Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on October 20th 2006 by LongNote.
This tune has been added to 7 tunebooks.
Also known as John Mhosai McGinley's, John Mosai McGinley's.
X: 1
T: John Mhosaí McGinley's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Dmaj
dB|AF~F2 DEFA|dced BAdB|AF~F2 DEFD|G2FG EA,CE|
AF~F2 DEFA|dced BAdB|AdcB AFGE|D/E/D CE D2:|
dc|BABc dcdf|b z fa gfgf|ecec BA B/c/d|AFAF EA,CE|
AF~F2 DEFA|dced BAdB|AdcB AFGE|D/E/D CE D2:|
I requested this hornpipe some time ago, so, having learned it since then, I’ll post it here. I got it from “The Fiddle Music of Donegal Vol. 2” where it is played in style by fiddler Vincent Campbell from near Glenties, county Donegal. I have been fortunate enough to have played a few times with Vincent up at the Glenties fiddle weekend which used to be on in October – maybe it’s coming up soon around Halloween or has already taken place. Vincent is a man of great music and sharp wit. According to the CD notes, John Mhosaí McGinley (Mhosaí being his father’s nickname) was a fiddler held in very high regard in the Glen area and beyond. Indeed, John Doherty’s father Mickey considered John Mhosaí the greatest fiddler he had ever heard.
# Posted on October 20th 2006 by LongNote