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Note: The tunes below are recorded in what
is called “abc notation.” They
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R. P. CUMMINGS WELCOME. Shetland, Pipe March. A Major.
Standard tuning. AABB'CCDD'.
RU' GLEN LUMS. Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No.
159, pg. 19.
X:1
T:Ru’
Glen Lums
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
S:Kerr
– Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No.
159 (c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
c>dc>A
(G<F) F>G | C>DF>G A<c d<f | c>dc>A (G<F) F>A |
D>G F/E/D/E/ F3A:|
|:
c>dc<A c<f d<f | c>dc<A A<G G<A | c>dc<A c<f
d<f | D>G F/E/D/E/ F3A :|
RUADHRAÍ Ó MÓRDHA. AKA and see “Rory
O’Mo{o}re.”
RUAIDRI UA MÓRDA. AKA and see "Rory
O'Mo{o}re."
RUAIG AN MÍ-ÁDH (Banish Misfortune). AKA and see “Banish Misfortune [1].”
RUATAR UELLINGTON. AKA and see "Wellington's Advance."
RUB
THE BAG (“Cumuil an Mala” or “Cumail an Mhailin”).
Irish, Jig, Long or Set Dance (6/8 time). C Major (Cole, Joyce): D Major
(O'Neill). Standard. AAB (Cole, Joyce): AABB (O'Neill/Krassen): AA'BB (O'Neill/1850
& 1001). Joyce notes the tune was well known in
X:1
T:Rub
the Bag
L:1/8
M:6/8
R:Set
Dance
S:O’Neill
– Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:D
d2d fed|cBA
cec|BcB fdB|dcB fdB|d2d fed|cBA cec|
|:ded
def|efe efg|fgf f2^g|aba a2g|fgf fga|gfe efe|~d3 fed|cBA cec|
BcB
fdB|B/c/dB fdB|dcd fed|cBA cec|ABA ecA|A/B/cA d2||
RUBAN
BLEU, LE. French, Bourree A Deux Temps (2/4 time). G Major.
Standard. AABB'. Traditional tune from central
RUBBER DOLLY (BREAKDOWN) [1]. AKA ‑ "Rubber Dolly
Rag." AKA and see "Back Up
and Push [1]." Old‑Time, Breakdown.
***
My Mommy told me, she's going to buy a rubber dolly,
Or she won't buy me a rubber dolly.
***
Bronner
also says the tune has a similarity to an older
RUBBER DOLLS [2]. American, Two-Step (?).
RUBBER DOLLY [3]. Canadian, Reel. A Major. Standard. AA'BC. A mish-mash
of a tune incorporating "Fireman's
Reel" ('A' part), the first phrase of "Rubber
Dolly" ('B' part), and a tune similar to the 'B' part of "Woodchoopers Reel" ('C' part). Source
for notated version: transplanted French-Canadian fiddler Omer Marcoux (
RUBBER
FACE. Canadian, Reel.
RUBEN. See
"Reuban('s Train)."
Old-Time. Marimac 9038, Dan Gellert & Brad
Leftwich - "A Moment in Time."
RUBEN’S RIDGE. Old-Time. G Major. From Pete McMahan.
RUBY HORNPIPE. AKA
and see "Ruby Lip," "Cliff Hornpipe."
RUBY
LIP. AKA and see "Cliff
Hornpipe," "Harvest Home [1],"
"Fred Wilson's Clog,"
"Cincinnati Hornpipe [1],"
"Kildare Fancy," "Standard Hornpipe," "Zig-Zag Hornpipe/Clog," "Cork Hornpipe [1]," "Higgins' Hornpipe," "Dundee Hornpipe," "Kephart's Clog" (Pa.), "Snyder's Jig" (Pa.).
RUD AR BITH DO SHEÁN JOE?
AKA and see "Anything for
John Joe?"
RUDE RING REEL.
Irish, Reel. D Minor. Standard tuning. AA’B. Composed by Ciarán O'Grady.
X:1
T:Rude Ring Reel, The
R:reel
C:Ciarán O'Grady
D:Sin É, 1c
Z:Jeff Lindqvist
M:C|
L:1/8
K:Dm
G||AzDE FAdA|BGAF GECE|FDA,D (3FFG AB|Ad{e}d^c deag|
fdec dcBc|(3BBA GB AFDC|A,DFD (3EFG cA|1 GECE D2 (3AA^G:|2 GECE D2 (3EFG||
Ad{e}dA Bfec|dABG AFDC|A,DFD EGcG|Ad{e}d^c defg|
afga fdcA|(3FFG AG FDCA,|B,DFD CEcA|GECE D2 (3EFG|
Ad{e}dA Bfec|dABG AFDC|A,DFD (3EFG cG|Ad{e}d^c deag|
fdec dcBc|(3BBA GB AFDC|A,DFD (3EFG cA|1 GECE D2 (3AAG||
"2nd time:"
AzDE FAdA|BGAF GECE|FDA,D (3FFG AB|Ad{e}d^c deag|
fdec dcBc|(3BBA GB AFDC|A,DFD (3EFG cA|GECE DEFG|
AzDE FAdA|BGAF GECE|FDA,D FGAB|Ad{e}d^c deag|
fdec dcBc|(3BBA GB AFDC|A,DFD (3EFG cA|GECE D2 (3EFG||
Ad{e}dA Bfec|dABG AFDC|A,DFD (3EEG cG|Ad{e}d^c defg|
afga fdcA|(3FFG AG FDCA,|B,DFD CEcA|GECE D2 (3EFG|
Ad{e}dA Bfec|dABG AFDC|A,DFD (3EFG cG|Ad{e}d^c deag|
fdec dcBc|(3BBA GB AFDC|A,DFD (3EFG cA|GECE D2z2||
RUE AND THYME. AKA and see "The Willow Tree [3]."
