A query about the Barrington Hornpipe, appearing in Northumbrian Pipers's Tune Book (1).

Can anyone provide any information about the background to this tune? I've heard it was composed as a competition piece, requiring all on a 7 key chanter.
Are there sources for this information?

Does Todd's manuscript copy survive? And are there significant variants on this as it is played today?

Francis




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