Irish Washerwoman (1)

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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:46 C:Page 23 T:Irish Washerwoman [1]. MBe.46, The A:England;Cumbria;Towcett B:Matthew Betham MS, Towcett Cumbria, 1815 Z:VMP - Hugh Taylor, 2012 M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=120 R: K:G e/d/|BGG DGG|BGB dcB|cAA EAA|cAc efg| BGG DGG|BGB dcB|cBc Adc|BGG G3:| |:g/a/|agg dgg|bgb c'ag|afd dfd|dfa agf egg dgg|cgg Bgg|cBc Adc|BGG G3:|

X:2 T:Irish Washerwoman [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:"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 [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:Seth Johnson – Woburn (Mass.) Fife Manuscript (c. 1807-40?, p. 4) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d/c/|BGG DGG|BGB dcB|cAA A3|Bce edc| BGG DGG|BGB d3|cBc Adc|BGG G2:| |:g/a/|bgg dgg|bgb bag|afd A3|dfa agf| dgg cgg|Bgg Agg|dc/B/c Adc|BGG G2:|]

X:1 T:Irish Washerwoman [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 153) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d/c/|BGG DGG|BGB dcB|cAA EAA|cAc edc| BGG DGG|BGB dcB|cBc ABc|def gdc| BGG DGG|BGB dcB|cAA EAA|cAc edc| BGG DGG|BGB dcB|cBc Adc|BGG G2|| g|gdg gdg|gdg bag|afd dfd|fdf agf| egg dgg|cgg Bgg|cBc Adc|BGG G2g| gdg gdg |gdg bag|afd dfd|fdf agf| egg dgg|cgg Bgg|cBc ABc|def g2||

X:1 T:Irish Washerwoman [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig Q:"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:1 T:Irish Washer-woman [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:Anonymous 1862 American music manuscript collection (p. 1) N: https://archive.org/stream/MerryMen/MUMSS-00079#page/n0/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G (d/c/)|BGG DGG|BGB dcB|cAA DAAA|(cA).c edc| BGG DGG|(BG)B dcB|(cB).c Add|BGG G2:| |:(g/a/)|(bg).g (dg).g|(bg)b bag|(af).f (df).f|afa agf| (eg).g (dg).g|(cg).g (Bg).g|dcB Adc|BGG G2:|]

X:1 T:Irish Washerwoman, The N:No. 4 in a set of quadrilles with “Ballinamony Horo,” “Girl I Left N:Behind Me,” “My Love is but a Lassie Yet,” “Jackson’s Bottle of Claret.” M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 3, c. 1883, No. 94, p. 37) B:http://grier.itma.ie/book-three#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=36&z=-481.5488%2C1423.3142%2C3443.1455%2C1433.8099 N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d/c/|BGG DGG|BGB dcB|cAA EAA|cBc edc| BGG DGG|BGB dcB|cBc Adc|BGG G2:| |:f|gdg gdg|gdg bag|fdf fdf|fdf agf| egg dgg|bgg dcB|cBc Adc|BGG G2:|

X:3 T:Irish Washerwoman [1] 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 ||