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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]

 

 

 

R. O. FARQUHARSON OF HAUGHTON. Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Composed by Alexander Walker. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 169, pg. 58.

           

R.P. HALE.  American, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Peterborough, New Hampshire, keyboard player and composer Bob McQuillen. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 234, pg. 143. McQuillen (Bob’s Note Book #9), 1993.

           

RÁBAIRÍ TERRYGOLDEN. AKA and see “Rakes of Terrygolden.”

 

RABBIE BURNS. Scottish, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The title is Scots for poet Robert Burns (1759-1796). Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 90, pg. 12.

X:1

T:Rabbie Burns

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 90  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

d | G<G d>G B<A A>B | G<G d>G B>g d2 | e<g B>d e/d/c/B/ A>B | G<g d>c B<G G :|

|: d | g<g g>b a>b a2 | d<g g<b g>d e<d | e<g B>d e/d/c/B/ A>B | G<g d>c B<G G :|

                       

RABBIT. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. D Major (‘A’ part) & D Mixolydian (‘B’ part). GDad tuning. AB. Jeff Titon (2001) says the tune is related to two other Kentucky fiddle tunes, “Russian Rabbit” and “Indian Squaw.” Source for notated version: Estill Bingham (1899-1990, Pineville, Bell County, Ky., recorded c. 1986) [Titon]. Titon (Old Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 132, pg. 159.  

                       

RABBIT DANCE. Anne Lederman, in her article on “Fiddling” in the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada (1992), remarks that the Rabbit Dance was a popular dance with its own tune in the 18th and 19th century Canadian fur-trade.

 

RABBIT IN A LOG. Old-Time, Bluegrass; Song. The Monroe Brothers (Charlie and Bill) recorded the tune around 1935 under the title “Feast Here Tonight,” but probably learned it from the Prairie Ramblers who broadcast on the WLS program National Barn Dance and recorded the tune on a Bluebird 78 RPM.  The Ramblers’ version was quite a bit slower. According to Peter Feldman, the tune is essentially the same as the Carter Family’s “Gospel Ship” (also recorded by the Monroe Brothers.

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Rabbit in a log and I ain't got no dog

How will I get him, I know

Get me a briar and I'll twist it in his hair

That's how I'll get him, I know.

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Source for notated version: The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys [Grass Roots Harmony]. Grass Roots Harmony (Oak Publications), 1968; pg. 32. Bluebird AXM2-5510, The Monroe Brothers – “Feast Here Tonight” (1975. Reissue appears as “Have a Feast Here Tonight”). Folkways FA2399, New Lost City Ramblers –“New Lost City Ramblers, vol. 4” (1962. Appears as “Have a Feast Here Tonight”). Marimac 9013, Ross County Farmers – “Farmer’s Frolic” (1987. Appears as “Feast Here Tonight”). Prestige International INT13038, Jeanie West – “Roamin’ the Blue Ridge” (appears as “Have a Feast Here Tonight”). RCA (Victor) LPM-2472, Walter Forbes – “Ballads and Bluegrass” (1962. Appears as “Feast Here Tonight”). Rebel SLP1495, The Stanley Brothers – “Legendary Stanley Brothers, vol. 2.” Union Grove SS-9, “Union Grove 50” (1974).

                                   

RABBIT IN THE BRIAR PATCH. 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.

                       

RABBIT IN THE FIELD. Irish, Jig. Composed by Baltimore B/C accordion player Billy McComiskey, originally from Brooklyn, N.Y. Green Linnet SIF 1034, Billy McComisky – “Makin’ the Rounds” (follows “The Independent,” another of his compositions). Green Linnett GLCD 1119, Cherish the Ladies - "The Back Door" (1992).

