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RAP HALFPENNY REEL, THE. Irish (?), Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 64.
X:1
T:Rap Halfpenny Reel
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d/c/ | B/G/F/G/ D/G/F/G/ | B/d/e/f/ g/e/d/c/ | B/G/A/G/ D/G/G | (3e/f/g/ d/B/ Ad/c/ |
“tr”ee/d/ e/d/B/A/ | B/d/e/f/ g/e/d/c/ | B/G/F/G/ (D/F/G/B/) | (3e/f/g/ d/B/ AB/d/ |
ee/^d/ e/=d/B/A/ | B/d/e/f/ gg/a/ | b/g/a/f/ g/e/f/d/ | (3e/f/g/ d/B/ A :|
RAPP-KALLE'S VALTZ. Swedish, Waltz. D Major. Standard.
AA'BB'CC'. Source for notated version: Matt Fichtenbaum,
3/1981. Private collection (circulated among contra-dance musicians).
RAQUETTEURS, LES (The Snowshoers). French-Canadian, Reel. B Flat Major ('A' part) & G Minor ('B' part). Standard. AA'B. Learned by French-Canadian fiddler Omer
Marcoux from a record he found in
RÁSAÍ AN CHURRAIGH. AKA and see “Curragh Races [1].”
RÁSAÍ AN MHUILLINN
CHEARR. AKA and see "The Mullingar Races [1]."
RASAY
HOUSE. Scottish, Slow Reel. E Major. Standard
tuning. AAB. Composed by Mr. McLeod of Rasay (Gow, 1817). The
present Raasay House, home to Clan MacLeod of the Inner Hebredian Isle of
Raasay, west of Skye, was begun in 1746 and is located on heights above the
Sound of Raasay looking out to the mountains of Skye. The once-splendid walled
garden and house can be seen today, although with an added Georgian style and
sandstone frontage added in the 19th century. The structure which preceded it
was burned along with nearly every other house on the island after the
rebellion of 1745 in punishment for MacLeod support of Bonnie Prince Charlie.
***
The View from Raasay House
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Dr. Johnson was entertained by the John MacLeod (d. 1786), the Laird of Raasay, at Raasay House in 1773, when, the carpets being rolled back, that worthy was persuaded to dance.
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Gow (Complete Repository), Part 4, 1817; pg. 20.
X:1
T:Rasay House
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
N:”Slow”
S:Gow – 4th Repository
(1817)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E
G|E>G e>B (c/B/A/G/)
(A/G/F/E/)|Ff f>g (a/g/)(f/e/) (e/d/)c/B/|
c>B (c/d/e/)d/ (c/B/)(A/G/)
(A/G/F/E/)|B,>CE>F {EF}GEE:|
a|{a}g/f/g/a/ b>g (a/g/f/e/)
ed/c/|B>ce>g aff g/f/|e2 {d’}e’2 c’>bc’>e’|
~B>c~e>f geea|(g/f/g/a/)
b>a g/f/g/a/ b>e|e’>b (c’/b/)(a/g/) gff>g|E2e2 cG B2|
~B>C E>F {EF}GEE||
RASAY’S FAVORITE. Scottish, Reel. A Minor. Standard tuning. AB.
“Very Old,” states Gow (1817). “Communicated by Himself.” “May be played slow
when not danced.” Gow (Complete
Repository), Part 4, 1817; pg. 36.
X:1
T:Rasay’s Favorite
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Gow – 4th Repository
(1817)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
e2 ee {f}e3d|c<c c>e d<d
d2|{cd}e2 ee {f}e3d|c>AB>^G A<A A2|e2 ee {f}e3d|
c<c c>e d<d d2|{cd}e2 ee
{f}e3d|c>A B>^G A<A A2||~c2 g>e e<e e2|
~c2 g>e ge d2|~c2 ge e<e
e>^g|ac e>d cA ~A>B|~c2 ge e<e e2|~c2 ge e<e d>e|
c<c g>e e<e e>~^g|a>c
{cd} e>d cA A2||
RASHES, THE. AKA and see "Playing Amang the Rashes,"
"Such a Parcel of
Rogues in a Nation," "The Wee(,
Wee) German Lairdie," "Wha the Deil Hae We
Gotten for a King?" "The Boyne Water [1]," "The Cavalcade of the Boyne,"
"When
the King Came o'er the (Boyne) Water(s)." Scottish, Air (4/4
time). E Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Gatherer (Gatherer’s Musical Museum), 1987; pg.
