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GRIGSBY'S HORNPIPE. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Texas. A Major. AEac# tuning (fiddle). From Texas fiddler Eck Robertson [1] (1887-1975), who played it in a medley with "Rye Whiskey," recorded in March, 1963, at Robertson's home in Amarillo, Texas. Robertson said on record he was the only fiddler to play the tune.

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Printed sources:

Recorded sources: County 202, "Eck Robertson: Famous Cowboy Fiddler." Rounder CD 0359, Skip Gorman - "Lonesome Prairie Love" (1996).

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]

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