                       

RABBIT IN THE GRASS. AKA‑ "Soapsuds Splash." Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA; Alabama, Missouri, Oklahoma. G Major. Standard. AABB. Source for notated version: African-American fiddler Bill Driver (Miller County, Missouri) [Christeson]: Emmett Newman (Delaware County, Oklahoma) [Thede]. R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddler’s Repertory, vol. 1), 1973; pg. 94. Thede (The Fiddle Book), 1967; pg. 134. Rounder 0175, James Bryan ‑ "Lookout Blues" (1983. Learned from Mentone, Alabama, fiddler Mack Blalock).

 

RABBIT IN THE PEA PATCH. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA; Arkansas, Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee. D Major. Standard. AABBCC. Composed by Uncle Dave Macon. The tune appears in a list of traditional Ozark Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954, and is in the repertoire of south-western Missouri Ozarks fiddler Bob Holt (b. 1930), learned from local sources. It was recorded for the Library of Congress by Herbert Halpert in 1939 from the playing of Tishomingo County, Mississippi, fiddler W.E. Claunch. “Rabbit in the Pea Patch” is a standard tune in a square dance fiddler's repertoire, asserts A.B. Moore in his History of Alabama, 1934, and lending credence to this its being recorded in the Clarke County Democrat of May 6, 1926, as a definitive old‑time piece played for a contest in Jackson, Clark County, Alabama. Source for notated version: The Red Clay Ramblers (North Carolina) [Kuntz].

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Get my gun, fetch old Rover,

Run that rabbit out of town.

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I'm up on the hillside rakin' up hay,

Rabbit in the Pea Patch eatin' all day;

Dee‑ca‑dee‑dee, dee‑ca‑dee‑dee‑doo,

Dee‑ca‑dee‑dee‑dee, dee‑ca‑dee‑ca‑doo.

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I'm up on the hillside rakin' up leaves,

The Rabbit in the Pea Patch eatin' up all the peas.

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I'm up on the hillside rakin' up grass,

The Rabbit in the Pea Patch sittin' on his ass. (Kuntz/Red Clay Ramblers)

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Kuntz (Ragged but Right), 1987; pg. 350. County 521, Uncle Dave Macon and the Fruit Jar Drinkers ‑ "Original Recordings 1925‑ 1935." Flying Fish 055, The Red Clay Ramblers‑ "Merchant's Lunch" (1977). Supertone (Brunswick) 2071 {78 RPM}, the Pickard Family.

X:1

T:Rabbit in the Pea Patch

L:1/8

M:2/4

S:Kuntz – Ragged but Right

K:D
(3d/c/B/|[DA]a g>a|g/f/e/d/ e/d/c/B/|{^G}[A2A2] [A2A2]|A/B/A/G/ F/D/E/F/|

[DA]a g>f|g/f/e/d/ e/d/c/B/|A/B/c/d/ e/A/g/A/|f/A/e/A/ d(3d/c/B/|[D<A<]a g>a|

g/f/e/d/ e/d/c/B/|{^G}[A2A2] [A2A2]|A/B/A/G/ F/D/E/F/|[DA]a g>f|g/f/e/d/ e/d/c/B/|

A/B/c/d/ e/A/g/A/|f/A/e/A/ df/g/||

a>g ff|ee/g/ f/e/d|af af|e/d/e/e/ df/g/|af/g/ af|ee/g/ f/e/d|a/g/f/g/ af/f/|e/d/e/e/ d2||

|:[AA][A/A/][A/B/] [FA][FA]|[E/A/][D/A/][E/A/][G/A/] [F/A/][D/A/][DA]|

[A>A>][AA] [FA][FA]|[E/A/][D/A/][E/A/][F/A/] [D2A2]:|

 

RABBIT IN THE WOODPILE. Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Lynn “Chirps” Smith [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; pg. 192.

 

RABBIT UNDER A COLLARD LEAF. Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: learned by Frank Maloy from composer and south Georgia fiddler Warren Smith in the late 1940’s [Devil’s Box]. Devil’s Box, vol. 22, No. 3, Fall 1988, pg. 39.

