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[AK] |
KEN FAHEY’S. AKA and see “The
Humours of Listowell [2].” Irish, Jig. Source for notated version: flute player
Ken Fahey [Bulmer & Sharpley]. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from
KEN VESEY’S HORNPIPE. Irish, Hornpipe. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by
X:1
T: Ken Vesey's
C: © B. Black
Q: 300
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: C
AB | cGEG AGEG | cAGE (3DED C2 |
cGEG AGEG | cAGE (3DED C2 | gdec dBcA | GEDE C2 :|
AB | c2 gc acgc | fagf edcB | c2 Bc ABcB | AGEG A2 AB |
c2
gc acgc | fagf edcB | c2 Gc EcGE | FDB,D C2 :|
KEN YOU NOT LITTLE
JACK ROB?
English, Jig.
KENDAL GHYLL. See “Candle Gill.”
KENDAL HOUSE. English, Country Dance Tune
(2/4 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody, like many in
Charles and Samuel Thompson’s 1757 collection, first appeared in John Johnson’s
Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 6 (London,
1751). The tune also appears in the 1788 music manuscript copybook shared by
John and William Pitt Turner, of Norwich, Conn. Kendal House, Isleworth,
Middlesex, was the residence of the rather notorious Ermengarde de Schulenburg
(1667-1743), Dutchess of Kendal, and mistress of King George I, with whom she
had three illegitimate children. She had been maid of honor to Sophia, Electress
of Hanover, and began her affair with George while they were still in Germany
(where he was the Elector of Hanover). Sophia and George divorced in 1694, and
she was kept imprisoned for the rest of her life, while the mistress
accompanied him to England. Ermengarde arranged an introduction with a youthful
Horace Walpole and the monarch, and was uncharitably described by the former as
“a very tall, lean, ill-favoured old lady.” In Germany she was called “The
Scarecrow” and in England, “The Maypole.” Upon her death, Kendal House became a
public park or place of amusement, where one could fish on the grounds, stroll
among tree-lined rural paths and formal gardens, and enjoy entertainment in the
house itself, which boasted a well-lit longroom of some sixty feet for dancing.
Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1),
1757; No. 15.
X:1
T:Kendal House
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
f|d>c BA|{A}B3f|ga ba|g2 f2|ga bg|fa be|df ed|
c3:||f|d>c =B_a|_a2 gf|ed c=B|c3e|A>G Fg|g2 fB|
A/B/c/d/
ed|c3f|d>c Bb|ag fe|dc/B/ FA|B3:||
KENDAL WALTZ. English, Waltz. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Knowles (A Northern Lass), 1995; pg. 1.
KENDAL HORNPIPE [1]. English, Hornpipe. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Knowles (A Northern Lass), 1995; pg. 17.
KENDERBECK’S. American, Quickstep
March (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. In 1862 Bruce and Emmett’s Drummers’ and Fifers’ Guide was published to
help codify and train the hordes of new musicians in Union Army service early
in the American Civil War. George Bruce was a drum major in the New York
National Guard, 7th Regiment, and had served in the United States
Army as principal drum instructor at the installation at Governor’s
X:1
T:Kenderbeck’s
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Quickstep March
S:Bruce & Emmett’s Drummers’ & Fifers’ Guide (1862)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
(a/g/) |
(f/a/).g/.f/ (e/g/).f/.e/ | ddd e/d/ | (c/e/).d/.c/ (B/d/).c/.B/ | AAA(B/A/) |
(G/B/).A/.G/
(F/A/).G/.F/ | .E/.F/.G/.A/ .B/.c/.d/.e/ | (f/a/).g/.f/ (e/g/).f/.e/ |
ddd :: A/G/
| F/A/d/A/ f/d/A/F/ | E/A/c/A/ e/c/A/G/ | F/A/d/f/ ab/a/ | g/f/e/d/ d/c/B/A/ |
F/A/d/A/
f/d/A/F/ | E/A/c/A/ e/c/A/G/ | F/A/d/f/ (a/g/).e/.c/ | ddd :|
KENION CLOG. American, Clog.
KENLOCH JIG. AKA and see “Grand Mira (The),” “Mist Over Tennessee,” “The Rose of Tennessee.” Canadian,
Jig. “Kenloch Jig” is a
KENMARE POLKA, THE. AKA and see “The Gneevgullia Polka [2].”
Irish, Polka. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB. Named together by editor Moylan
and source O’Leary after the latter played this untitled tune at a concert in
Kenmare (
X:1
T:
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:Stewart-Robertson – The
Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
B/A/ | G>Bd gdB | d2d d2B | G>Bd gdB | A2A A2B | G>Bd gdB |
def gfe |d>cB c>BA | G2G G2 :: b/a/ | g2d edB | d2d dba |
g2d edB | A2A Aba| g2d edB | def gfe | dec BcA | G2G G2 :|
KENMURE'S/KENMUIR'S
ON/UP AND AWA' (WILLIE). AKA and see "The Boys from the West," “Clogher Cross,” “Graham’s Brook Jig,” "Hexham Races,” "I Will If I Can [1]," “Jude’s Farewell,” "Kenmore Lads,” “Kinnegad Slashers." Scottish
(orig.), Canadian, Irish, American; Jig.
X:1
T:Kenmure’s
Up and Awa’
T:Kenmure’s
On an’ Awa’ Willie
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:A
Ace aec|efe
e2c|Ace aec|BcB B2c|Ace aec|efg agf|edc dcB|ABA A3:|
|:a2e fec|efe e2g|a2e fec|BcB
B2e|A2e fec|efg agf|edc dcB|ABA A3:|
X:2
T:Kenmure’s on an’ awa’ Willie
M:6/8
L:1/8
N:”Slow”
S:Gow – 4th Repository (1817)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Eb
G/F/|~E>FA (eB)G|B2B B2c|~E>FG
(eB)G|{G}(F3 F2)G|E>FG (eB)G|
Bcd {G}e2 d/c/|{c}B>AG {B}A>GF
E3 z2:|
d|e2B (cB)G|B2B B2~d|e2B (cB)G|(F3
F2)d|e2B (cB)G|Bcd e2 d/c/|
{c}B>AG {B}A>GF|E3 E2 ~d|e2B
(cB)G|B2B (Bcd)|e2B (cB)G|
(F3 F2)~d|e2B (cB)G|Bcd e2
d/c/|{c}BA>G {B}A>GF|(E3 E2)||
KENNAW'S REEL (Ríl Mhic Chionnaith). AKA and see "Farewell to Leitrim,” "Fiddler's Frolic [1],"
"Hawthorne's Reel," "Lawson's Favorite," “Maude Miller [1],” "Molloy's Favourite," “Reidy Johnson’s [1],” "Roll Her in the Haystack,"
"Take Her Out and Air Her."
