Annotation:McDermott's Hornpipe (1)

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McDERMOTT'S HORNPIPE [1] (Cornphíopa Mhic Dhiarmada). The AKA and see "Baldheaded Bachelor (The)," "Dan Lowry's," "Dunn's Hornpipe," "Flowers of Antrim (1) (The)," "Galway Hornpipe (1) (The)," "Marquis of Lorne (1)," "McDanaugh's Clog," "McDonaugh's Clog," "Newry Hornpipe (The)." Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Phillips): AA'BB'CC'D.

This amalgamated tune (a pairing of "Galway Hornpipe (1) (The)" and "Sligo Fancy (The)") was recorded by renowned County Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman [1] (1891-1945) on a 78 RPM recording in New York in 1922. The set was named by Coleman, credited to Bunnanadden, County Sligo, fiddler and publican Peter James (P.J.) McDermott (b. 1874), who had a strong influence on Coleman when he was learning to play. The first strain is cognate with the Scottish "Marquis of Lorne (1)" printed by James S. Kerr in the 1880's, although the second strain differs with Coleman's introduction of the mixolydian mode.

Sources for notated versions: Andy McGann (1928-2004, New York City) [Phillips]; accordion player Paddy O'Brien, 1970 (Dublin, Ireland) [Breathnach]; Montreal fiddler Jean Carignan [Miller & Perron].

Printed sources: Alewine (Maid that Cut Off the Chicken's Lips), 1987; p. 24. : Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 299, p. 153. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 3, No. 33. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; p. 118. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), 1989; p. 37.

Recorded sources: OKEH 4703 (78 RPM), Michael Coleman (1922). Shanachie 29009, "Andy McGann & Paul Brady" (learned from Katherine Brennan). Shaskeen Records OS-360, Andy McGann, Felix Dolan, Joe Burke - "A Tribute to Michael Coleman" (c. 1965).

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [2]
Hear Coleman's 1922 recording played on a gramophone on youtube.com [3]