Annotation:Jackson's Night Cap

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 JACKSON'S NIGHT CAP. AKA and see "Catholic Boy's (The)," "Loosen the belt," "Loosen the belt on her," "Night Dance (The)," "Piper's Welcome (The)," "Rattle the Bottles," "Strike the Gay Harp," "Strike the Young Harp." Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. A composition credited to the famous 18th century gentleman musician Walker 'Piper' Jackson, of the townland of Lisduan, in the parish of Ballingarry, Limerick. The tune was first published by Samuel Lee in Dublin c. 1774 in Jackson's Celebrated Irish Tunes, a volume reprinted in 1790. It also appears in Brysson's A Curious Selection of Favourite Tunes with Variations (Edinburgh, 1790) to which is appended "Fifty Favourite Irish Airs." It is still in the traditional repertoire. "Catholic Boys (The)" is an alternate title from County Tipperary. The tune was entered into the 1788 music manuscript collection of John and William Pitt Turner, of Norwich, Conn.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3), 1788; p. 161. O'Farrell (National Irish Music for the Union Pipes), 1804; p. 34.  Recorded sources:  See also listing at: Alan Ng's Irishtune.info

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