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Thunderbolt Hornpipe

Tune Title
Thunderbolt Hornpipe
Artist
Bob Walters
Key
Bb
Tuning
GDAE
Year
1949
Media Source
Old Time Fiddlers' Repertory University of Missouri LP (1976)
Played By
Bob Walters
Notes

Requires bowing skill of a high order for correct playing. The use of two 32nd notes to be played within the time allowed for one 16th note is indicated in the older printed collections. This technique is not heard today either live or on records, new or old, and Uncle Bob is the last fiddler in my acquaintance who had this capability. Recorded by Bob Walters in November, 1949.

Collections Reference
The Old Time Fiddler's Repertory
Old Time Fiddling From The State Of Nebraska

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