Annotation:Pigeon on the Gatepost (2)
X:1 T:Pigeon on the Gatepost [2] T:Pigeon on the Gate [2] T:Pigeon on the Pier [2] M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Perlman - The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island (1996, p. 81) K:Ador ^cd|eaag abag|eaab aged|ef g2 gage|d...
PIGEON ON THE GATEPOST [2]. AKA and see “Jack Tar,” “Pigeon on the Gate (2),” “Pigeon on the Pier (2),” “Sturgeon Tea (The),” “Twin Sisters (1) (The).” Canadian, Reel. Canada, Prince Edward Island. A Minor (Fiddler Magazine): A Dorian (Perlman). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Perlman) AA'BB' (Fiddler Magazine). Compare "Pigeon on the Gatepost" [1] and [2], both collected from Prince Edward Island fiddlers, though sixty years apart. Ken Perlman (1995) notes it is a reel widely played on P.E.I., often referred to as one of the "good old tunes." “Twin Sisters (1),” “Jack Tar,” and “The Sturgeon Tea” are alternate PEI titles.
