Annotation:Ladies Triumph (1)
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LADIES TRIUMPH [1]. AKA and see "Farewell to Whiskey (1)," "Goodbye Whiskey" (Pa.), "Young America Hornpipe," "Monday Morning" (Irish), "At the Fair," "Twin Sisters (5)." English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The earliest appearance of the tune was in Gow's Strathspey Reels, vol. 5, 1809, under the "Farewell to Whiskey" title--it is attributed to him in several early 19th century Scottish collections.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Kennedy (Fiddlers Tune Book), vol. 2, 1954; p. 23 (appears as "Farewell to Whisky"). Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 149.
Recorded sources:
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