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Notation Note: The tunes below are recorded in what is called “abc notation.” They can easily be converted to standard musical notation via highlighting with your cursor starting at “X:1” through to the end of the abc’s, then “cutting-and-pasting” the highlighted notation into one of the many abc conversion programs available, or at concertina.net’s incredibly handy “ABC Convert-A-Matic” at

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**Please note that the abc’s in the Fiddler’s Companion work fine in most abc conversion programs. For example, I use abc2win and abcNavigator 2 with no problems whatsoever with direct cut-and-pasting. However, due to an anomaly of the html, pasting the abc’s into the concertina.net converter results in double-spacing. For concertina.net’s conversion program to work you must remove the spaces between all the lines of abc notation after pasting, so that they are single-spaced, with no intervening blank lines. This being done, the F/C abc’s will convert to standard notation nicely. Or, get a copy of abcNavigator 2 – its well worth it.   [AK]

 

 

 

K. C. STOMP. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Tenn. Named for Kansas City, Mo. and popularized by Tennessee fiddler Arthur Smith. County 546‑547, "Fiddlin Arthur Smith and His Dixieliners."

 

KAFOOZALUM. AKA and see "London Bridge [1]," "Will You Go to Sher(r)iff Moor?" Scottish, Highland Schottische. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune is quite similar to "The Stewart's March" and "London Bridge is Falling Down" family of tunes. The title of from a humorous stage piece called "Ka Foozle-Um" which was written by S. Oxon and published in New York in 1866. The song is a mock-Oriental piece like "Abdulla Bulbul Ameer" which became popular in college songsters of the 1870's and 1880's. Curious, Cazden (1982) points out, since it is so derivative of the Scottish original, is that the melody became known by the American title in Britain in the later 19th century and was so published in Kerr's collection; Peter Kennedy's volume 100 English Folk Dance Tunes (1951) gives the title "London Bridge (Ka-foo-zalum)". Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; No. 15, pg. 20. “Bob Smith’s Ideal Band, Better than an Orchestra” (1977).

X:1

T:Kafoozalum

M:C

L:1/8

R:Highland Schottische

S:KerrMerry Melodies, vol. 1, No. 15  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

(a2 a>)g f>g a2|e>fg>f e>f g2|(a2 a>)g f>ga>f|d>ef>d (e2d2):|

|:f>dA>d f>d f2|g>ec>e g>e g2|f>dA>d f>d f2|d>ef>d e2 d2:|

 

KAIL AND KNOCKIT CORN. AKA and see "The Bob of Fettercairn," "Come Kiss With Me, Come Clap With Me," "Had I the Wyte."  Shetland. The title means ‘cabbage and bruised oats’. The ‘k’ is pronounced in the word ‘knockit’ in old tradition in Shetland, according to Tom Anderson, as with most ‘kn-‘ words there. The tune is the Scots’ “Bob o’ Fettercairn,” transplanted to the Shetland idiom.

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I'll be kissed and du'll be kissed

We'll all be kissed the morn

The best maet that's in the house

Is kail and knockit corn.  (Cooke)

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Anderson (Haand Me Doon da Fiddle); pg. 43.

 

KAIL POT, THE.  Scottish, Strathspey. D Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Kail = cabbage. The Kail-pot was a common metal cooking utensil used for a variety of purposes, and was often found hanging over a hearth in the family home. It was often filled with whatever was growing in the kail-yard, from kail to carrots, onions, leeks and cabbage. Sometimes, depending on season and the state of family finances, a lamb shank or cow heel added for flavour, or (in Shetland), a piece of reested (cured, salted) mutton. It was versatile article, however, and in fact ‘kail’ was a term used in 19th century Scotland as a generic term for dinner. Thus, nearly anything could emerge from a kail-pot. This from around 1870: “(The Kail-pot) was formerly in common use…a round iron pan, about ten inches deep and eighteen inches across, with a tight-fitting, convex lid. It was provided with three legs. The Kail-pot, as it was called, was used for cooking pies, and was buried bodily in burning peat…As the lower peats became red-hot, they drew them from underneath and placed them on the top. The Kail-pot may still be seen on a few farms.” Sometimes stirring ministers or clergymen were known as “kail-pot preachers” because they kept the audience in thrall until nightfall, so that the kail was left simmering to the point of burnt in the pot at home. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 169, pg. 20.

