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Banjo Breakdown
Donald
MacPhee
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Banjo Breakdown is a very
old bagpipe tune. it was written by Donald MacPhee and first
published in 1876 as 'Yankee', a hornpipe. it has been played as
a strathspey, a jig and a reel.
Donald
MacPhee was born in 1841 and was an outstanding piper and
bagpipe maker. He operated a successful business from 17 Royal
Arcade (Glasgow) until his death in 1880. According to Jeanne
Campbell, Donald died of general paralysis of the insane over a
duration of about one year. From her writings, Donald must have
been a very special person to be a top competing piper in 1876,
hospitalized in 1879 at the age of 37, and dead at age 38.
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