Annotation:Lady of the House (2)
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LADY OF THE HOUSE (Maighstreas an Ti). AKA and see "Mistress of the House (The)," "Old Leitrim," "Old Maids of Sligo," "Old Woman of the House (The)," "O'Keeffe's Woman of the House," "Woman of the House (The)," "Walsh's." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Related in parts to "Bummer's Reel (1)."
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1971; No. 71.
Recorded sources: Decca 12225 (78 RPM), Hugh Gillespie (1939). Green Linnet GLCD 1187, Cherish the Ladies - "One and All: the Best of Cherish the Ladies" (1998).
See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]
Hear flute player John McKenna's 78 RPM version at the Comhaltas Archive [3]
Hear Packie Dolan's 1924 recording at Juneberry 78's [4]
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