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Posted by Vinny Ray
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Another traditional tune. Thanks "Jonny A" for telling me the name of this tune.
3 comments on “President Garfield's Hornpipe”
fiddlepogo Says:
Monday, September 15, 2008 @8:35:23 PM
I don't know the real name, but it sure sounds Canadian to me.
I bet someone like Calvin Vollrath (a top Canadian fiddler who is a member here) would know the name.
JonAnderson Says:
Friday, September 19, 2008 @8:50:44 AM
It's President Garfield's Hornpipe. See the entrie at The Sessions:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/419
Rodney Miller recorded it in 1975 on his Castles in the Air record, which he has re-released:
http://www.rodneymiller.net/cds.html
Jonny
fiddlenbanjo Says:
Thursday, November 1, 2012 @12:50:00 AM
Wow! Was that an electric mandolin? Sounded very good.
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