Irish, Reel. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AA'B. Usually heard under the “Farewell
to Leitrim” title. “Lawson’s Favourite” and “Fiddler’s Frolic” are the titles
O’Neill uses. Source for notated version: fiddler Paddy Cronin (
KENNAW'S REEL [2]. Irish, Reel. See also the related “My Love and I in the Garden.”
O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic
Melody), 1922; No. 326.
KENNEDY. Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 214, pg.
24.
X:1
T:Kennedy
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Kerr – Merry Melodies (c.
1880’s), vol. 4, No. 214
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d|g2d dcd|B2G GFG|ABc DEF|GAB
Bcd|g2d dcd|
B2G GFG|ABc DEF|(G3 G2)::d|d2f
gfg|b3 bag|
Bag gfe|ede B3|ede gfg|b3 bag|gfg
egf|(e3 e2):|
KENNEDY RAG. Old‑Time, Country Rag.
KENNEDY’S
BRIDAL JIG. AKA and see “Bridal Jig [1].” Irish, Jig. G
Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Source for notated version: contributed by Chicago
Police Officer James Kennedy [O’Neill]. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 131.
X:1
T:Kennedy's
Bridal Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Officer
James Kennedy, Chicago
Z:Paul
Kinder
K:G
D|G3
BGB|def gfe|dBG GFG|AFD DFA|
G3 BGB|def
gfe|dBG FGA|BGG G2:|
|A|Bee
edB|def g2 a|bag agf|gfg edB|
Bee edB|def
g2 a|bag agf|gfg e3|
Bee edB|def
g2 a|bag agf|gfg edB|
G3 BGB|def gfe|dBGF GA|BGG G2||
KENNEDY’S FAVOURITE. AKA and see “Jim Kennedy’s Favorite.”
Irish, Reel.
KENNEDY'S JIG. AKA and see "Apples in
Winter [1]," "General
White's Jig," "Joe Kennedy's,"
"The Misfortunate Rake,"
"(Next) Sunday is/was My Wedding
Day," "Rattle
the Quilt (to Pieces)," "The
Shamrock (Reel) [1]," "The
Squint‑eyed Piper," “Toper’s Double (The),” "The Unfortunate Rake [2]." Irish,
Double Jig. E Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. See also Bayard's note on "Hillside [2]" for further information
on its origin. Source for notated version: notated in 1847 from the whistling
of William Sheedy, Fanningstown,
X:1
T:Kennedy’s Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:White’s Unique Collection (1896), No. 8
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Emin
AFA AdF | FEE E2 :: e | (e/f/g).e
fed | (e/f/g).e fed | (d/e/f).e (dA).F |
DFA def | edB def | gbg edB | AFA
AdF | FEE E2 :|
KENNEDY’S REEL (Ril an Chinnedigh). AKA and see “The Chaisson Reel,” “The Northside Reel [2].” Irish, Reel. Gael-Linn Records CEF 075, Denis Murphy – “Na Ceirnini 78”
(1978).
KENNETH HARBISON. Canadian, Strathspey.
KENNETH JOSEPH
MACDONALD. Canadian, March (cut-time).
KENNETH MACLEAN. Canadian, Reel.
KENNETH MURPHY. Canadian, Reel. E Dorian. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. An Irish-sounding
composition from fiddler Éric Favreau of Québec city.
KENNET'S DREAM. Scottish, Air (3/4 time). AEac# tuning. AABB. The melody appears in
James Oswald’s (1710-1796) Caledonian
Pocket Companion (vol. 10, c. 1750's), printed as a slow air with
variations (including a jig-time setting). Oswald was a composer and publisher
of music, and a dancing master, much influenced by Continental music. A variant
of the air is called "The Old Head of Denis," printed in O'Neill’s Music of Ireland. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002;
pg. 29.
KENNINGTON WELLS. AKA and see "The Irish Round,"
"The Auld Jew," "Black Headed Dearie" (Ceann Dub
Oilir). English. This title was used by Playford in his 1713 edition of the Dancing Master (pg. 146) for the Irish
tune "Black‑Haired Dearie," written in the first decade of the
17th century or earlier (Flood, 1906).
KENNY GILLES OF
PORTNALONG. Scottish, Jig. A Major. Standard
tuning. AABB’CCDD’. Composed by P. MacFarquhar. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 4, 1991; pg. 50.
KENNY MACDONALD. Scottish,
Jig. Composed by Norman MacDonald. Wildcat Records
WILDCD 101, Ronan Martin – “Ronan Martin” (2008
KENO THE RENT MAN. Old-Time. A ‘crooked’ (irregular
metre) tune from the playing of the Coffer Brothers.
X:1
T:
M:C|
L:1/8
S:Playford – Dancing Master, 9th edition (1695)
K:Dmin
d2a2a2g2|f3e d2e2|f2A2A2^c2|d4
d2e2|f3g e3d/e/|
f2c2c2d2|B3A G3F|F4 F4::d2a2a2g2|f4
f4|
f2b2b2 ag|a4 a4|A2d2d2 dc|=B2g2g2
ag|f3d e3^c|d4 d4:|
X:1
T:
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O’Farrell
– Pocket Companion, vol. IV (1810)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
f>e dd |
ee a2 | fe/d/ c/d/e/c/ | df A2 | f>e dd | ee a2 | {g}fe/d/ c/d/e/c/ | dd d2
:|
|: AG FF | GB e2 | cB/A/ A/B/c/ | df
A2 | AG FF | GB e2 | cB/A/ AB/c/ | dd d2 :|
KENTISH
CRICKETEERS. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4
time);
***
In the last century, when the wagon and the
packhorse supplied the place of
the penny train, there was little opportunity
for those frequent meetings of men
from distant counties that now puzzle us to
remember who is North and who is
South, who is
and had more of the spirit of hostile tribes and
rival clans. “There was no mistaking
the
of us had grown used to
or even show themselves, and you need not ask
them which side they were on.”
***
The melody appears in numerous
printed country dance collections and musicians’ manuscripts from the
mid-to-late 18th century. Printed versions (usually under the
spelling “Kentish Cricketters” include those in London publishers John
Johnson’s Choice Collection of 200
Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (1744 pg. 100), Walsh’s Compleat Country Dancing Master (vol’s 3
& 4, 1747, pg. 106), Walsh’s Fourth
Book of the Compleat Country Dancing Master (1747), David Rutherford’s Compleat Collection of 200 of the Most
Celebrated Country Dances (1756, pg. 100), and Longman and Broderip’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favorite Country
Dances (1781, pg. 102). “Kentish Cricketters” appears in Bride’s Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1769,
“With proper Tunes & Directions to each Dance, as they are Performed at
Court, at Almack’s, and all other Publick Assemblies.” This volume was also
printed in
X:1
T:Kentish
Cricketers
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:D
B|AF dF|AF
DB|AF de|c2EF/G/|AF dF|AF Df|ed ef|d3:|
|:c|df/g/
af|bg af|fe df|e3f|df/g/ af|bg af|ed ef|d3:|
KENTUCKY MANDOLIN. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major.
