The Sheffield Hornpipe
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
The town of Sheffield, Yorkshire, has been an industrial center in<br> northern England for centuries, historically famous for its knives<br> and edged tools.<br> This has been recorded by the Boys Of The Lough and many others.<br> The Skirtlifters play an almost identical tune called "Fred Wilson's Clog"<br> on their album Wait for the Wagon. According to their notes, it was<br> printed under "Fred Wilson's Clog" in 1860, as "The Empire Clog" in 1868<br> and as "The Clog Hornpipe" in 1883.<br> I learned this from Robin Williamson's English, Welsh, Scottish<br> and Irish Fiddle Tunes, 1976.<br> I play this tune in a medley with:<br> "Boys of Blue Hill" and<br> "John Ryan's Polka" in the Celtic section<br> "Come Dance and Sing" and<br> "Green Willis" both in the tunes section<br> <br>
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