Key signature: Adorian
Submitted on September 4th 2003 by lazyhound.
This tune has been added to 20 tunebooks.
X: 1
T: Pretty Little Dog
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Ador
|:eg|a2e2 g2ag|edcB A2G2|A2 (3AAA c2d2|e4 e2eg|
a2e2 g2ag|edcB A2G2|A2 (3ABc BAG2|A4 A2:|
|:AB|c2AB cBcd|edcB A2G2|A2 (3AAA c2d2|e4 e2eg|
a2e2 g2ag|edcB A2G2|A2 (3ABc BAG2|1 A4 A2:|2 A4 A4||
Pretty Little Dog (reel)
A tune that's frequently played at one of my sessions. It can sometimes have a hypnotic feel to it.
Trevor
# Posted on September 4th 2003 by lazyhound
Pretty Little Dog
I suspect this tune may have the same Appalachian/Irish origins as Old Mother Flanagan (now posted). The two tunes go well together.
Trevor
# Posted on October 10th 2003 by lazyhound
Pretty Little Dog
Pretty Little Dog is a tune written by Lee Triplett of West Virginia. He wrote and named the tune in the process of learning a different tune from another fiddler. It's played in jams in the US especially around Morgantown WV, Garrett County,MD and the Elkins WV area. That's the source... I never jammed with Lee but with lots of people he's jammed with. I think he lives in Iowa now !
Maryland Highlander
# Posted on January 30th 2004 by The Merry Highlander
Lee Triplett
Lee Triplett is my great-grandfather. He passed away many many years ago but his music still echos off the hills here in Clay County West Virginia.
# Posted on September 8th 2004 by t_music9
YIKES
Boy did I get that wrong... Lee Triplett was the source and Fiddlers companion says he "wrote" it when learning a tune from another fiddler.... Its Jimmy Triplett who Im thinking of... I believe hes a fiddler that lives in IA now... originally from WV. I apolagize for getting my name's mixed up. I think Jimmy may be related to Lee, but I don't know... IM not sure why I wrote what I wrote... I knew better.
# Posted on January 4th 2007 by The Merry Highlander
Maybe I was right
CEOLAS--- PRETTY LITTLE DOG. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, West Virginia. A Dorian. Standard. ABCD (Brody): AABB (Johnson, Phillips). The source for the tune is West Virginia fiddler Lee Triplet, who says he fashioned it in the process of learning another tune from fiddler Doc White of Ivydale, W.Va. See also notes for "Pretty Little Cat." The tune is played at a slower tempo than the normal breakdown speed.
# Posted on March 23rd 2007 by The Merry Highlander