Annotation:Pigeon on the Gale
X:1 T:Pigeon on the Gale M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 112 (c. 1880’s) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|:G2G2 GcBA|GABA GEED|(DG)GG (GA)Bd|egdB BAAB:| (dg)de dgd2|(gd)BB ABd2|(gd)ed (ef)ge}(dB)B2 (AB)d2| (dg)de dgd2|(gd)BB ABd2|c2 cA B2 Bd|(eg)dB (dg)d2||
PIGEON ON THE GALE. AKA and see "Peter Kennedy's Fancy." 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. Francis O'Neill printed the reel as "Peter Kennedy's Fancy."
