X:1
T:Irish Washerwoman Schottische
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:D. Smalley (1930's, northern Indiana)
B:Bayard - Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife (1981, Appendix No. 27)
K:C
E>F||:.G2.e2.F2.d2|.E2.c2 c>GE>C|D2A2 A>GE>D|1 C>ED>F E>DE>F:|2 C2E2C2z2||
|:CDEF GABc|c2E2 {E/F/}E>DE>F|A2D2 {E}D>CD>E|1 E2C2 {D}CB,C2:|2 C2E2C2||
IRISH WASHERWOMAN SCHOTTISCHE. American, Schottische. USA, Indiana. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The tune uses motifs from "Military Schottische," particularly in the first strain (which is "floating" strain -- see also "National Schottische" and "Heel and Toe Polka (8)").
Additional notes Source for notated version : - Donald Smalley (1930's) [Bayard]. Smalley was a fiddler from northern Indiana, who learned his tunes from his father, also a fiddler. Smalley was also a professor of English at Indiana and Northwestern Universities.
Printed sources : - Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; Appendix No. 27.
