joe mc cool wrote: > > This has nothing to do with abc, but .... > > Further to the King of the Fairies etc: > > I was told once that Hornpipes came originally from France. > > Is this true and in what way ? > > (Sigh, they are _still_ lovely !) > > Joe Mc Cool > To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: >http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
What do you mean by hornpipe? In the Scarce Songs 1 file on my website is an English imitation of a Scots song (and better than most imitations of Scots songs), c 1565-70, "Our Jockey sale have our Jenny, hope I". As part of the wedding feast there is danced a 'horn pype', with many calls given. It's not obvious that the hornpipe differed from other country dances. The English prior to 1700 occasionally called Scottish songs 'jiggs'. If you try to go too far back, our modern definitions often don't work. Bruce Olson Roots of Folk: Old British Isles popular and folk songs, tunes, broadside ballads at my no-spam website - www.erols.com/olsonw or just <A href="http://www.erols.com/olsonw";> Click </a> Motto: Keep at it; muddling through always works. To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