26. Wood, Songs of Scotland (1848‑49).
RASPBERRIES,
STRAWBERRIES. AKA and see "Fraises et les Framboises."
RASTUS. AKA and see "Rufus Rastus."
RASUS CAS GWENT.
AKA and see “Doncaster Races.”
RAT CHEER.
American, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
Composed in breakdown style by
RAT CHEESE UNDER THE
HILL. AKA and see "Pike's Peak," "Prosperity Special." Old-Time,
Breakdown. C Major. Standard tuning. AB. The title
"Rat Cheese Under the Hill" is thought to be
a corruption of "Natchez under
the Hill" (AKA - "
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See also listing at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources |
RAT IN THE THATCH, THE. AKA and see “James Byrne’s (Reel) [2],” “The Maids of Tullyknockbrine.”
Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’B. Paul O'Shaughnessy and Paul McGrattan – “Within a Mile of
Dublin.”
X:1T:James Byrne'sT:Maids of Tullyknockbrine, TheT:Rat in the Thatch, TheR:reelD:Paul McGrattan & Paul O'Shaughnessy: Within a Mile of DublinD:De Danann: Jacket of BatteriesZ:id:hn-reel-277Z:transcribed by henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.seM:C|L:1/8K:GG2dG BdGB|dGBd ecAF|G2dG Bcde|1 dBcA BGAF:|2 dBcA BG~G2||egfg egfe|d2fd Adfd|egfg efga|bgaf geed|efga bge^c|defg afdB|~G3A Bcde|dBcA BGFA||
RAT UP A DRAINPIPE. Irish, Hornpipe. Learned by Donegal fiddler Caoimhin Mac Aoidh from an
in-law and good friend named Vincie McLaughlin of Ballymaguigan, Co
Derry.
RATCATCHER'S DAUGHTER, THE. English, Reel. C Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. Raven (English
Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 147.
RATCATCHER'S REEL. AKA and see "Wide Awake Reel,"
"Evansville Reel," "Clem Titus Jig," "Peggy Whiffle's." American (?),
Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. See also the
related “Young Arthur Daly.” Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 17. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg.
X:1
T:Ratcatcher’s Reel
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
E | .E(C/E/) A/c/e/c/ | f/c/e/c/
B/c/A/F/ | .E(F/G/) .A/.c/(3e/f/g/ | a/f/e/c/ B/c/A/F/ |
.E(c/E/) A/c/e/c/ | d/c/B/d/ c/A/F/A/
| .E(F/G/) .A/c/(3e/f/g/ | a/f/e/c/ A :|
|: (3e/f/g/ | a/g/a/b/ a/e/c/e/ |
e/c/a/c/ e/a/c/a/ | a/g/a/b/ a/e/c/e/ | g/b/e/g/ b/e/f/g/ |
a/g/a/e/ f/a/e/c/ | d/B/c/A/
B/A/F/A/ | E(F/G/) .A/.c/(3e/f/g/ | a/f/e/c/ A :|
RATCLIFT CROSS. English, (Old) Hornpipe (3/2 time). F Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. The melody appears in Walsh’s third collection of Lancashire tunes (Lancashire Jiggs, Hornpipes, Joaks, etc.) published arount the year 1730.
