%%text rev: v1.0, September 7, 2007 - wdm

X:1
T:Irish Washerwoman
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection  (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G Major
|: d/c/ | BGG DGG | BGB dcB | cAA EAA | cAc edc | BGG DGG | BGB dcB | cBc Adc | BGG G2 :|
|: d    | gdg gdg | gdg bag | =fcf fcf | =fcf agf | egg dgg | cgg Bgg | cBc Adc | BGG G2 :|

X: 2
T:The Irish Washerwoman
R:jig
C:Ed Reavy
M:6/8
L:1/8
Z:JoeReavy
N:The original setting of this all-too-familiar tune
N:has been thoroughly played out. Ed's
N:setting elevates the strains of the old tune and
N:gives it more dignified footing. There is no Kiss
N:Me, I'm Irish in Ed's version of this popular
N:St. Patrick's Day tune.
K:G
|: d/2c/2 | B<GB DGB | DGB dcB | cAG FGA | fef gdc | BGB DGB |
DGB dcB | cAG FGA | BGF G2 :||
|: f | gdB GFG | gfg bag | faf d^cd | fdf agf | efg dBd | gfe fdB |
cBc Adc | BGF G2 f || gdB GFG | gfg bag | faf d^cd | fdf agf |
g2 g efg | agf gdB |1 cBc def | gag fdc :|2 CBC Adc | BGF G2 ||

X:3
T:The Washer Woman
C:Trad
S:Petrie's Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c., 1790
Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 3/5/04
N:Petrie's First Collection, page 7
L:1/8
M:6/8
R:Jig
K:F
|:  c/B/ | AFF CFF | AFA cBA | BGG G,GG | BGB dcB | AFF CFF | AFA cBA |
TBAB GcB | AFF F2 :| c|fcc Acc | fcf agf | ecc Gcc | ece gfe | fcc Acc |
fag fcA |TBAB GcB |AFF F2c | fcc Acc | fcf agf | ecc Gcc | ece gfe |
dbb caa | Bgg Aff | TBAB GcB | AFF F2 |]

X: 4
T: Irish Washerwoman, The
S: the Session
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
|:BGG DGG|BGB dcB|cAA EAA|cAc edc|
BGG DGG|BGB dcB|cBc Adc|BGG G3:|
|:BGG DGG|BGB BAG|AFF DFF|AFA AGF|
EGG DGG|CGG B,GG|cBc Adc|BGG G3:|

X: 5
T: Irish Washerwoman, The
S: the Session (Comments)
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
|: BGG DGG|BGB dcB|cAA EAA|cAc edc|
BGG DGG|BGB dcB|cBc Adc|BGG G3 :|
|: BGG DGG|BGB BAG|AFF DFF|AFA AGF|
EGG DGG|CGG B,GG|cBc Adc|BGG G3 :|
|: dc|BAB DGB|DGB dcB|cBc EGc|EGc edc|
|BAB DGB|DGB dcB |1 cBc ed^c| dfa g :|2 cBc BGB|
AFA G|| |: ef|gfg Bdg|Bdg bag|fef Adf|Adf agf|
|gbg faf|gfe dBG|cBc BGB|AFA G :||

X:6
T:The Irish Washerwoman
R:Jig
C:Played by Ewan Boyd on A Great Highland Bagpipe Tutor CD (www.bagpipe.co.uk)
Z:Transcribed by Miklos Nemeth reusing extensively an arrangment by P/M Joe Wilson
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=90
N:Smallpipe version.
K: D
|: a | fdd Add | fdf agf | gee cee |Ace gfe | fdd Add | fdf agf | gfg eag |fdd d2 :|
a | fdd add | fdd agf | gfg ece |Ace gfe | fdd add | fdd agf | gfg eag |fdd d2a |
fdd add | fdd agf | gfg ece |Ace gfe | f<af dcd | Adf agf | gfg eag |fdd d2||
|: a | faf dcd | Adf agf | gfg ece |Ace gfe | faf dcd | Adf agf | gfg eag |fdd d2 :|
e | f2f agf | Adf agf | e2e gfe |Ace gfe | f2f agf | Adf agf | gfg eag |fdc d2e |
f2f agf | Adf agf | e2e gfe |Ace gfe | faf dcd | Adf agf | gfg eag |fdd d2 |]