Annotation:Cook in the Kitchen (1) (The)

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COOK IN THE KITCHEN [1], THE (An Cocaire Annsa Cistean) Irish, Double Jig. G Major (Harker/Rafferty): G Major/Mixolydian (most versions). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC (Harker/Rafferty, O'Neill, Russell): AA'BB'CC' (Mitchell, O'Malley). The 'F' natural note in the second measure is a characteristic of many versions of this tune. A Cape Breton jig titled "Northside Kitchen" shares a closely related 'A' part.

Sources for notated versions: the playing partners of Chicago police Sergeant James Early and John McFadden, a piper and fiddler from adjoining counties in the province of Connaght [O'Neill]; piper Willie Clancy (1918-1993, Miltown Malbay, west Clare) [Mitchell]; Terry Lane (Co. Clare) [Russell]; New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker]; from a recording by Jackie Roach [O'Malley].

Printed sources: Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 189, p. 59. Mitchell (Willie Clancy), 1993; No. 105, p. 91. O'Malley (Luke O'Malley's Collection of Irish Music, vol. 1), 1976; No. 81, p. 41. O'Neill (O'Neill's Irish Music), 1915; No. 133, p. 77. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 59. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1042, p. 195. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 252, p. 56. Russell (The Piper's Chair), 1989; p. 9.

Recorded sources: GTD Heritage Trad. HCD 008, Tommy Peoples - "Traditional Irish Music Played on the Fiddle." Shanachie 79093, Paddy Glackin & Robbie Hannan - "The Whirlwind" (1995). Topic TSCD 602, The Flanagan Brothers - "Irish Dance Music" (1995. A reissue of the 1923 original).

See also listings at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [2]