X:1
T:Ratclift Cross
B:Walsh
M:3/2
L:1/8
K:F
f2 c4 Bc A2 F2| d2 Bd GB DF E2 C2|DGBA GFED C2 c2| AFEF CFEG F4::\
cfaf bagf e2 c2| Bdgd gfed c2 B2| Acfc fedc B2 c2| AFEF CFEGF4::\
f2 c2 _egfe dBAB| g2 d2 fagf =ecBc| a2 e2 fagf edcB| AFEF CFDG F4::\
afcf
Acfa d2 B2| bgdg Bdgb e2 c2| dBGB DFBd E2 c2| AFEF CFEG F4:\
RATHA FAIR. Scottish, Reel. D Minor/Dorian. Standard. AB (Surenne): ABB
(Carlin/Gow, Gow): AABB (Bremner). John Glen (1891) finds the earliest
appearance of this tune in Robert
Bremner's 1757 collection. Bremner (Scots
Reels), 1757; pg. 1. Carlin (The Gow
Collection), 1986; No. 513. Gow (Complete
Repository), Part 2, 1802; pg. 33. Surenne (Dance Music of
X:1
T:Ratha Fair
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Gow – 2nd Repository (1802)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D Minor
f/g/ | adaf ecge | adag adag | adaf
ecge | afge d2 df/g/ | adaf ecge | adag adfa |
gbfa gceg|a>fg>e (d2d)||: e |
(cAA>)c GAcG | (cAA>)=B c>ded | (cAA>)c GAcG|(A/=B/c) Ec D3:|
RATHAWAUN. AKA and see “The Hare in the
Corn [6].” Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard. AABB. Sources for notated
version: Planxty, Dennis Murphy and Julia Clifford (Co. Kerry) [Sullivan].
Sullivan (Session Tunes), vol. 3; No.
5, pg. 3.
RATHCROGHAN REEL. AKA and see “The Floating
Crowbar.” Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard. AB. Source for notated version:
Brendan Mulvihill (Baltimore, Md.) [Mulvihill]. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 80, pg. 21.
RATHER OLD WALTZ. Old‑Time, Waltz. USA. F Major. Standard. AB. R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, vol. 2),
1984; pg. 150.
RATHKEALE HUNT. AKA and see "Boil
the Kettle Early," "The
Brown Red Girl," "The Connachtman's Rambles [1],"
"The Kilfinane Reel,"
"Kitty
got a clinking (coming from the races) [1]," "The Ladies Tight Dress," “Ladies Top
Dress,” "The Lady on the
Railroad," "The Listowel
Lasses," "Love among
the Roses," "Maureen
Playboy," "McCaffrey's Reel,"
"Old Molly Ahern,"
"Piper's Lass," "Punch for the Ladies [2],"
"The Railway Station," "Roll her on the banks," "Rolling on the Ryegrass,"
"Shannon Breeze [1],"
"Sean‑Mhaire Ni
Eachthighearn," "Strac an mhuc an Ieine," "The Telegraph," "What the Devil Ails You/Him?"
Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard. AABC. A three-part rendering of the “Piper’s
Lass”/”Rolling on the Ryegrass” tune family. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 23. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 49.
T:Rathkeale Hunt
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection
(1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
(A/G/) | .F(A/F/) D/F/A/F/ | .G(B/G/) d/G/B/G/ | .F(A/F/) D/F/A/=c/ |
B/G/F/>G/ ED |
.F(A/F/) D/F/A/F/ | .G(3B/A/G/ d/G/B/G/ | F/G/A/F/ D/F/A/c/ |
B/G/F/>G/ ED ||
A/c/d/>e/ .f(f/a/) | g/e/{g}f/d/ e/d/B/d/ | A/c/d/>e/ {g}f/e/f/g/
| a/f/d/f/ ed |
A/c/d/>e/ {g}.f(f/a/) | g/e/{g}f/d/ e/d/B/d/ | A/c/d/>e/
{g}f/e/f/g/ | a/f/d/f/ ed ||
.A(A/c/) B/A/G/F/ | G/A/B/c/ d/B/A/G/ | F/A/A/c/ B/F/G/B/ | A/F/D/F/ ED
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F/A/A/c/ B/A/G/F/ | G/A/B/c/ d/B/A/G/ | F/G/A/c/ B/F/G/B/ | A/G/F/G/ ED
||
X:1
T:Rathlin Island
C:Peter Browne?