X:1
T:Rufée, La
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Daubat – Cent Contredanses en Rond (1757), No. 48
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GDG BGB |
{e}d2B3 | {e}dcB AGF | FGA D3 | GDG BGB | d3e3 |
dcB AGF | FEF
G2G, :: BdB ceA | BAG FED | BdB ceA | B3A3 | GDG BGB |
{e}d3e3 | {e}dcB
AGF | FGA D3 | GDG BGB | d3 g3 | edc BAG | FEF G3 :|
RUFFIAN'S RANT. AKA
and see "Ben Nevis," "Coig na Scanlan," “Down on yon Bank,” "I'm Over/Owre Young to
Marry Yet [1]," "The
Kilt is My Delight,” "Lady Francis Wemys' Reel,"
"Old Virginia,"
"Roy's Wife (of
Aldivalloch)." Scottish, English; Strathspey or Rant.
X:1
T:Ruffian’s Rant, The
M:C
L:1/8
S:McGlashan – Strathspey Reels
Z:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:D
B | A<F F>E F>E F<B | A>F
F>D E>DEB | A<F F>D d>ef>e | d>BA>F E>D E :|
|: B | A<F d>A B>Ad>B |
A<F d>A B>AB>d | G<F F>D d>ef>d | B>dA>F E<D E
:|
|: b | a<f f>e f>e f<b |
a<f f>d e>d e<b | a<f f>e d>gf>e | d>B d/B/A/F/
E>D E :|
|| B | A<Fd<F A<Fd<F |
A<Fd<F BABd | A<F E>D d>ef>e | f/e/d/B/ d/B/A/F/ E>DEB |
A/F/E/F/ d/F/E/F/ A/F/E/F/ d/F/E/F/ |
A/F/E/F/ d/F/E/F/ B>A A<d | AFE>D Defd |
EBdF E>DEB ||
|: A<F F>E F>E F<d | A<F
F>DE>D EB | A<F F>A d>ef>e| F<F F>A E<DE :|
|: B | A<F d>A d>Ad>B |
A<F d>A B>ABd | A<F F>D d>efd | B>dA>F E>DE :|
RUFFLE THE OLD HAG IN THE CORNER. Irish, Slip Jig. G Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. Roche Collection, 1982,
vol. 2; No. 268, pg. 28.
RUFFLED DRAWERS. AKA and see "New Five Cents [1].” Old-Time, Breakdown.
D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. See also related tune “Robinson County.” This ditty was sung to
the ‘A’ part of the tune (collected by John Hartford from Roy Acuff):
***
City gal she
wears ruffled drawers, country gal she wears plain;
My gal she wears
no drawers at all, but the gets there just the same.
***
When I saw her
ruffled drawers, her ruffled drawers so fine,
When I saw her
ruffled drawers, I knew I'd make her mine.
***
The Devil’s Box, vol.
23, No. 1, Spring 1989, pg. 21. Songer (
X:1
T:Ruffled Drawers
T:New Five Cents
L:1/8
M:2/4
N:The last part is the vocal melody
S:Howdy Forrester and Roy Acuff; transcribed by John
Hartford
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
F/G/|Af f/g/f/e/|dB/d/ A/G/F/E/|D/F/A/d/
f/a/f/d/|e4|Af f/g/f/e/|
dB B/c/B/c/|AF/D/ E/F/E/F/|D3:||:F/G/|A/G/F/E/
DF/G/|A/F/E DD|
D/F/A/G/ F/D/F/A/|E3 F/G/|A(3A/F/E/ DF/G/|AF/E/
DF/G/|AF/D/ E/F/E/F/|D3:|
“vocal melody”
A/A/A fe|dB B2|A/A/A fd|e3A|AA fe|dB Bd/B/|AF EC|D3||
RUFTY
TUFTY. English, Country Dance Tune (2/2 time). G Major.
Standard tuning. ABC (Sharp): ABCC (Barnes, Karpeles, Raven). The melody was
first published by John Playford in his English
Dancing Master (1651). The ‘C’ part consists of six bars, repeated, while
the ‘A’ and ‘B’ parts contain eight each. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Karpeles & Schofield (A Selection of 100 English Folk Dance Airs),
1951; pg. 12. Raven (English Country
Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 25 & 44 (the latter page is a reprint of the
Playford MS). Sharp (Country Dance Tunes),
1909/1994; pg. 18. Familiar Records FAM 47, Pyewackett
‑ "
X:1
T:Rufty
Tufty
M:2/2
L:1/8
S:Sharp
– Country Dance Tunes
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d4
(d2e2 | f4) (e2f2 | g2)g2 (f3e | d8) | d4 (d2e2 | f4) (e2f2 | g2)g2 (f3e | d6)
||
(ef |
g2f2e2d2 | d2c2B3c) | (d2d2c2B2 | A4 G2) (ef | g2f2e2d2 | d2c2B3c |
d2d2c2B2
| A4 G4) || (B3c) .d2.d2 | .e2 .c2 d4 | (B3c) .d2.d2 |
.e2.c2.d2
(Bc | d2) .d2.c2B2 | (A4 G4) | (B3c) .d2.d2 |
.e2.c2
d4 | (B3c) .d2.d2 | .e2.c2.d2 (Bc | d2) .d2 c2B2 | A4 G4 ||
RUFUS. Old‑Time.