X:1

T:Kail Pot, The

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:KerrMerry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 169 (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D Minor

A|D>EF>G A<A d>e|f>ed>f e<(A A>)^c|d>=cB>A B>AG>F|(3EFG (3AGA F<(D D):|

|:A|d>^cd>e f>ed>e|f>ef>a g<(c c>)e|f>ef>a g>fe>g|(3fed (3^cde d>(D D):|

 

KAISER, THE (An Kaiser). AKA and see "Going to the Well for Water [1]." Irish, Slide (12/8 time). Ireland, West Kerry. D Major (Breathnach, Moylan): G Major (Mac Amhlaoibh & Durham). Standard. AABB (Mac Amhlaoibh & Durham, Moylan): AA'BB (Breathnach). Source for notated version: accordion player Denis Doody (Co. Kerry, Ireland) [Breathnach]; accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]. Breathnach (CRE III), 1985; No. 54, pg. 24. Mac Amhlaoibh & Durham (An Pota Stóir: Ceol Seite Corca Duibne/The Set Dance Music of West Kerry), No. 58, pg. 37 (appears as “Gan Ainm” {untitled}). Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 134, pg. 78. Mulligan Records LUN 019, Denis Doody ‑ "Denis Doody Kerry Music" (1978). Topic 12T311, John & Julia Clifford - “Humours of Lisheen” (appears untitled). Topic 12T358, “Jackie Daly” (appears as “Going to the Well for Water”).

X:1

T:Going to the Well for Water

T:The Kaiser

R:slide

M:12/8

L:1/8

K:D

A2 f A2 f A2 f fed|B2 g B2 g B2 g gfe|cdc BcB ABA a2 f|

1 g2 e cde d3 dcB:|2ged cde d3 d2 e|:f3 fed efe edc|

d2 d dcB c3 cBA|GBB GBB FAA FAA|EDE e2 d cBc d3:|

 

KAISER WALTZ. American, Waltz. USA, Missouri. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: Pete Martin [Silberberg]. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 79. Lonnie Robertson – “Lonnie’s Breakdown.”

           

KAISER’S DEFEAT JIG. Recorded by American fiddler Allan Sisson for Edison in the early 1920’s. Despite the appellation ‘jig’, the tune is a march or polka. It sounds to some ears as a version of the Kerry slide “The Kaiser.” 

                       

KALEVALA, THE (Land of Heroes). Finnish. A traditional melody meant to accompany the national epic poem of Finland, based on the ancient Finnish mythology; "it dates from a time of great antiquity when the Finns and Hungarians were still one people." Dorian Discovery DIS-80103, Helicon - "Horizons" (1992).


 

KALEY AMBER’S. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. Composed by fiddler Brenda Stubbert (b. 1959, Point Aconi, Nova Scotia). Cranford (Brenda Stubbert’s), 1994; No. 38, pg. 14.

 

KANAWHA HORNPIPE. Old‑Time, Hornpipe. USA, W.Va. Named for West Virginia’s Kanawha River, Valley and County. Gennet GE 16646 (78 RPM), The Tweedy Brothers (Wheeling, West Virginia, brothers Harry and George on fiddles, Charles on piano), 1930, unissued.

 

KANAWHA COUNTY RAG. Old-Time. A tune constructed by Kanawha County, West Virginia, fiddler Clark Kessinger (1896-1975) from parts of different tunes.  Recorded by him for the Brunswick label on a 78 RPM.

 

KANAWHA MARCH. Old‑Time, March (cut time). USA, West Virginia. D Major {Phillips}: G Major (‘A’ part) & D Major (‘B’ part) {Silberberg}. Standard. One part (Phillips): AB (Silberberg). A local West Virginia tune recorded for the Brunswick label by Kanawha County fiddler Clark Kessinger (1896-1975) in the late 1920's. Sources for notated versions: Clark Kessinger (W.Va.) [Phillips]; Barry Schultz [Silberberg]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 2, 1995; pg. 71. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 79.