R:reel
S:J\"orgen Fischer
D:Sharon Shannon: Each Little Thing
D:Michael McGoldrick: Morning Rory
D:Dervish: Playing with Fire
Z:transcribed
by henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se
M:C|
K:Ador
e2dB eA~A2|e2dA AGBd|e2dB eA~A2|d2Bd
BA~A2:|
|:A2AB EGBG|~A3B de~e2|AGAB
dGBd|eged BA~A2:|
"variations"
|:egdB eA~A2|eBdB GABd|e2dB
eA~A2|dged BA~A2:|
|:~A3B EG~G2|AGAB dedB|AGAB dG
(3Bcd|eged BA~A2:|
|:e2dg eA~A2|eged BA (3Bcd|e2dg
eA~A2|1 dged BA (3Bcd:|2
dged BAGB||
|:AGAB EG~G2|AGAB dedB|AGAB ~E3d|1
eged BAGB:|2 eged
BA (3Bcd||
RATHSALLAGH HORNPIPE.
Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard. AABB. Composed by Falmouth, Massachusetts,
musician and writer Bill Black.
X: 1
T: Rathsallagh Hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
C: © B. Black
N: “We were recently at a family wedding in
Ireland that was held at a
N: place called Rathsallagh House in Co.
Wicklow. Beautiful spot and
N: the folks in charge couldn't have been nicer.
This hornpipe was
N: more or less the unofficial wedding tune - it
sounded lovely in the
N: church (which overlooked the infamous
Dunlavin Green, peaceful
N: enough now).”
R: hornpipe
K: D
D2 | FGAB AFDF | Addc B2 Bc | defd efdB | Addc
BAFE |
FGAB AFDF | Addc d2 de | fagf edBG | Adce d2 :|
de | fedf edce | dcAG A2 AB | =cGEG cedB | AFEF
D2 de |
fedf
edce | defg a4 | bgaf (3efg dB | AFEF D2 :|
RATS GONE TO REST. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. G Major. From Kentucky fiddler
George Lee Hawkins. Mark Wilson writes that Hawkins learned this Bath County,
Ky., tune as a boy around 1915 from an African-American farm worker named Bill
Trumbo. Hawkins was a good fiddler by all reports, and learned complicated
hornpipe pieces from fiddlers in Ohio and Indiana. When naming the tune he
always appended as an aside “…with D-Con” (a pesticide). Jeff Titon (2001)
notes the low part is similar to Lowe Stokes’ “Citaco.” Source for notated version: George Hawkins
(1904-1991, Bethel, Bath County, Ky., 1974) [Titon]. Titon (Old Time
Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 134, pg. 161. Rounder
CD 0376, George Hawkins (et al) – “Traditional Fiddle Music of Kentucky, Vol.
1: Up the Ohio and Licking Rivers” (1997). Rounder Heritage Series
1166-11592-2, George Hawkins (et al) – “The Art of Traditional Fiddle” (2001).
RATS IN THE MEAL
BARREL. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Mississippi.
G Major. GDGD. AABB. Similar to another Alabama/Mississippi
tune, "Wolves a Howlin'."
The source for the tune,
RATS QUADRILLES, THE. English, Quadrilles (2/4 time). Group of three
dance figures, all in duple time.
1) D Major. ABACA.
2) L'Ete. D Major. AB
5) Finale. G Major. AABAA.
Trim (Thomas Hardy), 1990; No. 85.
RATTIGAN’S REEL [1]. AKA and see “Rags and Tatters,”
“Redican’s (Reel) [2].” Irish,
Reel. G Major. Standard. AABB. The title refers to Dublin born Irish-American
musician Larry Redican (1908-1975). Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from
RATTIGAN’S REEL [2]. AKA and see “Lafferty’s,” Irish,
Reel. A Sean Ryan composition under the title “Lafferty’s.” Bulmer
& Sharpley (Music from
RATTIGAN’S REEL [3]. AKA and see “Micho
Russell’s Favorite [1].” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard. AB. Lesl Harker
says she has the title “Rattigan’s” from flute player L.E. McCullough. Source
for notated version:
RATTLE DOWN THE ACORNS. See "Rattlin' Down the
Acorns."
