Annotation:Bob Walter's Hornpipe

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X:1 T:Bob Walters Hornpipe N:From the playing of Bob Walters (1889-1960, Burt N:County, east Nebraska) M:C| L:1/8 R:Hornpipe Q:"Very Quick" N:An untitled piece from a 1954 field recording by Dwight Lamb N:The tune is played almost as a reel, with a little swing. D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/bob-walters-hornpipe Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D ag|fdAc ecAc|dBGB AFDF|GBAG FAdf|edcd e2ag| fdAc ecAc|dBGB AFDF|GBAG FAdf|edce d2:| |:FG|ABAG FDEF|GABG E2gf|edcB Aceg|fedB A2FG| ABAG FDEF|GABG E2gf|edcB Aceg|fdec d2:|]

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BOB WALTER'S HORNPIPE. American, Hornpipe (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'AA'BB'BB'. Bob Walters (d. 1960) was an influential champion fiddler from Burt County, Nebraska whose hey-dey was the early to mid-20th century. He broadcast frequently over regional radio stations, and his playing was held in high regard.

Bob Walters

This hornpipe, from a field recording in 1954 by one of his admirers, Dwight Lamb, was one of several tunes that Walters had no name for, however, per custom, it was called after his mentor. It is played quite fast, almost a reel with a bit of 'swing'. The second strain begins similarly to Walters' "<incipit title="load:shoot" width=850 link="https://tunearch.org/wiki/Shoot Two Bits">Shoot Two Bits</incipit>."

X:1 M:C| L:1/8 K:D |:FG|ABAG FDEF|GFGA BcdB|cded cABc|dcde fga2|