The Irish Washerwoman
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Irish Washerwoman", in Gaelic, "An Bhean Niochain Eireannach", also known as<br> "The Washerwoman", "Corporal Casey", "The Country Courtship", "Dargason", "Free Masons",<br> "Irishwoman", "The Irish Wash-Woman", "Irish Waterman", "Jackson's Delight",<br> "The Melody of Cynwyd", "Paddy McGinty's Goat," "The Wash Woman", "The Scheme",<br> "Star at Liwis" or "Yr Hen Olchyddes" is an Irish, English, Scottish and American double jig.<br> in G Major (most versions, 'B' part is in G Mixolydian in some Scottish versions),<br> D Major (Clinton) or F Major (Petrie). The parts are played AA'B (Breathnach), AABB (most<br> versions), AA'BB' (Gow, Perlman) or AABBCC (Ashman).<br> It is probably an Irish jig although there is some argument for English origins.<br> It was printed in<br> Aird's Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4 (1796),<br> Ashman's Ironbridge Hornpipe (1991),<br> Bayard's Dance to the Fiddle (1981),<br> Breathnach's CRÉ 2 (1976),<br> Brody's Fiddler's Fakebook (1983),<br> Carlin's The Gow Collection (1986),<br> Cole's 1000 Fiddle Tunes (1940),<br> Ford's Traditional Music of America (1940),<br> Gow's A Third Collection of Strathspey Reels &c for the Piano-forte, Violin and<br> Violoncello (1792),<br> Johnson's Kitchen Musician No. 6: Jigs (1982),<br> Johnson's Kitchen Musician No. 8: 28 Country Dances (1988),<br> Karpeles & Schofield's A Selection of 100 English Folk Dance Airs (1951),<br> Kerr's Merry Melodies, vol. 1 (c. 1880),<br> O'Neill's O'Neill's Irish Music (1915),<br> O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1986),<br> Perlman's The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island (1996),<br> Raven's English Country Dance Tunes (1984),<br> Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883),<br> Stewart-Robertson's The Athole Collection (1884),<br> and many others.<br> It has been recorded by just about everyone.<br> I play this tune in a medley with:<br> The Boys of Wexford and/or<br> Gary Owen<br> in this section and/or<br> The Flowers of Edinburgh and/or<br> Scotland the Brave<br> in the Celtic section.<br>
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