X:1
T:Paddy O’Rafferty [3]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. II (c. 1806)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
N:The 1st repeat mark has been added
K:D
AB |: dff dee | dff ede | Aff Aee | ded dBA |
dff dee | dff gab | agf edB | d2d dBA :|
|:d/e/fA A2B | Agf ede | d/e/fA A2B | ded dBA |
c/d/fA A2B | Agf gab | agf ede | d2d dBA :|
|: f2d e2d | f2d edB | f2d edB | d2d dBA |
fdd edd | fdd gab | afd edB | d2d dBA :|
|: dfa dfa | efe edB | dfa dfa | ded dBA |
df/g/a/f/ af/g/a/f/ | af/g/a/f/ g2e | f2d e2B | ded dBA :|
|: A2A BAB | e2e fdB | A2A BAB | dfe dBA |
A2A BAB | efe efg | f2d e2B | d2d dBA :|
|: fAA eAA | fAA e2d | fAA eAA | ded dBA |
fAA eAA | fAA edB | dfa dfa | ded dBA :|
|: faf aff | aff edB | faf af/g/a/f/ | af/g/a/f/ dBA |
faf gbg | faf edB | fgf ede | d2d dBA :|
|: A/B/AF A2B | dgf e2d | A/B/AF A2B |
dfe dBA | ABA BAB | efe efg | fad edB | d2d dBA :|]
PADDY O'RAFFERTY [3] (Páidín Ó Raifeartaig). Irish, Double Jig. B Flat Major (O'Flannagan): D Major (most versions). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC (Mulvihill, Taylor/Crack, Taylor/Crossroads): ABB’CC (Mitchell): AA’BB’CC (Boys of the Lough, Taylor/Blue): ABCD (Bunting): AA'BB'CC'DD' (Breathnach): AABBCCDDEE (O'Flannagan): AABBCCDDEEFFGGHH (O’Farrell). "A popular pipe tune,” note the Boys of the Lough, well-known in Scotland as well as in Ireland. Perhaps the earliest recording of the tune was by melodeon player James Brown (1880-1919), a Scot born in Edinburgh. He recorded it in November, 1912, for the Gramaphone Company in London, as an untitled jig. Brown was a Scottish champion on the instrument, winning a title in 1909, with subsequent recording sessions in 1909, 1911 and 1912. He recorded until the year before his death; lastly for the Winner Record Company in September, 1919 (Treoir).
Additional notes
Source for notated version : - piper Seamas Ennis (Dublin, Ireland), in Miltown Malbay, County Clare, 1959 [Breathnach]; piper Willie Clancy (1918-1973, Miltown Malbay, west Clare) [Mitchell]; Tony Smith (County Cavan & Dublin)[Mulvihill]; Sean McAloon, a piper and fiddler from Co. Fermanagh [Boys of the Lough].
Printed sources : - Boys of the Lough, 1977; p. 7 (appears as “Padeen O’Rafferty”). Breathnach (Ceol Rince na hÉireann vol. II), 1976; No. 11 [1], p. 8. Bunting (Ancient Music of Ireland), 1840; No. 85, p. 64. Mitchell (Dance Music of Willie Clancy), 1993; No. 60, p. 64. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 31, p. 71 (appears as “Padeen O’Rafferty”). O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. II), c. 1806; pp. 106-107. O'Flannagan (The Hibernia Collection), 1860; p. 13. Taylor (Where’s the Crack?), 1989; p. 22. Taylor (Crossroads Dance), 1992; No. 47, p. 35. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Blue Book), 1995; p. 11 (appears as “Paidín Ó Raifeartaigh”). Treoir, vol. 35, No. 2, 2003; p. 23.
Recorded sources : - Compass Records 7 4446 2,Oisíin McAuley – “From the Hills of Donegal” (2007). Shaskeen - "Mouse Behind the Dresser" & "Shaskeen Live."
See also listing at :
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
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