X:1

T:Rabbit Under a Collard Leaf

L:1/8

M:2/4

C:Warren Smith

S:Frank Maloy

K:G

G/E/|DD/E/ GG/E/|D/E/G/D/ E/D/B,/D/|(D/E)G/ E/G/D/E/|G/A/B/G/ A/G/E/G/|

DD/E/ GG/E/|D/E/G/D/ E/D/B,/D/|(D/E)G/ E/D/G/E/|D/B,/A,/B,/ G,:|

|:e/f/|g/a/g/e/ d/g/e/d/|B/e/d/B/ A/G/E/D/|B/d/e/f/ ee/f/|g/a/b/g/ a/g/e/f/|

g/a/g/e/ d/g/e/d/|B/e/d/B/ A/G/E/D/|B/d/e/f/ e/f/g/e/|d/B/A/B/ G:|

 

RABBIT, WHERE'S YOUR MAMMY? [1]  AKA and see "Little Rabbit." Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Stuart Williams [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; pg. 192.

 

RABBIT WHERE'S YOUR MAMMY [2]. AKA and see "Walk Along John to Kansas." USA, Arizona. A Major. AEae tuning. AABB. Some similarities to versions #1 and #3. Source for notated version: Kenner Kartchner (Arizona) via Larry Shumway [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; pg. 193.

 

RABBIT WHERE'S YOUR MAMMY [3]. Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. Some similarities to versions #1 and #2. Source for notated version: Jimmy Don Bates [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; pg. 192. Rounder 0437, Noel Scott  “Traditional Fiddle Music of the Ozarks, vol. 3: Down in the Border Counties.”

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T:Rabbit, Where's Your Mammy?

M:C|

L:1/8

K:D

((3vdcB|A2)F2A3A|B2d4((3dcB|A2)F2A3F|F2E4((3dcB|

A2)F2A3A|B2d4((3dcB|A2)F2A3F|E2D4:|

|:(v=f2|^f2)a2f3e|d2B4(=f2|^f2)b2a3f|f2e4(=f2|

^f2)a2f3e|d2B4((3dcB|A2)F2A3F|E2D4:||

           

RABBIT’S BURROW.  AKA and see “Pride of Rathmore.” Irish, Reel. The tune is attributed to Bronx fiddler Paddy Cronin, although the “Rabbit’s Burrow” title for the tune is supposed to have come from Julia Clifford.

 

RABBIT’S JUMP. See “Saut de/du Lapin [1].”

           

RAB’S WEDDING. Scottish, March (6/8 time). A Major. Standard tuning. AABB’CCDD’. Composed by J. Kerr. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol.3, 1988; pg. 38.

                       

RABUN GAP. Old-Time. C Major. The tune features a 'B' flat chord in the accompaniment. Recorded as part of the skit "Alabama Square Dance" by Chumbler, Coker and Rice (Broadway 8234).

                       

RACA BREAG MO CIN (The Pretty Hair Comb). Irish, Air (2/4 time). F Mixolydian. Standard tuning. One part. Source for notated version: “From Skull, Co. Of Cork. P MacDowell, Esq” [Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 1082, pg. 274.

                       

RACAIRE BLADMANNAC, AN. AKA and see "The Ranting Rake."

                       

RACAIRE FANAC, AN. AKA and see "The Rambling Rake [1]."

 

RACAIRI IARMIDE. AKA and see "The Rakes of Westmeath [1]."

 

RACAIRI SULCOID. AKA and see "The Rakes of Sollohod."

 

RACAIRI UA CILL-DARA, NA. AKA and see "The Rakes of Kildare."

 

RACAIRIDE UA CLUAIN-MEALA, NA. AKA and see "The Rakes of Clonmel [2]."

 

RACCOON AND THE POSSUM, THE. AKA and see "Liberty [1]."

           

RACCOON TAIL.  See note for “Turkey Buzzard.”

           

RACCOON'S TAIL. See "Coon Dog [1]," "Lynchburg Town."

 

RACCOON’S TAIL IS RINGED ALL AROUND.  Old-Time, Breakdown. Bittersweet Records, “Music of the Ozarks IV: More Old-Time Fiddle Tunes.”


