Annotation:Paddy O'Rafferty (3)
X:1 T:Paddy O’Rafferty [3] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. II (c. 1806) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion N:The 1st repeat mark has been added K:D AB |: dff dee | dff ede | Aff Aee | ded dBA | dff dee | dff gab | agf edB | d2d dBA :| |:d/e/fA A2B | Agf ede | d/e/fA A2B | ded dBA | c/d/fA A2B | Agf gab | agf ede | d2d dBA :| |: f2d e2d | f2d edB | f2d edB | d2d dBA | fdd edd | fdd gab | afd edB | d2d dBA :| |: dfa dfa | efe edB | dfa dfa | ded dBA | df/g/a/f/ af/g/a/f/ | af/g/a/f/ g2e | f2d e2B | ded dBA :| |: A2A BAB | e2e fdB | A2A BAB | dfe dBA | A2A BAB | efe efg | f2d e2B | d2d dBA :| |: fAA eAA | fAA e2d | fAA eAA | ded dBA | fAA eAA | fAA edB | dfa dfa | ded dBA :| |: faf aff | aff edB | faf af/g/a/f/ | af/g/a/f/ dBA | faf gbg | faf edB | fgf ede | d2d dBA :| |: A/B/AF A2B | dgf e2d | A/B/AF A2B | dfe dBA | ABA BAB | efe efg | fad edB | d2d dBA :|]
PADDY O'RAFFERTY [3] (Páidín Ó Raifeartaig). Irish, Double Jig. B Flat Major (O'Flannagan): D Major (most versions). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC (Mulvihill, Taylor/Crack, Taylor/Crossroads): ABB’CC (Mitchell): AA’BB’CC (Boys of the Lough, Taylor/Blue): ABCD (Bunting): AA'BB'CC'DD' (Breathnach): AABBCCDDEE (O'Flannagan): AABBCCDDEEFFGGHH (O’Farrell). "A popular pipe tune,” note the Boys of the Lough, well-known in Scotland as well as in Ireland. Perhaps the earliest recording of the tune was by melodeon player James Brown (1880-1919), a Scot born in Edinburgh. He recorded it in November, 1912, for the Gramaphone Company in London, as an untitled jig. Brown was a Scottish champion on the instrument, winning a title in 1909, with subsequent recording sessions in 1909, 1911 and 1912. He recorded until the year before his death; lastly for the Winner Record Company in September, 1919 (Treoir).
