The Nine Pint Coggie
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The Nine-Pint Coggie", also known as "The Nine Point Coggie", "The Collier's Daughter",<br> "The Mullingar Lea" or "The Pint of Ale" is a Scottish and Irishr eel in G Mixolydian.<br> The parts are played AB (Howe), AAB (Christie, Little, Skinner) or AABB (Kerr).<br> A coggie or cogie is a small barrel or container made of staves. The tune is based on an<br> earlier tune called "The Collier's Daughter" in James Gillespie's manuscript fiddle book<br> from 1768. "The Nine Pint Coggie" was included in Aberdeenshire fiddler-composer William<br> Christie's 1820 collection. Cape Breton fiddler Winston Fitzgerald recorded it under the<br> "Nine Pint" title. Irish versions go under the title "The Mullingar Lea".<br> It was printed in<br> Christie's Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes, Waltzes &c. (1820),<br> Howe's 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867),<br> Kerr's Merry Melodies, vol. 3 (1880’s),<br> Little's Scottish and Cape Breton Fiddle Music in New Hampshire (1984) and<br> Skinner's The Scottish Violinist (1900).<br> It was recorded by<br> Capercaille on Sidewaulk (1989) and<br> Bill Lamey on From Cape Breton to Boston and Back: Classic House Sessions of Traditional<br> Cape Breton Music 1956-1977 (2000). <br>
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