                       

RACE CLASSIC, THE. Irish, Polka. A Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. The tune was adapted from a reel by the late Shetland composer and fiddler Willie Hunter. Verena Commins & Julie Langan – “Fonnchaoi.” North Cregg – “Mi.da:za’” (learned from Derek Hickey from Adare, County Limerick). At the Racket.

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T:Race Classic, The
S:sessions in Kerry
R:polka
M:2/4
L:1/8

Z:Paul de Grae
K:A
A>B AE | FA E2 | FB BA/B/ | cB Bc/B/ |
A>B AE | FA E2 | FB BA/B/ |1 cA Ac/B/ :|2 cA Ac/d/ |:
e>f eA | f4 | Bf Bf | g4 | cg cg | a2 gf |

eA c/B/A/B/ |1 cA Ac/d/ :|2 cA A2 ||

 

RACES AT CARRICK, THE (Na Ritead Ag/Sa Carraig/Carriag). AKA and see “Coach Road to Sligo [2],” “The Tar Road to Sligo.” Irish, Double Jig. B Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. The ‘A’ part is shared with “The Coach/Tar Road to Sligo,” although the ‘B’ parts differ. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 31. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 836, pg. 156. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 99, pg. 32.

X:1

T:Races at Carrick, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 99

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:B Minor

g|fdB Bcd|ecA A2G|F>AA def|gfg bag|fdB Bcd|ecA AzG|F>AA def|gec d2:|

|:e|~f3 fed|faa a2f|gfg Bcd|ecA A2d|~f3 fed|faa agf|gfg bag|fdd d2:|

                       

RACES OF BALLYHOOLY, THE (Ráisiona Bhl'-A-Hubhla). Irish, Slow Air (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. "From memory, as learned in my young days. The Irish song that gave name to this fine air‑‑of which I heard fragments in my youth‑‑commemorated the fate of a number of peasants who were shot down in the neighbourhood of Ballyhooly near Fermoy Co. Cork, while resisting the collection of tithes, early in the last century (about 1825). The poet utters a prophecy, which has come to pass, that the particular church for which these tithes were assessed would be levelled, till not one stone remained on another. I have a copy of the whole song written in English letters phonetically; but it is such gibberish that I can make nothing of it. The first line however is plain enough:‑‑Tá sgeul agum an innsinnt s'ná smuainim gur breug é: 'I have a tale to tell, and I don't think it is a false one'" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 2, pgs. 3‑4.

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T:Races of Ballyhooly, The

T:Ráisiona Bhl’-a-hubhla

M:C

L:1/8

R:Air

S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs  (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A/F/|D2 DE FA G/F/E/D/|E2 e>f e2 (3def|gfed B>dAF|D2 d>e d3:|

A|d>efg afed|d>efg a3f|gfga b>agf|e2b2b2A2|d>efg afed|

g/f/g/a/ b/a/g/f/ e2 (5A/B/c/d/e/f/|g>efd B<dAF|E2 e>f e2 (3def|

g>fed B>dAF|D2 d>e d3||

 

RACHAEL FINCH’S FANCY. AKA and see “Colm Danagher’s,” “Jim Keeffe's (Polka) [2],”Michael Murphy’s Slide,” “Siobhán Hurl’s.” Irish, Slide.

 

RACHAMID A BHEAN BHEAG. Irish. RCA 09026-60916-2, The Chieftains - "An Irish Evening" (1991).

