Cuckoo Solo

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X:1 T:Coda to the Cuckoo Solo N:”as played by Martin Titus.” N:Homan underscored this coda with some cryptic comments, N:perhaps directed to an audience: “Old Ike Homan will play in one N:week | over the Left|”, “go in uncle Ike”, and “now give it fitts old boy.” N:Finally: “Brava Uncle Ike. Old Tite thinks he is some some punk(s) to” M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Isaac Homan manuscript (mid-19th century, Bellport, S:Long Island, NY, Book 2, p. 29) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D [D/F/]-[F/A/][F/A/][F/A/] [F/A/][F/A/][F/A/][F/A/]|[D/F/]-[F/A/][F/A/][F/A/] [F/A/][F/A/][F/A/][F/A/] |[D/G/]-[G/B/][G/B/][G/B/] |[D/G/]-[G/B/][G/B/][G/B/] [G/B/][G/B/][G/B/][G/B/]|[D/G/]-[G/B/][G/B/][G/B/] |[D/G/]-[G/B/][G/B/][G/B/] [G/B/][G/B/][G/B/][G/B/]| [A/E/]-[E/c/][E/c/][E/c/] [E/c/][E/c/][E/c/][E/c/]|[A/E/]-[E/c/][E/c/][E/c/] [E/c/][E/c/][E/c/][E/c/]|[A,E]- [G/c/][G/c/][G/c/] [G/c/][G/c/][G/c/][G/c/]|[A,E]- [G/c/][G/c/][G/c/] [G/c/][G/c/][G/c/][G/c/]| [A,E]- [G/c/][G/c/][G/c/] [G/c/][G/c/][G/c/][G/c/]|[A,E]- [G/c/][G/c/][G/c/] [G/c/][G/c/][G/c/][G/c/]|[A/d/][d/f/][d/f/][d/f/] [d/f/][d/f/][d/f/][d/f/]|[A/d/][d/f/][d/f/][d/f/] [d/f/][d/f/][d/f/][d/f/]| [A/c/e/][c/e/][c/e/][c/e/] [c/e/][c/e/][c/e/][c/e/]|[A/c/e/][c/e/][c/e/][c/e/] [c/e/][c/e/][c/e/][c/e/]|[A/d/][d/f/][d/f/][d/f/] [A/c/][c/e/][c/e/][c/e/] |[A/d/][d/f/][d/f/][d/f/] [A/c/][c/e/][c/e/][c/e/]|[Adf]z [Ace]z] [Adf]z [Ace]z]| [Adf]z [Ace]z] [Adf]z [Ace]z|[A2d2f2]z2 [f2d'2]zG,|.A,2||