Bluebird 5434‑A (78 RPM), Gid Tanner and His
Skillet Lickers (
RUFUS
RASTUS. Old‑Time, Breakdown.
RUGGED ROAD. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Missouri. G Major. Standard
tuning. AB (Silberber): AA’BB (Beissenger & McCann). The tune was in the
repertoire of
RUGGED SAYLOR, THE. AKA and see "A Wedding What Ever Comes Out."
RUIDHLE NA MARAGAN DUBH (Reel of the Black Puddings). AKA
and see “Kiss the
Lass Ye Like/Love the Best [1].” Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning.
AABB. The tune appears in other Scottish collections (such as Bremner, c. 1751-61) as “Kiss the Lass
Ye Like Best” (see note for). The black pudding of the title is in both
Scottish and Irish Gaelic marag dubh,
a name derived from the Norse word mörr,
for suet, or blóõ-mörr (blood
pudding). It is made from the blood of cattle and generally stuffed into
sausage casings, served fried with foods like bacon and eggs. Marag is also
used as a term for a shapeless, obese person. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 95.
X:1
T:Ruidhle na Maragan Dubh
T:Reel of the Black Puddings
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
R:Reel
K:D
B | {c/B/}A2 (FA) BEEB | {c/B/}A2 (FA) {c}defd |
(ef/g/) (fg/a/) AFEF |
A/A/A
“tr”(fe) {c}dDD :: f | (ab)af beef | (ab)(af) {c}defd | (ef/g/) (fg/a/) AFEF |
A/A/A
“tr”(f2) {c}dDD :|
RUIDHLEADH MOR.
See "Babbity Bowster."
RUIDHLEADH
***
Ruidhleadh
nan coileadch dubha Reeled the blackcocks
's
dannsaidh na tunnagan, And danced the ducks,
Ruidhleadh
nan coileach dubha Reeled the blackcocks
Air
a' bhruthaich shios ud. On the banks up there.
***
Flett and Flett (1964) remark: "A
number of the older Gaelic dances contained a certain amount of miming, and we
believe that this miming was largely determined by the words of the appropriate
dance-song. The dance Ruidhleadh nan Coileach Dubha is a case in point--here
the kneeling couple represent the ducks, while the dancing couple are the
blackcocks." Flett & Flett (Traditional Dancing in
RUIDHLEADH
RUIGHLE THULAICHEAN. AKA and see "Reel o'/of Tulloch."
RUINS OF KILLMALLOCK, THE (Fotarac
Cill-Moceallog). Irish, Double Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
Killmallock was once, in the middle ages, the third largest town in
***
Killmallock Abbey
***
McGuire & Keegan (Irish Tunes by the 100, vol. 1), 1975; No. 31, pg. 8. O'Neill
(Krassen), 1976; pg. 57. O'Neill (Dance Music of
X:1
T:Ruins
of Killmallock, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill
– Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
A/B/|cBc
dcd|ecA AGE|cBd cBA|GEF GAB|cBc dcd|ecA Bcd|cBA BGE|EAA A2:|
|:e|aga ece|agf edc|dcd BGB|Acd efg|aga ece|agf
edc|Bcd efg|aAA A2:|
RUISG, A BHEAN NA TABHAIRNE. Irish. Composed by blind Irish
harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738). Shanachie 79013,
Derek Bell - "Carolan's Receipt" (1987).
RULE, BRITANNIA.
“Smile
RULL.
Norwegian, Halling Dance Tune (2/4 time). D Major. ADae tuning. AA'BCDD'EE'.
Hallings belong to the oldest repertory of duple‑time dance tunes in the
Hardanger fiddle tradition of western
RUM AND ONIONS. American, Jig (irregular time: two measures of 2/4
time at end of each part). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 71. Tolman
(Nelson Music Collection), 1969; pg.
3. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883;
pg. 102.
X:1
T:Rum
and Onions
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
({B/c/}d)GG
GFG | Bcd dBG | ({A/B/}c)AA FGA | ABc cBA | ({B/c/}d)GG GFG | Bcd dBG |
M:2/8
L:1/8
.A.A/.A/
.A/.d/.c/.A/ | .G.B.Gz :|
M:6/8
L:1/8
({e/f/}g)ee
e^de | bee efg | ({d/e/}f)dd d^cd | add def | ({e/f/}g)ee e^de | bee efg |
M:2/4
L:1/8
ff/f/
f/e/e/g/ | egez :|
X:1
T:
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:John
& Andrew Gow - A Collection of Slow
Airs, Strathspeys and Reels (
K:Amix
d|eA”tr”cA
c/d/e f2|eAcA BdGB|eAcA c/d/e f2|BGdB eAA:||
g|abag
abeg|Bdgd BdGg|abag abeg|BGdB eAAg|
abag
abeg|Bgdg BdGB|eAcA c/d/e f2|dGdB eAA||
RUMBLING QUADRILLE.
Scandinavian, Quadrille. Culburnie Records CUL
121D, Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas – “Fire and Grace” (2004).
RUMFORD ASSEMBLY. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. The melody and dance instructions first appear in John
Hinton’s periodical Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure
(London, 1754). Rumford is the old spelling of the modern Romford, and old market
town that is now within the boundaries of Greater London, to the east. The Star
Brewery has been in operation there since 1708. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite
Country Dances, vol. 1),
1757; No. 112.
