Kiss the Maid Behind the Barrel
X:1 T:Kiss the Maid behind the Barrel M:C L:1/8 R:Reel S:James Goodman (1828─1896) music manuscript collection, S:vol. 3, p. 84. Mid-19th century, County Cork Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G DG G2 AG G2|BABd cABG|DG G2 AG G2|defd cA GF:| dg g2 ag g2|dg g2 agfd|df f2 gf f2|defd cAGF| dg g2 ag g2|dg g2 agfd|afge fefd|cded cAGF||
X:1
T:Kiss the Maid behind the Barrel
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (1883, Book 1, No. 55)
N:Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a fiddler and uilleann piper originally
N:from north Longford, but who moved around 1852 to Newpark,
N:Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Leitrim.
K:G
D|:G2 Gc AGGF|DGGc cAGF|DGGc AGGA|defd cAGF:|
|:dg g2 ag g2|dg g2 agfd|df f2 gf f2|defd cAGF:|
|:G2 dG BGdG|G2 dG cAGF|G2 dG BGdG|fefd cAGF:|]
X:1
T:Kiss the maid behind the barrel. A Cork Reel
N:From P. Carew's MSS
R:Reel
M:C
L:1/8
B:Stanford/Petrie (1905, No. 885, p. 224)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G2 BG AGBG|G2 BG AGFA|G2 BG AGBG|de=fd cAFA:|
dgg2 ag g2|dg ga bgaf|defg afge|de=fd cAFA|
dg g2 bg g2|agfg abc'a|bgaf gefd|de=fd cAFA||
X:1
T:Kiss the maid behind the barrel
N:"From F. Keane"
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
Q:"Allegro"
B:Stanford/Petrie (1905, No. 886, p. 224)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
DG G2 AFGF|DG G2 BAGF|DG G2 AGAc|de=fd cAGF:|
dg g2 afgf|dg g2 agfd|cAcd =fefe|de=fd cAGF|
dg g2 afgf|dgag fefg|abag fgfe|de=fd cAGF!D.C.!||G4||
X:1
T:Reel
N:A version of "Kiss the Maid behind the Barrell"
S:"From Mrs. McSweeny, via P.W. Joyce"
B:Charles Villiers Stanford - Complete Collection of Petrie's Irish Music (1905, No. 887, p. 224)
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
Q:"Allegro"
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
A>G G2 AG G2|AGGBV cAGF|AG G2 AGAc|de=fd cAGF:|
dg g2 ag g2|dg g2 agfd|c=f f2 af f2|de=fd cAGF|
dg g2 ag g2|dg g2 agfg|abag fefd|de=fd cAGF||
X:1
T:The Bruisus, or "Kiss the maid behind the barrels"
N:"From Col. Westenra"
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
Q:"Allegro"
B:Stanford/Petrie (1905, No. 884, p. 224)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G2 dG AGdG|G2 dG cAFA|G2 dG AGdG|de=fd cAFA:|
|:DGG>A B/A/G AG|DGGA cAFA|DGG>A B/A/G AG|de=fd cAFA:|
dg g2 dg g2|dg ga bagf|de=fe defe|de=fd cAFA|
dg g2 dg g2|dg ga baga|b/a/g af gefd|de=fd cAFA||
X:1
T:Kiss the Maid Behind the Barrel
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 571
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
DGGc AGGF|DGGB cAGF|DGGc AGA^c|defd cAFA:|
dg {a}(3gfg ag {a}(3gfg|dg {a}(3gfg agfe|df {g}(3fef af {g}(3fef|defd cAFA|
dg {a}(3gfg ag {a}(3gfg|dg {a}(3gfg agfg|afge fde^c|dfeg fdcA||
G2 dG BGdG|G2 dG cAFA|G2 dg AGA^c|defd cAFA|
G2 dG BGdG|G2 dG cAFA|G2 GB A2 A^c|defd cAFA||
B2 BG A2 Ac|BABc dedc|B2 BG A2 A^c|defd cAFA||
X: 2
T: Kiss the Maid behind the Barrel
S: "Treoir"
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
Z: Transcribed by Bill Black
K: G
DG G2 AG G2 | DG G2 cAFA | DG G2 AGFA |1 defd AGFG :|2 defd cAFA ||
dg g2 bg g2 | dg g2 bgaf | df f2 af f2 | defd cAFA |
dg g2 bgaf | d^cde f3 g | a2 ge fdec | d2 eg fdcA ||
G2 dG eGdG | G2 dG cAFA | G2 dG G2 AB | cdfd cAFA |
G2 dG G2 dG | G2 dB cAFA | B3 B ABcA | defd cAFA ||
g2 bg agab | g2 bg defa | g2 bg ag g2 | defd cAFA |
g2 bg agab | g2 bg defg | afge fdec | d2 eg fdcA ||
(3Bcd BG (3ABc Af | G2 GB cAFA | (3Bcd BG ABcA |
defd cAFA | B3 B ABcA | (3Bcd BG ABcA | defd cAFA ||
G2 (3Bcd G3 D | GdBd cAFA | G2 (3Bcd G3 A | defd cAFA |
GdBd GdBd | G2 Bd cAFA | B3 B ABcA | defd cAGF | G4 ||