Annotation:Pigeon on the Gale

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PIGEON ON THE GALE. Scottish (?), Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB’. David Taylor (1992) suggests this as the root tune for a family of tunes which includes "Boys of Portaferry (The)," "Sporting Boys (1) (The)," "Pullet (1) (The)," "Shearing the Sheep (1)," and "Red-Haired Lass (The)." The title is not to be confused with "Pigeon on the Gate." The word 'gale' can mean either a strong wind or may refer to 'sweet-gale', a type of bog-plant.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Jarman (Old Time Dance Tunes), 1951. Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 4), c. 1880's; No. 112, p. 14.

Recorded sources:




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