 

KANE’S JIG. Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard. AABBCC. Source for notated version: Ned Connell (Lixnaw, County Kerry) [Mulvihill]. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 24, pg. 69.

 

KANE’S REEL [1]. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard. AB. “Recorded in England” (Mulvihill). Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 236, pg. 64.

 

KANE’S [2] (Ríl Uí Chatháin). AKA and see “Nelson’s Pillar.” Irish, Reel. C Major. Standard. AAB. A County Fermanagh or Tyrone title for the tune collected as “Nelson’s Pillar” in County Leitrim. Also known as “McCanny’s.” “Nelson’s Pillar” is a related tune. Source for notated version: Bernard Bogue (County Tyrone and County Monaghan) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ IV), 1996; No. 133(i), pg. 66.

 

KANGAROO JIG. New England, Jig. D Minor. Standard. AABB. Composed by Donna Hinds (now Donna Hebert). Source for notated version: Donna Hebert (Amherst, Mass.) [Fiddler Magazine]. Fiddler Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 1, Spring 1996; pg. 8. Hinds/Hébert (Grumbling Old Woman), 1981; pg. 21. CHCDC045, Donna Hébert - "Chanterelle, French in America."

 

KANSAS CITY BLUES. Old‑Time. The tune was recorded for the Library of Congress by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph from Ozark Mountain fiddlers in the early 1940's.

 

KANSAS CITY KITTY. American, Swing Tune (cut time). G Major. Standard. AA'B. Backing chords by Tony Ludiker:

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G G Edim Edim G G E7 E7
A6 A6 D7 D7 G6 G6 D#7/A# D7/A
G G Edim Edim G G E7 E7
A6 A6 D7 D7 G6 D7 G6 G6
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B6 B6 B6 B6 E7 E7 E7 E7
A6 A6 A6 A6 D7 D7 Daug Daug
G G Edim Edim G G E7 E7
A6 A6 D7 D7 G6 D7 G6 G6

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Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 2, 1995; pg. 70. Voyager 309, Benny & Jerry Thomasson - "The Weiser Reunion" (1993).

 

KANSAS CITY RAG. Old‑Time, Country Rag. G Major. Standard. The tune was one of  ‘100 essential Missouri tunes’ listed by Missouri fiddler Charlie Walden. Marimac 9038, Dan Gellert & Brad Leftwich - "A Moment in Time." Missouri State Old Time Fiddlers Association 002, Taylor McBaine (b. 1911, Columbia, Mo.) ‑ "Boone County Fiddler." Missouri State Old Time Fiddlers' Association, Pete McMahon - "Kansas City Rag."


 

KANSAS CITY RAILROAD BLUES. Old-Time, Country Blues. C Major ('A' and 'C' parts) & F Major ('B' part). Standard. AA'BA"C. The tune was recorded in the 1920’s on Okeh Records 45178 (78 RPM) by George Walburn and Emmett Heathcox, a fiddle/guitar duo from Atlanta. It was likely composed by Walburn. Source for notated version: Blaine Sprouse [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 2, 1995; pg. 72.

 

KANSAS CITY REEL. Old‑Time, Reel. USA, Arkansas. A Major/Mixolydian. Standard or AEae. AB (Silberberg): AA'BB (Phillips). Sources for notated versions: Ron Andrico (Corvalis, Oregon) [Songer]; Ruthie Dornfeld [Silberberg]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 1, 1994; pg. 136. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 80. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 117. Alcazar Dance Series ALC 202, Sandy Bradley ‑ "Potluck and Dance Tonite!" (1979). County 519, Fiddlin' Bob Larkan & Family ‑ "Echoes of the Ozarks, Vol. 2."

 

KANTARA TO EL 'ARISH. Scottish, Strathspey. Composed by W. Ferguson. Atlantica Music 02 77657 50222 26, Kyle & Lucy MacNeil - “Atlantic Fiddles” (1994). Bara Music Co., The Barra MacNeils - “Rock in the Stream” (1989). Flying Fish FF‑299, The Battlefield Band ‑ "There's a Buzz" (1982).

 

KANTSCHUKOFF REEL. American, Reel. A Major. Standard. AABB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 27. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 52.

