Annotation:Father Dollard's Hornpipe
Tune properties and standard notation
FATHER DOLLARD'S HORNPIPE (Crannciuil an Atar Dollard, Crannciuil an t-Atair Dollaird). AKA and see "Harlequin (The)." Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Source Father W.K. Dollard was a fiddler and flute player, born in Mooncoin in the 1860's. He was the rector of a parish near St. Johns, New Brunswick, and visited Chicago in 1901, where he attended sessions of the Irish Music Club. He died a few years afterward. O'Neill called him "amiable" and "unassuming", and appeared to admire his taste in tunes ("with a repertory of tunes as select as it was extensive"). Terry Moylan (Johnny O'Leary) gives the alternate title "The Harliquin."
Source for notated version: accordion player Johnny O'Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border), recorded in recital at Na Píobairí Uilleann, February, 1981 [Moylan]. "Dollard" [O'Neill].
Printed sources: Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; No. 88, p. 161. Moylan (Johnny O'Leary), 1994; No. 62, pp. 35-36. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 190. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1669, p. 310. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 881, p. 152.
Recorded sources: Topic 12T310, John, Billy and Julia Clifford - "The Star of Munster Trio." Shanachie 79083, Mary Bergin - "Feadóga Stáin 2" (1993).
See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]