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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 Ireland), 1976, vol. 4, No.
55.
KEN VESEY’S HORNPIPE. Irish, Hornpipe. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Falmouth,
Massachusetts, musician and writer Bill Black for fiddle player Vesey (New
Jersey). Black (Music’s the Very Best
Thing), 1996; No. 142, pg. 74.
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 | DEFE DE^FE | DGG^F G2 AB |
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. England, Northumberland. A Dorian. Standard. AABB. Seattle
(William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No.
523.
KENDAL GHYLL. See “Candle Gill.”
KENDAL WALTZ. English, Waltz. G Major. Standard. AABB. Knowles (A Northern Lass), 1995; pg. 1.
KENDAL HORNPIPE [1]. English, Hornpipe. F Major. Standard. AABB. Knowles (A Northern Lass), 1995; pg. 17.
KENDALL'S HORNPIPE
[2].
American, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard. AABB. No relation to “Kendal Hornpipe
[1].” See also “Ned Kendall’s
Hornpipe [1].” Ford (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 80.
KENDERBECK’S. American, Quickstep
March (2/4 time). D Major. Standard. 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 Island in
New York harbor. Emmett was none-other than Daniel Decatur Emmett, a principal
figure in the mid-19th century minstrel craze and composer of
“Dixie” (ironically turned into a Confederate anthem during the war) and “Old
Dan Tucker,” among other favorites. Emmett had been a fifer for the 6th
U.S. Infantry in the mid-1850’s. Bruce & Emmett’s Drummers’ and
Fifers’ Guide,
1862; pg. 58.
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. USA, Ohio. Paul Gifford finds this tune to be a version
of Ed Hayley’s (eastern Kentucky/W.Va.) tune “Parkersburg Landing” which is in the
“Rustic Dance” family of tunes (see note for “Rustic Dance--Scottische [3]”
for range of titles). Baltzell apparently named the tune after nearby Kenyon
College, Gambier, Ohio, near his home town. Edison
52281 (78 RPM), 1928, John Baltzell {Baltzell was from Mt. Vernon, Ohio, the
same home town as minstrel Dan Emmett (d. 1904). Emmett returned there in 1888,
poor, but later taught Baltzell to play the fiddle}.
KENLOCH JIG. AKA and see “The Rose of
Tennessee.” Canadian, Jig. “Kenloch Jig” is a Cape Breton title for the
tune.
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 (County Kerry) one night in December, 1993. Source for notated version:
accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry
border) [Moylan]. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary),
1994; No. 297, pg. 172.
KENMORE LADS. AKA and see "Hexham Races,"
"I Will If I Can [1]," "The Boys From the West," “Jude’s Farewell,” “Kenmure’s on and
awa’.” Scottish, Jig and Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. MacDonald (The Skye
Collection), 1887; pg. 168. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 145.
X:1
T:Kenmore Lads
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. Canada, Prince Edward Island. USA, New
England. G Major (Cole, Kerr): A Major (Miller & Perron, Sweet): E Flat
Major (Gow). Standard tuning. AABB. The melody appears under a variety of titles
throughout England, Scotland and Ireland. John Glen (pg. 174) cannot find this
once-popular tune published earlier than 1792, although it is supposed to have
been taken from the Jacobite song “The Fairhaired Lad.” The Scots national poet
Robert Burns wrote the lyrics to the air from which the song takes its name
here (“Kenmure’s up and awa’, Willie”), while on a visit to Kenmure Castle, New
Galloway (Dumfries and Galloway). His song was published in John Johnson’s Scots Musical Museum (vol. 4, 1787‑1803;
No. 359). The 1st Battalion of the Cameronians (the Scottish Rifles), even
after the British army reorganization of 1881, continued to play this tune for
their parades-in-review. In Ireland the tune is usually known under the title
“The Kinnegad Slashers,” and O’Neill prints it as “I Will if I Can.”
Northumbrian musicians generally know it as “Hexham Races.” The tune appeasr in
the music manuscript copybook of fiddler John Burks, dated 1821. Nothing is
known of Burks, but he may have been from the north of England. Source for
notated version: Peter Chaisson, Sr. (b. 1929, Bear River, North-East Kings
County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 73. Gow (Vocal Melodies of Scotland), 1822, 2nd ed.; pg. 25. Gow (Complete Repository),vol. 4, 1817; pg.
4. JEFDSS, vol. 1; pg 103 (collected in Vermont). Johnson (Scots Musical Museum), vol. 4, 1787‑1803; No. 359. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; No. 22, pg. 32.
