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LITTEN HORNPIPE. English, Hornpipe. F Major (Huntington/Litten): D Major (Miller). Standard tuning. AAB (Huntington/Litten): AABB (Miller). Presumably composed by ship's fiddler William Litten at the very beginning of the 19th century. Huntington (William Litten's), 1977; pg. 18. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 296, pg. 176.

                             

LITTLE AND BIG SHIP, THE. English, Jig. A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. A modern composition by editor Michael Raven. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 193.

                   

LITTLE ARK. AKA and see “Highland a’ choille,” “Loudon’s/Louden’s Bonnie Woods (and Braes).” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard. AB. The tune is popular as a schottische in Scotland, notes Nigel Gatherer, under the title “Louden’s Bonnie Woods.” In County Donegal the tune is played set as a Highland called “Highland a’ choille.”

X: 1
T: Little Ark
S: "Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra" (#4 as gan ainm)
Z: B.Black
L: 1/8
M: 4/4
R: reel
K: G
G2 GA/B/ dedB|cABG AGEB|G2 GB d4|e/f/gfa gedB|
G2 GB dedB|cABG AGEF|G2 GB d2 d2|e/f/gfa g4 ||
gabg aged|egge dB B2|gabg aged|e/f/gfa g4|
gabg aged|efge dBBA|G2 GB d2 d2|e/f/gfa gedB ||

                   

LITTLE BAG OF MEAL, THE. AKA and see "Ruaig an Mí‑ádh" (Banish Misfortune [1]), "The Bag of Meal," "Humors of Mullina(a)fauna [1]," "Judy Hynes,” "Máire Ní Eidhinn,” "Nancy Hines," “Nancy Hynes,” “Parish Girl [2],” "Round the Cart House." Irish, Double Jig. D Mixolydian. Standard. AABB'. Roche Collection, 1983, Vol. 1; No. 85, pg. 38.

                             

LITTLE BAG OF POTATOES [1], THE (An Mála beag Fataí). AKA and see "The Bag of Potatoes." Irish, Reel. G Major (Breathnach): D Major (Tubridy). Standard. AB (Tubridy): AABB (Breathnach). Breathnach’s source, flute player Michael Tubridy, called the tune “The Bag of Potatoes,” but since Breathnach had a reel by that title he changed it a bit. The tune consists of one phrase, repeated, which Tubridy told him was very widespread in County Clare. Source for notated version: Michael Tubridy/Michael Ó Tiobraide (Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 94, pg. 41. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, vol. 1), 1999; pg. 17 (appears as “The Little Bag of Peaties”).

X:1

T:Little Bag of Potatoes [1]

M:4/4

L:1/8
R:Reel

K:D

FAAA FBBA|FAAF E2 DE|FAAA FBBA|defd e2d2|FAAA FBBA|

FAAF E2 DE|FAAA FBBA|defd e2d2||defd Be e2|defd B2A2|

defd Be e2|dBAF E2D2|defd Be e2|defd B2A2|defd Be e2|dBAF E2D2||

 

LITTLE BAG OF POTATOES [2], THE. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard. AABB’. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 162, pg. 19.

X:1

T:Little Bag of Potatoes, The [2]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 162 (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

d2 (df) edBA|Bdef e2 (de)|faaf g2 (fe)|fedB A2(AB):||

fdad fddd|faaf g2 (fe)|faae fddd|fedB A2 (AB)|

fdad fddd|faaf g2 (fe)|faaa b2 (ba)|g2 fe g2fe||

                   

LITTLE BARLY-CORNE, THE. See "Stingo."

                   

LITTLE BEAUTY WALTZ. Scottish, Waltz. G Major. Standard. AABB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; No. 4, pg. 50.

                   

LITTLE BEGGAR BOY. AKA and see "Little Beggarman," "Red Haired Boy," "Gilderoy [2]" etc.

                   

LITTLE BEGGARMAN. AKA and see "The Duck Chews Tobacco," “The First of May [3],” "Gilderoy [2]" (Ire.), "Giolla Rua" (Ire.), "Johnny Dhu," "The Little Beggar Boy," "An Maidrin Rua(dh)" (The Little Red Fox),” "The Old Soldier (with a Wooden Leg) [2]" (W.Va.), "Old Soldier," “Red Haired Boy,” "The Red Haired Lad," "The Red Headed/Haired Irishman" (Ky.), "Wooden Leg" (W.Va.). Irish, Hornpipe. A Mixolydian (Kennedy, Mallinson): G Major/Mixolydian (Tubridy). Standard. AABB. Words to the tune begin:

***

I am a little beggarman, a begging I have been,

For three score years in this little isle of green;

I'm known along the Liffey from the Basin to the Zoo,

And everybody calls me by the name of Johnny Dhu.

