Annotation:Parker's Fancy

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PARKER'S FANCY. AKA and see "Jim Coleman's." Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Recorded in New York by fiddler Hugh Gillespie (1906-1986), originally from near Ballybofey, County Donegal, Ireland. Gillespie named several of his tunes for Irish music-loving hosts whose houses were always open to musicians to gather and play; hosts such as Con Crowley, Paddy Finley and Dick Cosgrove (according to liner notes of TSDL364). Perhaps Parker was one.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 227, p. 132.

Recorded sources: Decca 12225 (78 RPM), Hugh Gillespie (1939). Topic 12T364, "Hugh Gillespie: Classic Recordings of Irish Traditional Fiddle Music" (1978. Re-released as Topic TSDL364).

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
Hear Gillespie's 1939 recording on youtube.com [2]