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Theme code Index	51H3 51H4
Also known as	Blast of Wind (A), Clout (The), Drops of Springwater, Humors of Caledon (The), Cock in the Heath (2), Humors of Westmeath, Kiss in the Furz (1)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Slip/Hop Jig
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	9/8
History
Structure	AAB, AABB, AABBCCDDEEFFGG
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Burke Thumoth
Book/Manuscript title	Book:12 English and 12 Irish Airs with Variations
Tune and/or Page number	No. 2, pp. 28-29
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1746
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Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Rakes of Westmeath [1], The
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Air or Slip Jig
B:Burke Thumoth - 12 English and 12 Irish Airs (c. 1746, No. 2, pp. 28-29)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
ABc dAG FED|ABc dAF G2E|ABc dAG FGA|
=cBc cEF G2E::DFA dAF E/F/GE|DFA dAF BGE|
DFA dAF (E/F/GE)|A/B/=cA GEF G2E::d2g (f/g/a)f (e/f/g)e|
d2g (f/g/a)f g2e|d2g (f/g/a)f (e/f/g)e|=cBc cEF G2E:|
|:(D/E/F/G/A/B/4c/4) dAG FDF|D/(E/F/G/A/B/4c/4) dAF BGE|(D/E/F/G/A/B/4c/4) dAG (F/G/A)F|
(G/A/B)G (=c/d/e)c  (E/F/G)E::d>(e/f/g/) afd gec|d>(ef/g/) a(f/g/a/f/) g(e/f/g/e/)|
d>(e/f/g/) a(f/g/a/f/) g(e/f/g/e/)|=c(A/B/c/A/) G(E/F/G/E/) GFE::FDF FDF (E/F/G)E|
F(DF) FDF BGE|FDF FD/E/F/D/ E/F/GE|(A/B/=c)A GEF G2E:|
|:fda fda e/f/ge|fdd f(d/e/f/d/) bge|fda fda e/f/ge|a/b/=c'a ge^c g2e:|]

X:1
T:Rakes of Westmeath, The
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
B:Samuel, Anne & Peter Thompson – The Hibernian Muse 
B:(London, 1787, No.  61, p. 38)
N:”A Collection of the most Favorite Compositions 
N:of Carolan the Celebrated Irish Bard”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
ABc dAG FED|ABc dAF G2E|ABc dAG FGA|
=cBc cEF G2E::DFA dAF (E/F/G)E|DFA dAF BGE|
DFA dAF (E/F/G)E|(A/B/=c)A GEF G2E:|]

X: 1
T: The Rakes of Westmeath [1]
%R: slip-jig
B: "The Hibernian Muse" p.38 #1
F: http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Hibernian_Muse_%28Various%29
Z: 2015 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
P: No. LXI.
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: D
% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
V: 1
|:\
ABc dAG FED | ABc dAF G2E |\
ABc dAG FGA | =cBc cEF G2E :|
|:\
DFA dAF (E/F/G)E | DFA dAF BGE |\
DFA dAF (E/F/G)E | (A/B/=c)A GEF G2E :|
% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
V: 2 clef=bass middle=d
|: d3 d3 d3 | d3 d3 A3 | d3 d3 d3 | a3 a3 a3 :|
|: d3 d3 a3 | d3 d3 g3 | d3 d3 A3 | a3 a3 a3 :|

X:1
T:Rakes of Westmouth [1] (Irish)
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5 
B:(Glasgow, 1797, No. 23, p. 9)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
d3 dAG FED|d3 dAG G2E|ABc dAG FGA|
=cBc E2F G2E:||:d2g fdf ece|d2g fdf g2e|
d2g fdf ece|=cBc E2F G2E:|]

X:2
T:Rakes of Westmeath  [1] (Old Irish)
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
Q:"Allegro"
B:Thomas Wilson - A Companion to the Ball Room (London, 1816, p. 30)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
d3 dAG FED|d3 dAF G2E|ABc dAG FGA|=cBc E2F GFE:|
|:d2g fdf ece|d2g fdf g2e|d2g fdf ece|=cBc E2F GFE:|]

X:1
T:Rakes of Westmeath, The
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
Q:"Very quick"
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 1 (1858, No. 125, p. 57) 
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
{ABc}d3 dAG FED|d3 dAF (G2E)|ABc dAG FED|
=cBc (E2F) (G2E)::d2g fdf ecA|d2g fdf (g2e)|
d2g fdf ecA|=cBc (E2F) (G2E):|

X:3
T:Rakes of Westmeath [1]
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
B:Hughes – Gems from the Emerald Isles (London, 1867, No. 29, p. 7)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
{FA}d3 dAG FED|{FA}d3 dAF G2E|ABc dAG FGA|=cBc E2F G2E:|
|:G2E d2B c2A|efg aed cBA|G2E d2B c2A|ega cdB A3:|]

X:4
T:Rakes of Westmeath [1], The 
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 416
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion 
K:D
d2d dAG FED|d2d dAF G2E|ABc dAG FGA|
=cBc E2F G2E:||d2g fdf ece|d2g fdf g2e|
d2g fdf ece|=cBc E2F G2E|d2g fdf ece|
d2g fdf g2e|afd gec d2B|=cBc E2F G2E||

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