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FARQUHARSON OF HAUGHTON. Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Composed by Alexander Walker.
R.P. HALE.
American, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by
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.
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,
***
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.
***
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
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].
***
Get my gun, fetch old Rover,
Run that rabbit out of town.
***
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.
***
I'm up on the hillside rakin' up leaves,
The Rabbit in the Pea Patch eatin' up all the peas.
***
I'm up on the hillside rakin' up grass,
The Rabbit in the Pea Patch sittin' on his ass. (Kuntz/Red Clay Ramblers)
***
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.”
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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."
X:1
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
X:1
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
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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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
M:2/4
S:White’s Unique Collection (1896), No. 68
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
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
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.