Clout (The)

CLOUT, THE. AKA and see "(A) Blast of Wind," "The Cock in the Heath [2]," "Drops of Springwater," "The Humours of Caledon," "The Humours of Westmeath," "Kiss in the Furz [1]," "The Rakes of Westmeath [1]." Irish, Slip Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "The Clout" is perhaps the earliest appearance of this tune family, and was published in Dublin, 1726, in A Choice Collection of Country Dances As Printed and Sold by John and William Neal.

Printed source: Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; p. 21.

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Theme code Index	1H3H5 1H3H4H
Also known as	Blast of Wind (A), Cock in the Heath (2), Drops of Springwater, Humours of Caledon (The), Humours of Westmeath (The), Kiss in the Furz (1), Rakes of Westmeath (1) (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Slip/Hop Jig
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	9/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Peter Barnes
Book/Manuscript title	Book:English Country Dance Tunes vol. 2
Tune and/or Page number	p. 21
Year of publication/Date of MS	2005
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X:1
T:Clout, The
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
S:Neale - 1726
K:D
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|:afd dfd A3|afd dfd gec|afd dfd A3|(=c3 c2)a ge^c:||