Annotation:Piper's Lass (The)

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PIPER'S LASS, THE. AKA and see "Boil the Kettle Early (1)," "Connachtman's Rambles (1) (The)," "Kilfinane Reel (The)," "Kitty Got a Clinking (1) (coming from the races)," "Ladies Tight Dress (The)," "Ladies Top Dress (The)," "Lady on the Railroad," "Listowel Lasses (The)," "Love Among the Roses," "Maureen Playboy," "McCaffrey's Reel," "Old Molly Ahern," "Punch for Ladies (2)," "Railway Station (The)," "Rathkeale Hunt," "Roll her on the Banks," "Rolling on the Ryegrass," "Shannon Breeze (1)," "Telegraph (The)," "What the Devil ails you (2)." Irish, New England; Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "The Piper's Lass" is a seldom used title for the tune, nowadays. Similarities to the Missouri tune “Hamilton Iron Works.” “Rathkeale Hunt” is a three-part version of the tune.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 15. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddlers Repertoire), 1983; No. 98. O'Neill (O'Neill's Irish Music), 1915; No. 231 (appears as "Rolling on the Ryegrass"). Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 38. Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1965/1981; p. 79. White’s Unique Collection, 1896; No. 90, p. 16.

Recorded sources:

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