Courting Them All (1)

 COURTING THEM ALL [1] ("Ag Suirid Iad Go Leir," "Ag Suirí Leo ar Fad" or "Da Siurad Go Leir"). AKA and see "The Bashful Bachelor [1]," "Don't Bother Me," "Jimmy Holmes' Favorite," "The Moving Bog(s) [2]," "Miss Rae's Reel," "Rachel Rae." Irish, English, Scottish; Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB' (Breathnach, Kennedy, O'Neill/Krassen, Raven): AB (O'Neill/Krassen & 1001). The melody appears to have Scots origins in John Lowe's "Rachel Rae." Printed source: Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 174. Kennedy (Fiddler's Tune Book), vol. 2, 1951; p. 13 (appears as "Rachel Rae"). O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 149. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1489, p. 275. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 713, p. 126. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 178 (appears as "Rachel Rae"). Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 73. Recorded source: See also Alan Ng's Irish Traditional Music Tune Index

X:1 T:Courting Them All [1] M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1903), No. 713 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D F | DF (3ABc d2 (3ABc | d2 fd ecAc | d2 Ac BAGF | EFGE FDDE | DF (3ABc d2 (3ABc | d2 fd ecAc | d2 Ac BAGF | EFGE FD D2 || c | d2 fd (3fga fd | g2 bg ecAc | d2 fd (3fga fd | efge fddc | d2 fd (3fga fd | g2 bgt ecAc | d2 Ac BAGF | EFGE FD D2 ||

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