Key signature: Eminor
Submitted on October 16th 2001 by Miss Lonelyhearts.
This tune has been added to 222 tunebooks.
Also known as An Cota-Beag Ban, Stan Chapmans, The White Petticoat.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: White Petticoat, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Emin
|:Bed cBA|GFE B,EG|FBB cBB|eBB cBA|
|Bed cBA|GFE B,EG|FBB cBA|1 GEE E2 A:|2 GEE E2 g||
|:gec Gce|gaf gec|cBA EAc|Be^d eBG|
|FBB GBB|FBA GFE|B,EG cBA|1 GEE E2 g:|2 GEE E2 A||
The White Petticoat
Since Kevin posted the self-titled Solas cd in "recordings," and also Willie's Trip to Toronto (aka Stan Chapman's), I thought it would be fun to have the whole set of wonderful jigs from that cd that features Stan Chapman's in the middle. The White Petticoat is the first tune, a beautifully twisted melody that sounds much more exotic than a simple Eminor. Watch that d sharp in the second half.
# Posted on October 16th 2001 by Miss Lonelyhearts
Petticoat
Ooh, cool! I've been wishing for ABC for this tune for a long time,
thanks!
Any other flute players have any tips for dealing with that low B?
# Posted on October 23rd 2001 by Fsnockhart
Low B
I'm at work now and can't try it, but maybe substitute the 3 notes B,EG by a roll on E...
# Posted on October 24th 2001 by glauber
Low B
Or, instead of the B,EG or a roll, play EGE...?
# Posted on October 28th 2001 by Miss Lonelyhearts
Petticoat
Florrie, it's always nice to hear when someone appreciates a posted tune. With so many to choose from, it's hard to decide which to post--what tunes will be welcome by most people? So your feedback helps. Thanks!
Will
# Posted on October 31st 2001 by Miss Lonelyhearts
Recorded By Patrick Street
On "Compendium" album
# Posted on June 17th 2002 by Celtic1234
Does anyone know anything about the origins and history of this tune besides that it is in O'Neill's & recorded by Solas? (Unlikely, I know, but I just thought I'd check...)
# Posted on February 4th 2004 by Zina Lee
The White Petticoat
Learnt this at a tune-learning workshop yesterday. A lovely old tune with a touch of 18c elegance about it (the tutor thought it was at least that old). The jump into C maj at the start of the second half is unusual and unexpected, as is the return to a definite E min (emphasized by that important D#) later on. There is more development in the second part than is usual with many jigs, a reprise of the first part only occuring in the last two bars.
The White Petticoat follows on quite well from the Hag's Purse.
Trevor
# Posted on October 29th 2004 by lazyhound
I just substitute the higher B for the lower one...seems to work ok.
# Posted on December 28th 2004 by Crysania
Tricky old tune
I tried for years to learn this from a friend, who would patiently go over it with me from time to time - but it always baffled me and I'd end up with an odd number of bars. He couldn't remember where he learned it and nobody I asked knew it.
Eventually I got it, and as he's no longer around, I'm glad I have it to remember him. I checked the version in O'Niells, but it's pretty far off what I know. I was amazed to hear Kevin Burke playing it later, but again, quite a different setting than I learned and I kind of avoid listening to it too much, cause I want to keep what I have in tact.
The setting WIll has posted is quite close to the one I know, however.
# Posted on May 22nd 2005 by kris
Roll on the low E for Flute or whistle
To overcome the low B, a roll on the E works well if you come into the roll from a low D rather than the E that is written,
# Posted on December 18th 2008 by corbyjo