Standard tuning. AB. Composed by the late John Morris Rankin (d. 2000), on the
occasion of a gift of a Kentucky Mandolin. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The
Second Collection), 2000; No. 22a & b, pg. 10 (two versions). Jerry Holland – “Crystal Clear” (2000).
See also listings at: Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording
Index |
X:1
T:
M:2/4
L:1/8
N:AEae tuning
N:Notated as fingered, not as
sounded
Z:Andrew Kuntz
K:A
(e/|f/)e/f/(f/4g/4
a/)(f/a/)(e/|f/)e/c/c/ e>(e|f/)(e/f/)e/ f/(f/g/)e/|f/e/c e z/e/|f/e/f/f/4g/4 a/f/a/e/|
f/e/c/c/ e>(e|f>)(e
f/e/)f/e/|f/e/c e z/:|
|:(A,/|D/)(D/E/)(E/
[G/A/])(A/B)|(B/c)(B/ c)(A/B/|c/)B/c/A/ BA|B/cB/ cA/B/|ce/f/ e/c/B/A/|
E/D/E/(E/ [GA]>)(B|c/)B/c/(A/
B)A|(B<c) c>(A|c)e/f/ e/(d/B/)A/|E/D/E/(E/ [GA]||
KEPHART'S CLOG. AKA and see "Fred
Wilson's Clog," "Wilson's
Clog," "Snyder's Jig"
(Pa.), "Harvest Home [1],"
"Cincinnati Hornpipe [1],"
"Kildare Fancy," "Standard Hornpipe," "Cork Hornpipe [1]," "Zig‑Zag Hornpipe/Clog,"
"Higgins' Hornpipe,"
"Cliff Hornpipe," "Ruby Lip ," "Dundee Hornpipe." American, Clog
or Hornpipe.
KEPPEL'S DELIGHT. AKA and see “Bath Carnival.”
English, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune appears under this title
in Pride’s Favourite Collection of 200
Select Country Dances, Cotillons (published by Longman, Lukey &
Broderip, London, 1776) and Thompson’s
Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 4 (London, 1780).
“Keppel’s Delight” has been sometimes appeared as “Bath Carnival, to the tune
of Keppel’s Delight,” indicating the latter may have been the older title,
which perhaps refers to Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel
(1725-1786). Keppel, a younger son of the Earl of Albemarle, went to sea at age
10, becoming a Post Captain by his 20th birthday. He rose to the
rank of admiral soon after the Seven Years War and commanded a fleet during the
American Revolutionary War. He was also
a Member of Parliament from 1766 to 1782, with Whig leanings, and was thus
often in opposition to King George III’s policies. Joshua Reynolds painted his
portrait no less than six times. Raven (English
Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 30.
X:1
T:Keppel’s Delight
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:A
c2d edc|fga ega|fed cBA|GBA GFE|c2d
edc|
fga ega|fed cdB|A3A3::BEE cEE|dEE
cEE|
BEE cEE|B2E EEE|BEE cEE|dEE cEE|Bdc
BAG|(A3A3):|
KEPPOCH DESOLATE (A' Cheapach na fasach). AKA and see "Ceapach Na Fasach." Scottish,
Slow Air (9/8 time). F Sharp Minor. Standard tuning. AABB'. "Very
Old...(This tune) commemorates a horrid massacre of three brothers of the
family of Macdonald of Keppoch, at the instigation of the next in succession,
some generations back. The air seems to be the original on which the ‘Muckin’ o’ Geordie's Byre’ is
built, and by no means inferior to it, as sung by the editor's progenitor"
(Fraser). See Neil's (1991) note under the title "Ceapach Na Fasach"
for more information. Fraser (The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the
X:1
T:Keppoch
Desolate
T:A’
Cheapach na fasach
L:1/8
M:9/8
S:Fraser Collection (1874)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
C|F2F
F>^EF A2 z/ A/4B/4|c2 B/A/ A2 F/E/ E2 z/ A/4G/4|F2F F>^EF A2 z/ B/4c/4|
f2 c/B/ A2
F/^E/ F3::f2f f>ec c>B z/A/|c2 B/A/ A2 F/E/ E2 c/B/|1 A2 G F>^EF ABc|
f2 c/B/ A2 F/>^
KERFUNTEN. AKA - “The Kerfunken Jig.” AKA and see “Hamilton’s Jig [2]." Irish, Jig.
G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune was composed by Hammy Hamilton.
Kerfunten/Kerfunken is a town in Brittany,
X:1
T:
Kerfunten
C: Hammy
Q: 325
R: jig
Z:Transcribed
by Bill Black
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: G
A | B3 BAG
| dBd efg | dBd edB | ABA AGA |
B3 BAG |
dBd efg | dBd gdB | AGA G2 :|
d | gfg gab
| ege edB | gfg gab | bag a2 d |
gfg gab | ege edB | dBd gdB | AGA G2
:|
KERN STAFF, THE. AKA and see “The
Cream Pot,” “Miss Grace
Hay’s Delight.”
KERRIGAN'S JIG. AKA and see "Castle Jig [1],"
“Kesh Jig [1],” "The Kincora Jig," “The Mountaineers’ March,” “Tear the Callies.” Irish, Jig. G Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. The title of this tune, now known almost universally as
the “Kesh Jig,” is named after piper Tom Kerrigan of New York (though
originally from County Longford), who had been host to the Taylor brothers,
famous uilleann pipe makers from Ireland, when they first emigrated (they later
moved to Philadelphia). The
X:1
T:Kerrigan’s Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D | GFG GAB | AGA ABd | edd gdd |
edB dBA | GFG GAB |
AGA ABd | edd gdB | AGF G2A :: BAB
dBd | ege dBA |
BAB dBG | ABA AGA | BAB dBd | ege dBd
| gfg aga | bgf g2 :|
KERR'S HORNPIPE. Scottish, Hornpipe. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB'CCDD'. Composed by
Alexander Walker.
KERR’S IRISH QUICKSTEP. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Recorded by source
Fitzgerald as part of a traditional jig medley. Source for notated version:
Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987,
KERRY BOYS, THE. Irish, Air (4/4 time). F Major. Standard
tuning. One part. “From P. Carew’s MS” (Stanford/Petrie). Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 308, pg.
77.
KERRY COBBLER, THE (An Asac Ua Ciarraig). Irish, Double Jig. D Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 73. O'Neill (Music of
Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 732, pg. 137.