RATTLE THE BOTTLES [1]. AKA and see “Captain O’Neill,”
“Lads and Lasses [2],” "Rowan Tree [1]," "Push About the Jorum [1],"
"McClellantown Hornpipe"
(
X:1
T:Rattle the Bottles [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
e | dBAG FAAc | BGBd (ef/g/) (fe) |
dBAG FAAc | BdAc BGGe | dBAG FAAc |
BGBd (ef/g/) (fe) | dBAG FAAc | BdAc
BGG || d | g2 (fg) afdf | ggfg a2 (ga) |
bagf gfed | (eg)fa g2 gd | g2 (fg) afdf
| ggfg a2(ga) | bagf gfed | (eg)fa g2g ||
RATTLE THE BOTTLES [2]. Scottish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning.
AABBCCDD. Petrie (Collection of Strathspey
Reels and Country Dances), c. 1790; pg. 12.
X:1
T:Rattle
the Bottles [2]
C:Trad.,
Irish
S:Petrie's
Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c., 1790
Z:Steve
Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>,
N:Petrie's
First Collection, page 12
L:1/8
M:6/8
R:Jig
K:D
(A/B/4c/4)|d2d cBA | BAG
FED | d>ed cBA | BAF ABc | dfd cec | {c}BAG TFEF |
D/D/DD
D/D/DD | (TBAF) E2 :: f | d2f a2f |
b2g afd | d2 f/g/ afa | cea ecA |
d3/2(e/f/g/
a)fa | bgb afa | gbf efd | ABc d2 :: A |
FAD FAD | GBD GBD | FED AFD |
EFD
ECA, | FAD FAD | GBD GBd | cba gfe | ddd d2 :: f/g/ | afd afd | bag fge | dfg
agf |
edc
BcA | FAd Ace | dfa dgb | agf gfe |
d/d/dd d2 :|
RATTLE THE CASH. American, Irish, English; Slide or Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
The tune was used for a single step dance in the North‑West (England)
morris dance tradition. Kerr identifies it as Irish. ‘Rattle the Cash’ was the
name of at least one bay stud, bequeathed in the will of Frances Wren in 1808,
late the resident of Wilkinson County, Mississippi Territory. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 77. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 239, pg.
26. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883;
pg. 110. Wade (Mally’s North West Morris
Book), 1988; pg. 25.
X:1
T:Rattle the Cash
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 2, No. 239
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D | G2B BGB | c2c c2A | G2B BGB |
A2A A2D | G2B BGB | c2c c2A | dBG cAF | G2G G2 :|
|: d | g2g gec | c2c c2c | a2a afd |
d2d d2d | g2g gec | c2c c2c | BGB cAF | G2G G2 :|
RATTLE THE PEAS (Croith na Piseanna). Irish, Single Jig (12/8 time). D Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: fiddler and uilleann piper Stephen
Grier (Farnaght, Co. Leitrim), who wrote his manuscripts in the 1880's [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ IV), 1996; No. 72, pg. 35.
RATTLE THE QUILT (TO
PIECES) {Corraigh an Chuilt}. AKA and see "General White's Jig," "Kennedy's Jig," "The Misfortunate Rake," "(Next) Sunday is/was My Wedding
Day," "An Piobaire Caoch,"
"The Shamrock (Reel) [1],
"The Squint‑eyed Piper
"The Unfortunate Rake [2],"
"Apples in Winter [1]."
Irish, Jig. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. “Apples in Winter”
and “Katy is Waiting” are related tunes.
Source for notated version: Kerry fiddler Denis Murphy [Breathnach]. Breathnach
(CRÉ V), 1999; No. 53, pg. 26. Treoir, vol. 2, No. 3;
pg. 12 (appears as “Tom Billy’s Jig
[5]”). Whirling Discs WHRL001, Dervish –
“Harmony Hill.”
RATTLER, THE. English, Reel. England, North‑West. D
Major ('A' part) & B Minor/A Major ('B' part). Standard
tuning. AABB. Knowles (Northern
Frisk), 1988; No. 55.
