Clout (The)

 CLOUT, THE. AKA and see "(A) Blast of Wind," "The Cock in the Heath [2]," "Drops of Springwater," "The Humours of Caledon," "The Humours of Westmeath," "Kiss in the Furz [1]," "The Rakes of Westmeath [1]." Irish, Slip Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "The Clout" is perhaps the earliest appearance of this tune family, and was published in Dublin, 1726, in A Choice Collection of Country Dances As Printed and Sold by John and William Neal. Printed source: Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; p. 21.

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