traditional American Reel
often attributed to African American fiddler Anthony Hannibal Clapp
Anthony (Tony) Hannibal Clapp was born at Horseneck, Connecticut, 14 July 1749, came to Setauket, NY in 1779, died 12, Oct. 1816)
Gravestone featuring a carved fiddle is in the Long Island Museum of American Art
Another photo of the gravestone
William Sidney Mount (1807-1868) was a painter in Setauket NY and was also passionate about music, fiddle playing, and collecting songs from Black fiddle players. Katherine Kirkpatrick the co-author of The Art of William Sidney Mount: Long Island People of Color on Canvas, states “Mount recalled childhood experiences of knowing a Black fiddler, Anthony (Tony) Hannibal Clapp (1749-1816), and sitting at Clapp’s knee while he played folk tunes. Clapp was buried in a cemetery for people of color on land that used to belong to Mount’s grandfather.”
More William Sidney Mount paintings including Black musicians on Long Island
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