RATTLER TREED A POSSUM. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Arkansas. ADad tuning. Copper Creek CCCD-0196, Tom, Brad & Alice – “We’ll Die
in the Pig Pen Fighting.” County 519, Reaves
RATTLESNAKE. Old-Time, Breakdown.
USA; Missouri, Arizona. A Major. AEae tuning. ABB.
Kartchner identified the tune as "very old, from the South," and Mark
Wilson says it “pops up occasionally in the repertory of older fiddlers
elsewhere (i.e. other than
***
While perhaps not directly related to the tune, it should perhaps be mentioned here that it has been a custom among some old-time fiddlers to keep the rattle from a rattlesnake inside their fiddle. No one seems to know exactly why this tradition began, although there have been numerous speculations. One fiddler from Texas said that it stemmed from the denunciation of a preacher, who complained that fiddlers were collecting the spare money from the community for playing dances on Saturday night, leaving the Sunday collection plates dry. This to him was a sign that "the devil's in the fiddle." Fiddlers responded by placing the rattle inside the instrument to scare the devil off. Another fiddler maintains that the custom derived from a time when fiddles were kept in old feed or grain sacks that were prone to attracting mice and rats; the rattlesnake rattles would repel the rodents and protect the instrument from gnawing. Others speculate that the rattles bring good luck, or that they serve the purpose of collecting dust as they roll around inside the fiddle, or that they are kept because of a desirable buzzing sound that emanates from the soundbox when the instrument is played.
***
See
also the related "Hangman's Reel
[1]." Source for notated version: Arizona fiddler Kenner C. Kartchner
[Phillips, Shumway]. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 1, 1994; pg. 194. Shumway (Frontier Fiddler), 1990; pg. 269. Okehdodee OK75003,
RATTLESNAKE BIT THE
BABY. AKA and see "Katy Did [2],” "Boston Boy," “Ladies in the Ballroom [2],” "Take Me Back to Georgia" (Lowe
Stokes). Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA. C Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. The title appears to be mandolinist Kenny Halls, but is
better-known under the name Lowe Stokes recorded it, “Take Me Back to Georgia.”
See also the related tunes "Pateroller
(Song) [2]," "Pat the Budgie,"
"Rocky Pallet," "Wild John” and Gene Goforth’s “Black River." Source for notated version:
Kenny Hall (California) [Kuntz].
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Rattlesnake Bit the Baby, foreign girls drive me crazy,
Rattlesnake Bit the Baby, ha, ha, ha, the baby.
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Frankie shot Albert, Frankie shot Albert,
Frankie shot Albert, ha, ha, ha, Albert.
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Tadly shot Homer, Tadly shot Homer,
Tadly shot Homer, ha, ha, ha, Homer.
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Tadly smashed Homer, Tadly smashed Homer,
Tadly smashed Homer, ha, ha, ha, Homer. (Kenny
Hall)
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Kuntz (Ragged but Right), 1987; pg. 355‑356. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol.
1, 1994; pg. 195. County 727, John Ashby and the Free
State Ramblers – “Old Virginia Fiddling.” Marimac 9057, Vesta Johnson – “Blue Flame” (1994). Voyager
328, "Kenny Hall and the Long Haul String Band" (Learned from Hank
Bradley via Harry Liedstrand).
X:1
T:Rattlesnake Bit the Baby
L:1/8
M:2/4
B:Kuntz – Ragged but Right
K:C
[ee][ee] [c>e>][ce]|a(g g>)(B|B/)c/B/A/
G>G|d(c c>)e|[ee][ee] [c>e>][ce]|
a(g g>)(B|B/)c/B/A/ G>G|d(c
c>)(e|e/)[d/e/][e/e/][d/e/] [c>e>][ce]|
a(g g<)(c’|c’/)a/g/e/
a/g/e|c>d c2||
CC/D/ E/C/D/E/|F/E/F/G/
A/c/B/A/|G/A/B/c/ d/c/B/d/|c/B/c/d/ c/A/G/E/|
C/B,/C/D/ E/C/D/E/|F/E/F/G/ A/c/B/A/|G/A/B/c/
d/c/B|1 [E>c>][Ec] [Ec](3G,A,B,:|2
[E>c>][Ed] [E2c2]||
RATTLESNAKE
DADDY. Old-Time, Breakdown. Played by the
Mississippi band Ming’s Pep Steppers, led by fiddler Hoyt Ming. Ming’s son,
Hoyt B. Ming, remembered that the band was asked to audition for a small part
in the 1975 movie Ode to Billy Joe:
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In the movie, we
played ‘Rattlesnake Daddy’ so it could
be copyrighted. When
Dad heard the movie was going to
have nudity, he was
very upset. He told me that he prayed
they would not show
his scene. Dad was a Steward in the
Methodist Church, did
not drink, and did not curse. He was
very straight. They
cut out our scenes but left the tune. Anyway,
not only did the movie
have partial nudity, but the nudity was
shown with our tune as
background music. I saw the movie and
never told him. It
seems that no one else told him as he never
mentioned it as long
as he lived. (Old Time
Herald, Spring 2001;vol.7, No. 7, pg. 3).
