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Theme code Index
5L125 7bL547L
Also known as
Racairaide (Na) , Racairi Ua Cill-Dara , Ailteoiri na Cille , Arthur McBride , Barn Door (The) , Fair of Drumlish (The) , Galbally Farmer (The) , Cranbally Farmer (The) , Get Up Early , Old Barn Door Jig (The) , Barndoor Jig (The) , Old Barndoor (The) , Let us leave that as it is , Fágamaíd Súd Mar Atá Sé
Composer/Core Source
Region
Ireland
Genre/Style
Irish
Meter/Rhythm
Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
NONE
Mode
Mixolydian
Time signature
6/8
History
Structure
AABB
Editor/Compiler
Biography:James S. Kerr
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Merry Melodies vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number
No. 21, p. 37
Year of publication/Date of MS
c. 1880
Artist
John J. Kimmel
Title of recording
Rakes of Kildare/Devlin's Favourite
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Columbia 230737 (78 RPM)
Year recorded
1920
Media
Score ( )
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||