Rakes of Kildare

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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||