 

RACHEL [1]. AKA and see "St. Louis Quickstep." Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Missouri. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (Silberberg): AABB (Christeson): AA'BB' (Phillips). Frank Maloy remembers Tommy Magness playing the tune in the 1940's over WSM; a 78 RPM version was recorded by fiddler Tommy Jackson. Commonly heard in informal Missouri jam sessions (Maloy). There is great similarity with “Texas Quickstep [1],” to the point that the only differences in some versions are the reversal of parts from each other (see note for that tune). The title “Rachael” or “Rachael’s Hornpipe,” has been attributed to Rachael Jackson, wife of President Andrew Jackson, according to the Texas Old Time Fiddling Association’s website (http://www.texasoldtimefiddlers.org/Monthly%20texas%20fiddle.htm). Source for notated version: J.T. Perkins [Phillips]. R.P. Christeson  (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, vol. 2), 1984; pg. 58. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; pg. 193. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 124. Missouri State Old Time Fiddlers Association 002, Taylor McBaine ‑ "Boone County Fiddler."

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T:Rachel

M:2/4

L:1/8

S:Christeson – Old Time Fiddler’s Repertory, vol. 2

K:D

F/E/|D/F/A/d/ f/d/A/F/|G/A/B/d/ g(3B/c/B/|A/c/e/^g/ a/e/c/A/|B/c/d/B/ A/F/E/C/|

D/F/A/c/ d/A/F/D/|G/A/B/d/ g(3g/a/g/|e/c/e/^g/ a/e/c/A/|[df][d/f/][d/e/] [df]:|

|:a/g/|f/d/e/f/ g/b/a/g/|f/d/f/g/ aa/a/|A/c/e/f/ g/a/g/f/|e/c/e/^g/ aa/=g/|

f/d/e/f/ g/e/a/g/|f/d/f/g/ ab|A/c/e/f/ g/e/a/g/|f/d/e/c/ d:|

 

RACHAEL [2]. Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. “Rachael” was part of the fiddle/clawhammer banjo "band" repertory in Patrick County, southwestern Va., according to Tom Carter and Blanton Owen (1976).

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T:Rachael [2]

M:C
L:1/8

S:Kirk Sutphin

R:Reel

N:From a transcription by John Lamancusa, by permission http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

fg|:”D”afdf afdf|abag fedd|”G”g2B2g2B2|geag fedd|”D”afdf afdf|abag fdge|

“G”fgfe “A”BAc2|1 “D”d3(F [F2)d2] fg:|2 “D”d3(F [F2)d2] B/d/B||

|:”D”AGFE D2D2|f3g fedc|”G”BA G2 Bcd2|g3a g2 B/c/B|”D”AGFE D2D2|

f3g f2ge|”G”fgfe “A”BAc2|1 d3(F [F2)d2] B/d/B:|2 d3(F [F2)d2]||

 


RACHEL RAE. AKA and see "The Bashful Bachelor [1],” "Courting Them All," "Don't Bother Me," “Jimmy Holmes’ Favorite,” "The Moving Bogs (of Allen)," “Moving Bog(s) [2],” "Miss Rae's Reel.” Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (Honeyman, Surenne): AAB (Athole, Kennedy, Kerr, Raven, Skye): ABB' (Hardie). Attributed often to John Lowe and appearing  in his Collection, Book 1, though with the footnote: "This favourite reel has been published in many collections, but none have subscribed the Author's name; it was composed by Mr. Lowe's father, many years ago, when he was teaching Dancing in Marykirk, Kincardineshire." MacDonald, in his Skye Collection opines "This excellent reel is in Mr. (John) Lowe's best style and very popular." Lowe was a dancing master in Marykirk whose famous reel first appeared in Archibald Duff's Collection of 1794 as "Raecheal Rea's Rant." His son was the Joseph Lowe who published a collection of melodies in the 1840's. Emmerson (1971) poses a class of Scottish reels defined by the rhythm quarter note‑two eight notes‑quarter note‑two eight notes per measure. Tunes in this category include "Rachel Rae," "The Wind that Shakes the Barley," "Largo's Fairy Dance," and "De'il amang the Tailors." It has been suggested that the melody of "Rachel Rae" is the basis for the American old‑time tune "Forked Deer." Bill Hardie (1986) thinks it is a "particulary suitable" tune to follow the triplet close of "Stirling Castle." See also “Archie Menzies” and “Sir David  Davidson of Cantry” for other famous John Lowe compositions. Cameron’s Selection of Violin Music (Glasgow), 1859; pg. 15. Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1986; pg. 23. Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; pg. 7. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 215. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune Book), vol 2, 1954; pg. 13. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; Set 2, No. 2, pg. 4. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 32. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 178. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 89. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pg. 143. Beltona 2103 (78 RPM), Edinburgh Highland Reel and Strathspey Society (1936). Fife Strathspey and Reel Society – “The Fiddle Sounds of Fife” (1980).

