Irish Washerwoman (1)
X:1 T:Irish Washerwoman M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G Major d/c/ | BGG DGG | BGB dcB | cAA EAA | cAc edc | BGG DGG | BGB dcB | cBc Adc | BGG G2 :| |: d | gdg gdg | gdg bag | =fcf fcf | =fcf agf | egg dgg | cgg Bgg | cBc Adc | BGG G2 :||
X: 2 T:Irish Washerwoman [1], The R:jig C:Ed Reavy M:6/8 L:1/8 Z:JoeReavy N:The original setting of this all-too-familiar tune N:has been thoroughly played out. Ed's N:setting elevates the strains of the old tune and N:gives it more dignified footing. There is no Kiss N:Me, I'm Irish in Ed's version of this popular N:St. Patrick's Day tune. K:G d/2c/2 | B<GB DGB | DGB dcB | cAG FGA | fef gdc | BGB DGB | DGB dcB | cAG FGA | BGF G2 :|| f | gdB GFG | gfg bag | faf d^cd | fdf agf | efg dBd | gfe fdB | cBc Adc | BGF G2 f || gdB GFG | gfg bag | faf d^cd | fdf agf | g2 g efg | agf gdB |1 cBc def | gag fdc :|2 CBC Adc | BGF G2 ||
X:3 T:The Washer Woman [1] C:Trad S:Petrie's Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c., 1790 Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 3/5/04 N:Petrie's First Collection, page 7 L:1/8 M:6/8 R:Jig K:F c/B/ | AFF CFF | AFA cBA | BGG G,GG | BGB dcB | AFF CFF | AFA cBA | TBAB GcB | AFF F2 :|| c|fcc Acc | fcf agf | ecc Gcc | ece gfe | fcc Acc | fag fcA |TBAB GcB |AFF F2c | fcc Acc | fcf agf | ecc Gcc | ece gfe | dbb caa | Bgg Aff | TBAB GcB | AFF F2 |]