X:1
T:Kerry Cobbler, The
L:1/8
M:6/8
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A|d>ed fga|g>af ecA|d>ed
fga|c>AA A2A|d>ed fga|g>af ecA|dfa gec|A>dd d2:|
|:d/e/|f>ed cAG|A>dd
cAG|f>ed cAG|Ade f2 f/g/|agf gfe|dfe dcA|fed cAG|A>dd d2:|
KERRY COW, THE (An Bhó Chiarraíoch). AKA and see “All the Way to Galway [3],”
"I wish I had a Kerry cow,”
“Slash Away the Pressing Gang.” “Yankee
Doodle." Irish, Polka. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The parts in
Breathnach’s and Moylan’s volumes are reversed from each other. “All the Ways
to
X:1
T:Kerry Cow, The
L:1/8
M:2/4
K:D
d>e fd|cA A2|BG G/F/G/A/|BA
A2|d>e fd|cA A>B|cA GE|D2D2:|
|:A>B AG|FA d2|G>A GF|EF GE|A>B
AG|FA d2|cA GE|D2D2:|
KERRY DANCE, THE. AKA and see "St. Patrick's Day (in the
Morning)," "Barbary Bell,"
"The
Old Woman Tossed Up (in a Basket/Blanket) [1]." Irish, Long Dance (6/8
time). A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. According to Fuld (1971), "The Kerry
Dance" was composed as a song, published in 1879 and usually attributed to
James L. Molloy (b.
KERRY FLING. Irish, Fling. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. RCA
09026-61490-2, The Chieftains - "The Celtic Harp" (1993). Mick
O’Brien - “May Morning Dew.”
X:1
T:Kerry Fling
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Mick O'Brien
D:May Morning Dew
Z:Juergen.Gier@post.rwth‑aachen.de
K:A
~E3F ~A3B|c2ec BAF2|f2ec ABcA|ecBA
FAAF|~E3F ~A3B|\
c2ec BAF2|f2ec ABcA|1ecBc
ABAF:|2ecBc A3 f|:\
ecef a2af|ecBA FAAA|cBBB cBBA|ceBA
FAAf|\
ecef a2af|ecBA FAAA|cBBB cBBA|1ceBc
A3 f:|ceBc ABAF|
KERRY FOR ME. AKA and see "Cahirciveen."
Irish, Air (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Cazden (et al, 1982)
collected a minor-key variant of this tune in
X:1
T:Kerry for me
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Moderate: time well marked”
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|G>AG FGA|B>AG ADE|=FDB,
CB,C|DGA B>cB/A/|G>AG FGA|B>AG ADE|
=FDB, CB,C|DGG G2||B/c/|ded cBA|GAG
F<D B/c/|ded cBA|GFG A>cB/A/|
G>AG FGA|B>AG ADE|=FDB,
CB,C|DGG G2||
KERRY FULTON'S
SCHOTTISHE. American, Schottishe.
KERRY HORNPIPE [1], THE/A. AKA and see "Delahanty's Hornpipe,"
“Delahunty’s Hornpipe,” "The Home Brew," “The Iron Gate,” “John Quinn’s [1],” "The Road to Boyle,” "Sonny Murray's," "Wicklow Hornpipe.” Irish, Hornpipe. D
Mixolydian/Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Dawn M. Mulvihill
[Mulvihill];
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk
Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
KERRY HORNPIPE [2], THE. AKA and see “The Dingle Hornpipe,” “Murphy’s Fancy,” “Murphy’s Hornpipe [2].”
KERRY HUNTSMAN, THE (An Seilgaire Ua Ciarraige). Irish, Reel. A Major. Standard
tuning. ABC (O'Neill/1850): AA'BB'C (O'Neill/Krassen). See also "Cobbler's Hornpipe [2],"
"Connolly's Reel," “Craig’s Pipes,” "The Fiddler is Drunk," "The Foxhunters (Reel) [1],"
“Greg’s Pipe Tune,” “Gregg’s Pipes,”
“Greig’s Pipes,” “Gun Do Dhuit Am
Bodach Fodar Dhomh” (The
Old Man Wouldn’t Give Me Straw), "Kregg's Pipes," "Limber Elbow,” “The Manchester Reel [1],”
"Píopaí Greig,” "Willie
Wink(ie)'s Testament [2]," "Willy
Wilky." O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 140. O'Neill (Music of
Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1447, pg. 268. Flying Fish 217, Barde ‑ "Images" (1978).
X:1
T:Kerry Huntsman, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
A2 cA BAcB|A2 cA BAFE|A2 cA
BABc|efed cBAG|A2 cA BAcB|
A2 cA BAFE|(3ded cA (3BcB AF|EFAc B2
Ae||feae feae|feae dcBA|
feae feae|efed cAAe|feae feae|feae
dcBA|Ac (3efg abaf|efed ce a2||
e3f e3f|e2 cA BAFE|e3f e2 cA|(3Bcd
cA Bc (3efg|agfa gfeg|fedf ecAc|
(3ded fd (3cdc ec|(3Bcd cA BAFE||
KERRY JIG [1], THE (An Port Ciarraíoch/Cairraige).
AKA and see “An Gearraltach Buidhe.” Irish, Jig (6/8) or Slide (12/8
time). A Minor (Joyce, Levey, O'Neill): A Dorian (Breathnach, O’Farrell,
Sullivan). Standard tuning. AB (Joyce): AABB (Levey, O’Farrell, O'Neill,
Sullivan): AA'BB' (Breathnach). A member of the “Behind the Bush in the Garden”
family of tunes. See note for “Behind the Bush in the
Garden [1]” for more. "I learned this jig in early days from hearing
pipers and fiddlers play it; and it has remained in my memory ever since"
(Joyce). The earliest appearance of the tune in print is in
T:Kerry Jig, The [1]
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and
Songs (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A Minor
B|A3 AGE|c2A AGE|G3 cGE|G3E2G|ABA
A2c|BdB G2B|A2c BdB|c3 c2||
d|efe
edB|e2^f g2e|dcB cBA|G3 E2G|A2B c2A|Bdc BAG|A2c BdB|c3c2||
X:2
T:Gearraltach
Buidhe, An
T:Kerry
Jig, The [1]
T:Yellow
Fitzgerald
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:James
Goodman manscripts (mid-19th century)
B:Hugh
Shields – Tunes of the
K:A Minor
c|A2A
AGE|A2A AGE|GAB cBA|G3 E2G|A2B c2A|
d2c BAG|ABc
dcB|c3 c2::d|e2e edc|e2f g3|GAG GcA|
G3 E2G|A2B
c2A|d2B G2B|ABc BdB|c3 c2:|
KERRY JIG [2], THE. AKA and see “John Fleming’s Jig.” Green Linnet SIF 3005, The Bothy Band - “Old Hag You Have
Killed Me” (1981. A reissue of the 1976 Mulligan LP).
