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Thread #67887   Message #1139069
Posted By: clueless don
17-Mar-04 - 09:03 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Age of Saint Anne's Reel
Subject: RE: Origins: Age of Saint Anne's Reel
DonMeixner,

As I recall, Gordon Bok recorded a medley of hornpipes (possibly on the album "A Tune for November", or one of the other early Folk Legacy ones) which he called "Lou's Handy", so named because he heard Lou Killen play them. The liner notes identify the two individual tunes, as I recall, as "Boys of North Tyne" and "Reedsdale Hornpipe" (or similar spelling.) "Boys of North Tyne" is the tune that everyone else in the universe calls "Boys of Blue Hill" (or "Bluhill".)

A bit of trad-meets-pop trivia: On the Simon and Garfunkel recording of their song "Fakin' It", there is a very brief snatch of "Reedsdale Hornpipe" played during the break, right around the point where a woman's voice says something like "Good morning, Mr. Leach, have you had a busy day?" Thanks to my pal Craig for pointing that out to me!

Don