Annotation:Rattle the Quilt

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RATTLE THE QUILT (TO PIECES) {Corraigh an Chuilt}. AKA and see "Apples in Winter (1)," "General White's Jig," "Joe Kennedy's Jig," "Kennedy's Jig," "Misfortunate Rake (The)," "Next Sunday is My Wedding Day," "Sunday was My Wedding Day," "Piobaire Caoch (An)," "Shamrock Reel (1) (The)," "Squint-eyed Piper (The)," "Unfortunate Rake (2) (The)." Irish, Jig. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. “Apples in Winter (1)” (recorded separately by County Sligo fiddlers James Morrison and Michael Coleman in New York, in 1923 and 1922 respectively) and “Katy is Waiting” are related tunes.

Source for notated version: Kerry fiddler Denis Murphy [Breathnach].

Printed sources: Breathnach & Small (CRÉ V), 1999; No. 53, p. 26. Treoir, vol. 2, No. 3; p. 12 (appears as “Tom Billy’s Jig [5]”).

Recorded sources: Whirling Discs WHRL001, Dervish – “Harmony Hill.”

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]