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PEELER'S JACKET [2] (Casog An Sitmaor/Sitmaoir). AKA and see "Flannel Jacket," "Hibernia's Pride," “New Policeman (2),” "Peeler's Cap (1) (The)," "Reel de Camillien." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001, Stanford/Petrie): AABB (Cranitch, Mulvihill): AABB' (O'Neill/Krassen). Irish collector George Petrie (Ancient Music of Ireland, vol. 2, 1855) dated the tune "no earlier" than the 18th century, and although he printed the tune under the title "Flannel Jacket" he acknowledged "it is now generally known by the more modern name of 'The Peeler's Jacket'." The title appeared as "Fallen Jacket Reel" on an album by Cape Breton fiddler Johnny Wilmot. Petrie had the tune from a younger contemporary collector, P.W. Joyce, but said the accuracy of the notation "has been verified by other settings which I found the MS. books of the Cork piper, Patrick Carew."
The tune was entered as an untitled reel in Book 1 (p. 44) of the large mid-19th century music manuscript collection of County Cork cleric and uilleann piper Canon wikipedia:James_Goodman_(musicologist) (1828-1896).
Additional notes
Source for notated version : - “A Munster reel. From (the Irish collector) Mr. Joyce” [George Petrie]; Mr. Michael Kilkelly of Athlone, 1889 [Joyce]; “My mother” [Mulvihill].
Printed sources : - Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 28 (2nd tune), p. 32 (7th tune), p. 43 (2nd tune). Corfield (Tunes from New Brunswick), 2024; p. 94. Cotter (Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Tutor), 1989; 66. Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; p. 83. Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; p. 29. Giblin (Collection of Traditional Irish Dance Music), 1928; 10. Harding's Original Collection, 1928; No. 78. Joyce (Ancient Irish Music), 1873; No. 6. Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 204, p. 101 (appears as untitled reel). Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 206, p. 56. O’Brien (Jerry O'Brien’s Accordion Instructor), Boston, 1949. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 93. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1184, p. 223. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 463, p. 90. Petrie (Ancient Music of Ireland, vol. 2), 1855; p. 39 (as "The Flannel Jacket"). Prior (Fionn Seisiún 2), 2003; p. 18. Robbins (Collection of 200 Jigs, Reels, and Country Dances), 1933; No. 117. Roche (Collection of Traditional Irish Music, vol. 1), 1912; No. 141. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; Nos. 584 and 893, pp. 147 & 226.
Recorded sources : - Cló Iar-Chonnachta CICD 173, Brian Conway – “Consider the Source” (2008).
See also listing at :
Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [1]
Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]
Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info [3]
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