KERRY JIG [3], THE. AKA and see “Charlie Mulvihill’s (Jig)
[2] ,” “The Whistling Postman
[2].” Irish, Jig. Bulmer and Sharpley, Music
from
KERRY LASSES [1], THE. AKA and see "Bob with the one Horn [2],"
"The Ewe Reel," "The Ew(i)e Wi' the Crooked
Horn [1]," "The Foe," "Go see the Fun," "The Merry Lasses," "The Ram with
the Crooked Horn," "Miss
Huntley's," "My Love is
Far Away," "The
Lowlands of Scotland," "Peter
Street [2]," "The
Pretty Girl in Danger," "Sweet Roslea and the Sky over
it."
KERRY LASSES [2], THE. AKA and see "Within A Mile of Dublin [1],"
"A Mile from Dublin,"
"The Road to Dublin," "The Maid of Ballintra," "An Giobarach," "The Meadow in Bloom," "Through the Fields [3],"
"The Club Reel," "Sarah's Reel," "You're a long time a courting."
KERRY LASSES [3], THE. AKA and see "The Wind that
Shakes/Shook the Barley [1]," "I sat within the Valley Green,"
"Rolling Down the Hill [2]."
KERRY LASSES [4], THE. AKA and see “Free and Easy [2],” “Mulqueen's,” “Spindleshanks,” “Spinkle Shanks [1],” “Tinker’s Reel [1].”
KERRY LASSES [5], THE. Irish, Reel.
X:1
T:The Kerry Lasses
S:Paddy O'Sullivan (fiddle), north
Kerry
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:Transcribed by Paul de Grae
K:G
~B2 BG AEGE|D2 GA BE ~E2|~B3 A G3
B|dBGc BGGD|
G2 BG DGBG|DGBG AE ~E2|DGBG
DGBc|dBAc BG G2||
dggf g2 dg|(3efg dg (3efg dc|dggf g2
dg|ea ~a2 agef|
g2 ~g2 ag d2|(3efg dg (3efg d2|g2
~g2 a2 ga|(3bag ae ge d2||
KERRY MILLS BARN DANCE
[1]. Canadian, American; Country Rag. D
Major (‘A’ part) & G Major (‘B’ part). Standard tuning. AB. Composed by
Kerry Mills (1869-1948) in 1908. Mills was a prolific American composer of
popular music, including ragtime, marches, cakewalks etc., including the famous
tunes “Redwing” (1907) and “Whistling Rufus (1899). The melody was recorded on
a wax cylinder in 1908 by the Edison Symphony Orchestra (Ed2 9909). Source for
notated version: Glenn Berry [Silberberg]. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at
Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 83. Point Records P‑229,
Don Messer ‑ "Canadian Jigs and Reels."
KERRY MILLS (BARN
DANCE) [2], THE.
AKA and see “Davy,
(Davy,) Knick-Knack/Knick-Knock,” “Paddy
Joe Gormley’s,” “Paddy
Taylor’s Barndance.” Irish, Barndance. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The
Kerry Mills title appears to be Terry Teahan’s name for the tune. Globestyle CDORBD 092, Terry Teahan (various artists) –
“Happy to Meet Sorry to Part.” Mairead Mooney and Frankie Kennedy – “Ceol Aduaidh” (untitled
first tune of the Germans set, learned from Mairead’s father Francie Mooney).
KERRY POLKA [1], A. AKA and see “Peg Ryan’s.” Irish,
Polka. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. A untitled version of the tune appears
in Martin Mulvihill’s 1st
Collection (1986), No. 3 in the polka section, notes Paul de Grae. Bulmer
& Sharpley (Music from Ireland),
vol. 4; 77 (appears as “Peg Ryan’s”). Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; pg. 38. Vallely (Learn to Play the Fiddle with the
KERRY POLKA [2].
KERRY POLKA [3]. AKA and see “Andy Boyle’s,” “Cathy’s Favourite,” “Pat Horgan’s [1],” “Séamus
Cussen’s [2].” Irish, Polka. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Mallinson (100 Polkas), 1997; No. 91, pg. 36.
KERRY POLKA [4]. AKA and see “The Derryveeney,” “McElroy’s Fancy,” “Pat Horgan’s [2].” Irish, Polka. E
Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. Mallinson (100
Polkas), 1997; No. 92, pg. 36.
KERRY REEL [1], THE/A. AKA – “Rogha Chiarraí,” “The Kerryman.” Irish,
Reel. E Dorian (Em). Standard tuning. AABB. See also "The Green Banks of Rossbeigh,"
“The Green Fields of
Ros(s)beigh,” "Pairceanna
Glasa Ros Beithe," “Tom
Clark’s Fancy,” "The Witch of
the Glen.” The melody was recorded in 1926 by Kerry fiddler Michael Hanafin
under the title “Green Fields of Rossbeigh.” In 1959 another Kerry fiddler,
Denis Murphy (1910-1974) recorded it in
See also listings at: Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle
Recording Index Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Green Fields of Rossbeigh, The
T:Kerry Reel, The [1]
H:on a tape, Mike (Rafferty) and Joe
Madden played it.
Z:Lesl
M:C|
L:1/8
K:Edor
A|:BE~E2 BAF2|ABde fded|BE~E2
BAFA|BFAF EFGA|
B3B BAF2|ABde fded|BE~E2 BAFA|1 BFAF
E3A:|2 BFAF E4||
|:(3Bcd ef gefe|dB~B2 dBA2|Bdef
g2fe|dBAF E3f|
g~g2a gfed|f~f2z fedB|ABde fzeB|dBAF
E4:||
KERRY REEL [2], THE. AKA and see “Brooklyn Lasses,” “John Kelly’s (Reel),” “The Old Concertina Reel [1].”
Irish, Reel. E Dorian. Standard tuning. AB. No relation to “Kerry Reel [1].”
Printed in Bulmer & Sharpley under John Kelly’s name. See also the related
“Brooklyn Lasses” in Ryan’s/Coles. Source for notated version: fiddler John
Kelly, Sr. Breathnach (CRÉ III),
1985; No. 115 & 186, pgs. 57 & 84 (appears “Gan Ainm”/No Title). Bulmer
& Sharpley (Music from Ireland),
1974, vol. 3; No. 10 (appears as “John Kelly’s”). Green
Linnet 3009/Mulligan 021, Kevin Burke‑ "If the Cap Fits" (1978.
Learned from John Kelly, Sr.). John Kelly Sr. – “Seoda Ceoil.”
