Annotation:Little Pig Lamenting the Empty Trough (The)

LITTLE PIG LAMENTING THE EMPTY TROUGH, THE. AKA and see "Around the World for Sport (2)," "Claíomh i Lámh (An)," "Conolon's Dream," "Cork Lasses (The)," "Round the World for Sport," "Sally on the Shore," "Sword in Hand (The/Sword in the Hand (The)." Irish, Reel. E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. Accordion player Sonny Brogan used "Little Pig Lamenting the Empty Trough" for the title of this tune, while 19th century cleric James Goodman collected it as "Cork Lasses (The)." (Breathnach, CRE I). The same first-strain melodic material was used for "Leitrim Jig (2) (The)." See also the similarly entitled "Pig's Lament for Tatties/Sow's Lament for Tatties."

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Printed sources:

Recorded sources: Shanachie 78031, James Keane - "Sweeter as the Years Roll By."

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]