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'''PEERLESS HORNPIPE.''' American, Hornpipe. C Major (Cole, Phillips, Ryan): G Major (Miller). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A simplified version of the hornpipe was played by fiddler Vernon Riddle of Spartanburg, South Carolina. As a young man in the 1950's Riddle was stationed at an Air Force base in Amarillo, Texas, and for many years had the fortune to find and learn from a number of mid-20th century Texas fiddle greats, including Eck Robertson, Benny Thomasson, Jack Mears, and the Solomons. There were several tunes from '''Ryan's Mammoth Collection/Cole's 1000''' in his repertoire, including "Peerless Hornpipe." | '''PEERLESS HORNPIPE.''' American, Hornpipe. C Major (Cole, Phillips, Ryan): G Major (Miller). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A simplified version of the hornpipe was played by fiddler Vernon Riddle of Spartanburg, South Carolina. As a young man in the 1950's Riddle was stationed at an Air Force base in Amarillo, Texas, and for many years had the fortune to find and learn from a number of mid-20th century Texas fiddle greats, including Eck Robertson, Benny Thomasson, Jack Mears, and the Solomons. There were several tunes from '''Ryan's Mammoth Collection/Cole's 1000''' in his repertoire, including "Peerless Hornpipe." | ||
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''Source for notated version'': Joey McKenzie [Phillips]. | ''Source for notated version'': Joey McKenzie [Phillips]. | ||
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''Printed sources'': Cole ('''1000 Fiddle Tunes'''), 1940; p. 112. Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 2'''), 1995; p. 215. Miller ('''Fiddler’s Throne'''), 2004; No. 304, p. 180. '''Ryan’s Mammoth Collection''', 1883; p. 149. | ''Printed sources'': Cole ('''1000 Fiddle Tunes'''), 1940; p. 112. Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 2'''), 1995; p. 215. Miller ('''Fiddler’s Throne'''), 2004; No. 304, p. 180. '''Ryan’s Mammoth Collection''', 1883; p. 149. | ||
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Compass 7 4416 2, Mick McAuley and Winifred Horan - "Serenade" (2006). Great Meadow Music, Bob McQuillen and Old New England - "ONE IV" (2009). Éalú - "Escape" (2012). "Don Messer Presents Piano Stylings by Waldo Munro" (1975. Waldo "Thumbs" Munro, 1930-2006, was the piano player for Messer's band The Islanders). | ''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Compass 7 4416 2, Mick McAuley and Winifred Horan - "Serenade" (2006). Great Meadow Music, Bob McQuillen and Old New England - "ONE IV" (2009). Éalú - "Escape" (2012). "Don Messer Presents Piano Stylings by Waldo Munro" (1975. Waldo "Thumbs" Munro, 1930-2006, was the piano player for Messer's band The Islanders). | ||
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See also listing at:<br> | See also listing at:<br> | ||
Hear Vernon Riddle's 1993 field recording at Slippery Hill [https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/peerless-hornpipe]</font></p> | Hear Vernon Riddle's 1993 field recording at Slippery Hill [https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/peerless-hornpipe]</font></p> | ||
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PEERLESS HORNPIPE. American, Hornpipe. C Major (Cole, Phillips, Ryan): G Major (Miller). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A simplified version of the hornpipe was played by fiddler Vernon Riddle of Spartanburg, South Carolina. As a young man in the 1950's Riddle was stationed at an Air Force base in Amarillo, Texas, and for many years had the fortune to find and learn from a number of mid-20th century Texas fiddle greats, including Eck Robertson, Benny Thomasson, Jack Mears, and the Solomons. There were several tunes from Ryan's Mammoth Collection/Cole's 1000 in his repertoire, including "Peerless Hornpipe."
Source for notated version: Joey McKenzie [Phillips].
Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 112. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 2), 1995; p. 215. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 304, p. 180. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 149.
Recorded sources: Compass 7 4416 2, Mick McAuley and Winifred Horan - "Serenade" (2006). Great Meadow Music, Bob McQuillen and Old New England - "ONE IV" (2009). Éalú - "Escape" (2012). "Don Messer Presents Piano Stylings by Waldo Munro" (1975. Waldo "Thumbs" Munro, 1930-2006, was the piano player for Messer's band The Islanders).
See also listing at:
Hear Vernon Riddle's 1993 field recording at Slippery Hill [1]