Annotation:King of the Rath
X:1 T:King of the Rath, The T:Ree Raw M:6/8 L:1/8 R:March Q:"Allegro" B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 2 (1858, No. 151, p. 69) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A (c2e) (ed.c)|(Bc.B) (dB.G)|(AB.A) (A2e)|(ed).c (dB).G| (c2e) (ed.c)|(Bc.B) (dB.G)|(AB.A) (A2e)|(ed.c) (dB).G|| [E2c2][Ec] ([E2c2]e)|[E2d2][Ed] ([E2d2]f)|[A2e2][Ae]([A2e2][A2f2])|[A2=g2]g [A3c3g3]|e2e e2f| d2d d2e|(c2e) edc|BcB dcB|(AB.A) (A2e)|(ed.c) (dB.G)||
KING OF THE RATH, THE (Rig an Rata). AKA and see "Ree Raw (1)." Irish, March (6/8 time). B Flat Major/G Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The melody compares with collector George Petrie's "Ree Raw (1)" AKA "King of the Rath", however the tonalities are different: Petrie has it in A Major while Haverty/O'Neill's is in G Dorian/Minor.
