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Annotation:Old Vest and Cravat (The)
X:1 T:Old Vest and Cravat, The L:1/8 M:C| R:Hornpipe S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 896 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D FG|ABGA FGAB|cBcA d2 de|fedc AGFG|Adce d2 FG| ABGA FGAB|cBcA d2 de|fedc AGEC|D2 DD D2:| |:FG|Adde f2 ed|dcAG A2 AG|Adde f2 ed|dcec d2 de| fdef defg|fdcA cdef|dfed cAGE|D2 DD D2:|
OLD VEST AND CRAVAT, THE (An Sean Beist 'S An Carabat). AKA and see "John Doe," "Shanavest and Caravat (1)/Shanavest and Corovoth (1)," "Wicked Yeoman." Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. See note for "annotation:Shanavest and Caravat (1)." The vest and cravat tie were tokens of Irish faction fighters in the 19th century, but were also worn by a variety of classes in Europe and the United States, including laboring men, in the mid-19th century.
