The Fiddler’s Companion
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Note: The tunes below are recorded in what
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KIASER’S DEFEAT JIG. American, Jig. Recorded in the
early 1920’s by fiddler Allan Sisson. Note the misspelling in the title.
KICK A DUTCHMAN. American, Waltz. C Major. Standard tuning. AA'B. Same first strain (an
international one) as that of tune called "Old Mazurka" in Bayard,
1981; No. 650, pgs. 568-569. See also tunes "Varsoviana
Waltz" and "Silver Lake
Varsoviana" for other usages of the strain. Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; pg. 136.
KICK HIGH TODAY. Old‑Time. The title appears in a list of traditional
KICK THE POPE. AKA and see "Fair and Aisy I'll Be
Rid of Her,” "Fair
and Aisy I'll Get Out of It.” Bayard (1981) marks the tune an Orange Irish
one because of the title, and identifies it as another member of the
‘pervasive’ "Welcome Home” tune family.
KICK THE ROGUES OUT. Scottish, English; Jig (9/8 time).
X:1
T:Kick the
Rogues Out.
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Bremner –
Scots Reels (c. 1757)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
(FGA) D2B (AFD) | (FGA) D2=c “tr”B2A
| (FGA) D2B (AFD) | (GFE) (EFA) “tr”B2A :|
|: (dcd) D2B (AFD) | (dcd) A2g
“tr”(f2e) | (de)f (ef)d (c”tr”B)A | (B/c/d)B (AF)A “tr”B2A :|
KICK THE WORLD BEFORE
YOU. AKA and see “Priest’s Leap [2],” “Red Stockings [2].” Scottish, Country
Dance Tune (9/8 time). The melody appears in the Drummond Castle Manuscript (in the possession of the Earl of
Ancaster at
KICK YE BUCKETT. See “The
Bucket,” “The Colonel [2].”
KICKING MULE. Old‑Time, Breakdown. Known as a southeastern
KID, THE (An Mionnán). See “An Mionnán.”
KID ON THE MOUNTAIN
[1], THE (An Mionnán
Air/Ar an Sliab).
AKA and see "The Bottle of Wine."
Irish, Slip Jig (9/8). E Aeolian (Em). Standard tuning. ABCD (Breathnach):
AABBCC (Williamson): AABBCCDD (Moylan): ABBCCDDEE (Brody): AABBCCDDEE (Kennedy,
Mallinson, Martin & Hughes, Tubridy): AABBCC'DDEE (O'Neill/Krassen):
AABBCCDDEEFF (O'Neill/1915, 1001 & 1850). “The Bottle of Wine,” an
alternate title, is the name of a song to the tune Breathnach collected from P.
O’Loughlin (Largy), Miltown Malbay,
X:1
T:Kid On The Mountain
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
K:Em
|:"Em"EDE "D"FEF "Em"G2 F|"Em"EDE "D"BcA BGD|"Em"EDE "D"FEF "Em"G2 A| "D"BAG FAG FED:|!
|:"G"BGB "D"AGF "G"G2 D|"G"GAB "D"dgf dBG|"G"BAB "D"AGF "G"G2 A| "D"BAG FAG FED:|!
|:"Em"gfg eBe e2 f|"Em"gfg "D"efg afd|"Em"gfg efe e2 a|"D"bag fag fed :|!
|:"Em"eBe e2 f gfg|"Em"eBe "D"efg afd|"Em"eBe e2 f g2 a|"D"bag fa g fed:|!
|:"G"edB "D"dBA "G"G2
D|"G"GAB "D"dge dcA|"G"edB "D"dBA
"G"G2 A| "D"BAG FAG FED:|
KID ON THE MOUNTAIN
[2], THE. Irish, Slip Jig. Tonality slipping
from E Minor (as in the first version) into G Major. Standard. AABBCC. A
version of “Kid on the Mountain [1]," but distanced enough for a separate
entry. Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 4;
No. 191, pg. 22.
KIDS, THE. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard. AABB. Stewart-Robertson
(The Athole Collection), 1884; pg.
36.
X:1
T:Kids, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson – The
Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
R:Reel
K:A
g|acec ace2|acec ac ~B2|aced ceae|fdec ac~B :: cAAe ceA2|cAAe ce~B2|cAAe ceae|fdec ac~B2:|
KIDS IN THE POOL, THE. Irish, Jig. D Major/Mixolydian. Standard.