X:1
T:Rumford
Assembly
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:Thompson’s
Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757)
Z:Transcribed
and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:G
G B2 (d|d) g2
b|dcBA|B/G/F/G/ AD|G B2 (d|d) g2 b|(f/g/a) cB|B A3:|
|:A ^c2 (e|e) g2
b|agfe|f/d/^c/d/ eA|A ^c2 (e|e) g2 b|a/g/f “tr”e2|d4|
G B2 (d|d) g2 b|dcBA|B/G/F/G/ AD|G B2
(d|d) g2 b|dcBA|G2 G,2:||
RUN ALONG HOME, CINDY. AKA and see "Cindy [1]."
RUN ALONG HOME,
RUN, BOY, RUN. AKA and see "Run,
N....r, Run." The title appears in a list of traditional
RUN DOWN BOOT. Old-Time,
Breakdown. An
RUN DOWN THE TOWN IN HASTE. Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard
tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall
(1748-1833), first appearing in print in his 1781 collection (pg. 2).
X:1
T:Run down the
Town in haste
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:
Z:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:Bb
d|B2 (dB) fB
dB|GFGB (cBc)d|B/B/B (dB) fBdB|egfe d(BB):|
E|(D/E/F) (B,F)
BFdB|GFGB (cBc)d|Bfdf egdf|(cBc)d B/B/B B2|
(D/E/F) (B,F) BFdB|GFGB (cBc)d|f/f/f (gf)
bfdB|egfe d(BB)||
RUN, JOHNNY, RUN [1]. AKA‑
"Run, N....r, Run," "Run, Smoke, Run," "Run, Boy, Run." Old‑Time,
***
Johnny came down to the mooshine still in the bottom
of the holler at the foot of the hill;
He woke up about the break of day and he thought he
heard his grandpa say:
***
Refrain
Run, Johnny, Run, the Federals'll get you,
Run, Johnny, Run, you'd better get away.
***
Johnny stopped at the top of the hill and he saw them
Federals around his still;
They busted his coil and his boiler too, started
drinking his mountain dew.
***
The Feds caught Johnny makin' a run and they took him
up to
Set him to work for the government makin' moonshine
for the President.
***
Johnny got rich at the government stills and he run
away to his home in the hills;
Now the Federals are on his tracks, he still owes a
dollar on the whiskey tax. (Kuntz)
***
Sources
for notated versions: Kenny Baker [Brody]; Bruce Hutton [Kuntz]; Tommy Jackson
[Phillips]. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook),
1983; pg. 238. Kuntz (Ragged but Right),
1987; pg. 203‑204. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; pg. 204. Silberberg (93 Fiddle Tunes I Didn’t Learn at the
Tractor Tavern), 2004; pg. 37. Cassette C-7625,
Wilson Douglas - "Back Porch Symphony." Folkways 2402, Bruce Hutton‑
"Old Time Music...It's All Around." County 750, Kenny Baker‑
"Grassy Fiddle Blues." Rounder 0037, J.P. and Annadeene Fraley‑
"Wild Rose of the Mountain." Rounder 1005, Gid Tanner and the Skillet
Lickers‑ "Hear These New Fiddle and Guitar Records" (appears as
"Run, N….r, Run").
See also listing at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music
Index: An Index to Recorded Sources |
RUN,
JOHNNY, RUN [2]. American, Jig or Quadrille (6/8 time).
X:1
T:Run Johnny Run [2]
M:6/8
L:1/8
S: Viola
“Mom” Ruth – Pioneer Western Folk Tunes
(1948)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:G
DGG GGB|GGG
GGB|ADD DFG|ADD DEF|GGG GGB|
GGG GGB|ADD
DEF|(G3G2):|
(B/c/)|ddB
ddB|GGG G2 (c/d/)|eee eec|AAA A2 (B/c/|
ddB ddB|GGG
G2B|ADD DEF|G3G3||
K:D
Add ddf|ddd ddf|eAA
ABc|eAA ABc|ddd ddf|ddd ddf|eAA ABc|d3d2||
(f/g/)|aaf
aaf|ddd d2 (g/a/)|bbg bbg|eee e2 (f/g/)|aaf aaf|ddd d2f| eAA ABc|d3d3:|
***
Run Mountain, take a little hill. (x2)
***
Mainer
himself said the last part was “check a little hill,” meaning to investigate a
hill, but his brother Wade thought it may have been a mishearing of “there’s
sugar in the hill,” referring to the preparation of moonshine, according to
Lyle Lofgren.
King 819, J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers. Folkways FA 2399, New Lost City Ramblers ‑ "vol. 4."
RUN, NIGGER, RUN. AKA‑ "Run, Johnny,
Run," "Run, Boy, Run," "Run, Smoke, Run," "Pateroller'll Catch You."
Old‑Time, Breakdown.
***
Jumped over the fence as slick as an eel,
White man grab nigger right by the heel;
Run, Nigger, Run the patteroler catch you,
Run, Nigger, Run you better get away.
(Thede)
***
The
following lyric appears in African-American collector Thomas Talley’s Negro Folk Rhymes (reprinted in 1991,
edited by Charles Wolfe):
***
Run, Nigger, run! De Patter-rollers’ll ketch you
Run, Nigger, run! It’s almos’ day.
***
Dat Nigger run’d, dat Nigger flew,
Dat Nigger tore his shu’t in two.
***
All over dem woods and frou de paster,
Dem Patter-rollers shot; but de Nigger git faster.
***
Oh, dat Nigger whir’d, dat Nigger wheel’d,
Dat Nigger tore up de whole co’n field.
