Annotation:Cable Stitch (The)

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CABLE STITCH, THE. Irish, Jig. A Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. Composed by fiddler and piano player Josephine Keegan (b. 1935), of Mullaghbawn, south County Armagh. The title refers to a knitting stitch, common in Aran patterns (Keegan was also knitted as a hobby for some years).

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Keegan (The Keegan Tunes), 2002; p. 61.

Recorded sources:




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