Annotation:Rakes of Castlebar (2) (The)

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RAKES OF CASTLEBAR [2], THE. AKA and see "Gossan that Beat His Father (The)." Irish, Reel. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The 'Rakes' title is perhaps a miss-hearing of "Races of Castlebar," although the tune usually known by that title is a jig.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Reels and Rants), 1997; No. 165, p. 39.

Recorded sources:

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