***
Charles
Wolfe (1991) finds the tune/song appears in older collections such as White’s Serenader’s Songbook (1851, pg. 66),
Joel Chandler Harris’s Uncle Remus and
His Friends: Old
***
Sources
for notated versions: Bill Driver (African-American fiddler from
X:1
T:Run, N….r, Run
L:1/8
M:2/4
S:
Viola “Mom” Ruth – Pioneer Western Folk
Tunes (1948)
K:G
d/e/d/B/
GG|D/G/A/G/ Bd|d/e/d/B/ Gc|B/G/A/F/ Gd:|
|:g/a/g/e/ dd|A/d/e/d/ fa|g/a/g/e/
dd|B/G/A/F/ Gd:|
RUN, RABBIT, RUN. Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB'.
The 'B' part is irregular. Composed by the late
RUN, PREACHER, RUN. Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. A
variant of “Run, N....r, Run.” Source for notated
version: mandolin player Kenny Hall (
RUN, SMOKE, RUN. See "Run, N....r,
Run" and "Run, Johnny, Run."
RUN THEM COONS IN THE GROUND. AKA and see "Richmond Cotillion."
RUNAWAY (JIG) [1], THE (Port an Reata). Irish, Single Jig. D Major.
Standard tuning. AABB (Carlin): AA'BB' (O'Neill). Not O'Neill's "Runaway
Bride." Carlin (Master Collection),
1984; No. 237, pg. 138. O'Neill (Dance Music of
X:1
T:Runaway
Jig, The [1]
L:1/8
M:6/8
R:Single
Jig
S:O’Neill
– Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A2F
F2A|d3 cBA|B2G G2A|B2A Bcd|A2F F2A|d3 cBA|Bcd ecA|1 d3 ecB:|2 d3 d2||
|:A|d2e
f2d|g2e f2d|ecA AcA|ecA AcA|d2e f2d|g2e f2d|ecA ABc|1 d3 d2:|2 d3 dcB||
RUNAWAY
[2], THE. Scottish. John
Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of the tune in Robert Ross's 1780 collection (pg. 27).
RUNAWAY
[3], THE. English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). E Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. Kidson notes this is from a MS collection of about 1825.
He also states it is different to a dance with this title which appears in
dance books at the commencement of the century. Kidson (Old English Country Dances), 1890; pg. 14.
X:1
T:Runaway,
The [3]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Frank
Kidson – Old English Country Dances
(1890)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E
B|e2e
(eg).e|B2B (Bd).B|e2e (eg).e|(b3 b2)B|e2e (eg).e|
B2B
Bcd|e2e f>ef|(e3 ed2)::f|g>fe g>fe|a2(f f2)f|
g>fe
g>fe|B2(B B2)f|gfe gfe|agf b2a|gfe B2d|(e3 e2):||
RUNAWAY [4], THE. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). D Major.
Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Cahusac
(Annual Collection of Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1809),
1809; No. 9.
X:1
T:Runaway, The [4]
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:WM Cahusac – Twenty Four Country
Dances for the Year 1809, No. 9 (London)
N:”With proper
Directions to each Dance as they are performed at
N:Court, Bath,
and all Public Assemblies.”
Z:Transcribed
and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
FAdA|f2
ed|cea^g|ba=ge|FAdA|f2 ed|1 gedc|d2d2:|2 agec|d2d2||
|:{e}dAfe|dAfe|dAfd|gedc|dAfe|dAfd|1
gedc|d2d2:|2 agec|d2d2||
RUNAWAY BRIDE, THE (An Brideog Sgeineac). Irish, Double
Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 44. O'Neill (Dance
Music of
X:1
T:Runaway
Bride, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill
– Dance Music of
K:G
d/c/|BcB
AGA|GAG GBd|edd gdB|BAG A2 d/c/|B2B AGA|GAG GBd|e>fg faf|gag g2:|
|:d|efg
fga|ded dcB|edc BAG|BAG A2 d/c/|BcB AGA|GAG GBd|e>fg faf|gag g2:|
RUNAWAY FIDDLE.
RUNAWAY HORSE, THE. Irish?, Jig. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Harding’s All Round Collection, 1905;
No. 79, pgs. 24‑25.
X:1
T:Runaway
Horse, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Harding’s All Round Collection (1905),
No. 79
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
e2d
ege|faf efe|dfd cec|BdB GBd|e2d ege|
faf
ege|dfa gdB|cGe c2z::g2f egc|ceg agf|edc agf|
e3
d2g|g2e egc|ceg agf|egf edc|Bag fed:|
RUNNING BOORE, THE. English, Bourree. This melody, one of three bourees
printed by Playford, appears in his Musick's
Hand-Maide (1678) and Musick's
Delight on the Cithren (1666).
RUNNING FITTIR. English.
RUNNING FOOTMAN(‘S JIG). English, Country Dance Tune (6/4 time). D
Major. Standard tuning. AB. As “Running Footman” it is one of the "missing
tunes" from William Vickers' 1770 Northumbrian dance tune manuscript. The
melody also appears in Walsh’s collection of
X:1
T:Running Footman's Jigg
B:Walsh
M:6/4
L:1/8
K:D
A2| d3 c B2 A3 G F2| E3 F G2 F3 E D2| D2
F2 A2 D2 F2 A2| D2 F2 A2 A4 A2| \
d2 A2 d2 d2 A2 d2| d2 A2 d2 c4| d3 c B2
A3 G F2| E2 e2 A2 c2 d6::\
c2 d2 e2 e2 f2 e2 |e2 d2 c2 B4 A2| A2 c2
e2 A2 c2 e2 |E2 A2 ^G2 A6| \
d3 c B2 A3 G F2| E3 e d2 c3 B A2| d2 f2
a2 e2 f2 d2 | e2 A2 c2 d6:|
RUNNING FROM THE FEDERALS. AKA and see “Seneca Square Dance,” “Waiting for the Federals.” Old‑Time,
Breakdown. G Major. Standard. AABB. Ford (Traditional
Music in
RUNNING MORRIS. English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). A Major.
