Annotation:Golden Star Hornpipe
X:1 T:Golden Star Hornpipe N:From a field recording of fiddler Jimmy Wheeler (1917-1987, N:Portsmouth, Scioto County, southern Ohio), by John Harrod M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:Despite title, the tune is played undotted. Q:"Fast" D:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/3557 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G D2|GBAF GEDE|GBec d2 ef|gfed cBAG|FGAB AFDF| GBAF GDB,D|GBec d2ef|gfga ecAF|G6:| |:Bc|d2BB gg2B|e2c2 aa2g|fgfe dcBA|Bdce d2Bc| d2 dB gg2B|e2c2 aa2g|fgfe dcBA|G2DB, G,2:|
GOLDEN STAR HORNPIPE. American, Hornpipe or Reel (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Golden Star Hornpipe" is a classic 19th century hornpipe, such as could be found in Ryan's Mammoth Collection or other of the Elias Howe publications. However, Portsmouth, southern Ohio, fiddler and instrument repairman biography:Jimmy Wheeler played the tune quite fast, so that any vestiges of a dotted rhythm were ironed out in the speed and performance. Some other musicians play the tune with more of the dotted rhythm. Wheeler's source for the tune is unknown.