Annotation:Murray's Fancy (1)

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MURRAY'S FANCY (HORNPIPE) [1]. AKA and see "Cuckoo (1) (The)," "Dublin Hornpipe (2) (The)," "Canadian Reel," "Gigue Canadienne (1)," "Hennessey's Hornpipe (3)." Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. Renowned County Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman recorded the tune under the "Murray's Fancy" title in New York in 1921 for the Vocalion label.

Source for notated version: piper Seamus Ennis (Dublin) [Breathnach].

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; p. 157, No. 307 (appears as "Gan Ainm").

Recorded sources: Gael-Linn Records CEFCD161, "Michael Coleman 1891-1945." Green Linnet 1048, Joe Burke - "Traditional Music of Ireland" (a reissue of the 1973 Shaskeen LP). Vocalion 14201 (78RPM), Michael Coleman (1921).

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]

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