Annotation:Rambler's Hornpipe

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RAMBLER'S HORNPIPE. AKA and see “Little Old Man,” "Old French." Canadian, American; Hornpipe or Reel. USA, northern N.Y. Canada, Ontario. D Major ('A' part) & A Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The alternate title “Little Old Man” was given by Carmelle Bégin, from Ontario fiddler Dawson Girdwood. The tune has been popular at American contra-dances as “Old French.”

Source for notated version: Bradley Grimshaw (northern N.Y., 1958) [Bayard]; Dawson Girdwood (Perth, Ontario) [Bégin].

Printed sources: Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 362, p. 357. Bégin (Fiddle Music in the Ottawa Valley: Dawson Girdwood), 1985; No. 16, p. 29.

Recorded sources:

See also listing at:
Hear New Brunswick fiddler Ned Landry’s recording at Ted McGraw’s site [1] [2]

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