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T:Sweet's the Name of Peggy
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B:Köhler’s Violin Repository vol. 2 (1881-1885, p. 146)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
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SWEET'S THE NAME OF PEGGY. AKA - "Sweet Peggy." Scottish, Canadian; Reel (cut time). Canada, Cape Breton. E Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Cape Breton fiddler Joe MacLean recorded the tune on a 78 RPM disc.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 149, p. 56. Laybourn (Köhler’s Violin Repository vol. 2), 1881-1885; p. 146.
Recorded sources : - Banff RBS 1246, Joe MacLean - "Joe MacLean and his Old Time Scottish Fiddle" (1977). Celtic America, Carl MacKenzie - "Cape Breton Fiddle Medleys" (1996). CUICD11, Cúig - "Prospect" (2002).
See also listing at :
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [<a href="https://www.cbfiddle.com/rx/tune/t2507.html]
">https://www.cbfiddle.com/rx/tune/t2507.html]
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