Annotation:Three Fingered Jack (1)
X:1 T:Three Fingered Jack [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 645) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F c/B/|A/c/f/a/ g/b/e/g/|f/a/f/c/ A/c/A/F/|E/F/G/A/ B/c/d/c/|B/G/E/G/ F/E/c/B/| A/c/f/a/ g/b/e/g/|f/a/f/c/ A/c/A/F/|D/f/e/d/ c/A/B/G/|FAF:| |:A/c/|B/A/G/F/ E/d/c/B/|A/c/f/c/ a/c/f/c/|B/A/G/F/ E/d/c/B/|A/c/f/c/ a/c/f/c/| d/B/b/a/ g/f/e/d/|c/A/d/c/ B/A/G/F/|D/f/e/d/ c/A/B/G/|FAF:|
THREE FINGERED JACK. AKA and see "News Boys," "Peach Blossom Hornpipe." American, Hornpipe (2/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The hornpipe was printed twice a few years after its appearance inElias Howe's Musician's Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (1880-1882), in Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883), albeit under the titles "Peach Blossom Hornpipe," and "News Boys," each with minor differences. William Bradbury Ryan was an employee of the Howe publishing firm, and the change of title is somewhat curious because of this; however, there are a number of tunes in Howe's Omnibus that appear in Ryan's Mammoth with title changes.
