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Theme code Index	35L35 46L46
Also known as	Corporal Casey (1), Country Courtship (The), Dargason, Irish Waterman, Jackson's Delight (1), Melody of Cynwyd (The), Paddy McGinty's Goat, Wash Woman (The), Scheme (The), Snouts and Ears of America (The), Star at Liwis, Sedany
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, United States
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Robert Petrie
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c.
Tune and/or Page number	p. 7
Year of publication/Date of MS	1790
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ()

Tune annotations

X:1
T:The Washer Woman [1]
C:Trad
S:Petrie's Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c., 1790
Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 3/5/04
N:Petrie's First Collection, page 7
L:1/8
M:6/8
R:Jig
K:F
c/B/ | AFF CFF | AFA cBA | BGG G,GG | BGB dcB | 
AFF CFF | AFA cBA | TBAB GcB | AFF F2 :||
c|fcc Acc | fcf agf | ecc Gcc | ece gfe | 
fcc Acc | fag fcA |TBAB GcB |AFF F2c | 
fcc Acc | fcf agf | ecc Gcc | ece gfe |
dbb caa | Bgg Aff | TBAB GcB | AFF F2 |]

X:2
T:Irish Washerwoman
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:"Moderato"
B:Thomas Wilson - A Companion to the Ball Room (London, 1816, p. 85)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
d/c/|BGG DGG|BGB dcB|cAA EAA|cAc edc|
BGG DGG|BGB dcB|cBc Add|BGG G2||
g/a/|bgg dgg|bgb bag|afd Adf|fdf agf|
egg dgg|cgg Bgg|cbc Add|BGG G2||

X:1
T:Irish Washerwoman, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
N:”Lively”
B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland:200 Airs (1841, No. 3, p. 2)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
(a/g/)|(fd).d (Ad).d|(fd).f (ag).f|(ge).e (Be).e|(gf).g (ba).g|
(fd).d (Ad).d|(fd).f (ag).f|({a}(gf).g (ea).g|(fd).d .d2:|
|:d'|(da).d (da).d|(d'a).d'(f'e').d'|(c'a).c' (c'a).c'|(c'a).c' (e'd').c'|
(bd').d' (ad').d'|(gd').d' (fd').d'|{a}(gf).g (ea).g|(fd).d d2:|]

X:3
T:Irish Washerwoman
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection  (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G Major
d/c/ | BGG DGG | BGB dcB | cAA EAA | cAc edc | 
BGG DGG | BGB dcB | cBc Adc | BGG G2 :|
|: d | gdg gdg | gdg bag | =fcf fcf | =fcf agf | 
egg dgg | cgg Bgg | cBc Adc | BGG G2 :||

X:4
T:Irish Washerwoman [1], The 
R:jig
C:Ed Reavy
M:6/8
L:1/8
Z:JoeReavy
N:The original setting of this all-too-familiar tune
N:has been thoroughly played out. Ed's
N:setting elevates the strains of the old tune and
N:gives it more dignified footing. There is no Kiss
N:Me, I'm Irish in Ed's version of this popular
N:St. Patrick's Day tune.
K:G
d/2c/2 | B<GB DGB | DGB dcB | cAG FGA | fef gdc | 
BGB DGB | DGB dcB | cAG FGA | BGF G2 :||
f | gdB GFG | gfg bag | faf d^cd | fdf agf | 
efg dBd | gfe fdB | cBc Adc | BGF G2 f || 
gdB GFG | gfg bag | faf d^cd | fdf agf | g2 g efg | 
agf gdB |1 cBc def | gag fdc :|2 CBC Adc | BGF G2 ||

Tune annotations

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