Annotation:McPartland's Style

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McPARTLAND'S STYLE. AKA and see "Greencastle Hornpipe (The)." Irish, Hornpipe. Recorded under this title by Leitrim flute player John McKenna (1880-1947) as the 2nd tune in a medley with "Bucks from the Mountains (The)." The hornpipe commemorates a champion step dancer from Ballyfarnon, County Roscommon, who took first place in the Arigna sports day dancing competition in the early twentieth century, accompanied by McKenna on the flute. Patrick McPartland (c. 1857-1906), still remembered as one of the greatest dancers of his era, was a shoemaker by trade. He was the grandfather of flute player Marcas Ó Murchú. Step-dancing competitions still take place in Ballyfarnon, where the custom is to unhinge a door to make a platform on which the performers tap out a reel.

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Recorded sources: John McKenna (1925). See also listing at:<br: Alan Ng's Irishtune.info []
Hear the 1955 recording by flute player Charlie Higgins at the Internet Archive [1] [2] ("Bucks from the Mountains"/"McPartland's Style").

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