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

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T:Rachel Rae

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A, | D2FA d2Ac | d2fd fedc | d2Ad BAGF | E2AE FDD :|

A | defg a2fd | g2bg e2cA | defg a2fd | Agfe fddA | defg fafd |

g2bg eecA | D2Ad BAGF | E2 AD FDD ||

 

RACHAEL RAE'S MOTHER. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 64.

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T:Rachael Rae’s Mother

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:MacDonald – Skye Collection  (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

F|D2 F>A BAFA|dBAF E2 EF|D2 F>A B>AFA|(d/c/B/A/) d>F D2 DF|

D2 F>A B>AFA|dcdf e2 ef|A2 F>A B<d e>B|c<e A>c d2d||g|

f<d d>a f<d a>d|f<d d>f e2 eg|f<d d>a f<d a>A|B<d c>e d2 dg|

f<d d>a f<d a>f|(3gag (3fgf e2 ef/g/|a.fg>e f<a e>f|(d/c/B/A/) dF D2D||

 

RACKET HORNPIPE. Scottish, Hornpipe. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 354, pg. 39.

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T:Racket Hornpipe

M:C

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 354  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

(gf) | ecc’g ecfe | dAdc BGAB | cdef geag | fed^c d2 (gf) | ecc’g ecfe |

dAdc BGAB | cdef geaf | edcB c2 :: (gf) | edcB A2 (ag) | fed^c d2 (fe) |

dcBA BGgf | edcB c2 (gf) | edcB cdec | A^cde fga^f | gece fdBd | c2e2c2 :|

 

RACKETTY JACK'S REEL. American, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 40. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 66. White’s Unique Collection, 1896; No. 68, pg. 12.

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T:Racketty Jack’s Reel

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:White’s Unique Collection (1896), No. 68

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D/G/B (c/B/)A/B/ | d/B/c/A/ B/G/F/G/ | D/G/B (c/B/)A/B/ | d/B/c/A/ B/G/F/E/ |

D/G/B (c/B/)A/B/ | d/B/c/A/ B/G/F/G/ | D/G/B (c/B/)A/B/ | d/B/c/A/ (B/G/)[B,G] ||

g/d/B/d/ g/d/B/d/ | e/a/f/a/ g/f/e/d/ | c/B/c/d/ e/d/e/f/ | g/f/g/e/ d/^d/e/f/ |

g/d/B/d/ g/d/B/d/ | e/a/f/a/ g/f/e/d/ | c/B/c/d/ e/d/e/f/ | g/d/c/A/ [B,G]z ||

 

RACKIN' PONY. See "Rocking Pony."

 

RADDIGAN'S. "Redican's"?? Shanachie Shan‑79017, John & Phil Cunningham ‑ "Against the Storm" (1980).

 

RADELL CLOG. Old‑Time. The tune was recorded for the Library of Congress by musicologist/folklorist Vance Ranolph from Ozark Mountain fiddlers in the early 1940's.

 

RADETZKY MARCH. A march tune by Johann Straus that sometimes appears in fiddler's manuscripts.

 

RADFORD HORNPIPE. AKA and see “Madame Sylvain.” English, Hornpipe. E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Tony Doyle (Plain Brown Tune Book) believes the title may refer to the Radford Brothers, Walter and Albert, “who are known to have written and performed some notable, but technically difficult pieces in Manchester during the early 1800’s.” The tune requires movement to the third position on the violin in the 2nd part. It later appears published by J. Scott Skinner as “Madam Sylvain.” Source for notated version: the c. 1847 music manuscript book of Ellis Knowles, a musician from Radcliffe, Lancashire, England [Plain Brown]. Plain Brown Tune Book, 1997; pg. 35.

