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On "Jenny put the kettle on" - (2024)
Among American fiddle tunes, this "reel" with a number of variants is well sourced back to its Anglo-Irish origins, and includes title changes with other names like Molly and Polly. Antecedents have been found back into the early 1800s, As a "standard fiddling tune," it is well known. One finds even lyrics, "Jenny put your kettle on / Little and a big one / Jenny put your kettle on / We'll all have tea."
3 pages, circa 2' 30" - an MP3 demo is here:
The score is available as a free PDF download, though any major commercial performance or recording of the work is prohibited without prior arrangement with the composer. Click on the graphic below for this score and parts.