Standard tuning. AB. The melody appears in Walsh’s third collection of
Lancashire tunes (Lancashire Jiggs,
Hornpipes, Joaks, etc.) published around the year 1730. Knowles (A Northern Lass), 1995; pg. 35.
X:1
T:The Running Morris
B:Walsh
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:E
f/2g/2| aga Bcd|cBc ABc| dcd BcA| GAB E2
f/2g/2| aga Bcd| cde ^def|\
efg Be^d e3 e2:: g/2a/|bab fga| gfg efg
|aga Bcd|cBc ABc|dcd Bcd|ede cde|\
fcd Bag|a3 a3:|
RUNNING THROUGH THE RAIN TO KEEP YOUR HAIR DRY. AKA
and see "Seely Simpkins."
American, Reel. USA, southwestern Pa. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Bayard
thinks that "The Reel of
Millinavat [1]" is a form of this tune. Source for notated version:
Walter Neal (Pa., 1952) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance
to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 230, pg. 190.
RUNNING THROUGH THE WHITEOAKS. Old‑Time, Breakdown. In the
repertoire of the John Lusk Band from the
RURAL FELICITY [1]. AKA
and see "(Come) Haste To
the Wedding [1]." English, Irish; Single Jig. Melody and song were
introduced in 1767 in the pantomime The
Elopement, performed at
X:1
T:Rural Felicity
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:Thompson’s
Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773)
Z:Transcribed
and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:D
A|AFG Aaf|{f}ede fdB|AFA B/c/dF|EEE
E2A|AFG Aaf|ede fdB|AFA faf|ddd d2:|
|:a|afa afa|bgb bgb|afa agf|eee e3|a3 f3|ede fdB|AFA faf|ddd d2:||
RURAL FELICITY [2]. AKA and see “Cathleen Hehir’s,” “Kathleen O’Hehir,” "Joe Cooley's Delight," “Kishkeam Lasses.” Irish, Double Jig. D Mixolydian ('A' part)
& D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB. Roche Collection, 1982, vol. 2; No. 248, pg. 23.
RUSH CART LADS. English, Morris Dance Tune (4/4 time). G Major.
Standard tuning. AB. Tune used in the North‑West (
RUSHES, THE.
Scottish. "First printed by Oswald. It is traditionally connected with
Eskdale and is one of the tunes to which 'The Braes of Yarrow' was sung. It
seems to have been the version sung to Sir Walter Scott by the venerable Tibbie
Shiel from whom he got a great many ballads for his 'Minstrelsy of the Scottish
Border' (Williamson)." Flying Fish FF358, Robin
Williamson ‑ "Legacy of the Scottish Harpers, vol. 1."
RUSHY
GLEN, THE. Irish, Air (4/4 time). F Minor. Standard tuning. AAB.
Source for notated version: “From Mr. Pigot’s MSS” [Stanford/Petrie].
Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection),
1905; No. 543, pg. 138.
X:1
T:Rushy
Glen, The
M:C
L:1/8
S:Stanford/Petrie
(1905), No. 543
Z:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:Fmin
F | F2
GB c2 cd | e>d cB G2 F>E | F2 GB c2 ec | B>G FF F3 :|
||
c/d/ | e>c c=e f2 fg | e>c ce f2 ef | g>f ed e>d cB | c>d
e/d/c/B/ (G2 F>)E |
F2
(GB) c2 (e>c) | (B>G) FF F3 ||
RUSHY MOUNTAIN, THE (Sliab Luacra). Irish, Air (2/4 time). D Major.
Standard tuning. AB. Sliabh Luacra (the Rushy Mountain) is a region in south
western Ireland on the Cork-Kerry border. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1979; No. 93, pg. 17.
X:1
T:Rushy
Mountain, The
M:2/4
R:Air
L:1/8
N:”Moderate”
S:O’Neill
– Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:D
A | Ad
df | (ed/c/d/) ea | fd Be | (d2 c)A | Ad df | (e/d/c/d/) ed |
cA B^G
| A2 z || d | .c.A .A.d | .c.A .A.d | (c/d/e/f/) gf | (f2 e)d |
.c.A
.A.d. | cA fd | (c/d/e/f/) gc | d2 z ||
RUSS ALLAN'S BREAKDOWN. New England, Reel. D Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. Composed by Russell D. Allan. Page (Ralph Page Book of Contras), 1969; pg. 17.
RUSSELL’S JIG. American,
Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. From the 1938 manuscript of New Hampshire
musician John Taggart (1854-1943), entitled “Recollections of a Busy Life” (New
Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, N.H.). Taggart wrote in his ms. that the
tunes “were all taught me during my boyhood days in Sharon (N.H.), by the
various fiddlers in that vicinity” [Miller]. Miller points out that
RUSSELL’S HORNPIPE. AKA and see “The Jaunting Car,” “Woodcock Hill,” “The Lodge Gate,” “Pound Hill.” Irish, Hornpipe. The tune was
recorded by Packie Russell under this title on the 1974 album “The Russell
Family of Doolin, Co. Clare" (Topic 12TS251).
RUSSELL’S SLIDE. See “Micko
Russell’s Slide [1].”
