Annotation:Ned Kendall's Hornpipe (2)

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NED KENDALL'S HORNPIPE [2]. AKA and see "Favorite Hornpipe (4)," "Reefer's Hornpipe," "Reel du Chauffeur." American, Hornpipe. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Cole): AA'BB' (Kerr). Perhaps distantly related to the popular and widespread "Ned Kendall's Hornpipe (1)." Ned Kendall [1] (1808-1861) was a famous Boston-based mid-19th century keyed-bugle player, although it has also been rumored that was also the name of a competition-winning African-American step dancer of the same era. The melody was published as "Favorite Hornpipe (4)" by Providence, Rhode Island, music teacher, violinist and dance fiddler George Saunders in his 1847 violin tutor, who may have been the source for the tune. This is perhaps the version that was in the repertoire of Maine fiddler Mellie Dunham; the elderly Dunham was Henry Ford's champion fiddler in the late 1920's. See also the related Irish hornpipe "Swinging Around the Circle" (printed by Francis O'Neill) and the Quèbècois "Reel des Chantiers." See note for "Annotation:Ned Kendall's Hornpipe (1)" for more on Kendall.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 87. Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 2), c. 1880’s; No. 382, p. 42. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 171. White's Unique Collection, 1896; No. 141, p. 25.

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