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Setauket, a mystery so far

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The fantastic Cathy Clasper Torch brought a fiddle tune to us during one of her classes, and I have been digging around for more information. So far, I have a name, a state, a nickname, and a date of death, most of which was provided on the sheet music Cathy transcribed for us, having learned the piece herself from a Jeff Davis recording. Anthony Hannibal Clapp, aka "Black Tony", was born in Connecticut, and died (according to ancestry.com ) in 1815. And he wrote a great piece of music. So here it is, "Setauket", performed by Cathy Clasper Torch, for learning and listening purposes only, please! Update: Here's a youtube video with a different version of "Setauket", starting at 2:15. There's more about the group performing at this link. (" The players are Lindell Blackford, Mike Banvard, and Bill Stewart on fiddles, Bob Clark on banjo, me [Sean] on the banjo uke, Roy Farwell on guitar, and Jessie Evans on button accordian. ...&quo

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