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Polly Put The Kettle On

strathspey

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on February 16th 2008 by ceolachan.

This tune has been added to 13 tunebooks.

Also known as Jenny's Bawbee, The Thistle And Shamrock.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Polly Put The Kettle On
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Dmaj
f |: a>ba>g f<dd>f | g>fe>d c<AA>f |
a>ba>g f>d (3fga |[1 B2 c>A d2 d>f :|[2 B>dc>A d2 d>e ||
|: f>dg>e f<dd>f | g>Be>d c<AA>e |
f>dg>e f>d (3fga |[1 B2 c>A d2 d>e :|[2 B>dc>A d2 |]
K: Gmaj
|: (3ABc | d2 d>c B<G G2 | cE (3BAG F<D D2 |
d>G (3edc B>G (3Bcd | E2 F2 G2 :|
|: D>G | B>Gc>A B<GD>G | c>EA>G F<D (3DDD |
[1 B2 (3cBA B>G (3Bcd | E>A (3FED G2 :|
[2 B>d (3cde B>g (3Bcd | e>cA<F G3 |]

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Polly Put The Kettle On sheetmusic
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"Milestone At The Garden: Irish Fiddle Masters From The 78 RPM Era"

http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/8

track 11.) The Thistle And Shamrock ~ a set of 3 highland schottisches / flings as played by Donegal fiddler Danny O'Donnell

a.) "Polly Put the Kettle On" ~ the first take given here in D is transcribed from his playing... ( G is me having some fun ;-) )

b.) The Bundoran Highland (also known as ~)
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on July 9th 2004 by gian marco.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3262
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3262/comments

c.) "Neil Gow's Wife"
Key signature: a minor
Submitted on July 17th 2003 by mandozouk.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1828
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1828/comments

# Posted on February 16th 2008 by ceolachan

"Molly Put The Kettle On" ~ reel (& highland) ~ all in the family

Key signature: a minor
Submitted on June 9th 2002 by kardshark87.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/749
~ and another highland fling
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/749/comments

# Posted on February 16th 2008 by ceolachan

"Jenny's Bawbee" / "Polly Put the Kettle On" ~ duplication

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on September 10th 2008 by deeor.
~ /tunes/display/8901

X: 2
T: Jenny's Bawbee
T: Polly Put the Kettle On
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Gmaj
B2 cA B<G G2 | cBAG F<D D2 | B2 cA B<GGF | EG FA G4 :|
dedc B<G G2 | cBAG F<D D2 | dedc B<GGF | EG FA G4 :|

Martin Collection No 2: This is a Highland transcribed by Dr Donald Martin Killybegs from the playing of musicians in the South Donegal area. It is one of a series which I hope to upload. The New Row was number 1. Because I have no names for most of them I will use the title “Martin Collection No X” until someone with greater knowledge than I can supply a proper name.

# Posted on September 10th 2008 by deeor

# Posted on September 11th 2008 by ceolachan

"Jenny's Bawbee" ~ Nigel Gatherer , notes from previous

Looks like a version of "Jenny's Bawbee"

X: 3
T: Jenny's Bawbee
S: Gow's Repository Part 1
N: Transposed from Dmaj for comparison
N: Parts reversed for comparison
Z: Nigel Gatherer
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Gmaj
|: BGcA BGGB | cEA>G FDDc | BGcA BGGB | E/E/E FD G4 :|
|: d>edc BGGB | cEA>G FDDB | d>edc BGGB | E/E/E FD G4 :|

# Posted on September 10th 2008 by nigelg

X: 3
T: Jenny's Bawbee
S: Gow's Repository Part 1
N: Transposed from Dmaj for comparison
N: Parts in their given order
Z: Nigel Gatherer
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Gmaj
|: d>edc BGGB | cEA>G FDDB | d>edc BGGB | E/E/E FD G4 :|
|: BGcA BGGB | cEA>G FDDc | BGcA BGGB | E/E/E FD G4 :|

X: 3
T: Jenny's Bawbee
S: Gow's Repository Part 1
N: Parts & key signature as given
Z: Nigel Gatherer
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Dmaj
|: a>bag fddf | gBe>d cAAf | a>bag fddf | B/B/B cA d4 :|
|: fdge fddf | gBe>d cAAg | fdge fddf | B/B/B cA d4 :|

# Posted on September 11th 2008 by ceolachan

Jenny's Bawbee

Thanks, ceolachan, for presenting this tune is various ways.

From Herd's Ancient and Modern Scots Songs (1776):

And a' that e'er my Jenny had,
My Jenny had, my Jenny had,
And a' that e'er my Jenny had,
Was ae bawbee.

There's your plack and my plack,
And your plack and my plack,
And my plack and your plack,
And Jenny's bawbee.

We'll put it in the pint stoup,
The pint stoup, the pint stoup,
We'll put it in the pint stoup,
And birl't a' three.

A "bawbee" was equivalent to one halfpenny sterling, a "plack" (or "groat"), one farthing sterling; a stoup was a tankard.

# Posted on September 12th 2008 by nigelg

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