Annotation:White Horse (1) (The)
X:1 T:White Horse [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"With animation" B:Joyce - Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909, No. 535) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d2B A2F|A>BA A2F|d2B A2F|E>FE Edc| d2B A2F|DFA A2F|dcB A2F|D>ED D3:| |:d2e f2d|g2f {f}e2d|d2e f2d|B>cB B2f/g/| a2f g2e|fed edc|dcB A2F|D>ED D2:|]
WHITE HORSE [1], THE. AKA and see "Welcome Home to Your Mother." Irish, Air (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The first strain is similar to "Irish Lawyer (The)" published in London by the Thompsons in 1757. County Cork cleric and uilleann piper Canon James_Goodman_(musicologist) entered the tune into Book 2 (p. 178) of his large mid-19th century music manuscript collection under the title "Welcome Home to Your Mother."
