Annotation:Kilkenny Hornpipe

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KILKENNY HORNPIPE, THE (Crannciuil Cill-Cainnig). Irish, Hornpipe. G Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Kilkenny takes its name from Saint Kenneth, a companion of St. Columba. See also the air setting as "Kilkenny Tune."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 835, p. 144.

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