Annotation:Carolan's Cap (1)
Tune properties and standard notation
CAROLAN'S CAP [1]. AKA - "Carolan's Nightcap". Irish, Air (2/4 time). G Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1734). A "cap" is a dram of liquor, as in a 'nightcap'.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 183, p. 127. O’Sullivan (Carolan: The Life, Times and Music of an Irish Harper), 1958; No. 183, p. 205
Recorded sources: Shanachie 79013 Derek Bell - "Carolan's Receipt" (1987. Appears as "Carolan's Nightcap").