Rambling Pitchfork (The)

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 Theme code Index    241H5 451H7
 Also known as    Baxter's Big, Fisherman's Jig, Fisherman's Widow (The), Friendly Neighbor (The), Guertin Boys, Lambert's Jig (1), Píce Fánach (An), St. Patrick's Day in the Evening, Railway Jig (The), Roland's Return, Wedding Trip
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AA'BB'
 Editor/Compiler    R.M. Levey
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:First Collection of the Dance Music of Ireland
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 21, p. 9
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1858
 Artist    Biography:Michael Coleman
 Title of recording    Jackson's Morning Brush/Rambling Pitchfork
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Vocalion 14492A (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1921
 Media    
The Rambling Pitchfork

Played by: The Tradtune Collection: Fionnlagh Ballantine - Glasgow, United Kingdom
Source: Soundcloud
Image: Old farmer with pitch fork full of hay Creator/Contributor: Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967 (Photo by Boston Public Library)
Maid on the Green/Trip to the Cottage/Wedding Trip. Tom Ennis & James Morrison (Columbia A3773)
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The Rambling Pitchfork





X:1 T:Rambling Pitchfork, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:R.M. Levey - First Collection of the Dance Music of Ireland (1858, No. 21, p. 9) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Dmin (D/E/)|{G}FEF AFF|cFF AFF|G2A Bcd|fed cAG| {G}FEF AFF|cFF A>GF|G2A BAG|dAFD D2:| |:(3A/=B/^c/|d2e fed|e^cA A=Bc|d2e fed|a>gf g>fe| d2e fed|e^cA AGF|G2A BAG|AFD D2:|]


X:2 T:Rambling Pitchfork, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:The mid-19th cent. music manuscript collection of James Goodman (County Cork, p. 120) F: http://goodman.itma.ie/volume-one#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=123&z=1160.6834%2C792.3591%2C7374.2874%2C4466.6667 F:at Trinity College Dublin / Irish Traditional Music Archive goodman.itma.ie Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Dmin D/E/|{G}FEF AFF|cFF AFF|G2A Bcd|fed cAG| {G}FEF AFF|cFF AGF|G2A BAG|AFD D2:| |:(3A/=B/^c/|d2e fed|e^cA A=B^c|d2e fed|a>gf g>fe| d2e fed|e^cA AGF|G2A BAG|AFD D2:|]


X:1 T:Rambling Pitchfork, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Thadhg Crowley - "How to Play the Irish Uillean Pipes" (Cork, 1936, p. 25) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A/G/|FEF AFF|=cFF AFD|GFG ABc|ded cAG| FEF AFF|=cFF AFD|GFG BGB|AFD D2:| |:F/A/|dcd {ef}efd|{ef}ecA AFA|dcd {ef}efg|{ab}agf |1 gfe| dcd {ef}efd|ecA AGF|GFG BGB|AFD D2:| |2 g2f/g/|{ab}agf {ga}gfe|{fg}fed cAF|GFG {c}BGB|AFD D2||


X:3 T:Rambling Pitchfork, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig K:D EFF AFF | dFF AFD | GFG ABc | ded cAG | EFF AFF | dFF AFD |GFG BAG |1 AFD D2E :|2 AFD D2A || |: dcd fed | ecA {c}AFA | dcd efg | f/g/af gfe | ~d3 fed |ecA {c}AGF | ~G3 BAG |1 AFD D2A :|2 AFD D3 ||


X:4 T:Rambling Pitchfork, The S:as played in Madison, WI N:transcribed by Alan Ng w/o ornaments Z: id:ng-jigs-25 transcribed January 27, 2000 M:6/8 K:DMaj E|FEF AFF|dFF AFD|GFG ABc|ded cAG| FEF AFF|dFF AFD|GFG BGB|AFD D2:| |:A|dcd fdf|ecA AFA|dcd fdf|faf gfe| dcd fdf|ecA AGF|GFG BGB|AFD D2:|**