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T:Hooley’s Hornpipe
C:R.M. Hooley
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B:Coes Album of Jigs and Reels, something new, for professional and amateur violinists,
B:leaders of orchestras, quadrille bands, and clog, reel and jig dancers; consisting of a
B:Grand Collection of entirely New and Original Clog-Hornpipes, Reels, jigs,
B:Scotch Reels, Irish Reels and Jigs, Waltzes, Walk-Arounds, etc. (1876, p. 37)
N:Coes performed with the San Francisco Minstrels in California from 1852 to 1859.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
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Richard Hooley is the main figure depicted in the poster.HOOLEY'S HORNPIPE. American, Hornpipe (2/4 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABCAA. "Hooley's Hornpipe" was composed by Richard M. Hooley (1822-1893), a performer and a manager of minstrel organizations. Hooley was born in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland, in 1822 and died in Chicago in 1893. A few years after the publication of George H. Coes' collection Hooley became manager of Emerson's Megatherian Minstrels (the group's name references a giant prehistoric sloth). They opened at Hooley's in Chicago for one season only in June, 1879, and specialized in minstrel shows.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - George H. Coes (Coes Album of Jigs and Reels, something new, for professional and amateur violinists, leaders of orchestras, quadrille bands, and clog, reel and jig dancers; consisting of a Grand Collection of entirely New and Original Clog-Hornpipes, Reels, jigs, Scotch Reels, Irish Reels and Jigs, Waltzes, Walk-Arounds, etc.), 1876; p. 37.