 

RADICAL ROAD, THE. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard.

X:1

T:Radical Road, The

M:10/8

L:1/8

Q:120

K:D Major

ecA ecA AAcc|ecA ecA ceAc|ecA ecA AAcc|

M:9/8

dfd cec BBB|!

M:10/8

ecA ecA AAcc|ecA ecA ceAc|ecA ecA AAcc|

M:9/8

dfd cec BBB|!

M:10/8

ccee cAA cAA|ccee BGG BGG|ccee cAA cAA|

M:9/8

dfd cec BBB|!

M:10/8

ccee cAA cAA|ccee BGG BGG|ccee cAA cAA|

M:9/8

dfd cec BBB:|!

M:10/8

ecA ecA AAcc|ecA ecA ceac|ecA ecA AAcc|

M:9/8

dfd cec BBB|!

M:10/8

ecA ecA AAcc|ecA ecA ceac|ecA ecA AAcc|

M:9/8

dfd cec BBB|!

M:10/8

ccee cAA cAA|ccee BGG BGG|ccee cAA cAA|

M:9/8

dfd cec BBB:|!

M:10/8

ccee cAA cAA|ccee BGG BGG|ccee cAA cAA|

M:9/8

dfd cec BBB|]

 

RADSTOCK JIG, THE. English, Country Dance Tune (cut time). C Major/A Dorian. Standard tuning. AB. The English collector Cecil Sharp noted this tune from one James Higgins (1819-c. 1910), a fiddle player who was living at the time in Shepton Mallett Union, a workhouse. It was originally simply called “Radstock” (the ‘jig’ in the title denoting not metre but rather simply a tune for dancing). Higgins was a native of the village of Shepton Mallet, Somerset, where he was a clerk in the local Co-operative Society, and Radstock was a nearby mining town. There is some thought, although no evidence, that the tune may have been in the repertoire of the Radstock Band, an old village band. However, the melody appears to be a close relation of the relatively common Irish hornpipe “Poll Ha’penny.” Maude Karpeles, another English collector, published the tune in a book of tunes to accompany Northwest morris dances. Howard Mitchell writes that because of the modulation the tune is somewhat difficult to play on the melodeon and it is not heard played for morris dances often—one modern English dance band included it in a band tune book with the annotation: ‘do not finish on this tune…do not start on this tune…in fact do not play this tune.’  Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 184. Home Service – “Alright Jack.”

X:1

T:Radstock Jig, The

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:D

=c4 E3=F|G2G2 G4|A2 AB =cBcd|e2e2A4|A2 AB =cBcd|

e2 ef g2 fg|afdf egec|A2A2 A4||g2g2 gfed|cdef g2 gf|

e2a2 a3g|e2a2a2 ef|g2 ga gfed|cdef g2 fg|afdf egec|A2 AG A4||

 

RAE LAN, AN. AKA and see "The Full Moon [1]."

 

RAE REEL, THE. AKA and see “Reichswall Forest.”

           

RAELTHION LEANABHACH, AN (The Young Beauty). Irish, Air (cut time, “with expression”). D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: the 1861 manuscript collection of James Goodman, an Anglican cleric who collected primarily in County Cork [Shields]. Shields (Tunes of the Munster Pipers), 1998; No. 19, pg. 11.

                       

RAFFERTY’S MUSTACHE. Irish, Reel. D Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune is named for New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 320, pg. 171.

