Annotation:Mama's Pet (4)
X:1 T:Mamma’s Pet, The T:Mama's Pet [4] M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 2, c. 1883, No. 35, p. 7) B: http://grier.itma.ie/book-two#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=6&z=-112.2439%2C232.5084%2C3516.6742%2C1230.1919 N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin ABAG E3F|G2 BG dGBG|ABAG EEED|Eeed B2A2:| eAAc eAAc|BAGA Bc d2|eAAc eAAc|Beed B2A2| eAAc eAAc|BAGA Bc d2|efed BAGA|Beed B2A2||
MAMA'S PET [4]. AKA - "New Mamma's Pet (The)." Irish, Reel (cut time). A Minor (Grier): A Dorian (O'Connor). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Connor): AAB (Grier). "Mama's Pet [4]" was entered into Book 2 of the large 1883 music manuscript collection of County Leitrim musician Stephen Grier (No. 35, p. 7). A version, distanced but cognate with Grier's tune, can also be found as "New Mamma's Pet" in the c. 1863-73 music manuscript collection of County Mayo farmer and fiddler Philip Carolan (c. 1839-1910). The reel is also contained in the music manuscript collection of curate and fiddler Rev. Luke Donnellan (1878-1952), Oriel region, south Ulster[1].
- ↑ Donnellan researcher Gerry O'Connor came to believe the ms. is not the work of the curate but rather was originally compiled by an unknown but able fiddler over the course of a playing lifetime, probably in the late 19th century. The ms. later came into the possession of Donnellan, who was also a fiddler.