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RYAN’S RANT (Siamsaíocht an Rianaigh). Irish, Scottish; Reel. A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Alexander, Breathnach): AABBCCDD (Kerr). The tune has a long history, dating at least to the beginning of the 19th century when it was printed by Dublin music publisher Morris/Maurice Hime in his Forty Eight Original Irish Dances Never Before Printed with Basses, vol. 2 (1804, No. 23). The tune was entered in the music manuscript collection of the Gunn family of County Fermanagh (1865) as a two part tune, and in County Leitrim musician Stephen Grier's 1883 copybook under the title “Ray's Rant.” The tune is mentioned in a passage describing a 'rural ball' (i.e. a country mansion) in Tipperary in the anonymously written book Ierne: or, Anecdotes and incidents during a life chiefly in Ireland (1861, p. 47).

The noble hall of the mansion being cleared, and snow not being dirt, the qualifying falls did not disqualify the lads for tripping it in another fashion, at which they were much more 'au fait'. To be sure, they made the boards resound to "Jig Polthogue" and "Ryan's Rant," and other rattling tunes; and then as pretty reels for four and eight (persons) as ever I saw, even in Kerry, a long time after, were danced by the farmers' daughters and the élite of the swains that waited on them. After a time, some of us were enabled to join them, 'con amore', having the advantage of good and pretty partners; not being able to resist so trying a temptation when they courtesied so modestly before us, as the custom there has been, and is, beyond all recollection.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - from fiddler and uilleann piper Stephen Grier (Farnaght, County Letirim), whose collection dates from the 1880's [Breathnach].

Printed sources : - Alexander (Alexander’s Fifty New Scotch & Irish Reels & Hornpipes), c. 1826; No. 45, p. 22. Breathnach (CRÉ IV) 1996; No. 136, p. 67. Hime (Forty Eight Original Irish Dances Never Before Printed with Basses, vol. 2), 1804; No. 23. Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 4), c. 1880’s; No. 140, p. 17.

Recorded sources: - Maggie's Music MM 306, Bonnie Rideout - "Scottish Fiddle Collection" (2006). Shanachie 34014, James Kelly, Paddy O’Brien & Daithi Sproule – “Traditional Music of Ireland” (1995). Téada – “Ainneoin na stoirme / In spite of the storm “ (2013).

See also listing at:
Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info [1]

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-'''RYAN’S RANT''' (Siamsaíocht an Rianaigh). Irish, Scottish; Reel. A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Breathnach): AABBCCDD (Kerr). The tune has a long history, dating at least to the beginning of the 19th century when it was printed by Dublin music publisher Morris/Maurice Hime in his '''Forty Eight Original Irish Dances Never Before Printed with Basses, vol. 2''' (1804, No. 23). The tune was entered in the music manuscript collection of the Gunn family of County Fermanagh (1865) as a two part tune, and in County Leitrim musician Stephen Grier's 1883 copybook under the title “Ray's Rant.” The tune is mentioned in a passage describing a 'rural ball' (i.e. a country mansion) in Tipperary in the anonymously written book '''Ierne: or, Anecdotes and incidents during a life chiefly in Ireland''' (1861, p. 47).
+'''RYAN’S RANT''' (Siamsaíocht an Rianaigh). Irish, Scottish; Reel. A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Alexander, Breathnach): AABBCCDD (Kerr). The tune has a long history, dating at least to the beginning of the 19th century when it was printed by Dublin music publisher Morris/Maurice Hime in his '''Forty Eight Original Irish Dances Never Before Printed with Basses, vol. 2''' (1804, No. 23). The tune was entered in the music manuscript collection of the Gunn family of County Fermanagh (1865) as a two part tune, and in County Leitrim musician Stephen Grier's 1883 copybook under the title “Ray's Rant.” The tune is mentioned in a passage describing a 'rural ball' (i.e. a country mansion) in Tipperary in the anonymously written book '''Ierne: or, Anecdotes and incidents during a life chiefly in Ireland''' (1861, p. 47).
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-<font color=red>''Printed sources''</font> : - Breathnach ('''CRÉ IV''') 1996; No. 136, p. 67.  Hime ('''Forty Eight Original Irish Dances Never Before Printed with Basses, vol. 2'''), 1804; No. 23. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies, vol. 4'''), c. 1880’s; No. 140, p. 17.
+<font color=red>''Printed sources''</font> : -   Alexander ('''Alexander’s Fifty New Scotch & Irish Reels & Hornpipes'''), c. 1826; No. 45, p. 22. Breathnach ('''CRÉ IV''') 1996; No. 136, p. 67.  Hime ('''Forty Eight Original Irish Dances Never Before Printed with Basses, vol. 2'''), 1804; No. 23. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies, vol. 4'''), c. 1880’s; No. 140, p. 17.
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