Annotation:Old Women's Money

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X:1 T:Old Women's Money M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:Stanford/Petrie (1905) No. 355. Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d2d dfd | cBc ABc | d2d def | g3 gfe | d2d dfd | cBc A2 B/c/ | dBG =cAF | G3 GFE || DED D2F | EFE E2F | DED D2F | G3 GFE | DED D2F | EFE E2F | DBG =cAF | G3 GFE ||

OLD WOMEN'S MONEY. AKA - "Old Woman's Purse of Money (The)." AKA and see "Merry Old Woman (2) (The)." Irish, Jig (6/8 time). D Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Stanford/Petrie): AABB (O'Farrell). The tune is in D major until the last two bars of each part, which is a cadence that resolves to G major. The title is not to be confused with the very similarly spelled "Old Woman's Money" tunes.

Additional notes

Printed sources : - Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 140a, p. 34 (appears as "The Old Woman's Purse of Money No. 1"). O'Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. II), c. 1806; p. 101. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 355, p. 90.

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