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'''FREE STATE HORNPIPE'''. AKA - "[[Hornpipe in A]]," "[[Hilltop Hornpipe]]." Old-Time, Hornpipe. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. | '''FREE STATE HORNPIPE'''. AKA - "[[Hornpipe in A]]," "[[Hilltop Hornpipe]]." Old-Time, Hornpipe. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The hornpipe takes its name from a portion of Fauquir County, northern Virginia, that attempted to form a 'free state' to avoid paying taxes. | ||
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''Sources for notated versions'': Source for notated version: Tommy Jackson and John Ashby [Phillips]. Ashby himself says the tune came from Winchester, Virginia, fiddler Ralph Lamp. | ''Sources for notated versions'': Source for notated version: Tommy Jackson and John Ashby [http://www.fieldrecorder.com/docs/notes/ashby.htm] (1915-1979, Fauquier County, Virginia) [Phillips]. Ashby himself says the tune came from Winchester, Virginia, fiddler Ralph Lamp. | ||
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Revision as of 19:42, 21 June 2011
Tune properties and standard notation
FREE STATE HORNPIPE. AKA - "Hornpipe in A," "Hilltop Hornpipe." Old-Time, Hornpipe. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The hornpipe takes its name from a portion of Fauquir County, northern Virginia, that attempted to form a 'free state' to avoid paying taxes.
Sources for notated versions: Source for notated version: Tommy Jackson and John Ashby [1] (1915-1979, Fauquier County, Virginia) [Phillips]. Ashby himself says the tune came from Winchester, Virginia, fiddler Ralph Lamp.
Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; p. 202 (appears as "Hornpipe in A").
Recorded sources: