Annotation:Huish the Cat

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HUISH THE CAT (Huis/Uis an Cat). AKA and see "Bímíd ag Ól (1)," "Drive the Cat from Under the Table," "Hush the Cat from Under the Table," "Jackson's Humours of Panteen," "Whip the Cat from Under the Table." Irish, Air and Single Jig. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Huish the Cat" is the title Irish musician and collector Edward Bunting (1773–1843) gave in his third collection (Ancient Music of Ireland, 1840). See also a slide version as "Where's the Cat" and the double jig "Bímíd ag Ól (1)."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Bunting (Ancient Music of Ireland), 1840; p. 3. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 909, p. 109. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 382, p. 77.

Recorded sources:

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

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