Rakes of Westmeath (1) (The)

Tune annotations

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X:1
T:Rakes of Westmeath [1], The
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Air or Slip Jig
B:Burke Thumoth - 12 English and 12 Irish Airs (c. 1746, No. 2, pp. 28-29)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
ABc dAG FED|ABc dAF G2E|ABc dAG FGA|
=cBc cEF G2E::DFA dAF E/F/GE|DFA dAF BGE|
DFA dAF (E/F/GE)|A/B/=cA GEF G2E::d2g (f/g/a)f (e/f/g)e|
d2g (f/g/a)f g2e|d2g (f/g/a)f (e/f/g)e|=cBc cEF G2E:|
|:(D/E/F/G/A/B/4c/4) dAG FDF|D/(E/F/G/A/B/4c/4) dAF BGE|(D/E/F/G/A/B/4c/4) dAG (F/G/A)F|
(G/A/B)G (=c/d/e)c  (E/F/G)E::d>(e/f/g/) afd gec|d>(ef/g/) a(f/g/a/f/ g(e/f/g/e)|
d>(e/f/g/) a(f/g/a/f/) g(e/f/g/e)|=c(A/B/c/A/) G(E/F/G/E/) GFE::FDF FDF (E/F/G)E|
F(DF) FDF BGE|FDF FD/E/F/D/ E/F/GE|(A/B/=c)A GEF G2E:|
|:fda fda e/f/ge|fdd f(d/e/f/d/) bge|fda fda e/f/ge|a/b/=c'a ge^c g2e:|]

X:1
T:Rakes of Westmouth (Irish)
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5 
B:(Glasgow, 1797, No. 23, p. 9)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
d3 dAG FED|d3 dAG G2E|ABc dAG FGA|=cBc E2F G2E:|
|:d2g fdf ece|d2g fdf g2e|d2g fdf ece|=cBc E2F G2E:|]

X:2
T:Rakes of Westmeath  [1] (Old Irish)
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
N:"Allegro"
B:Thomas Wilson - A Companion to the Ball Room (London, 1816, p. 30)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
d3 dAG FED|d3 dAF G2E|ABc dAG FGA|=cBc E2F GFE:|
|:d2g fdf ece|d2g fdf g2e|d2g fdf ece|=cBc E2F GFE:|]

X:3
T:Rakes of Westmeath [1]
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
B:Hughes – Gems from the Emerald Isles (London, 1867, No. 29, p. 7)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
{FA}d3 dAG FED|{FA}d3 dAF G2E|ABc dAG FGA|=cBc E2F G2E:|
|:G2E d2B c2A|efg aed cBA|G2E d2B c2A|ega cdB A3:|]

X:4
T:Rakes of Westmeath [1], The 
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 416
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion 
K:D
d2d dAG FED|d2d dAF G2E|ABc dAG FGA|=cBc E2F G2E:|
||d2g fdf ece|d2g fdf g2e|d2g fdf ece|=cBc E2F G2E|
d2g fdf ece|d2g fdf g2e|afd gec d2B|=cBc E2F G2E||

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