Rakish Paddy

Tune annotations

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X:1
T:Rakish Paddy
B:Ceol Rince na hÉireann I, no. 145
N:translation of note in Irish: "This is originally Scottish.  O'Neill says
N:that Bremner published it in the year 1768 under the name 'Caper Fey'
N:in the 'Second Collection of Scots Reels or Country Dances' and that
N:it was usual for the correct version of the name, 'Cabair Fe/igh' or
N:'The Deer's Horns', to be used in books of music for the Highland
N:pipes ['don phi'ob mho/r'].  He is wrong in saying that a version of
N:this reel is 'Sporting Pat' [O'Neill's 'Irish Music' no. 297].  That reel
N:is much closer to 'The Copperplate' than to 'Rakish Paddy' [O'Neill's
N:'Waifs & Strays...', no. 269].  Other names for this tune are 'The Castle
N:Street Reel' and 'Glastertown's Downfall'."
S:Willie Clancy, pipes
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:transcribed by Paul de Grae
K:Dmix
c3 B c2 AB|(3cBA BG EG ~G2|Add^c d2 (3gfe|d^cAG FD ~D2|
dAAB c3 e|dAAG FD ~D2|D2 ~D2 ABcA|d^cAG FD D2||
cAAB cAAB|cAGE ED D2|Ad (3efe d^cAd|d^cAG (3EFG AB|
c3 B cBAB|(3cBA BG EG ~G2|D2 ~D2 AB (3cBA|d^cAG FD D2||
eg ~g2 ag ~g2|eg ~g2 edcd|eaaa ba ~a2|ea ~a2 ed (3B^cd|
eg ~g2 af (3gfe|fde^c defg|af (3gfe fde^c|d^cAG FD D2||
eg ~g2 ag ~g2|eg ~g2 ed (3B^cd|ea ~a2 b2 ag|ea ~a2 ed (3B^cd|
eg ~g2 ea ~a2|gfe^c defg|a2 (3gfe fd (3ed^c|d^cAG FD D2||

X:2
T:Rakish Paddy
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 749
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
cBcd cBAB|cAGF EFGc|Ad{e}dc defe|dcAG FGAB|
cedB cBAB|cAGF EDCE|DEFG ABce|dcAG FD D2||
eg ~g2 agfg|efgf ec ~c2|ea a2 bgag|eaag (3efg dg|
eg ~g2 agfg|efge defg|afge fdec|dcAG FD D2||

X:1
T:Rakish Paddy
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:from one of James Morrison's handwritten manuscripts
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Dmix
A>(BO|c2)(dcB cBA>)(B|c/d/c/B/ c>)(G EF) G2|A(d (3edc) de (=fe)|
(dcA>)(G FGA>)(B|c2) (AB) ce (dB)|(c/d/c/B/ c>)(G EC ~C2)|(DEFG) (AB)cA|
(d/e/d/c/) A>(G FD) DO:||:z|(eg ~g2) (ec ~c2)|ecgc (ec ~c2)|(ea ~a2) (ed ~d2)|
edad (ed ~d2)|(eg ~g2) (ec ~c2)|(Gc ~c2) (ec ~c2)|(eg ~g2) d=fec|
(dc)A>(G FD) D||(B|c2) gc acgc|(3ccc gc (dcAc)|d2 ad bd ad|
(3ddd ag ed(AB)|c2 gc acgc|(eg ~g2) de(fg)| ((3agf (3gfe) d=f ec|

X:1
T:Rakish Paddy
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Jerry O'Brien - Irish Folk Dance Music (Boston, 1952, No. 166)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Ddor
AB|:c2 cB c2 AB|cBAG EG G2|Add^c d2 (3B=c^c|dBAG ^FDAB|
cedB c2 AB|cBAG EG G2|DE^FG ABc^c|1 dBAG ^FDAB:|2 dBAG ^FD D2||
|:eggg agg^f|egg^f ed d2|eaaa baag|gaag ed d2|
eggg agg^f|egge de^fg|a^fge fde^c|1 dBAG ^FD D2:|2 dBAG ^FDAB||
|:c2 gc ecgc|ecgc ec c2|d2 ad fdad|fdad ec c2|
c2 gc ecgc|ecge de^fg|a^fge fde^c|dBAG ^FD D2:|
|:eggg ec c2|ecgc ec c2|faaa fd d2|fdad fd d2|
eggg ec c2|ecge de^fg|a^fge fde^c|1 dBAG ^FD D2:|2 dBAG ^FDAB||

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