Signup for Vi Wickam’s Fiddle Tune a Day: www.vithefiddler.com I don’t remember where I first heard Durang’s Hornpipe, but it has long been a fiddle contest breakdown staple. And, I remember when Cody Stadelmaier learned a kickin’ version of Durang’s Hornpipe for Dick and Lisa Barrett and came back to the Colorado and Wyoming fiddle contests to clean my clock with it. After that, I made sure that Tony Ludiker taught it to me the next time I stayed at his house. Over the years I have switched it up a bit as I have heard other cool licks from fiddlers. And, the version of Durang’s that Tanya Hopkins played at the Grand Masters’ was so cool that I had to incorporate some of her licks into my version of Durang’s. I decided that for this tune, I would play the one of oldest known transcriptions of Durang’s Hornpipe (from Cole’s 1000 fiddle tunes), followed by how I would normally play it, so you can see the contrast of playing the original hornpipe melody and then breaking it down to play it more like a Texas style breakdown. Durang’s Hornpipe according to Fiddler’s Companion DURANG’S HORNPIPE [1] (Crannciuil Ui Deorain). AKA and see “Wobble Gears.” See also “Little Hornpipe.” British Isles, American, Texas Style, Old-Time; Hornpipe, Reel or Breakdown. USA, Widely known. D Major. Standard or ADae tunings. AABB (most versions): AABB’ (Emmerson, Kerr): AA’BB’ (Moylan). The melody is thoroughly ensconced in American traditional repertoire. It is “a Missouri standard,” according …