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T:Kantschukoff Reel

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

(3EFG | AEcA ecae | fe^de fecA | GEBE dBge | bagf edcB | AEcA ecae |

fe^de bagf | gbeg fa^df | ({f}e)^def e2 :: z2 | EFGA BcdB | Ae^de f2 (ec) |

EFGA BcdB | eaec A2 ({g}a2) | AGBA cBdc | e^dfe gfaf | eafd cABG | Aaec A2 :|

 

KAPLAN WALTZ. Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. A Major. Standard. AB. See also other versions of the tune by Nathan Abshire ("Valse de Kaplan [1]”) and Don Guillory ("Valse de Kaplan [2]”), as well as Angelas LeJeune's "Valse de Pointe Noire." Source for notated version: Varise Connor (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pg. 190.

 

KAREN CHAISSON’S REEL. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Prince Edward Island. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by pianist and fiddler Kevin Chaisson for his wife, Karen. Source for notated version: Kevin Chaisson (b. 1950, Bear River, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 56.

 

KAREN TWEED’S. AKA and see “Custy’s,” “Siobhán O'Donnell's No.2.” Irish, Jig. A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Karen Tweed learned the tune from flute player and singer Siobhán O'Donnell. Karen Tweed’s Irish Choice. Michael McGoldrick - “Morning Rory.”

X:1

T:Karen Tweed's

D:Mary Custy & Eoin O'Neill, With a lot of help from their friends

R:jig

M:6/8

L:1/8

Z:transcribed by Paul de Grae

K:Am

cde AGE|GAB A2 d|eag ecd|eAB AGE|

cde AGE|~G3 Gce|eaa ged|cAG A3 :|

|: a2 a ged|edg edc|A/B/cA GAc|dec deg|

aeg dec|AcA GEE|cde ged|cAG A3 :|


 

KAREN’S FANCY.  American, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Vermont fiddler Pete Sutherland, in honor of his wife. Sutherland (Bareface), 1984; pg. 24.

 

KAREN'S KITCHEN. American, Schottisch. G Minor. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. Composed by Massachusetts musician David Kaynor. Private collection, A. Kuntz.

 

KAREN’S REEL. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB. Composed by fiddler Jerry Holland (Inverness, Cape Breton). Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 167, pg. 47. WS 031703, Wendy MacIsaac – “Timeline” (2003).

 

KÄRIS PERS POLSKA. Swedish, Hambo Tune (3/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB. A hambo is a type of Swedish country dance which has attained some popularity among New England contra dancers. This is the currently the most popular of the hambo tunes. I have a well-circulated photocopy of a text which gives the source as "efter Paul Backstrom, efter Hook Olof." Source for notated version: Matt Fichtenbaum [Reiner & Anick]. Kuntz, Private Collection. Thompson (Fiddler's Almanac); pg. 55. Reiner & Anick (Old Time Fiddling Across America), 1989; pg. 168 (includes harmony part).

X:1

T:Käris Pers Polska

L:1/8

M:3/4

S:Ashokan Fiddle Camp, 1982

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

“D”A2 A>B A>G|G>F F>D F>A|d2 d>e d>c|”Em”c>B B>G E2|”A”e2 e>f e>d|

d>c c>A c>e|a2 a>b a>g|”D”g>f f4|A2 A>B A>G|G>F F>D F>A|d2 d>e d>c|

“Em”c>B B4|”A”e2 e>f e>d|d>c c>A c>e|a2 a>g f>e|”D”d2 d4||

|:”G”g2 e>g e>g|”D”f>e d>c d>f|”A”e>d c>A B>c|”D”d>e f/e/f/g/ a2|

“G”g2 e>g e>g|”D”f>e d>B d>f|”A”e>d c>A B>c|”D”d2 d4:|

X:2

T:Karis Pers Polska—Harmony

L:1/8

M:3/4

C:Andrew Kuntz

K:D

F2 F>G F>E|E>D D>A, D>F|A2 A>G F>E|E>D B,4|C2 C>D E>F|G2 A2 A>G|

A2 B2 c2|1 d2 d4:|2 F2 F4||

|:B2 G>B G>B|A>G F>A B>d|c>B A>E G2|F4 A2|B2 G>B G>B|A>G F2 B>d|

c>B A>E D>E|D2 D4:|

 