RATTLESNAKE SHAKE. Old‑Time. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozark Mountain
fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in
1954.
RATTLIN' BOG, THE. AKA and see "The Bog Down
in the Valley‑O." Irish, Polka: English, Morris Dance Tune (4/4
time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. There are some
similarities between this tune and the Scots melody “John McAlpin(e).”
The tune is used for a polka step in the North‑West (England) morris
dance tradition. Tubridy (Irish
Traditional Music, vol. 1), 1999; pg. 10. Wade (Mally’s North West Morris Book), 1988; pg. 13.
X:1
T:Rattlin’ Bog
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Polka
K:D
d|:f2 fe|dB B2|Ad de|fe ed|f2 fe|dB
B2|Aa af|1 ed de:|2 ed d>e||
|:fd ed/e/|fd ed/e/|fa af|ed e2|fd ed/e/|fd
ed/e/|fa af|1 ed d2:|2 ed d2||
RATTLIN' DOWN THE
ACORNS [1]. AKA and see "Flattening the Acres,” “Shaking Down the Acorns [1]."
Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. D Major. Standard
tuning. AA'BB'. Clyde Davenport (b. ) learned this tune from his father
and is the sole source for the melody. The title was mentioned in a 1931
account of a LaFollette, northeast Tenn, fiddle contest and appears on the tune
lists of the 1914 Berea, Kentucky, fiddle contest. The are similar sounding
titles, however, leading to some confusion. “Shake Them Acorns Down,” for
example is a title that also appears in the Berea tune lists, and “Shaking Down
the Acorns” is a frequently played and recorded old-time title, but not
necessarily the same tunes. “Rattlin’ Down the Acorns” [1] is not related to
“Shaking Down the Acorns” as played by Burl Hammons, for example. Source for
notated versions: Clyde Davenport (Monticello, Wayne County, Ky., 1990)
[Phillips, Titon]. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; pg. 195. Titon (Old-Time Kentucky
Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 135, pg. 161. County 786,
"Traditional Music From the
RATTLE/RATTLIN' DOWN
THE ACORNS [2]. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA;
northeast Tenn., southeastern Ky. A Dorian.
RATTLING, ROARING
WILLIE. AKA and see "Rantin' Roarin' Willy," “Roaring Willie’s Jig,” "Mr. Robertson of Ladykirk's
Delight," "The Mitford
Galloway," "Tom Nokes' Jig,"
"Come Open the
Door, Sweet Betty". AKA – “Am Porst Crom” (The Curved Harbour).
Scottish, English; Slip Jig. England, Northumberland. A Mixolydian (Gow,
Hunter, Kerr): D Mixolydian (Alburger, Kennedy, Vickers): G Mixolydian (Martin,
Neil, Stokoe & Bruce). Standard tuning. One part
(Alburger, Martin, Neil): AB (Stokoe): AABB (Gow, Hunter, Kennedy, Kerr):
AABBCC (Vickers). The tune is old,
appearing in the Blakie Manuscript
(1692). It was supposed to have been composed by John Cowan, who, according to Robert Riddell (d. 1794) was : "a very noted performer on the Fiddle, at Newton
Stewart in
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Rattlin