Annotation:Pretty Peggy (1)
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PRETTY PEGG{Y} [1] (Mairgreadin Deas). AKA – “Pretty Peg.” AKA and see “Bill Clancy's Delight,” “Ladies' Delight
.” Scottish, Irish; Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001, Surenne): AAB (Athole, Gow, Hunter, Johnson, Martin & Hughes, Skye): AA'B (O'Neill/Krassen): ABB' (Hardie): AABB’ (Skinner). The melody is identified by the band Altan as a Scottish reel that has been popular in Ireland for a number of years; indeed, J. Scott Skinner, in his Harp and Claymore collection observes it is "One of the finest of the old Reels." The second strain is similar to "Perthshire Hunt (The)." See also “Humors of Westport (The),” “Maguinnis' Delight" and “Clydeside Lassies" for other tunes in this family.
Source for notated version: Chicago Police Sergeant James O’Neill, a fiddler originally from County Down and Francis O’Neill’s collaborator [O’Neill]; Robert Petrie’s 4th Collection (Edinburgh, 1805) [S. Johnson].
Printed sources: Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 440. Gow (Complete Repository, Part 3), 1806; p. 34. Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1986; p. 25. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 214. S. Johnson (A Twenty Year Anniversary Collection), 2003; p. 22. Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 2), c. 1880’s; No. 140, p. 17. Kerr (Caledonian Collection), p. 5 (appears as “Pretty Peg”). MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 76. Martin & Hughes (Ho-ro-gheallaidh), 1990; p. 36 (appears as “Pretty Peg”). O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 146 (appears as "Pretty Peggy"). O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1476, p. 273. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 704, p. 124. Petrie (Fourth Collection of Strathspey, Reels, Jiggs and Country Dances), 1805. Skinner (Harp and Claymore), 1904; p. 78. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 90. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; p. 87.
Recorded sources: Culburnie Records CUL 102, Alasdair Fraser & Jody Stecher – “The Driven Bow” (1988). Green Linnet SIF-1094, Capercaillie - "Sidewaulk" (1989). Green Linnet GLCD 1117, Altan - "Harvest Storm" (1992). Ron Gonnella – “Scottish Violin Music” (1966).
See also listings at:
Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index []
Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources []
Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info []