KARO. AKA and see "Roscoe Trillion" (Ga.), "Flop-Eared Mule [1],” "Johnnie (Johnny) Karo";(?). Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Texas, Tennessee. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. A version of the tune more familiarly known as "Flop Eared Mule". It may be named for the Mississippi River town "Cairo,” which sounds like 'kay-row' in pronunciation. One of four tunes recorded by 77 yr. old Tennessee fiddler Uncle Jimmy Thompson for Columbia in 1929; only two, including this one, were released. Source for notated version: Uncle Jimmy Thompson (Texas, Tenn.) [Maloy]. Maloy, The Devil's Box, vol. 9, #3 ‑ Sept. 1, 1975; pg. 55. Columbia 15118 (78 RPM), Uncle Jimmy Thompson. County 542, Uncle Jimmy Thompson ‑ "Nashville, Early String Bands, Vol. 2.”

 

KATE. AKA and see “Countr(e)y Kate,” "Hey for Nothing." English, Jig (9/8 time). England; North‑West and Northumberland. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Knowles (Northern Frisk), 1988; No. 69. Seattle (William Vickers) {appears as "Hey For Nothing"}.

           

KATE AND DAVY. American, Reel. D Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 58.

X:1

T:Kate and Davy

M:4/4

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D Minor

cABG AF D2 | FGAB cAAd | cABG AFDe | fdeg fd d2 :|

|: de f2 fagf | ecgc ecgc | de f2 fagf | ecde fd d2 :| 

           

KATE AND ROSE’S. Irish, Reel. D Minor (‘A’ part) & D Mixolydian (‘B’ part). Standard tuning. AABB. The tune is sometimes credited to Irish fiddler Maire Breathnach, who apparently does not claim it. Source for notated version: Kerry Elkin (Massachusetts) [Songer]. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 117. Kerry Elkin - “Soir et Matin” (1990).

 

KATE CAULFIELD'S JIG. Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'B. A possible variant of “Tatter Jack Walsh.” Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 233, pg. 135.

 


KATE DALRYMPLE. AKA and see "New Highland Laddie [1]," "Jinglin' Johnnie." Scottish, Reel or Scottish Measure. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Hunter (1979) explains that Kate Dalrymple was a noted beauty, and the subject of a Gainsborough portrait. The melody was first published in 1750 under the title "The New Highland Laddie." Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 241 (arranged by James Hunter). Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 1; No. 8, pg. 24. Lerwick (The Kilted Fiddler), 1985; pg. 13. Tradition 2118, Jim MacLeod & His Band ‑ "Scottish Dances: Jigs, Waltzes and Reels" (1979). “Fiddle Me Jig” (c. 1978). Bob Smith’s Ideal Band – “Better Than an Orchesta” (1977). Bob Smith’s Ideal Band – “Ideal Music” (1977).

X:1

T:Jinglin Johnnie

T:Kate Dalrymple

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Country Dance

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection  (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

E | A2(Ac) B2(Bc) | A2(Ac) B2(Bc) | A2 (ag) (fe)dc | B2e2c2 (AE) | A2(Ac) B2(Bc) |

A2(Ac) B2(Bc) | A2(ag) (fe)dc | B2e2c2A || c | e2 (ef) edcd | e2a2e2 (cd) | e2(ef) edcd |

e2 (ag) fedc | d2(fd) c2(ec) | B2(Bc) d2(cB) | A2(ag) fedc | B2e2c2A || E |

AEAc BEGB | AEAc BEGB| A2(ag) fedc | B2(ed) (dc)BA | AEAc BEGB |

AEAc BEGB | A2(ag) fedc | BAGB ABcd || e^def ecAc | e2(af) ecAc | e^def ecAc |

e2(ag) fedc|d2(bd) c2(ac) | B2(Bc) d2(cB) | A2(ag) fedc | B2e2c2A ||

 

KATE GAYNOR'S FANCY. AKA and see "Aisghairm na hAontachta," "The Gurtaglanna Reel," "Roll Her in the Rushes [1]."

