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Theme code Index	35L35 46L46
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, United States
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Robert Petrie
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c.
Tune and/or Page number	p. 7
Year of publication/Date of MS	1790
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
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Tune annotations

X:1
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 |]

X:2
T:Irish Washerwoman
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:"Moderato"
B:Thomas Wilson - A Companion to the Ball Room (London, 1816, p. 85)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
d/c/|BGG DGG|BGB dcB|cAA EAA|cAc edc|
BGG DGG|BGB dcB|cBc Add|BGG G2||
g/a/|bgg dgg|bgb bag|afd Adf|fdf agf|
egg dgg|cgg Bgg|cbc Add|BGG G2||

X:1
T:Irish Washerwoman, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
N:”Lively”
B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland:200 Airs (1841, No. 3, p. 2)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
(a/g/)|(fd).d (Ad).d|(fd).f (ag).f|(ge).e (Be).e|(gf).g (ba).g|
(fd).d (Ad).d|(fd).f (ag).f|({a}(gf).g (ea).g|(fd).d .d2:|
|:d'|(da).d (da).d|(d'a).d'(f'e').d'|(c'a).c' (c'a).c'|(c'a).c' (e'd').c'|
(bd').d' (ad').d'|(gd').d' (fd').d'|{a}(gf).g (ea).g|(fd).d d2:|]

X:3
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:4
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 ||

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