Annotation:Old Lancashire Hornpipe (1)

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OLD LANCASHIRE HORNPIPE. AKA - "Lancashire Hornpipe (2)." AKA and see "Reed House Rant." English, "Old" Hornpipe (3/2 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The melody was printed by Playford, and by London publisher John Johnson in his edition of Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1742, p. 12). The hornpipe was often printed with variation sets, as was the practice with such pieces which were essentially a ground for improvisations. Barry Callaghan (2007) opined "Surely one of the great tunes of the tradition." "Reed House Rant" is a related tune. BGOCD 354, Albion Country Band - "Battle of the Field (1997 reissue of 1976 Island recording).

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2005; p. 77. Offord (John of the Green Cheshire Way), 1985. Raven (One Thousand English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 11 (appears as "Lancashire Hornpipe" set in 3/4 time).

Recorded sources: Island Records HELP25, Albion Country Band - "Battle of the Field" (1976). Fellside FECD192, Spiers & Boden - "Tunes" (2005). Ominum Records, John Kirkpatrick - "Force of Habit" (1996)

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