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'''PADDY O'BRIEN'S HORNPIPE [1]''' (Cornphíopa Phádraig Uí Bhriain). AKA and see “[[Athlone Hornpipe (The)]],” "[[Mountain Stream (1)]]," "[[Paddy Killoran's]]," "[[Tara Brooch (The)]]," "[[Western Hornpipe (The)]]." Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The Paddy O'Brien named in the title is probably the button accordion player from Co. Tipperary (1922-1991), the son of renowned fiddler Dinny O'Brien. Paddy is recognized as having been a virtuoso on his instrument (along with Joe Cooley), and played and recorded with a variety of bands, including the Tulla Ceili Band, the Ormond Ceili Band and the Aughrim Ceili Band. Breathnach’s source, Seamus Thompson, played the tune in the key of C Major on his recording, and the tune is heard in both keys at sessions. | '''PADDY O'BRIEN'S HORNPIPE [1]''' (Cornphíopa Phádraig Uí Bhriain). AKA and see “[[Athlone Hornpipe (The)]],” "[[Mountain Stream (1)]]," "[[Paddy Killoran's]]," "[[Tara Brooch (The)]]," "[[Western Hornpipe (The)]]." Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The Paddy O'Brien named in the title is probably the button accordion player from Co. Tipperary (1922-1991), the son of renowned fiddler Dinny O'Brien. Paddy is recognized as having been a virtuoso on his instrument (along with Joe Cooley), and played and recorded with a variety of bands, including the Tulla Ceili Band, the Ormond Ceili Band and the Aughrim Ceili Band. Breathnach’s source, Seamus Thompson, played the tune in the key of C Major on his recording, and the tune is heard in both keys at sessions. County Sligo born fiddler Michael Coleman recorded the tune as "The Western." | ||
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PADDY O'BRIEN'S HORNPIPE [1] (Cornphíopa Phádraig Uí Bhriain). AKA and see “Athlone Hornpipe (The),” "Mountain Stream (1)," "Paddy Killoran's," "Tara Brooch (The)," "Western Hornpipe (The)." Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The Paddy O'Brien named in the title is probably the button accordion player from Co. Tipperary (1922-1991), the son of renowned fiddler Dinny O'Brien. Paddy is recognized as having been a virtuoso on his instrument (along with Joe Cooley), and played and recorded with a variety of bands, including the Tulla Ceili Band, the Ormond Ceili Band and the Aughrim Ceili Band. Breathnach’s source, Seamus Thompson, played the tune in the key of C Major on his recording, and the tune is heard in both keys at sessions. County Sligo born fiddler Michael Coleman recorded the tune as "The Western."
Source for notated version: fiddler Seamus Thompson (Ireland) [Breathnach].
Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 217, p. 99. Ceol, VI (1).
Recorded sources: Gael-Linn Records CEF 068, Seamus Thompson - "An Fhidil I" (1978).
See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]