Bells of St. Louis (1) (The)
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BELLS OF ST. LOUIS [2], THE (Cloig St. Louis). AKA - "Belles of St. Louis." AKA and see "The Hawk Hornpipe." Irish; Reel. G Major (Breathnach): F Major (McNulty). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Some slight similarities to version #1. Breathnach (1985) states the tune was 'probably an American composition', but he is in error for "Bells of St. Louis" is a reel setting of James Hill's hornpipe "The Hawk." Hill was from Gateshead, England, near Newcastle.
Source for notated version: fiddler Mick Woods (Ireland) [Breathnach].
Printed sources: Breathnach (CRE III), 1985; No. 128, p. 61. McNulty (Dance Music of Ireland), 1965; p. 5.
Recorded sources: Inchecronin Records, Mick Woods - "A Tribute to John McKenna." Green Linnet SIF 1130, De Dannan - "Song for Ireland." De Danann - "Mist Covered Mountain."
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