Rakes of Kildare

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 Theme code Index    5L125 7bL547L
 Also known as    Ailteoiri na Cille, Arthur McBride, Barn Door (The), Barndoor Jig (The), Cranbally Farmer (The), Fair of Drumlish (The), Galbally Farmer (The), Get Up Early, Grist Jig, Old Barn Door Jig (The), Old Barndoor (The), Let us leave that as it is, Fágamaíd Súd Mar Atá Sé, Racairaide (Na), Racairi Ua Cill-Dara, We will soon have a Devil of a Morning
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Mixolydian
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    R.M. Levey
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:First Collection of the Dance Music of Ireland
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 1, p. 1
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1858
 Artist    John J. Kimmel
 Title of recording    Rakes of Kildare/Devlin's Favourite
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Columbia 230737 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1920
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Rakes of Kildare, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig Q:"Moderately Quick & Well Marked" B:R.M. Levey – First Collection of the Dance Music of Ireland (1858, No. 1, p. 1) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin E|"A"EAA "Bm"{B}AGA|Bcd "D7"e2^f|"G"g^fg (e/f/g)e|dBA "Em"G2E| "Am"EAA {B}AGA|Bcd "D7"e2^f|"G"g^fe "Em7"dBG|"Am"A3 "Em7"A2:| |:a|"Am"aea aea|aea "D7"(b2a)|"G"{a}g^fg (e/f/g)e|dBA "Em"G2a| "A"aea "G/B"aea|"Am/C"aea "D7"(b2a)|"G"g^fe "Em7"dBG|"Am"A3 "Em7"A2a| "Am"{b}aea {b}aea|{b}aea "D7"(b2a)|"G"{a}g^fg (e/f/g)e|"Em7"dBg G2E| "Am"EAA "G/B"{B}AGA|"Am/C"Bcd "D7"(e2^f)|"G"g^fe "Em7"dBG|"Am"A3 A2:|]


X:1 T:Rakes of Kildare, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig Q:"Moderately quick and well marked" B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 2 (1859, No. 107, p. 49) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin E|EAA {B}AGA|Bcd e2^f|g^fg (e/f/g)e|dBA G2E| EAA {B}AGA|Bcd e2^f|g^fed BG|A3 A2:| |:a|{b}aea {b}aea|{b}aea (b2a)|{a}g^fg (e/f/g)e|dBg G2E| EAA {B}AGA|Bcd (e2f)|g^fed BG|A3 A2:|]


X:1 T:It was in the year 1804 M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air S:James Goodman (1828─1896) music manuscript collection, S:vol. 2, p. 120. Mid-19th century, County Cork N:Goodman appears to have crossed out the title on the N:ms. page, and perhaps recognized it as a mistake. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G A|A2G/G/ G2F/G/|AGA f2z|fef dfd|cAF G2A| A/A/ GG GFG|AGA f2 e/f/|g2d dcA|G3 G3|| g|gdg gdg|fef d2e|fef dfd|cAF G2A| A/A/ GG GFG|AGA f2 e/f/|g2d dcA|G3 G3||


X:1 T:Rakes of Kildare, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 3, c. 1883, No. 113, p. 41) N:Grier entered the identical tune in his Book 5 (No. 77, p. 11). B: http://grier.itma.ie/book-three#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=40&z=6.4507%2C1352.4531%2C3718.5972%2C1548.5147 N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G DGG GFG|Add d2e|fed dfd|cAG F2D| DGG GFG|Add d2e|fed cAF|G3 G3:| gdg gdg|abg a2g|fed dfd|cAG F2D| gdg gdg|abg a2g|fed cAF|G3 G3| gdg gdg|abg a2g|fed dfd|cAG F2D| DGG GFG|Add d2e|fed cAF|G3 G3:|]


X:1 T:The Rakes of Kildare M:6/8 L:1/8 B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland. 1850 Melodies, 1903, p. 157, no. 847 Z:François-Emmanuel de Wasseige K:G D|D2G {A}GFG|ABc d2e|=fef ded|cAG F3| DGG {A}GFG|ABc d2e|=fed cA^F|G3 G2:| |:d|{a}gfg def|gfg a2g|=fef ded|cAG F2d| {a}gfg def|gfg a2g|=fed cA^F|G3 G2:|]


X:1 T:Rakes of Kildare, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 108 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|D2G GFG|ABc d2e|=fef ded|cAG F2D| DGG GFG|ABc d2e|=fed cA^F|G3 G2:| |:d|gfg def|gfg a2g|=fef ded|cAG F2d| gfg def|gfg a2g|=fed cA^F|G3 G2:|


X:1 T:Rakes of Kildare, The R:jig Z:id:hn-jig-145 M:6/8 K:Ador EAA AGA|Bcd e2f|gfg ege|dBG G2F| EAA AGA|Bcd e2f|gfe dBG|1 ABA A2G:|2 ABA A2a|| aea aea|aea b2a|gfg ege|dBG G2a| aea aea|aea b2a|gfe dBG|ABA A2a| aea aea|aea b2a|gfg ege|dBG G2F| EAA AGA|Bcd e2f|gfe dBG|ABA A2G|| P:Variations |:EAA AGA|Bcd e2f|~g3 age|dBA BAG| EAA AGA|Bcd e2f|gfe dBG|1 ABA A2G:|2 ABA A2e|| ~a3 efg|~a3 b2a|~g3 e/f/ge|dBG G2e| ~a3 efg|~a3 b2a|gfe dBG|ABA A2e| ae^c A^ce|~a3 b2a|~g3 ege|dBA BAG| EAA AGA|Bcd eaf|gfe dBG|ABA A2G||