Colonel Rodney

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Theme code Index	3153 5764
Also known as	Ardtaoiseac Rodnaig (An), Brandlings, Colonel Rodney's
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland, Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
Tune and/or Page number	No. 1263, p. 237
Year of publication/Date of MS	1903
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COLONEL RODNEY (A." Irish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill): AABB (Martin & Hughes). The Irish name for the Scottish tune "Brandlings," composed by Abraham Mackintosh but appearing in John Watlen's 1798 2nd collection.

Source for notated version: Chicago fiddler James Kennedy, who had the tune from his father, a celebrated local fiddler from Ballinamore, County Leitrim [O'Neill].

Printed sources: Martin & Hughes (Ho-ro-gheallaidh), 1990; p. 39. O'Neill (O'Neill's Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 236, p. 125. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 107. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1263, p. 237. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 531, p. 99.

Recorded sources: Coleman Music Center CHC 009, flute player Éamonn Cullen - "The Coleman Archive, vol. 2: The Home Place" (2005. Various artists). See also listings at: Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [1], Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2], Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [3].

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X:2
T:Colonel Rodney
R:reel
Z:Larry Sanger from a tape of a tape of a tape...of John Doherty.
Z:In this performance John varied the tune remarkably little, but
Z:played just 2.5 times.
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:A
d|:cA A/A/A eAcd|eaga fedc|dB B/B/B fBde|fefg afed|
cA A/A/A eAcd|eaga fedc|defg abaf|1 e/f/g ae cAAd:|2 e/f/g ae cAAf||
|:e/f/e ce Aece|aAgA fe^de|f/g/f ^df Bfdf|bBaB gBf^d|
e/f/e ce Aece|aAgA fAec|dcde fgaf|1 e/f/g ae cAAf:|2 e/f/g ae cAAd||