Courting Them All (1)

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Theme code Index	151H5 1H3H2H5
Also known as	Ag Suirid Lad Go Leir, Ag Suirí Leo ar Fad, Da Siurad Go Leir, Bashful Bachelor (1) (The), Don't Bother Me, Jimmy Holmes' Favorite, Moving Bogs (2) (The), Moving Bog (2) (The), Miss Rae's Reel, Rachel Rae
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
Tune and/or Page number	p. 73
Year of publication/Date of MS	1883
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COURTING THEM ALL [1] ("Ag Suirid Iad Go Leir," "Ag Suirí Leo ar Fad" or "Da Siurad Go Leir"). AKA and see "Bashful Bachelor (1) (The)," "Don't Bother Me," "Jimmy Holmes' Favorite," "Moving Bogs (2) (The)," "Miss Rae's Reel," "Rachel Rae." Irish, English, Scottish; Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB' (Breathnach, Kennedy, O'Neill/Krassen, Raven): AB (O'Neill/Krassen & 1001). The melody appears to have Scots origins in John Lowe's "Rachel Rae."

Printed source: Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 174. Kennedy (Fiddler's Tune Book), vol. 2, 1951; p. 13 (appears as "Rachel Rae"). O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 149. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1489, p. 275. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 713, p. 126. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 178 (appears as "Rachel Rae"). Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 73.

Recorded source: See also Alan Ng's Irish Traditional Music Tune Index [1]

X:1
T:Courting Them All [1]
M:C| 
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1903), No. 713
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
F | DF (3ABc d2 (3ABc | d2 fd ecAc | d2 Ac BAGF | EFGE FDDE | DF (3ABc d2 (3ABc |
d2 fd ecAc | d2 Ac BAGF | EFGE FD D2 || c | d2 fd (3fga fd | g2 bg ecAc | d2 fd (3fga fd |
efge fddc | d2 fd (3fga fd | g2 bgt ecAc | d2 Ac BAGF | EFGE FD D2 ||