G/B/ d/B/f/d/|c/A/F/A/ c/A/f/d/|c/f/e/d/ c/B/A/G/|FF/F/F:|] P:2nd Part Fishers Hornpipe dd e/f/g/e/|d/e/d/d/ e/f/g/e/|dd ee|dd A2| dd e/f/g/e/|d/e/d/d/ e/f/g/e/|d/e/f/g/ a/g/f/e/|dd d2:| |:eeee|ff f2|eeef|e/d/c/B/ A2| BBBB|AA A2|d/f/d/f/ e/g/e/g/|fd d2:|]

X:1 T:Fisher’s Hornpipe M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Hornpipe B:Saunders – New and Complete Instructor for the Violin (Boston, 1847, No. 3, p. 98) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F (3c/d/e/|(f/c/).A/.c/ (B/d/).c/.B/|(A/c/).A/.c/ (B/d/).c/.B/|(A/F/).F/.A/ (B/G/).G/.B/|(A/F/)(A/F/) C/c/d/e/| (f/c/).A/.c/ (B/d/).c/.B/|(A/c/).F/A/ (B/d/).c/.B/|A/c/g/a/ b/g/e/g/|faf:| |:(e/f/)|g/e/c/e/ g/e/b/g/|a/f/d/f/ a/f/c’/a/|g/e/c/e/ g/e/b/a/|g/f/e/d/ c(B/c/)| d/B/G/B/ d/e/f/d/|c/A/F/A/ c/d/e/c/|d/e/f/d/ c/B/A/F/|GFF:|]

X:1 T:Fisher’s Hornpipe T:Blanch [sic] Hornpipe M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Hornpipe S:M.E. Eames music manuscript book, frontispiece dated Aug. 22nd, 1859 (p. 39) S: http://archive.org/details/MEEamesBook N:Eames was perhaps from Philadelphia Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G gdBd cedc|BdBd cedc|BGBG cAcA|BGBG AF D2| gdBd cedc|BdBd cedc|Bgea c'agf|g2g2g2z2:| |:afdf afaf|bgdg bgbg|afdf afaf|agfe d2d2| edBc ecec|dBGB dBdB|cedc BAGF|G2G2G2z2:| P:Variations – 2nd strain afdf afc'a|bgdg bgd'b|afdf afc'b|agfe d2d2| edGc ecae|dBGB dB gd|cedc BAGF|G2G2G2z2||

X:4 T:Fishers M:C| L:1/8 R:Hornpipe B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Colletion (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D dc|dAFA GBAG|FAFA GBAG|FDFD GEGE|FDFD E2 dc| dAFA GBAG|FAFA GBAG|FAdf gedc|d2 d2 d2:| |:cd|ecAc ecge|fdAd fdaf|ecAc ecgf|edcB A3A| BGDG BGdB|AFDF AFdA|BdcB AGFE|D2 D2 D2:||

X:3 T: Fisher’s Hornpipe with Variations M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Hornpipe S:Clinton W. Bisbee (West Sumner, Me., August, 1904) N:The inscription on the front cover indicates the that contents were N:copied from the Dec. 25, 1864, music manuscript of Frank Richardson, N: who lived in a town called Mt. Vernon, Me., later called Canton, Me.. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F (3c/d/e/|f/c/A/c/ B/d/c/B/|A/c/A/c/ B/d/c/B/|(A/F/)F/>A/ (B/G/)G/>B/|(A/F/)F/>A/ G/E/C| f/c/A/c/ B/d/c/B/|A/c/A/c/ B/d/c/B/|A/c/A/c/ B/d/c/B/|A/B/c/d/ e/f/g/e/|fff:| |:e/f/|g/e/c/e/ g/a/b/g/|a/f/c/f/ a/f/a/f/|g/e/c/e/ g/a/b/a/| g/f/e/d/ cB/c/| d/B/F/B/ d/B/d/B/|c/A/F/A/ c/A/f/c/|c/f/e/d/ c/B/A/G/|FFF:| P:"Variation 1" c/d/e/|fc/A/ B/d/c/B/|f/a/c/A/ B/d/c/B/|f/a/c/f/ g/b/e/g/|f/a/g/f/ g/c/d/e/| f/a/c/A/ B/d/c/e/|f/a/c/A/ B/d/c/B/|A/c/f/a/ c/e/g/b/|(3a/g/f/ (3g/f/e f:| |:c/d/e/f/ g/f/g/e/|c/e/f/g/ a/f/g/a/|b/g/a/f/ d/a/g/e/|a/e/f/d/ c/A/B/c/| db/a/ g/f/e/d/|ca/g/ f/e/d/c/|B/d/G/B/ A/c/f/a/ |(3a/g/f/ e/g/f:| P:"Variation 2" (3g/f/e/|f/c/A/c/ (B/d/)(G/B/)|(A/c/)(F/A/) (B/d/)(G/B/)|A/c/f/a/ c/e/g/b/|A/c/f/a/ b/g/e/c/| (f/a/).c/.A/ (B/d/)(G/B/)|A/c/F/A/ B/d/G/B/|A/c/f/a/ G/c/e/g/|fff:| |:c/g/c/g/ c/g/c/g/|c/a/c/a/ c/a/c/a/|(b/a/)(a/g/) (g/f/)(f/e/)|(e/d/)(d/c/) (c/B/)(B/A/)| B/d/g/b/ A/c/f/a/|G/c/e/g/ A/c/f/a/|b/g/e/c/ a/f/d/B/|A/c/e/g/ f:|]

X:1 T:Fisher’s Hornpipe M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Oliver Ditson – The Boston Collection of Instrumental Music (c. 1850, p. 57) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F f/c/A/c/ B/d/c/B/|A/c/A/c/ B/d/c/B/|A/F/A/F/ B/G/B/G/|A/F/A/F/ G2| f/c/A/c/ B/d/c/B/|A/c/A/c/ B/d/c/B/|A/B/c/d/ e/f/g/e/|fff:| |:e/f/|g/e/c/e/ g/e/b/g/|a/f/c/f/ a/f/c’/a/|g/e/c/e/ g/e/b/a/|g/f/e/d/ cB/c/| d/B/F/B/ d/B/f/d/|c/A/F/A/ c/A/f/c/|d/f/e/d/ c/B/A/G/|FFFz:|]

X:1 T:Fisher's Hornpipe S:Alonzo Elvis "Tony" Alderman (1900-1983, western Virginia, with the Hill Billies) M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Moderately Quick" N:The dotted hornpipe rhythm is faithfully retained in the Hill N:Billies recording, and it is not played as a reel. D:Vocalion 5017 (78 RPM), The Hill Billies (1926) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/fishers-hornpipe-1 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G d ef|gdBG ccdc|BGBG cBcA|BdBG cBcA|BdBG A2d2| gdBG ccdc|BGBG ccdc|Bdge fgaf|g2g2g:|2 g2g2g2|| |:fg|afdA afdg|bagg bgbg|agfg afdf|agfe d2gf| eAcd efge|dcBc dBdg|efge dcBA|G2G2G2:|