Annotation:Galway Hornpipe (1) (The)
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GALWAY HORNPIPE [1]. AKA and see "Baldheaded Bachelor (The)," "Dan Lowry's," "McDermott's Hornpipe (4)," "McDermott's No. 2," "McDanaugh's Clog," "McDonaugh's Clog." Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Allan, Bain, Cranitch, Mallinson): AABB' (Mulvihill). The tune appears as the first two parts of a four-part hornpipe recorded under the title "McDermott's" in New York in 1922 by County Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman (see "McDermott's No. 2" for the second two parts). Perhaps due to the influence of the Coleman recording, the hornpipe has been absorbed into contra dance and Cape Breton repertoire. Coleman recorded the tune for OKeh records, an unusual issue for the company who specialized in jazz and popular music (as well as early country music).
The second strain of "Galway Hornpipe [1]" is shared with Jimmy Lyons' "Inishmurray (The)" and Alex Sutherland's "Star Hornpipe."
Source for notated version: Fennig's All Stars (New York) [Brody]; Montreal fiddler Jean Carignan [Miller & Perron].
Printed sources:
Allan's Irish Fiddler, No. 107, p. 27.
Bain (50 Fiddle Solos), 1989; p. 29.
Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; p. 116.
Cranitch (The Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; No. 87, p. 160.
Mallinson (100 Enduring), 1995; No. 82, pg. 34.
Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 3, No. 32.
Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; p. 116.
Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 36, p. 99.
Phillips (Fiddle Case Tunebook: British Isles), 1989; p. 37 (as "McDermott's Hornpipe").
Recorded sources:
Front Hall 01, Fennig's All Stars – "The Hammered Dulcimer."
Green Linnet GLCD 1119, Cherish the Ladies – "The Back Door" (1992).
Philo I 2018, Jean Carignan – "Plays Coleman, Morrison, and Skinner" (appears as third tune of 'Hornpipe Set').
See also listings at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [1]
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [3]