X:1
T:Old Concertina Reel, The
T:Kerry Reel
T:John Kelly's
R:reel
N:id:hn-reel-390
Z:transcribed by
henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se
M:C|
K:Edor
B2ed BcdA|B2AF EFGA|B2ed BcdA|(3BcB
AF D2FA:|
|:Beec d2fd|edBc dBA2|1 Beec
d2fd|edBc ~d3A:|2 g2ge ~f3e|dBABe3d||
KERRY REEL [3], THE (Ríl Chiarraí). Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB.
Breathnach (1996) identifies this as a version of “An Claíomh I Láimh” or “The Sword in (the) Hand.” Source for
notated version: from fiddler William Jones (
KERRY STAR. AKA and see "The Barrow Castle,"
"Belles of Tipperary [2],"
"The Blea‑berry Blossom,"
"Connacht Lasses,"
"The Connacht Star,"
"The Dandy Girl/Lass/Lasses,"
"The Four Courts of Dublin,"
"Green Fields to America,"
"Jackson's Welcome to
Cork [1]," "Johnny
Shooting in the Glen," “Lamont’s
Reel,” “Mel Roddy’s Tune”
(northeast Kings County, PEI), “Miss Mona(g)han(‘s Reel),”
"O'Connell in Clare," “Shannon’s Shores,” "Stormy Weather," "The White‑haired Piper.” Irish,
Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: “From P.
Carew’s MS” [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 899, pg. 227.
KERRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
[1], THE. AKA and see “Cunningham's Fancy,” "Fisherman's Lilt [1],"”Funny Eye,” "You're Right My Love," "Molly, What Ails You?" "The Pretty Girls of the
Village [1]," "Lady
Mary Lindsay," "The
Siege of Ennis [1]." Irish, Reel. C Major. Standard tuning. AB (
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk
Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:C
cA|GFEF GAcd|(3ege dB cAA2|GFEF
GAcd|(3ege dB c2A|GFEF GAcd|
(3ege dB cAA2|GFEF GAcd|edcB c2||
cd|eg ~g2 age^f|gedB cAA2|eg ~g2 ea
~a2|bagb ~a3g|eg ~g2 age^f|
gedB cAA2|G2GE GAcd|(3ege dB c2||
KERRYMAN’S DAUGHTER
[2], THE. AKA and see “Considine’s Grove{s},” “Cronin of Kerry,” “Dinny Ryan’s,” “The Gneevguilla Reel,” “Miss Brady,” “The Pride of Rathmore.” Irish, Reel.
A Dorian. Standard tuning. ABC. A different tune than “Kerryman’s Daughter”
[1]. Source for notated version: Brendan Mulvihill (
X:1
T:Kerryman’s Daughter [2]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:A Dorian
EA (3AAA e2 dB|(3efe dB GABG|EA
(3AAA edef|gedB GABG|EA (3AAA e2 dB|
(3efe dB GABG|EA (3AAA edef|gedB BA
A2||ea (3aga bgaf|egdB GABd|
ea (3aga ea (3aga|gedB A2 (3Bcd|ea
(3aga bgaf|egdB GABd|ea (3aga bgaf|gedB A2||
B|~=c3A ~B2G|AcBA GE D2|cA (3AAA BG
(3GFG|AcBG A3B|~=c3A ~B3G|
AcBA GE D2|GBAc (3Bcd ge|dBGB A2||
KERRYMAN'S FLING, THE. Irish. Traditional. Green
Linnet SIF‑1105,
KERRYMAN'S VISIT TO
KERRY’S WELCOME TO THE DENE. English, Quickstep March (6/8
time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCD. Composed by fiddler Willy Taylor in the
pipe-march tradition, on the occasion of the birth of his grand-daughter. The
Dene was
X:1
T:Kerry's Welcome to the Dene
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Quickstep
C:Willy Taylor
K:D
a/g/ | f3 f>ga | A>dd d>ef | g2b b>ed | c>ba g>ec
| d2a f>ga | A>dd d>ed | c>Aa g>ec |
d3 d2:: a/g/ | f3A>df |
g>ec e>ge | c3 A>ce | A>fe d>ag | f3 A>df | g>ee e2e
| A>ca f>ec|
d3 d2:: a/d/ | f3 f>dd |
g>BB B2d | c>de A>Bc | d>fa A>Bc | d2A f>ed| g>BB B2d |
c>Aa g>ec| d3 d2 :|| a |
f>af d>fd | g>BB B2g | c>de A>Bc | d>fa A>Bc |
f>af d>fd|
g>BB B>ed | c>Aa
c>ea | d3 d2a | f>af d>fd | g>BB B2g | e>ge c>ea |
B>aa A2a |
f>af d>fd|
B>ef g>ed | c>Aa g>ec | d3 da2 ||
KERRYWOMAN’S LAMENT, THE. Irish, Air (4/4 time).
X:1
T:Kerrywoman’s Lament, The
R:Air
D:Ceol an Clair
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:transcribed by Paul Keating
Q:75
K:G
"G"d d/2c/2A/2B/2 G2 E D2
E/2|"Dm"G A2 (3A/2G/2A/2 "G"B/2 G2 c3/2|!
"G"B/2{c}B/2A/2B/2 d2
"Em"e G2 G|"G"G2 A (3A/2G/2E/2 "Em"G2 G/2E/2 =F‑|!
‑"Dm"=F (3A/2G/2E/2
DE "G"G G2 z|"G"d/2c/2A/2B/2 G2 B d2 (3=f/2e/2d/2|!
"Em"e2 de/2d/2
"Dm"e=f d2|"G"d/2c/2A/2B/2 G2 B/2c/2 d2 (3=f/2e/2d/2|!
"Em"e2 d<e
"G"d3 d|"Em"g2 (3=f/2e/2d/2 e"G"g B2 A‑|!
‑"G"A (3A/2G/2A/2
B/2 G2 c3/2 B/2B/2A/2B/2|"G"d2 e G2 G G2|!
"Em"A (3A/2G/2E/2 G2
"Dm"G/2E/2 =F2 (3A/2G/2E/2|"G"DE G G3 z2||!
KERSHAW'S HORNPIPE. AKA and see "Back of the
Haggard," Black’s Hornpipe
[2],” “Duke’s Hornpipe,” "Lady Flashdash Hornpipe,"
“Loyalist Hornpipe,” “Miss Manner’s Hornpipe.”
English, Hornpipe. England, North‑West. D Major. Standard tuning. AB
(Kershaw): AABB (Knowles). From Joseph Kershaw (Slackote, Saddleowrth, east of
Manchester) who wrote his ms. around 1820 (judging from a watermark dated 1817,
according to Anne Gilchrist’s 1910 finding). The tune appears in the manuscript
of Joshua Burnett of Worsborough, south Yorkshire (active around 1830-1850) as
“Kershaw’s Hornpipe.” Jamie Knowles suggests that it could have been written by
Kershaw, as claimed by a later note in his manuscript book, however, the tune
appears in John Clare’s (1793-1864) manuscript (from around the same period or
a bit later) under the title “Duke’s Hornpipe,” and in the decidedly earlier
John Miller (Perth, Scotland) manuscript (1799) as “Black’s Hornpipe.”