***

Of all the trades a going, sure the begging is the best,

For when a man is tired he can sit him down and rest;

He can beg for his dinner, he has nothing else to do,

But to slip around the corner with his old rigadoo.
***

Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Reels and Rants), 1997; No. 102, pg. 26. Mallinson (Enduring), 1995; No. 85, pg. 36. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Book Two), 1999; pg. 13.

X:1

T:Little Beggarman

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:G

GF|DGGF GABc|dedB c2 Bc|dGGF GABG|AFDE =F2 FE|

DGGF GABc|dedB c2 Bc|dggf gedc|B2G2G2:|

|:de|=f2 fe fede|=fedB c2 Bc|dGGF GABG|AFDE =F2 FE|

DGGF GABc|dedB c2 Bc|dggf gedc|B2G2G2:|

                   


LITTLE BENCH OF RUSHES [1] (An Beinsin Luacra). AKA and see "The Black Rogue [1]," "O! Pleasant Was the Moon," "Bunch of Green Rushes [2]," "Bonny Bunch of Roses," "Life is All Chequered with Plasures and Woes," "The Bark Is On the Swelling Wave." Irish, Air (4/4 time, "gracefully"). D Minor (O'Neill): D Dorian (Darley & McCall). Standard. AB. Darley & McCall note the air became popular in Ireland and was adapted in England to a Napoleonic ballad called "The Bonny Bunch of Roses, O!" Both titles are allegorical, with "The Bonny Bunch of Roses" being England and "The Little Bench of Rushes" standing for Ireland. Source for notated version: a MS by Mr. A. Lowe (Fairview, Ireland), containing a number of airs played by piper Hugh O'Beirne (Co, Leitrim) in 1846 [Darley & McCall]. Darley & McCall (Darley & McCall Collection of Traditional Irish Music), 1914; No. 55, pg. 24. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1979; No. 136, pg. 24.

X:1

T:Little Bench of Rushes, The [1]

M:C

L:1/8

R:Air

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 136

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D Minor

(A/=B/^c/d/4e/4) | ~f3g (agfe) | d4 (edcA) | c4 (dcAG) | A2A2A2 (A/=B/^c/d/4e/4) |

~f3g (agfe) | d4 (edcA) | c4 (dcAG) | “tr”E3D D2 || (DE) | (~F3G) (.A2.A2) |

(AGFE) F2 (FA) | ~c3f (d>cAG) | A2A2A2 (A/=B/^c/d/4e/4) | ~f3g (agfe) |

d4 (edcA) | c4 (dcAG) | “tr”E3D D2 ||

 

LITTLE BENCH OF RUSHES [2] (An Beinsin Luacra). Irish, Slow Air (4/4 time). A Mixolydian/D Major. Standard. One part. Source Dowd was a fiddler who played the tune in the Feis Ceoil held in Belfast in the year 1900. Some of the tunes in the “Unpublished Airs” competition were recorded on Edison cylinders, and were later transcribed for publication, including Dowd’s “Little Bench of Rushes.” Source for notated version: fiddler James Dowd (Ireland) [Darley & McCall]. Darley & McCall (Darley & McCall Collection of Traditional Irish Music), 1914; No. 16, pg. 7.

X:1

T:Little Bench of Rushes [2]

M:4/4

L:1/8

R:Air

S:transcription of cylinder recording of James Dowd, Ceol (1986)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

G>E | D2 DE G2 A<c | d2 dc e2 d>c | A2 G>A c2 c>d | c6 G>E | D2 DE G2 A<c |

d2 dc e2 d>c | A2 G>A c2 c>d | c6 z A/c/ | G2 cA G2E2 | D2 DC A,2 C>D |

E2 ED C2 CA, | C2C2G2 A<c | d2 cA G2E2 | D2 DC A,2 C>D | E2 ED C2 CA, | C6 ||

                   

LITTLE BERTHA.  Old-Time, Air (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: Gil Kiesecker [Silberberg]. Silberberg (93 Fiddle Tunes I Didn’t Learn at the Tractor Tavern), 2004; pg. 27.

 

LITTLE BETSY BROWN. Old‑Time. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozark Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954.

                   

LITTLE BETTY. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. Composed October 15th, 1953, by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976) and dedicated to Betty Lou MacMaster of Judique, Cape Breton. Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg. 54.

