Annotation:Old Sport (1)

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OLD SPORT [1]. Old-Time, American; Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. No relation to "Old Sport (2)" and "Old Sport (3)." The tune has gained some currency among Cape Breton musicians.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 28. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 53.

Recorded sources: Rounder CD 11661-7033-2, Natalie MacMaster - "My Roots are Showing" (2000).

See also listing at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [1]

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