Cutty Clay

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Theme code Index	5553 572H7
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	F
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AAB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James S. Kerr
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Merry Melodies vol. 4
Tune and/or Page number	No. 152, p. 18
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1880's
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CUTTY CLAY. Scottish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. Cutty Clay is a type of clay, often mixed with China clay to give it strength. 'Cutty clay' also refers to the common tobacco smoking pipe of centuries ago; it was often made with a long stem and used as a public convenience by several people in a tavern. An individual who wanted a fresh stem would break off the stem for a fresh mouthpiece, eventually rendering the clay pipe "cutty" (which in Scots dialect means 'short').

Printed source: Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 152, p. 18.

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T:Cutty Clay
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L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 152 (c. 1880's)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
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