Langdale, Cumbria, fiddler William Irwin had it in his 1838 manuscript as
“Loyalist Hornpipe,” and an untitled version appears in the 19th
century music manuscripts of the Welch family (Bosham, Sussex). North Yorkshire
fiddler and architect Lawrence Leadley (1827-1897) included it in his mid-19th
century music manuscript copybook as “Lady Flashdance.” “The Back of the Haggard”
is a later title, well-known in Ireland. The Kershaw manuscript now resides in
the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library at Cecil Sharp House, London. Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; pg. 19. The
Joseph Kershaw Manuscript, 1993; No. 68. Knowles (Northern Frisk), 1988; No. 118.
X: 1
T:Kershaw's Hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Anne Gilchrist's 1910 Trnscptn of Joseph Kershaw's 1820 Ms
Z:Johnny Adams - Village Music Project
K:D
(3ABc | dfdf ecAc | dBGB AFDF | GBAc Bged | c2 A2 A2 (3ABc |
dA A2 eAA 2 | fefg aAAc | BdGB AFGE
| D2 D2 D2 :||: (3ABc| dAdA FDFA |
BGDG BGdB | gefd ecdB | Afed cBAG |
Fd d2 Ge e2| Af f2 Bg g2 | fafd Bgec | d2 d2 d2 : |
KESAN TULLESSA. Finnish, Waltz. A Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by Konsta
Jylha (b. 1910). Matthiesen (Waltz Book
II), 1995; pg. 28.
KESH JIG [1], THE. AKA and see "Castle Jig [1]," “Kerrigan’s,” "The
Kincora Jig," “Little Boy Ted in the Hay,” “The Mountaineers’ March,” “Tear the Callies.” Irish, Double Jig. G
Major. Standard tuning. AABB (most versions): AA’BB’ (Miller & Perron). Very
popular in Irish sessions, albeit often seen as a ‘beginners tune’. See “Port Pat Coclain” for a West Kerry
slide version of this tune, and also the related “Spring Well” and “Fond of the Ladies.” Michael
Coleman recorded the melody on 78 RPM as “Kerrigan’s Jig.” The first printed
version appears to be in George Petrie’s 1850’s collection under the title
“Tear the Callies.” Source for notated version: Boys of the Lough
(Ireland/Scotland) [Brody]. Boys of the
Lough, 1977; pg. 4 (appears as "Kincora Jig"). Brody (Fiddler’s Fake Book), 1983; pg. 157. S.
Johnson (The Kitchen Musician No. 6: Jigs),
1982 (revised 1989, 2001); pg.12. Mallinson (Essential), 1995; No. 81, pg. 35. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd
Edition, 2006; pg. 24. Reiner (Anthology
of Fiddle Styles), 1979; pg. 49. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 118. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, vol. 1), 1999; pg. 29. Mulligan LUN 002, The Bothy Band - “The Bothy Band” (1975).
Mulligan LUN 030, The Bothy Band‑ "Afterhours.” Philo 1026, The Boys
of the Lough‑ "Live at Passim" (appears as "Kincora
Jig"). Voyager 320‑S, Frank Ferrel and Graham Townsend‑
"Fiddle Tunes." Outlet 1031, Sean McGuire‑ "Ireland's
Champion Traditional Fiddler."
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk
Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Kesh Jig [1]
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:G
D|G3 GAB|ABA ABd|edd gdd|edB dBA|G3
GAB|ABA ABd|ede gdB|AGF G2:|
|:A|B3 dBd|ege dBG|BAB dBG|A3 AGA|BAB
dBd|ege dBd|g3 aga|bgf g2:|
KESH JIG [2]. Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard
tuning. AABB.
X:1
T:The Kesh Jig [2]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
N:reconstructed from hazy memory of a slow setting
N:in C played by John Carty at a session in Abbeyfeale
Z:Transcribed by Paul de Grae
K:D
D3 DEF|EFD E2 A|BAd BAF|FED E2 F|D3 DEF|
EFD EFA|BAd BAF|1EDB, D2 A,:|2EDB, D2 E|:
FDF A2 d|BdB A3|BdB AFD|EFD EFG|FDF A2 d|
BdB A2 A|dcd e2 f|1d3 d2 E:|2d3 d3||
KESHCORRAN. Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). E Minor. Standard tuning. AB. "A tune
with this name was given by me to Dr. Petrie; and it is printed with my name
acknowledged in Stanford‑Petrie, as I copied it from a MS. written in the
neighbourhook of Lough Conn, Co. Mayo. It is in C time: whereas the tune given
here from Gorde in in 3/4. Whether the two airs are vatieties of one common
melody, I will leave to others to determine. Keshcorran is a well‑known
mountain in the Co. Sligo" (Joyce). Source for notated version: "Michael
Walsh, a good professional fiddler, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon" (Joyce).
Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs),
1909; No. 675, pg. 338.
X:1
T:Keshcorran
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow and tender.”
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music
and Songs (1909), No. 675
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E Minor
A | B4 e>e | e>d B3 (3B/c/d/ |
ef g2 f>e | ed/B/ B3 (3B/c/d/ | ef g2 f>e | (e2 d/)d/e/4d/4B/4A/4 GB |
A2 GE ~G>E | E4 || (5E/F/G/A/B/ |
c>Bc>ABA | {F}GA ~B4 | {g}g>e e>d e/d/B/A/ | G4 EF |
G>A B/A/G/E/ G>E | ed Bc B/A/G/F/
| E3 z/E/ G>E | E4 ||
KESWICK BONNY LASSES. English, Hornpipe. England, Lakeland district. D Major. Standard
tuning. AB. Source for notated version: Greg Stephens [Knowles]. Knowles (A Northern Lass), 1995; pg. 42.
KETCH CALLED
'SULLIVAN’S JOHN', THE. Irish, Reel. A ketch is a type of
sailing boat. Chieftains – “Water from the Well”
(2000. Appears as part of “Dusty Miller” set).
KETRIN OGIE. AKA and see "Catherine/Katherine
Ogie." Scottish. Appears in full in the Guthrie Manuscript. The MS was named for covenenting minister James
Guthrie of Stirling, beheaded in 1661 for publishing a seditious pamphlet; it
appears in a book of his sermons. Alburger points out that he was probably no
lover of dance music, and that it is possible someone sewed the music into
Guthrie's book as a joke.
KETTE BAIRDIE. AKA – “Katie Beardie.”
Scottish, Air. From the Skene manuscript. See note for “Simon Brodie.”