                   

LITTLE BETTY ANN. American. A Texas fiddle favorite.

                   

LITTLE BETTY BROWN. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, West Virginia. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. See also the related melody "Angeline the Baker." An old pop song recorded on a 78 RPM by Kanawha County, West Virginia, fiddler Clark Kessinger (1896-1975). Sources for notated versions: Clark Kessinger (W.Va.) [Phillips]; Jime Evans [Silberberg]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, Vol. 1), 1994; pg. 142. Silberberg (93 Fiddle Tunes I Didn’t Learn at the Tractor Tavern), 2004; pg. 27.

                   

LITTLE BILLY WILSON. AKA and see "Billy Wilson [1]."

                   

LITTLE BIRD IN THE ASHBROOK/ASHBANK. Old-Time. A Major. AEac# tuning. From Jesse James (J.J.) Abbott, Toledo, Illionis. The tune features pizzicato or plucked notes.

                   

LITTLE BIRDIE. Old‑Time, Song and Breakdown. Despite the similarity in names, the song “Little Birdie” has nothing to do with the West Virginia fiddler tune called “Birdie,” a ‘ragtime’ influenced piece.

***

Little birdie, little birdie,

Come sing to me your song.

Have a short time to be with you,

And a long time to be gone.

***

Flying Fish 102, New Lost City Ramblers ‑ "20 Years/Concert Performances" (1978. Learned from Wade Mainer and Zeke Morris).

                   

LITTLE BIRDS OF THE MOUNTAIN JIG. English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Michael Raven. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 192.

 

LITTLE BITTY ACORN IN A GREAT BIG TREE.  Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Floyd Engstrom [Silberberg]. Silberberg (93 Fiddle Tunes I Didn’t Learn at the Tractor Tavern), 2004; pg. 28.

                   


LITTLE BLACK BULL. Old‑Time. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozark Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954.

                   

LITTLE BLACK DOG (COME A-TROTTIN’ DOWN THE ROAD). Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major.

                   

LITTLE BLACK EYES. AKA and see "'Tits Yeux Noirs."

                   

LITTLE BLACK FOOT. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, North Ga. The tune may have plantation origins. It was recorded by the Skillet Lickers as a fragment in their skit "A Day at a Country Fair." Old Homestead OHSC‑145, Skillet Lickers‑‑"A Day at the Country Fair."

                   

LITTLE BLACK MOUSTACHE [1]. French‑Canadian, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The first part is shared with the tunes "Elk's Festival" and "Texas Quickstep [2]," and an untitled Lancer's tune in Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; Appendix No. 5, pg. 574. Messer (Way Down East), 1948; No. 22. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 42, pg. 31.

X:1

T:Little Black Moustache [1]

M:4/4

L:1/8

Z:Transcribed by Bruce Osborne

K:D

AG|FDFG A2dc|BGBd g2ag|fedf edcA|BcdA BdAG|

FDFG A2dc|BGBd g2ag|fedf edce|d2f2 d2:|

|:A2|f4 a4-|a2ba ^g2a2|f4 f4-|f2e/fa/ g2f2|

e4 B4-|B2ed cABc|d8-|d2A2 F2A2|

f4 a4-|a2ba ^g2a2|f4 f4-|f2e/fa/ g2f2|

e4 B4-|B2ed cABc|d2cB AGFE|D6:|

 

LITTLE BLACK MUSTACHE [2]. Old-Time, Breakdown. C Major. Standard tuning. County 3514, Gene Clardy – “Mississippi Fiddle Bands, vol. 2.” Document 8028, Gene Clardy – “Mississippe String Bands, vol. 2.” Musical Traditions MT 104, the Nations Brothers (Mississippi) - "Where the Southern Crosses the Dog: Mississippi Fiddle Music 1928-35."

                   

LITTLE BLACK PIG. AKA and see “Bobby Casey’s Jig [2],” “Diamond [2],” “Hag’s Purse,” “Roscommon Jig.” Irish, Double Jig. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. Similar to “Walls of Liscarroll [1].”

X:1
T:Little Black Pig, The
R:double jig
B:The Cumann na bPi/obai/ri/ Collection of Pipe-Friendly Tunes
B:by John B. Walsh
Z:Phil Sexton
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D Mixolydian
G|(3A.c.A .A DFA|dcA AGF|GEE cGE|GAB cAG|
(3A.c.A .A D (3FG.A|dcA AGF|GEE cEE|~D3 D2:|
A|d2d ecA|~A2d ecA|GEE cGE|GAB cAG|
d2d ecA|~A2d ecA|GEE cEE|~D3 D2:|

                   

LITTLE BLACK ROSE [1], THE (An Róisín Dub). AKA and see "The Black Rose," "Little Black Rose Bud." Irish, Air (3/4 time, "tenderly"). C Minor. Standard tuning. AB. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 70, pg. 12.