AABB. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing),
1996; No. 292, pg. 157.
X:1
T: Kids in the Pool
C: © B.Black
Q: 325
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
A | d^cd def | cBc cGE | d^cd def | agf gfe | d^cd def | cBc cGE | DAA cBA | GEC D2 :|
e | fdd a2 f | bag fed | ecc g2 e | agf
KIELDER JOCK’S. AKA and see “The Omnibus,” “Stage
Hornpipe [1].” English, Hornpipe.
KIERAN KELLY'S. Irish, Barn Dance (4/4 time). AABCCDD. Standard. D Major ('A', 'B' and
'D' parts) & G Major ('C' part). An Irish barn dance usually sounds like an
American or Canadian 4/4 quadrille. Keiran Kelly (Co. Athlone, Ireland/London,
KIERAN KELLY’S (REEL). Irish, Reel. Patty Furlong – “Traditional Irish Music on the Button
Accordion” (1999).
KIIKURI KAAKURI. Finnish, Air. A tune popular in ethnic communities in Michigan,
Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota, to whom in many cases during the assimilation
process the words to the song were less important than music, having
disappeared or been altered, as in this hybridized version:
Kiikuri, Kaakuri, Kirjava Lintu,
Grab him by the ankle and throw him out the window.
(Leavy, 1984).
KILAVEL JIG. AKA and see “Killavil Jig [1].”
KILBAHA. AKA and see “The Laurel Groves.”
Irish, Reel. Breathnach (CRÉ I),
1963; No. 196.
KILBERRY. English, Waltz. D Major.
Standard. AABBCCDD. Kennedy (Fiddler’s
Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 139, pg. 35.
KILBRIDE’S FAVOURITE. Irish, Slip Jig. See also the related “Kid on the Mountain.” Giblin (Collection of Traditional Irish Dance Music),
1928; 73.
KILBURNEY. English.
KILCAR MAZURKA, THE. Irish, Mazurka (3/4 time).
KILCHATTAN WEDDING, THE (Calum Figheadair). Scottish, Reel. D Minor. Standard.
AABB'CCD. Fraser (The Airs and Melodies
Peculiar to the
X:1
T:Calum Figheadair
T:Kilchattan Wedding, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson – The
Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D Minor
c | Addf cAAa | fAAf cAAf | Addf cAAa | ~f^c d/d/d G2G :|
|:f|de~fc d/d/d g2|fd d/d/d ecce|1 de~fc d/d/d g2|f^c d/d/d G2G:|2 bagf dfga|~f^c d/d/d G2G||
KILCOMMON. Air (3/4 time). Great Meadow Music GMM 2003,
“Rodney Miller’s Airdance” (2000).
KILCOON. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard. AA’BB’. Composed by Killargue,
X:1
T:Kilcoon
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:G
G,2B,D GBdB | c2 ec dB{d}BA | GEDE
GABG | A/B/c BA GEDB, |
G,2B,D GBdB | cdef ~g3a | bgag edBA
|1 GEDE GEDB,:||2 GEDE GABc ||
dg~g2 dgeg | dggf gfed | ea{b}ag
~a3g | ea{b}ag edBc |
dg~g2 dgbg | agef ~g3a | bgag edBA
|1 GEDE GABc:||2 GEDE GEDB,|]
KILCOOLEY WOOD. Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Composed by
X:1
T:Kilcooley Wood
R:hornpipe
C:Sean Ryan
S:The Hidden
P:2
M:C
L:1/8
Q:75
K:G
GF|DGGA BDcD|BDAD GABc|dg (3gfg
fgag|fdcA (3Bcd AF|
|DGGA BDcD|BDAD GABc|dg (3gfg
fdcA|1(3Bcd AF G2:|2(3Bcd AFG2 Bc||
dg (3gfg fgaf|dg (3gfg bgaf|defg
abag|fdcA (3Bcd AF|
DGGA BDcD|BDAF GABc|dg (3gfg fdcA|1(3Bcd
AF G2 Bc:|2(3Bcd AF G2||
GF|DGGA BDcD|BDAF GABc|dg 3gfg
fgag|fdcA (3Bcd AF|
X:1
T:
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:MacDonald – Skye Collection (1887)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A<A cA e2 cA | a2 (cA) eAcA |
A<A cA e2 (cA) | g2 (BG) dG BG :|
|: a2 (cA) e2 (cA) | a2 (cA) eAcA |1
a2 (cA) e2 (cA) | g2 (BG) dGBG :|2
aefd e2 (d<e) | g2 (dg) d2 BG |:
ABcd e2 (cA) | a2 (cA) eAcA |1 ABcd e2 (cA) |
g2 (BG) dGBG :|2 aefd e2 (d>e) |
g2 (dg) d2 BG ||
KILCOY'S MARCH. Scottish. Flying Fish FF‑299,
Battlefield Band ‑ "There's a Buzz" (1982).
