Annotation:Matelot (The)
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MATELOT, THE. English, Jig. E Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Matelot=a female sailor. See "Matelotte," which it is undoubtedly derived from.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 13, p. 21.
Recorded sources: Folk Era Records, The New St. George Band - "High Tea" (1994). Free Reed Records, Old Swan Band - "The Old Swan Band" (2008). Wildgoose Records, Old Swan Band - "Swan for the Money" (2011).