RUSSIAN DANCE [1], THE. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). C Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. The melody was originally published by Charles and
Samuel Thompson in their Compleat Collection, vol. 3 (London, 1773). It
appears, along with numerous other tunes from the Thompsons’ 1773 collection,
in the 1788 music manuscript copybook of fiddlers John and William Pitt Turner
(Norwich, Conn.). Barnes (English Country
Dance Tunes), 1986. Thompson (Compleat
Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3), 1773; No. 198.
X:198
T:Russian Dance,
The [1]
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:Thompson’s
Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773)
Z:Transcribed
and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:A
e3 f/d/|cccB|AB/G/ AB/G/|ABcd|e3
f/d/|cccB|AB/G/ AB/G/|A2 A,2:|
|:c3 d/B/|AAAB|cagf|e2 d2|c3 d/B/|AAAB|cabg|a2 A2:||
RUSSIAN DANCE [2], A. AKA and see "Opera Hat." English, Country
Dance Tune (2/4 time). England; Shropshire, Yorkshire. C Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. No relation to "Russian Dance" [1]. Sources for notated
versions: a c. 1837-1840 MS by Shropshire musician John Moore [Ashman]; an MS
collection by fiddler Lawrence Leadley, 1827-1897 (Helperby, Yorkshire) [Merryweather
& Seattle]. Ashman (The Ironbridge
Hornpipe), 1991; No. 103b1, pg. 42. Merryweather & Seattle (The Fiddler of Helperby), 1994; No. 100,
pg. 55.
RUSSIAN GALLOP. American, Dance Tune. USA, Pa. In the repertory of
Buffalo Valley, Pa., region dance fiddler Harry Daddario.
RUSSIAN MARCH. AKA and see "Governor Jones' March,"
"Dow Everly [1]," "Will Rarie Old March [1]."
Howe (Diamond School for the Violin),
1861; pg. 24.
RUSSIAN (GRAND) MARCH. AKA and see "Grand March o' Normal [1],"
"Captain Bluett's March."
Howe (Diamond School for the Violin),
1861; pg. 24.
RUSSIAN RABBIT [1], THE. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. G Major. Standard
tuning. ABB’. Local southeast Kentucky pronunciation is ‘Rooshian’, says Jeff
Titon (2001). Source for notated version: John M. Salyer (Salyersville,
Magoffin County, Ky., 1941 or 42) [Titon]. Titon (Old Time Kentucky Fiddle
Tunes), 2001; No. 139, pg. 165. Berea College Appalachian
Center AC003, “John M. Salyer: Home Recordings 1941-42” (1993). Leatherwood
(cassette), Bruce Greene – “Vintage Fiddle Tunes” (1987).
RUSSIAN RABBIT [2], THE. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. In the repertoire
of fiddler J.P. Fraley (b. 1923) of Rush, Kentucky. Not related to “Russian
Rabbit [1].”
RUSSIAN
RAG. Novelty Rag. USA. D Aeolian ('A' and 'B' parts), F
('C' part). Standard tuning. Intro., AA BBAA'CCC'C'. Composed by Cobb. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 239.
RUSSIAN (WALTZ), THE. English,
Waltz. A Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 170, pg. 45.
RUSSIANS ARE COMING, THE (Tá na Rúisigh ag Teacht). AKA and see “Doon Reel [1].” Irish, Reel. G
Major. Standard tuning. AABB. An uncommon version of the tune, says editor
Jackie Small (CRÉ V), that has
several versions. See note for “Doon Reel [1].” Source for notated version:
fiddler John M. Buckley (Sliabh Luachra) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ V), 1999; No. 151.
RUSSIANS RANT. Scottish, "Strathspey Reel." The melody
appears in the Gillespie Manuscript of
Perth (1768).
RUSSISCHE POLKA. AKA and see "Snyder's
Clock" (1st part only), "National
Schottische," "Military
Schottische," "Doppelpolka,"
"Pretty Baby." German, Polka.
Boehme notes it was "known in 1842, very popular up to 1860. Boehme, No.
257, pgs. 162‑163.
RUSTIC COURTSHIP. AKA and see "I'll Tousle Your
Kurtchy." Irish, Air (6/8 time). E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB.
O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music),
1915; No. 73, pg. 44.
X:1
T:Rustic
Courtship
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O’Neill’s Irish Music (1915)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Emin
B |
E>GE GEG | B>AB e2f | g>fe dgB | A>GA BGE | E>GE GEG |
B>AB
e2f | g>fe dcB | AGF E2 || B | G>EG B2B | GEG B3 |
E>GE
A2G | FEF A2G/F/ | E>GE B2B | GEG
e2f | gfe dcB | AGF E2 :|
RUSTIC DANCE [1]. AKA and see "Old Molly Hare," "Fairy Dance/Reel," & quot;Largo's Fairy Dance." American,
Reel. USA, southwestern Pa. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Sources for notated
versions: Walter Neal (fiddler from Armstrong County, Pa., 1952) and Hiram
Horner (fifer from Westmoreland and Fayette Counties, Pa., 1963) [Bayard].
Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981;
No. 52A‑B, pg. 38.
RUSTIC DANCE [2]. AKA and see
"Rustic Reel [2]," "Old Virginia Reel [2],"
"Off She Goes [1]," "Off She Goes for Butter and
Cheese," "Up She Got
and Off She Went," "Peel
the Willow." American, Quadrille (6/8 time). G Major ('A' and 'B'
parts) & D Major ('C' part). Standard tuning. AABBCC. Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; pg.
52.