X:1

T:Little Black Rose [1]

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Tenderly”

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 70

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C Minor

G=A | (B2G2) e>c | (d>c) (BG) (FD) | D2C2C2 | C4 (cd) | e2e2 dc | e2 (dc) (BG) |

c3B GF | G4 (cd) || e2 (ef) (dc) | e2 (dc) (BG) | c3 B GF | D4 (G=A) | B2 c>d ec |

d>c BG FD | C4 C2 | C4 || 

 

LITTLE BLACK ROSE [2], THE (An Róisín Dub). AKA and see "Margaret Roche [1]." Irish, Air (3/4 time, "tenderly"). C Minor. Standard tuning. AB. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 71, pg. 13.

X:1

T:Little Black Rose [3]

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Tenderly”

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 71

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C Minor

c>B | G2G2 {A}G^F | G2G2 (5G/A/=B/c/d/ | e2d2 {d}c=B | c4 cd | e2g2 f>d |

c>B GA =Bc | “tr”e2c2 c>d | c4 || cd | e2d2 g>f | f2d2 c>B | G2F2 GA |

B4 (GB) | c2e2 dc | B3c B>G | F2E2 C>=B, | C4 ||

 

LITTLE BLACK ROSE [3] (An Róisín Dub). AKA and see "Rois Bheag Dhubh," "Róisín Dubh [1]." Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). G Dorian. Standard tuning. AB. See notes for "Rois Bheag Dhubh." O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 181, pg. 32.

X:1

T:Little Black Rose [3]

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Slow”

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 181

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G Dorian

{A}(G>F) | D2D2 {A}(G>F) | D2D2 (G>A) | B4A2 | G4 (G>A) | (B2 B)(dcB) |

(A2 A)(cBA) | G4 G2 | G4 || (D>=E) | (F2 F)(.G.A.B) | (c2 c>)d (c/B/A/G/ ) |

F2 D=E “tr”E2 | (F2 F)(D.A.c) | {B/c/}(B2 B)(.A.G.^F) | (.G.A.B.c) A>G | G4 G2 |

G4 (D=E) | (F2 F)(.G.A.B) | c2 c>d (c/B/A/G/) | F2 D=E “tr”E2 | (F2 F)D.A.c |

{B/c/}(B2 B)(AG^F) | (.G.A.B.c.) (A>G) | G4 G2 | G4 || 

                   

LITTLE BLACK ROSE BUD. See "Rois Bheag Dhubh," "Roisin Dubh [1]."

                   

LITTLE BLACK-HAIRED ROSE. See "Rois Bheag Dhubh," "Roisin Dubh [1]."

                   

LITTLE BLUE EYES. AKA and see "'Tits Yeux Bleus."

                   

LITTLE BOGTROTTER. AKA and see "Greensleeves."

                   


LITTLE BOSS. AKA and se “Richmond Cotillion.”

                   

LITTLE BOBBY. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB. John Harrod has identified the tune as part of the “Boatman” family of tunes. Source for notated version: John M. Salyer (Salyersville, Magoffin County, Ky., 1941) [Titon]. Titon (Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 91, pg. 120. Berea College Appalachian Center ACC03, John M. Salyer – “Home Recordings, 1941-42, Vol.1” (1993).

         

LITTLE BOY, LITTLE BOY. See “Little Boy, Where’d You Get Your Britches?”

                   

LITTLE BOY WENT A-COURTIN'. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Mississippi. A Major. Recorded for the Library of Congress in 1939 by Herbert Halpert from the playing of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, fiddler Frank Kittrell.

                   

LITTLE BOY, WHERE'D YOU GET YOUR BRITCHES?  AKA and see "Little Boy, Little Boy." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. G Major. Standard. AAB (Titon): AABB (Phillips). The ‘B’ part is a variant of the ‘A’ part of the Kentucky tune “Huldy in the Sinkhole.” Source Davenport learned the tune from his father, Will Davenport, and is the only source for the melody. He sang this ditty to the tune:

***

Little boy, little boy, where’d you get your britches?

Daddy cut ‘em out and Mammy sewed the stitches.

