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Theme code Index	1115 7L7L7L4
Also known as	Jolly Sailor, Piping Tim of Galway, Rakes of London, Rigs o' Marlow, Romping Molly, Rakes of Malta, Rakes of Mellow, Little Billy, Sandy Lent the Man His Mill, Heights of Alma (1) (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, United States
Genre/Style	Contra, English, Irish, Northumbrian/Borders, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance, March/Marche, Polka, Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:John Walsh
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Caledonian Country Dances
Tune and/or Page number	p. 34
Year of publication/Date of MS	1733
Artist	Biography:Michael Coleman & Tom Morrison
Title of recording	Heights of Alma/All the Way to Sligo
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Columbia 33069-F (78 RPM)
Year recorded	1925
Media
Score ()

Tune annotations

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T: The Rakes of Mallow (Jolly Sailor)
T: Sandy Lent the Man His Mill
O: 1733
Z: John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu>
B: Walsh, “Caledonian Country Dances”, 1733, p. 34
B: Burke Thumoth collection (as “Rakes of Marlow”), 1745
M: C
L: 1/4
K: G
|:GB GB | GB c/B/A/G/ |FA FA | FA d/c/B/A/ | 
GB GB | GB d2 |c/B/A/G/ F/G/A/c/ |BG G2 :|
|:gf/e/ dc | Bc d2 |gf/e/ dc | Bg A2 | 
gf/e/ dc | BG c2 |c/B/A/G/ F/G/A/c/ |BG G2 :|]

X:2
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T:Rakes of Mallow, The
M:C|
L:1/8
B:Thumoth - Forty Eight English, Irish, and Scotch Airs with variations (1745-46)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G2B2G2B2|G2 B2 dcBA|F2A2F2A2|F2 A2c2A2|
G2B2G2B2|G2B2c2A2|B2 BGA2 GF|G4 G4:|
|:g2e2d2c2|B2 AG c4|(g2e2d2c2)|g2 a2 A4|
g2 fe d2c2|B2 AG c4|B2 AG A2 GF|G4G4:|
P:Variation
|:DG B2 DG B2|DG B2d2 BG|DF A2 DF A2|DF A2c2 AF|
D(G/A/) B2 D(G/A/)B2|D(G/A/) BG d2 cB|ecdB AcBA|G4 G4:|
|:(gfg)e (ed)(dc)|(BG)(cA) d4|(gbag) (fedc)|BG a2 A4|
(3bag (3agf (3gfe dc|(3BAG (3cBA d4|(3edc dB AcBA|G4 G4:|]

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T:Rakes O Mellow, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:William Vickers’ Northumbrian music manuscripts, p. 49  (1770)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
gf/e/ dcBc d2|gf/e/ dc Bg A2|gf/e/ dc BG c2|BGAF G2G2:|
|:GBGB GB dA/G/|FAFA FA cB/A/|GBGB GB dg|BGAF G2G2:|]

X:4
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T:The Rakes of Mallow
T:Little Billy
M:2/4
L:1/16
S:Wm. Mittell's MS, WM.050, New Romney, Kent, 1799
R:Country Dance
O:England
A:Kent
Z:vmp.Chris Partington
B:Village Music project, Mittell, William
F:http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/abc/mittell.abc
K:G
G2B2G2B2|G2B2 (dB)(AG)|F2A2F2A2| F2A2 dcBA|!
G2B2G2B2|GABc d2g2|cBAG FGAB|G4G4:|!
|:g2fe d2c2|B2c2d4|g2fe d2c2|B2g2A4|!
g2fe d2c2|B2G2c4|B2AG FGAB|G4G4:|

X:1
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T:Rakes of Mallow, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
Q:"Moderato"
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 1 (1858, No. 136, p. 62)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
.G.B.G.B|GB c/B/A/G/|FAFA|FA d/c/B/A/|
GBGB|GB e/d/c/B/|c/B/A/G/ (F/G/)A/B/|G2G2:|
|:g(f/e/) dc|Bc d2|g(f/e/) dc|Bd A2|
gf/e/ dc|BG c2|c/B/A/G/ (F/G/)A/B/|G2G2:|]

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T:Rakes of Mallow
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Hughes – Gems from the Emerald Isles (London, 1867, No. 31, p. 8)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
AcAc Ac (d/c/B/A/)|GBGB GB (e/d/c/B/)|AcAc Ac e2|(ed/c/B/A/) GB A2A2||
{c}ag/f/ ed cd e2|[c}a2g/f/ ed ca B2|{c}ag/f/ ed cd e2|(d/c/B/A/) GB A2A2||

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T:The Rakes of Mallow
M:2/4
L:1/16
R:Country Dance
B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland. 1850 Melodies, 1903, p. 340, no. 1810
Z:François-Emmanuel de Wasseige
K:G
.G2.B2 .G2.B2|.G2.B2 cBAG|.F2.A2 .F2.A2|.F2.A2 dcBA|
.G2.B2 .G2.B2|.G2.B2 .d2.B2|cBAG FGAc|B2G2 G2z2|
GBBB GBBB|GBBB cBAG|FAAA FAAA|FAAA dcBA|
GBBB GBBB|GBBB d2B2|cBAG FGAc|B2G2 G2z2||
g2fe .d2.c2|.B2.c2 .d2.B2|g2fe .d2.c2|.B2.e2 A2 z2|
g2fe .d2.c2|.B2.c2 .d2.B2|cBAG FGAc|B2G2 G2z2|
g2fe (de)dc|BABc dcBc|g2fe (de)dc|BABe A2(Bd)|
g2fe (de)dc|BABc dcBd|cBAG FGAc|B2G2 G2z2|]

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