KILCUMMIN LASS, THE. Irish, Polka. D Major. Standard. AABB.
Kilcummin is an area just northeast of Killarney, west Kerry. Source for notated
version: learned from Jack Sweeney by accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh
Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 324, pg. 185.
KILCUMMIN SLIDE, THE. Irish, Slide (12/8 time).
KILDARE CLUB, THE. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard. AABB. Source for notated version: O’Farrell’s Pocket Companion (c. 1808) [O’Neill]. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. III), c. 1808; pg. 29. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 139.
X:1
T:Kildare Club, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:O'Farrell's Pocket Companion (c. 1808)
Z:Paul Kinder
K:G
e|dGG dcB|dGG e/2f/2ge|dGG edB|dBA A2 B|
dGG dcB|dBd G2 A|BAG e/2f/2ge|dBA A2:|
|:B|dBd gdB|gba gdB|dBd gdB|cAA A2 B|
dBd
ece|dBd g2 a|b2 a/2g/2 e/2f/2ge|dBA A2:||
KILDARE FANCY, THE ("Roga Cille-Dara" or
"Rogha Chill Dara"). AKA and
see "Cincinatti Hornpipe [1],"
"Cliff Hornpipe," "Cork Hornpipe [1]," "Dundee Hornpipe," “Duxberry Hornpipe,” "Fred Wilson's Clog," "Harvest Home [1]," "Higgins’ Hornpipe," "Kephart's Clog" (Pa.), "The Liverpool Hornpipe [2]"
(Bayard's No. 2), “Paine’s Reel,” “Pantomime Reel,” "Ruby Lip," "Snyder's Jig" (Pa.), "Standard Hornpipe," "Union Hornpipe [3]," "Wilson's Clog [1]," "Zig‑Zag Hornpipe/Clog.” Irish,
Hornpipe. D Major. Standard. AABB. ‘Kildare’, derived from the Gaelic cill dara, means ‘Church of the Oaks’ or
“the ‘cell’ by the oak’ (referring to a monastery founded by St. Bride). The
melody was first recorded under this title by piper Patsy Tuohy, and if fact is
a favorite of pipers in general. Sources for notated versions:
X:1
T:Kildare Fancy
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:O’Neill
– Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
(3DEF|G>DB>D G2 (3gag|f>ee>d e>cA>G|(3FAF D>G F>GA>c|
(3BAG (3AGF G>FE>D|G>DB>D G2 (3gag|f2e>d e>cA>G|
F>Ad>B c>AD>F|A>G{A}A>F G2:|
|:B>c|d>cB>d g>dB>d|(3gag b>f g>dB>d|(3gag f>g e>dc>d|
(3efe d>c d2 (3def|(3gag d>c (3BdB G>c|e>cA>G (3FAF D>D|
G>Bd>B c>AD>F|A>G{A}G>F G2:|
KILDARE HORNPIPE, THE. AKA and see “Pretty Maggie Morrissey.” Irish,
Hornpipe. D Major. Standard. AABB. ‘Kildare’,
derived from the Gaelic cill dara,
means ‘Church of the Oaks’ or “the ‘cell’ by the oak’ (referring to a monastery
founded by St. Bride). Allan's Irish Fiddler, No. 94, pg. 24.
KILDARE QUICKSTEP, THE. Irish, Quickstep. D Major. Standard. AABB. ‘Kildare’, derived from the Gaelic cill dara, means ‘Church of the Oaks’ or “the ‘cell’ by the oak’
(referring to a monastery founded by St. Bride). O'Neill (O’Neill’s
Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 113, pg. 64.
X:1