***

Source for notated versions: Clyde Davenport (Monticello, Wayne County, Ky.) [Phillips, Titon, Kuntz]. Kuntz, Private Collection (via Liz Slade). Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, Vol. 1), 1994; pg. 142. Titon (Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 92, pg . 121. Berea College Appalachian Center AC002, Clyde Davenport – “Puncheon Camps “ (1992).  Rounder 0197, Bob Carlin ‑ "Banging & Sawing" (1985. Learned from fiddler Clyde Davenport via New York revival fiddler Liz Slade).

                   

LITTLE BOY WORKING ON THE ROAD [1]. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, East Kentucky. A Mixolydian. Standard or AEae tuning. AAB. Source J.W. Day recorded the tune in New York in 1928. Source for notated versions: James W. Day {real name ‑ Jilson Setters, b. 1860, Rowan County, Tenn} [Krassen, Titon]. Krassen (Masters of Old Time Fiddling), 1983; pg. 23. Titon (Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 93A, pg. 122. Victor 40025 (78 RPM), Blind Bill Day (1928).

 

LITTLE BOY WORKING ON THE ROAD [2]. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, East Kentucky. A Mixolydian. AEae tuning. AA’B. Words sung to the melody, according to Razor Wolfenbarger (see Rounder 0394) went:

***

Little boy, little boy, working on the road,

Working for a dollar to pay his board.

***

Source for notated version: Effie Pierson (Green Hall, Owsley County, Ky., 1979) [Titon]. Titon (Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 93B, pg. 122.

                   

LITTLE BRANCH OF NUTS. See "Little Cluster of Nuts."

                   

LITTLE BROTHER OF MY HEART ("Dearbratairin O Mo Croide" or "Drahaareen-O Mochree"). Irish, Air (3/4 time). D Major (Joyce/1909, Roche): F Major (Joyce/1890). Standard tuning. One part. In his 1890 edition of Ancient Irish Music P.W. Joyce notes that this air was well-known all over the south of Ireland, and that he had known both air and words since his childhood (in the 1840's in Limerick). "This song, sung to the same air as 'Jemmy, My Thousand Treasures' (which is an older song), was perhaps more familiar in Munster than that song. I have many copies of it on ballad‑sheets, printed by 'Haly, Printer, Cork'" (Joyce).

***

I am a young follow that always loved rural sport;

The fairs and the patrons of Erin I used to resort;

The true sons of Bacchus were always my companie,

Until I was deprived of my Draharee-O-Machree!      

***  

Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 24. Joyce (Ancient Irish Music), 1890; No. 38, pg. 40. Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 402, pgs. 212‑213. Roche Collection, 1982, vol. 1; No. 18, pg. 12.

X:1

T:Drahareen-O-Machree

T:Little Brother of My Heart

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Air

S:Joyce – Ancient Irish Music (1890)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companon

K:F

DE | F2G2A2 | A f3 ed | c2d2A2 | G4F2 | F4 c2 | f2A2A2 | c3d e2 |

f4 (3gfe | d4 (3cAG | A4 (3cde | f2A2A2 | c2d2e2 | f4 (3gfe |

d4 (3cAG | A4 DE | F2G2A2 | A f3 ed | c2d2A2 | G4F2 | F4 ||

                                       

LITTLE BROWN DOG WALTZ. ("Oh where, oh where, has my little dog gone?") AKA and see "Lauderbach."

                   

LITTLE BROWN HAND. AKA and see “Brown Leaf Rag.” Old-Time. In the repertoire of Virginia fiddler Albert Hash.

                   


LITTLE BROWN JUG. American; Jig, Schottische (2/4 time) and Song Tune. D Major ('A' part) & D Mixolydian ('B' part) [Cole]: D Major [Bayard, Ruth, Silberberg, Sweet]: C Major [Ford]: G Major [Phillips]. Standard tuning. AB (Ruth, Silberberg): AA'B (Bayard): AABB (Phillips): AA'BB' (Sweet). The tune goes to a once‑popular college song, but it appears to have originally been composed for the minstrel stage by one 'Eastburn', believed to be a pseudonym for Joseph E(astburn) Winner (1837-1918). He copyrighted the melody in 1869. J.E. Winner, as the name on the copyright goes, of Philadelphia, was the younger brother of the composer and publisher Septimus Winner. “Little Brown Jug” is credited to one Jas. Hand in Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883), although this is considered unreliable. It has been suggested that the second strain of the “Jug” tune is a variant of the first strain of Irish melody “Tatter Jack Walsh.”