 

KATE KEARNEY. AKA and see "When the cock crows it is day [3]," "The Big Bow Wow," "Giolla na Scriob," "The Beardless Boy," "The Dissipated Youth [1]," "Seanbhean Chrion an Drantain," "Ta an Coileach ag Fogairt an Lae [2]." Irish, Air or Waltz. G Major. Standard tuning. ABC (O’Neill): AABBCCDD (O’Farrell). The song "Kate Kearney" was written by Lady Morgan, however, the melody previously appeared as "The Beardless Boy" in Bunting (1796) and again in Bunting (1809) as "The Dissipated Youth". Murphy's Irish Airs and Jigs gave the title as “Kate Martin.” O’Farrell (c. 1810) set the tune in 6/8 time. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. IV), c. 1810; pg. 132. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922.

X:1

T:Kate Kearney

T:Beardless Boy, The

T:Dissipated Youth, The

M:3/4

L:1/8

S:Capt. F. O'Neill

Z:Paul Kinder

R:Waltz

K:G

"Temp di Valse"GE|D2 B,2 D2|G3 A BG|A2 G2 G2|G4 D2|G2 B2 d2|ed cB AG|B2

A2 A2|A4 Bd|

e2 g2 ge|d4 c2|B2 d2 c2|B4 GA|B2 A2 B2|G2 E2 D2|E4 F2|G2 z2||

GE|D2 B,2 D2|D2 B,2 D2|G4 G2|G4 E2|D2 B,2 D2|D2 B,2 D2|A4 A2|A4 d2|

e2 c2 e2|d2 B2 d2|c2 A2 c2|B4 GA|B2 A2 B2|G2 E2 D2|E4 F2|G2 z2||

Bd|g2 d2 d2|e2 d2 BA|GA Bc df|e2 d2 d2|g2 d2 d2|e2 d2 BA|G2 B2 d2|e4 de|

g2 d2 d2|e2 d2 BA|GA Bc df|e2 d2 d2|g2 d2 d2|e2 d2 BA|G2 B2 A2|G2 z2||

 

KATE KEARNEY WALTZ. Irish, Waltz or Air. G Major. Standard tuning. AB (Roche, O'Neill): AABC (Ford). Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; pg. 138. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 263, pg. 46. Roche Collection, 1983, vol. 3; No. 166, pg. 58.

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T:Kate Kearney Waltz

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Moderate”

S:O’NeillMusic of Ireland (1903), No. 263

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D2 | D2E2G2 | G2A2B2 | A2G2G2 | G4D2 | G2B2d2 | edcBAG |

B2A2A2 | A4 Bd | e2c2e2 | d2B2d2 | c2A2c2 | B4 GA | B2A2B2 |

G2E2D2 | E2G2G2 | G4 || D2 | D2B,2D2 | D2B,2D2 | G6 | G4D2 |

D2B,2D2 | D2B,2D2 | A6 | A4Bd | e3ce2 | d2B2d2 | c3Ac2 |

B2G2A2 | B2A2B2 | G2E2D2 | E6 | G4 ||

 

KATE KELLY'S FANCY (Roga Cait-m Ceallaig). AKA and see "Ho! Awake," "gCeirtlin Snaithe in Aimhreidh," “Killoran’s (Reel) [2],” "Twin Katy's." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Breathnach (1976) finds the first part of “The Doon Reel [1]” related to this tune and “Nellie Donovan,” and to “The Ravelled Hank of Yarn [1].” O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1207, pg. 227. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 483, pg. 92.

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T:Kate Kelly’s Fancy

L:1/8

M:C|

R:Reel

S:O’NeillDance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 483

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

dc|BABc dcAc|BGGB d2 cA|BABc d2 cA d2 cA BG G2|

BABc dcAc|BGGB d2 cA|BABc d2 de|fdcA BG G2||

Fgaf g2 fd|d^cAc d2 de|fgaf g2 fd|dcAc BG G2|fgaf g2 fd|

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KATE LAY SLEEPING. AKA and see "Kate's Laid in the Hay," "Round and Round this Green Sugar Tree," "Whitewashed Kate." American, Reel and Air. USA, southwestern Pa. A Dorian. Standard. AB. There are more vocal than instrumental versions of this air which was often used for playparty and shanty ditties, according to Bayard (1981). One of the playparty songs collected in Pennsylvania goes:

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Say, pretty Belle, has your beau come (x3)