KETTLEDRUM (Kettle Drum). AKA and see “Pepper’s Black [2].” English, Country
Dance Tune (2/2 time). A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Published by John
Playford (1623-1686) in his first edition of his The English Dancing Master (1651), with instructions for a round
dance. It appeared in subsequent editions of the Dancing Master through the
eighth edition of 1690, after which it was dropped from the long-running
series. Barlow (Complete Country Dance
Tunes from Playford’s Dancing Master), 1985; No. 50, pg. 27. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2),
2005; pg. 103 (appears as “Puck’s Deceit”, the name of a country dance by
Brooke Friendly and Chris Sackett set to the tune). Johnson (The Kitchen Musician No. 14: Songs, Airs and
Dances of the 18th Century), 1997; pg. 10. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg.
10 & 46 (the latter is a facsimile copy of Playford’s printing). Beautiful Jo Records BEJOCD 33, “Cast a
X:1
T:Kettle Drum
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:A Mixolydian
efgf e2d2|A2f2A2f2|efgf
e2d2|A2f2d4:|
|:efga g3a|g3a g2e2|fg a2a2 ^g2|a6
fg|
agfe defd|e4A4|F2A2A2f2|d8:|
KETTY TERROL. AKA and see "Kitty Tyrrell
[1]" (Ire.). AKA ‑ "O Blame Not the Bard" (Ire.).
Scottish (originally Irish), Waltz. E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Carlin
(Gow Collection), 1986; No. 589.
KEVIN BARRY. Irish, Air (3/4 time) or Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. One part. A
famous ballad on the theme of Irish patriotism during the "troubles"
of the early 20th century. Kevin Barry was hung on
***
In Mountjoy jail, one Monday morning, high up on the gallows tree,
Kevin Barry gave his young life, for the cause of liberty;
But a lad of eighteen summers, yet no one can deny,
As he walked to death that morning, he proudly held his head on high.
***
O’Brien (Jerry O’Brien’s Accordion Instructor),
1949. Roche Collection, 1983, vol. 3;
No. 52, pg. 14.
X:1
T:Kevin
Barry
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Waltz
S:O’Brien
– Jerry
O’Brien’s Accordion Instructor (1949)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
D2F2 | A4A2
| ^G4 A2 | B2 (A4 | A2) F2A2 | f4d2 | A4F2 | (E6 | E2) c2d2 | e4d2 |
c4 G2 | B2
(A4 | A2) ^G2A2 | c4B2 | G4A2 | (F6 | F2) D2F2 | A4 A2 | ^G4A2 |
B2 (A4 |
A2) F2A2 | f4d2 | A4F2 | (E6 | E2) c2d2 | e4d2 | c4G2 | B2 (A4 | A2)^G2A2 |
c4B2 | G4E2
| (D6 | D2) ||
KEVIN BURKE'S. Irish, Reel. One reel bearing Burke’s name is also known as “Dan Breen’s Reel” or the “West Clare Reel.” Kevin Burke is a
famous modern Irish fiddler who grew up in
KEVIN CHAISSON’S REEL. Canadian, Reel.
KEVIN COYNE’S. AKA and see “Brid Harper’s,”
“Matt Molloy’s [4],” “McGreevey’s
Favorite,” “Pride of the Bronx.”
Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from
X:1
T:Kevin Coyne’s
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:transcribed by Caroline Foty
K:D
|: A~F3 AFBA|A~F3 AFEF|A~F3 ABde|1
faag fddB :|2 faag fdde|
|:f~a3 fb (3bbb|f~a3 afde|f~a3 fb
(3bbb|afdf e3 e|
f~a3 fb (3bbb|f~a3 afdc|dBAF ABde|faag
fddB||
KEVIN LOUGHLIN’S. Irish, Jig. Outlet SOLP 1044, Josephine Keegan
- “Irish Traditional Music.”
KEVIN MACGANN. Shetland, Reel? Hornpipe? Air?. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. "An
Irish Doctor friend of Tom's who in the early days of tape recording introduced
him to many Irish fiddlers. Composed (by Tom Anderson) in 1962" (
KEVIN
KEVIN McHUGH’S (JIG). Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. Fiddler Kevin McHugh is from the townland of Renaney, near
Foxford,
X:1
T:Kevin McHugh’s
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Double Jig
C:Kevin McHugh’s father
S:Played by June McCormack,
Catskills Irish Arts Week 2005
Z:Larry Mallette
K:G
B2d ded|{c}BA{c}B ~G2A|{B}AGE
D2A|{B}AGE D(3EFG|
B2d ded|BAB GAB|{B}AGE DEG|{B}AGF
~G3:|
|:B2B GAB|c2c ABc|~B2G{A}GFG|ABc d3|
~B3 ~G3|c2c BdB|AGE DEG|{B}AGF
G3:|
KEVIN McHUGH’S (SLIP
JIG) [1].
Irish, Slip Jig.
KEVIN McHUGH’S (SLIP
JIG) [2].
Irish, Slip Jig.
KEVIN RYAN’S. Irish, Reel. D Major. Appears in Sully’s as an untitled reel.
KEY(S) OF THE CELLAR, THE. AKA and see "Come Ye Ower Frae France,"
"The
Marchioness of Tweed‑Dale's Delight." Scottish, Country Dance
Tune (3/2 time). B Flat Major. Standard tunng. AABB. The tune, in old hornpipe
metre, appears in the Bodleian Manuscript
(in the Bodleian Library,
KEY OF THE CONVENT.
See “Keys to the Convent,” “King of the Pipers [2].”
KEY WEST HORNPIPE. American, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. 1st strain is
similar to "Lamplighter's
Hornpipe." At the time this tune was included in Ryan’s, 1883,
X:1
T:
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:White’s Unique Collection (1896), No.
125
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(B/c/) |
d/B/G/B/ .d/(g/f/g/) | d/B/G/B/ .d/(g/f/g/) | d/B/e/d/ c/B/A/G/ | F/A/G/E/
D(B/c/) |
d/B/G/B/
.d/(g/f/g/) | d/B/G/B/ .d/(g/f/g/) | e/d/c/B/ A/G/F/A/ | GB[B,G] :: (c/B/) |
A/F/D/F/
A/c/B/A/ | B/G/D/G/ (B,/D/)(G,/B,/) | D/G/B/d/ g/d/B/G/ | A/d/c/e/ .d(e/f/) |
G/b/g/d/ B/d/B/G/ | (C/B,/)(C/D/)
.E/.D/.C/.B,/ | C/e/d/c/ B/A/G/F/ | GB[B,G] :|
KEYS TO THE CONVENT (Eochracha an
Chlochair). AKA
and see “King of the Pipers [2].”
AKA – “Key of the Convent.” Irish, Jig. Cló
Iar-Chonnachta CICD 173, Brian Conway – “Consider the Source” (2008).
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