Bristol Hornpipe (The)

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Theme code Index	1H315 6212
Also known as	Blacksmith's Hornpipe (2), Slayley Bridge Hornpipe
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland
Genre/Style	English, Northumbrian/Borders, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Hornpipe/Clog
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	England/North East"England/North East" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	William C. Honeyman
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Strathspey Reel and Hornpipe Tutor
Tune and/or Page number	p. 44
Year of publication/Date of MS	1898
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BRISTOL HORNPIPE, THE. AKA and see "Blacksmith's Hornpipe [2]," "Slayley Bridge Hornpipe." English, Scottish; Hornpipe. England, Northumberland. A Major (Honeyman, Kennedy, Kerr, Raven): G Major (Hall & Stafford). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Kerr): AABB. The name Bristol (Glouchestershire) is an Anglo-Saxon name, given as Bricgstow in 1063, 'the meeting place by the bridge.' It was an important Saxon town, having its own mint, and later became England's second port. Eleanor of Brittany, the granddaughter of Henry II, was confined by king John in 1203 at various castles in the area and remained a prisoner for thirty-nine years until her death at Bristol Castle. Queen Elizabeth I visited Bristol in 1574 and remarked that the Church of St. Mary's was the "fairest and goodliest" church in the land. See also the related "Lemmie Brazil's No. 2." Peter Kennedy (1951) gave "Blacksmith's Hornpipe" as an alternate title for the tune, although his source for that title is unknown. Philip Heath-Coleman who researched "Bristol Hornpipe" says that it is found in Wales as "Smith's Hornpipe," a title perhaps related to blacksmithing, although "The Blacksmith's Hornpipe" usually refers to a variant of "Fisher's Hornpipe."

Printed sources: Hall & Stafford (Charlton Memorial Tune Book), 1974; p. 45. Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; p. 44. Kennedy (Fiddler's Tune Book), vol. 1, 1951; No. 24; p. 12. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; No. 18, p. 44. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 175.

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T:Bristol Hornpipe
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S:Honeyman - Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor (1898)
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