X:1

T: Rafferty's Mustache

S: Willie Kelly

Q: 350

R: reel

M: 4/4

L: 1/8

K: D

E |: FEFA G2 AG | FDFA d2 af | g3 e fd d2 | AB=cA EFGE |

FEFA G2 AG | FDFA d2 af | g3 e fd d2 | =cAGE ED D :|

A | defd g2 ag | fdfa g2 ag | fdAF G2 FG | AB=cA dcAc |

defd g2 ag | fdfa g2 ag | fd d2 AB=cA | EFGE FD D :|

           

RAFFERTYS’ PARTY, THE. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed in early 1985 by Falmouth, Massachusetts, writer and musician Bill Black to commemorate a New Years part at the Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., home of his friends the (Mike) Raffertys. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 58, pg. 30.

X:1

T: The Raffertys' Party

C: © B. Black

Q: 350

R: reel

M: 4/4

L: 1/8

K: G

A | BAGA BAGA | (3Bcd eg edBA | BAGA egfe | dBAG E3 A |

BAGA BAGA | (3Bcd ge g3 a | bg g2 afdB | cAFA G3 :|

z | eAfA g2 ab | gedc BG G2 | ADBD c2 de | cAFA G3 B |

eAfA g2 ab | gedc BG G2 | EAcA FAdA | cAFA G3 :|

           


RAFFLE JIG, THE. AKA and see "The Ball (Humours) of Ballynafeidh," "The Banks of Lough Gowna," "The Clare Jig [1]," "Delaney's Drummers," "The Kitten and the Frog," "Kitty in the Fog," “The Mug of Brown Ale [2],”Old Man Dillon,” "One Bottle More [2]," "Paddy in London [2],” "Paddy O'Brien's (Jig) [3],”  "The Rambler From Clare [1]," "The Stonecutter's Jig," "Tom Billy's {Jig} [1]," “Winter Apples [2],” "Young Tom Ennis."

           

RAFRAICHISSANTE, LA.  French, Country Dance (6/8 time). G Major. Standard. AABBCC. From the contradance book (tunes with dance instructions) of Robert Daubat (who styled himself Robert d’Aubat de Saint-Flour), born in Saint-Flour, Cantal, France, in 1714, dying in Gent, Belgium, in 1782. According to Belgian fiddler Luc De Cat, at the time of the publication of his collection (1757) Daubat was a dancing master in Gent and taught at several schools and theaters.  He also was the leader of a choir and was a violin player in a theater. Mr. De Cat identifies a list of subscribers of the original publication, numbering 132 individuals, of the higher level of society and the nobility, but also including musicians and dance-masters (including the ballet-master from the Italian opera in London). Many of the tunes are written with parts for various instruments, and include a numbered bass. De Cat points out the tune is a close relative to the English jig “Whip her and grind her.” Daubat (Cent Contredanses en Rond), 1757; No. 3.

X:1

T:Rafraichissante, La

M:6/8

L:1/8

S:Daubat – Cent Contredanses en Rond (1757), No. 3

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

G2G G(B/c/d) |BGB c2A | G2G G(B/c/d) | AFA c2A | G2G G(B/c/d) | BGB g2d |

ece dBd | AFA c2A :: g/(f/e/f/)g def | gfg (dc)B | g/(f/e/f/)g de=f | A=FA c2A |

g/(f/e/f/)g def | (gfg) {e)dcB | (ca)c (Bg)B | AFA c2A :: BGG ADD | BGG cBA |

BGG ADD | AFA c2A | BGG ADD | gfg dcB | cAc BgB | AFA c2A :|

                       

RAFTERY’S HORNPIPE.  AKA and see “Limerick Junction.” Irish, Hornpipe. Caoimhin Mac Aoidh (1994) explains that O’Neill’s source was a fiddler named Joe Timoney, known in Donegal as Joe Phaedar Sheain O Tiomanai, who was born and raised at Min a tSamhaidh, Fintown, Donegal, and who was the great-great-great-great-great grandson of the reknowned poet Tadhg An Fhile O’Tionamai An Aighe. Timoney emigrated to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century and arrived in San Francisco just after the great earthquake of 1906. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 362.

           

RAG PICKER BILL. Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'B. Source for notated version: Rector Hicks [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 106.