Clay Pipe

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Theme code Index	5152 5142
Also known as	Monaghan Jig (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland, Canada
Genre/Style	Cape Breton/PEI, Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	E
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Dorian
Time signature	6/8
History	Canada/Maritimes (English)"Canada/Maritimes (English)" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
Structure	AA
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Paul Stewart Cranford
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Winston Fitzgerald: A Collection of Fiddle Tunes
Tune and/or Page number	No. 195, p. 76
Year of publication/Date of MS	1997
Artist	Biography:Joe Cormier
Title of recording	New England Traditional Fiddling
Record label/Catalogue nr.	JEMF-105
Year recorded
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CLAY PIPE. AKA and see "Monaghan Jig (The)." Irish, Canadian; Double Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'CC' (Cranford/Fitzgerald): AABBCCDD (Monaghan Jig). Three-turn versions were published in The Harding Collection and O'Neill's. According to Paul Cranford (1997), a four-turn setting first appeared in 1809 in Gow's 5th Collection (with a new variation by Mr. Sharp of Hoddom). Sligo/New York fiddler Michael Coleman recorded a four-turn version with a different fourth part in the 1920's.

Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford].

Printed source: Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 195, p. 76.

Recorded sources: Banff CM4-735, Winston Fitzgerald - "Old Time Fiddle Hits, vol. 2" (198?). JEMF-105, Joe Cormier - "New England Traditional Fiddling" (Appears as first tune of "Clay Pipe Medley"). Rounder Heritage Series 1166-11592-2, Joe Cormier (et al) - "The Art of Traditonal Fiddle" (2001. Appears as first tune of "Clay Pipe Medley").

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