Annotation:Flannel Jacket (1)

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 FLANNEL JACKET, THE. AKA and see "Peeler's Jacket (2)," "Peeler's Cap," "Hibernia's Pride." Irish (originally), American; Reel. Ireland, county Limerick. USA, southwestern Pa. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Allan's, Ford): AA'B (O'Neill): AB (Bayard, Joyce, Roche). Bayard (1981) thinks it of Irish origin, while Petrie (1855) gives a note saying it is no older than the 18th century. Joyce (1873) remarks "this was a favourite dance tune, twenty-five or thirty years ago in the county Limerick, where I learned it from constantly hearing it played by fiddlers and pipers. I also heard it often called by the name of 'The Peeler's Jacket'." Cape Breton fiddler Johnny Wilmot recorded the tune in the 1960's.     Source for notated version: Walter Neal (Armstrong County, Pa., 1952) [Bayard]; "From P. Carew's MS" [Stanford/Petrie].  Printed sources: Allan's Irish Fiddler, No. 63, p. 16. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 229, pp. 189-190. Cole (1001 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pp. 28 (2nd tune), 32 (7th tune) & 43 (2nd tune). Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; p. 29. Harding's Original Collection, 1928; No. 78. Joyce (Ancient Irish Music), 1873/1890; No. 6, pp. 6-7. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1184, p. 223. O'Neill (O'Neill's Irish Music), 1915; No. 279, p. 141. Petrie (Ancient Music of Ireland, vol. 2), 1855; p. 39. Robbins, 1933; No. 117. Roche Collection, 1913, vol. 1; No. 141, p. 57. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; Nos. 584 & 893, pgs. 147 &, respectively.  Recorded sources: Rounder CD 11661-7033-2, Natalie MacMaster - "My Roots Are Showing" (2000).  See also listing at: Alan Ng's Irishtune.info Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index

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