Kiss the Maid Behind the Barrel

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 Theme code Index    5L121 5L147L
 Also known as    Bruisus (The), Clonmel Lassies, Fair Haired Kate, Gearrchaile taobh thiar den Bhear (An), Kiss a Maid Behind her Mother, Kiss the Maid Behind the Barrels, Kiss the Maid Behind the Bar, Kiss the Maid Behind the Barn, Maid Behind the Bar (2) (The), Maid Behind the Counter (The), Pog an Cailin ar Cul an Stanna, Pog an Cailin Taob Iar De'n Stanna, Póg an Ghearrchaile ar Chúl an Bhairille, Sally Kelly (2), Tabhair Póg don Gearrchaile taobh thiar den Bhairille
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AAB, AABBC. AABBCC, AABCDD, ABCDEF
 Editor/Compiler    Francis O'Neill
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 1308, p. 245
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1903
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Kiss the Maid behind the Barrel M:C L:1/8 R:Reel S:James Goodman (1828─1896) music manuscript collection, S:vol. 3, p. 84. Mid-19th century, County Cork Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G DG G2 AG G2|BABd cABG|DG G2 AG G2|defd cA GF:| dg g2 ag g2|dg g2 agfd|df f2 gf f2|defd cAGF| dg g2 ag g2|dg g2 agfd|afge fefd|cded cAGF||


X:1 T:Kiss the Maid behind the Barrel M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (1883, Book 1, No. 55) N:Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a fiddler and uilleann piper originally N:from north Longford, but who moved around 1852 to Newpark, N:Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Leitrim. K:G D|:G2 Gc AGGF|DGGc cAGF|DGGc AGGA|defd cAGF:| |:dg g2 ag g2|dg g2 agfd|df f2 gf f2|defd cAGF:| |:G2 dG BGdG|G2 dG cAGF|G2 dG BGdG|fefd cAGF:|]


X:1 T:Kiss the maid behind the barrel. A Cork Reel N:From P. Carew's MSS R:Reel M:C L:1/8 B:Stanford/Petrie (1905, No. 885, p. 224) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G G2 BG AGBG|G2 BG AGFA|G2 BG AGBG|de=fd cAFA:| dgg2 ag g2|dg ga bgaf|defg afge|de=fd cAFA| dg g2 bg g2|agfg abc'a|bgaf gefd|de=fd cAFA||


X:1 T:Kiss the maid behind the barrel N:"From F. Keane" M:C L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Allegro" B:Stanford/Petrie (1905, No. 886, p. 224) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G DG G2 AFGF|DG G2 BAGF|DG G2 AGAc|de=fd cAGF:| dg g2 afgf|dg g2 agfd|cAcd =fefe|de=fd cAGF| dg g2 afgf|dgag fefg|abag fgfe|de=fd cAGF!D.C.!||G4||


X:1 T:The Bruisus, or "Kiss the maid behind the barrels" N:"From Col. Westenra" M:C L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Allegro" B:Stanford/Petrie (1905, No. 884, p. 224) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G G2 dG AGdG|G2 dG cAFA|G2 dG AGdG|de=fd cAFA:| |:DGG>A B/A/G AG|DGGA cAFA|DGG>A B/A/G AG|de=fd cAFA:| dg g2 dg g2|dg ga bagf|de=fe defe|de=fd cAFA| dg g2 dg g2|dg ga baga|b/a/g af gefd|de=fd cAFA||


X:1 T:Kiss the Maid Behind the Barrel M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 571 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G DGGc AGGF|DGGB cAGF|DGGc AGA^c|defd cAFA:| dg {a}(3gfg ag {a}(3gfg|dg {a}(3gfg agfe|df {g}(3fef af {g}(3fef|defd cAFA| dg {a}(3gfg ag {a}(3gfg|dg {a}(3gfg agfg|afge fde^c|dfeg fdcA|| G2 dG BGdG|G2 dG cAFA|G2 dg AGA^c|defd cAFA| G2 dG BGdG|G2 dG cAFA|G2 GB A2 A^c|defd cAFA|| B2 BG A2 Ac|BABc dedc|B2 BG A2 A^c|defd cAFA||


X: 2 T: Kiss the Maid behind the Barrel S: "Treoir" M: 4/4 L: 1/8 R: reel Z: Transcribed by Bill Black K: G DG G2 AG G2 | DG G2 cAFA | DG G2 AGFA |1 defd AGFG :|2 defd cAFA | dg g2 bg g2 | dg g2 bgaf | df f2 af f2 | defd cAFA | dg g2 bgaf | d^cde f3 g | a2 ge fdec | d2 eg fdcA || G2 dG eGdG | G2 dG cAFA | G2 dG G2 AB | cdfd cAFA | G2 dG G2 dG | G2 dB cAFA | B3 B ABcA | defd cAFA || g2 bg agab | g2 bg defa | g2 bg ag g2 | defd cAFA | g2 bg agab | g2 bg defg | afge fdec | d2 eg fdcA || (3Bcd BG (3ABc Af | G2 GB cAFA | (3Bcd BG ABcA | defd cAFA | B3 B ABcA | (3Bcd BG ABcA | defd cAFA || G2 (3Bcd G3 D | GdBd cAFA | G2 (3Bcd G3 A | defd cAFA | GdBd GdBd | G2 Bd cAFA | B3 B ABcA | defd cAGF | G4 ||