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'''MEN FROM ULSTER, THE''' (Na Fir Ua Ulad). AKA and see "[[Norfolk Hornpipe (1)]]." Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune is the same as "[[Norfolk Hornpipe (1)]]" printed in '''Ryan's Mammoth Collection''' (c. 1883) and credited to W.H. Whiddon. The "Men from Ulster" title is perhaps Francis O'Neill's re-titling of the tune. | '''MEN FROM ULSTER, THE''' (Na Fir Ua Ulad). AKA and see "[[Norfolk Hornpipe (1)]]." Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune is the same as "[[Norfolk Hornpipe (1)]]" printed in '''Ryan's Mammoth Collection''' (c. 1883) and credited to W.H. Whiddon. The "Men from Ulster" title is perhaps Francis O'Neill's re-titling of the tune. | ||
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Composer W.H. Whiddon is also thought to have been the composer of "[[Whiddon's Hornpipe]]", found in '''Kerr's Merry Melodies''', and in the Adam Craig's '''Empire Collection of Hornpipes''' (Aberdeen, 1898, p. 7). In fact, the second strain of "Whiddon's Hornpipe" is similar to the first strain of "[[Norfolk Hornpipe (1)]]/Men from Ulser (The)." Lisa Ornstein point out this part is a "floater," and also appears in O'Neill's "[[Wily Old Bachelor]]." | Composer W.H. Whiddon is also thought to have been the composer of "[[Whiddon's Hornpipe]]", found in '''Kerr's Merry Melodies''', and in the Adam Craig's '''Empire Collection of Hornpipes''' (Aberdeen, 1898, p. 7). In fact, the second strain of "Whiddon's Hornpipe" is similar to the first strain of "[[Norfolk Hornpipe (1)]]/Men from Ulser (The)." Lisa Ornstein point out this part is a "floater," and also appears in O'Neill's "[[Wily Old Bachelor]]" and "[[Bashful Bachelor (2) (The)]]." | ||
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MEN FROM ULSTER, THE (Na Fir Ua Ulad). AKA and see "Norfolk Hornpipe (1)." Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune is the same as "Norfolk Hornpipe (1)" printed in Ryan's Mammoth Collection (c. 1883) and credited to W.H. Whiddon. The "Men from Ulster" title is perhaps Francis O'Neill's re-titling of the tune.
Composer W.H. Whiddon is also thought to have been the composer of "Whiddon's Hornpipe", found in Kerr's Merry Melodies, and in the Adam Craig's Empire Collection of Hornpipes (Aberdeen, 1898, p. 7). In fact, the second strain of "Whiddon's Hornpipe" is similar to the first strain of "Norfolk Hornpipe (1)/Men from Ulser (The)." Lisa Ornstein point out this part is a "floater," and also appears in O'Neill's "Wily Old Bachelor" and "Bashful Bachelor (2) (The)."
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1701, p. 316.
Recorded sources: