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)
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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K:Em
M:6/8
L:1/16
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