Miller & Perron (New England Fiddlers
Repertoire), 1983; No. 39. Perlman (The
Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 128. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 105. Smith (Scottish Minstrel), vol. 3, 1820‑24;
pg. 81. Sweet (Fifer’s Delight),
1964/1981; pg. 23. White's Excelsior
Collection, 1907; pg. 9. “The Caledonian Companion” (1975).
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:E_
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
(Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ
III), 1985; No. 126, pg. 60. Outlet Records OAS
3002, Paddy Cronin ‑ "Kerry's Own Paddy Cronin" (1977).
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.
KENNEBECK RIVER. New England, Air (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. ABB. Composed by
Lenny Broiles, c. 1980. The Kennebeck is in the state of Maine. Spandaro (10 Cents a Dance), 1980; pg. 40.
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, 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. USA, Alabama. F Major. Standard tuning.
AA'BB. Composed by fiddler Charlie Stripling, and named for Kennedy, his
Pickens County, Alabama, hometown. Source for notated version: Charlie
Stripling (Alabama) [Phillips]; Lee Stripling (Seattle), learned from his
father Charlie [Silberberg]. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 71. Silberberg (Tunes I
Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 82. County
401, "The Stripling Brothers." Vocalion 5382 (78 RPM), Stripling
Brothers (Alabama) {1929}.
KENNEDY STREET MARCH. Scottish, Canadian; March (cut time). Canada; Cape Breton, Prince
Edward Island. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. Composed by Cape Breton
musician Dan Hughie MacEachern (appearing in MacEachern’s Collection, Vol. II), the melody is a condensed fiddle setting of a
pipe march. Source for notated version: Dennis Pitre (b. 1941, St. Felix, West
Prince County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 182.
KENNEDY’S
BRIDAL JIG. AKA and see “Bridal Jig [1].” Irish, Jig. G
Major. Standard. 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. Ireland, Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry
border. E Minor. Standard. AB. This reel strongly resembles “The Hare’s Paw [1].” Source for notated
version: accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region), recorded at
Na Píobairí Uilleann, February, 1981 [Moylan]. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 149, pg. 87. Globestyle
Irish CDORBD 085, Denis Murphy - “The Rushy Mountain” (1994. A reissue CD of
Topic recordings from Sliabh Luachra musicians). Topic 12T309, Padraig O’Keefe,
Denis Murphy & Julia Clifford - “Kerry Fiddles.”
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," "The
Unfortunate Rake [2]." Irish, Double Jig. E Dorian. Standard. 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, county Limerick
[Joyce]. Joyce (Ancient Irish Music),
1873/1890; No. 19, pgs. White’s Unique
Collection, 1896; No. 8, pg. 2.
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:E Minor
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. Canada, Cape Breton. B Flat Major. Standard
tuning. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976). Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg. 7.
KENNETH JOSEPH
MACDONALD. Canadian, March (cut-time). Canada,
Cape Breton. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. Composed by fiddler Brenda
Stubbert (b. 1959, Point Aconi, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia). Cranford (Brenda Stubbert), 1994; No. 74, pg. 27.
KENNETH MACLEAN. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. F Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed
by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976). Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg. 36.
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.
KENO THE RENT MAN. Old-Time. A ‘crooked’ (irregular
metre) tune from the playing of the Coffer Brothers.
KENT COUNTY JIG. AKA and see “West Point Jig.”
KENT RANGERS, THE. English, Air (2/4 time). D Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. O’Farrell (Pocket
Companion, vol. IV), 1810; pg. 110.
X:1
T:Kent
Rangers, The
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); New England, Polka. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Kent is the oldest
county name in England, probably derived from the Celtic root word canto, meaning an edge or rim. The name Kantion was first recorded by seamen referring
to the south-east corner of the island, bordered by the sea. Kent became one of
the first Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England (Matthews, 1972). The English game of
cricket is said to have originated in the sheep-raising country of the South
East, the animals having nubbed the pastures into functional gaming grounds.
