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NINE PINT COGGIE [2], THE. Scottish, Reel. E Minor/Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Surenne): AAB (most versions). "Very old" (Skye). The tune was recorded by Cape Breton fiddler Bill Lamey on a 78 RPM disc. See also the cognate Irish reel "Nine Points of Knavery (The)."

Source for notated version: Emmett Hughes (b. 1920, Dromore, Queens County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman].

Printed sources: Little (Scottish and Cape Breton Fiddle Music in New Hampshire), 1984; p. 6. Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, book 4, 1844–1845; p. 17. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 184. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; p. 110. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 249. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; p. 132.

Recorded sources: Culburnie Records CUL 102, Alasdair Fraser & Jody Stecher – "The Driven Bow" (1988). Wildcat Records WILDCD 101, Ronan Martin – "Ronan Martin" (2008).

See also listing at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [1]




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