Annotation:Little Pickle
X:1 T:Little Pickle C:Joseph Lowe M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 4 (1844–1845, p. 2) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A A3 cBA|EAB cBA|dcB fdB|bge efg| a3 cBA|EAB cBA|dcd efg|aec A2:| B|A2a {b}a^ga|Acd ecA|B2 =g {a}gfg|BGB dcB| A2a {a}a^ga|Acd ecA|dcd efg|aec A2B||
LITTLE PICKLE. Scottish (originally), Canadian; Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Scottish fiddler-composer, bandleader, music publisher and dancing master biography:Joseph Lowe (1797-1866), who published a collection of dance music in several parts in the 1840's. Lowe was born into a musical family; his father, John () was a fiddler-composer who produced “Rachel Rae” and “Archie Menzies," among other tunes still part of Scottish traditional repertoire. His brother, Robert, was also a musician and dancing master in Brechin.
The jig is popular among Cape Breton fiddlers and has been recorded numerous times.