The first recorded cricket match took place in Kent either in 1646 or in 1709
(when a Kent team played Surrey at Dartford). Cricket in Kent was further
developed under the patronage of MP Sir Horace Mann (1744-1814) a member of the
Hambledon club and several Kentish organizations. James Pycroft, in his 1854
book The Cricket Field: or, The History
and the Science of Cricket, remarks:
***
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 Surrey or who is Kent. The
matches then were truly county matches,
and had more of the spirit of hostile tribes
and rival clans. “There was no mistaking
the Kent boys,” said Beldham, “when they came
staring in the Green Man. A few
of us had grown used to London, but Kent and
Hampshire men had but to speak,
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 London “for R. Bride, Successor to Mr. Waylett at ye Exeter’Change
in ye Strand…” Manuscript versions appear in William Vicker’s 1770 Northumbrian
copybook, the Thomas Hammersely manuscript (London, 1790), and Joseph Barnes
music manuscript (Carlisle, Cumbria, 1762, appearin as “The Honley
Cricketers”). In America it appears in Jeremiah Brown’s commonplace book of
melodies and country dances (Seabrook, New Hampshire, c.1782). Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986.
Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007;
pg. 40 (appears as “Kentish Krickiters”). Miller & Perron (101 Polkas), 1978; No. 103.
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 LIMIT. Old-Time. Recorded by the Tommy Whitmer band in Sept., 1930, although
the take was never issued. Whitmer, a fiddler, was a member of Ted Gossett’s
band, from western Kentucky, a band which had records released as well under
Gossett’s name and as Buddy Young’s Kentuckians, the Country String Band, and
Marvin’s String Band.
KENTUCKY
QUADRILLE. American, Quadrille. USA, Ohio. The
name Kentucky is derived from the Iroquois phrase kenta ke, meaning ‘grass land’ (Matthews, 1972). Musicologist Paul
Tyler has found an 1842 manuscript collection that was used in northern Ohio
that includes a tune in 6/8 with the title "Kentucky Reel."
John Baltzell, from the same region, recorded his “Kentucky Quadrille” that
Tyler finds is recognizably a cognate in one strain. Edison
51548 (78 RPM), 1923, John Baltzell (appears as last tune of "Farmer's
Medley Quadrille") {Baltzell was from Mt. Vernon, Ohio, the home town of
Dan Emmett (d. 1904). Emmett returned to the town in 1883, poor, but later
taught Baltzell to play the fiddle}.
KENTUCKY WAGONER. AKA and see "Wagoner" and
variations. The tune was mentioned under this title in a newspaper account at
the time of the 1931 LaFollette, N.E. Tenn. fiddlers' contest. The name
Kentucky is derived from the Iroquois phrase kenta ke, meaning ‘grass land’ (Matthews, 1972).
KENTUCKY WHISKEY. Old‑Time, Breakdown. A Major. AEae tuning. AABB. The name
Kentucky is derived from the Iroquois phrase kenta ke, meaning ‘grass land’ (Matthews, 1972). Kuntz, Private
Collection. Front Hall Records FHR‑037, Mark
Graham ‑ "Natural Selections" (1987). Rounder CD0403, The
Freight Hoppers - “Where’d You Come From, Where’d You Go?”
X:1
T:Kentucky Whiskey
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]||
KENTUCKY
WINDER. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky.
G Major. Standard. ABB’. A ‘winder’ is a type of dance step. A variant of “Big Sciota” and “We’ll All
Go to Heaven When the Devil Goes Blind” from John Salyer (1882-1952). Jeff
Titon (2001) says that he knows of no other Kentucky musician to record this
particular variant, which is ‘crooked’ or irregular (the ‘A’ part has 23
measures, the ‘B’ part 30 when repeated). Source for notated version: John M.
Salyer (Salyersville, Magoffin County, Ky., 1942) [Titon]. Titon (Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001;
No. 77, pg. 105. Berea College Appalachian Center
AC003, “John M. Salyer: Home Recordings, Vol. 2, 1941-1942” (1993).
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. USA, southwestern Pa. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. A local
Pennsylvania title for this early 19th century hornpipe. Source for notated
version: Joseph Pardee (elderly fiddler from Indiana County, Pa., 1952)
[Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle),
1981; No. 410D, pg. 390.
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
Highlands of Scotland and the Isles), 1874; No. 31, pg. 11. Neil (The Scots Fiddle), 1991; No. 159, pg.
205.
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/>^E F2:|2 a/g/|fcB
A2 G/F/ ABc|f2 c/B/ A2 F/^E/ F2||
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, France. Source for notated version:
Deirdre Havlin, flute player for the Northern Irish group Deanta, who had it
from flute player and craftsman Hammy Hamilton [Black]. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No.
228, pg. 122. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; No. 32. Green
Linnet SIF 1147, Deanta - “Ready for the Storm.” Green Linnett GLCD 1181,
Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill - “The Lonesome Touch” (1997. Appears as “The
Kerfunken Jig”).
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 Ireland (1903), No. 732
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.