Annotation:McDermott's Hornpipe (1)

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McDERMOTT'S HORNPIPE [1] (Cornphíopa Mhic Dhiarmada). The AKA and see "Dunn's Hornpipe," "Flowers of Antrim (1) (The)," "Marquis of Lorne (1)," "McDanaugh's Clog," "McDonaugh's Clog," "Newry Hornpipe (The)," "Sligo Fancy (The)." Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Phillips): AA'BB'CC'D.

This is the second hornpipe in an amalgamated tune (a pairing of "Galway Hornpipe (1) (The)" and "Sligo Fancy (The)") that was recorded by renowned County Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman [1] (1891-1945) on a 78 RPM recording in New York in 1922. The set was named by Coleman after Bunnanadden, County Sligo, fiddler and publican Peter James (P.J.) McDermott (b. 1874), who had a strong influence on Coleman when he was learning to play in Ireland. The provenance is unknown: the first strain is cognate with the Scottish "Marquis of Lorne (1)" printed by James S. Kerr in the 1880's.

Sources for notated versions: Andy McGann (1928–2004, New York City) [Phillips]; accordion player Paddy O'Brien, 1970 (Dublin, Ireland) [Breathnach]; Montreal fiddler Jean Carignan [Miller & Perron].

Printed sources: Alewine (Maid that Cut Off the Chicken's Lips), 1987; p. 24. Breathnach (CRÉ 2), 1976; No. 299, p. 153. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 3, No. 33. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; p. 118. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1989; p. 37.

Recorded sources: OKEH 4703 (78 RPM), Michael Coleman (1922). Shanachie 29009, "Andy McGann & Paul Brady" (learned from Katherine Brennan). Shaskeen Records OS-360, Andy McGann, Felix Dolan, Joe Burke – "A Tribute to Michael Coleman" (c. 1965).

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [2]
Hear Coleman's 1922 recording played on a gramophone on youtube.com [3]