Annotation:McCormack's

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McCORMACK'S. AKA and see "Newcastle Hornpipe (1)," "Prince Albert's Hornpipe (1)." Irish, Hornpipe. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle)). AABB. The tune was composed by Tyneside fiddler James Hill as the "Newcastle Hornpipe (1)."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: McGuire & Keegan (Irish Tunes by the 100, vol. 1), 1975; No. 91, p. 25. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 15, p. 92.

Recorded sources: Decca 12076 (78 RPM), Michael Coleman (w. Kathleen Brennan on piano) (1936).

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
Hear the tune played on a 1940's acetate solo recording by Michael Coleman at the Internet Archive [2]
Hear Michael Coleman's 1936 recording at the Internet Archive [3] (2nd tune in medley with "High Level (The)". Note the 'unusual' piano accompaniment).