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HUMORS OF PRIESTHOUSE. AKA and see "Chester Races," "Humors of Priest's House,"Humors of the Priesthouse." Unknown Provenance, Hornpipe. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. Has similarities to ""Miss Johnson (1)" but seems much closer to "McFadden's Handsome Daughter" with the third part of the latter as the first part.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 57. O'Flannagan (Hibernia Collection), 1860; p. 20 (Boston, Elias Howe).

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