X:1
T:Rustic
Dance [2]
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:Ford
– Traditional Music in America (1940)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
B2d
c2e|def g2z|B2de c2 e|dcB A2z|
B2d c2e|def
g2z|A2B cBA|G2z G2z::|
|:d2B
cBA|d2B cBA|G2A B2c|d2e dcB|
d2B
cBA|d2B cBA|B2c A2B|G2z G2z:|
K:D
A2A
A2B|A2d f2z|g2e fed|g2e fed|
A2A
A2B|A2d f2z|g2e fec|d2z d2z::|
RUSTIC
DANCE--SCOTTISCHE [3], THE. AKA and see "Billy Wilson's Clog,” “California Dance,” “California Hornpipe,” "Evening Pleasures Schottische,"
“Kenion Clog,” “The Mason-Dixon Schottische,”
“Nightingale (Clog) [2],” "O Dear Mother My Toes Are Sore
[1]," “Parkersburg Landing,”
“Peacock Rag,” “Rustic
Hornpipe,” “Starlight Clog,” “Wilson’s Clog [2].” American,
Canadian; Schottische. USA; Missouri, Nebraska, Michigan, Kentucky, North
Carolina, West Virginia, Ohio, New York. D Major (Christeson): C Major
(Messer). Standard tuning. AABB (Messer): ABC (Christeson). A common, though
widely varied dance tune in the East, Midwest and other parts of the country.
It can be heard rendered in various rhythms, including a schottische, although
some maintain that it is actually a difficult tune to perform that dance to.
Northeastern Kentucky fiddler J.P. Fraley told writer and old-time fiddler
Kerry Blech that a lot of the old-timers in his area played it but that he did
not recall anyone dancing to it. Musicologist Jim Kimball, however, reports the
tune is commonly played for a schottische for community dances in western New
York and that fiddler Mark Hamilton plays a two part version in C which he
calls "Humpty Dumpty Schottische.” He thinks his dad learned it when
visiting the Toronto World's Fair in 1902. Fiddler Lauchlin Shaw, from the
North Carolina piedmont region, had the tune in his repertoire, learned from
Virgil Craven. Fiddler Les Raber of Hastings, Michigan, played the tune in the
key of C Major, as did Lonnie Austin of the Spray/Eden area of North
Carolina. West Virginia traditional
musician Burl Hammons played it on the banjo and called it “Wilson’s Clog.”
Source for notated version: Bob Walters (Burt County, Nebraska) [Christeson].
R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers
Repertory, vol. 2), 1984; pg. 107. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 164, pg. 111
(appears as “Clog in C Major”). County Records, Babe
Spangler – “Old Virginia Fiddlers” (appears as “Schottische”). County 723,
Oscar Jenkins ‑ "Back Home in the Blue Ridge." Edison Records
(78 RPM), John Baltzell {Ohio} (1928). MSOTFA 007, Charlie Walden -
"Draggin the Bow" (1985). Smithsonian/Folkways, Burl Hammons – “The
Hammons Family.” Walter McNew (Ky.) – “Black Jack Grove.”
RUSTIC HORNPIPE. See “Rustic
Dance.”
RUSTIC REEL [1]. AKA and see "City
Guards," "First
Western Change," "Jinny O Jinny My Toes Are Sore,"
"Libby Prison Quickstep,"
"Monongahela March," "O Dear Mother My Toes Are Sore
[1],” "Virginia Reel [3]."
English, American; Jig. D Major (most versions): C Major (Howe). Standard
tuning. AAB (Hardings, Howe, Raven): AABB (Cole, Sweet). Despite the title of
the dance, the music is in jig time. The American painter William Sydney Mount,
a native of Stony Brook, Long Island, was a fiddler who often played for and
attended dances. In a letter dated January 30th, 1839, to his
brother Robert, also a musician as well as a dancing master who had left Long
Island to ply his craft in Tarbolton, Tarbolton County, Georgia, William Sydney
described an affair he attended in New York city:
***
Last week about two hours, and danced a few times. I
saw no new
figures except a Reel called the Rustic Reel, and as
it is a fashionable
dance in N.Y. I will endeavour to describe it
(there follows a description
of the
figures with music noted on the bottom of the page).
***
In
T:Rustic
Reel [1]
R:Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
A |
f2e dcB |A2F D2 E | FGF FED | F3 E2A | f2e dcB | A2F D2E | FGF EDE | D3 z :|
|: A | g2e f2e | c2d ecA | g2e f2d | cec A2 A | g2e
f2d | cde fga | ece dcB | ABc d2 :|
RUSTIC REEL [2]. AKA and see "Rustic
Dance" [2], "Off She Goes
[1](for Butter and Cheese)," "Peel the Willow," "Old Virginia Reel [2],"
"Up She Got and Off She Went."
American. Howe (School For the Violin),
1851; pg. 39.
RUSTIC
RIG. Canadian. Composed by Maritime fiddler Don Messer
(1909-1973). MCA Records MCAD 4037, “The Very Best of
Don Messer” (1994).
RUSTLERS, THE.
Canadian, Jig. D Major ('A' part) & A Major ('B' part). Standard tuning.
AABB. Messer (Way Down East), 1948;
No. 83. Messer (Anthology of Favorite
Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 141, pg. 89.
X: 1
R:jig
T:The
Rustler's Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
Z:Transcribed
by Bruce Osborne
K:D
f/g/|a2d'
f2a|d2f A2d|cBc ABc|gfa g2e/f/|
g2b e2g|c2e
A2a|c'ba gfe|d3 d2:|
K:A
A|cd^d
efg|a2e c'2a|gab efg|acf e2A|
cd^d
efg|a2e c'2a|gab efg|a3 a2:|
RUSTY GULLEY [1]. AKA and see “Chalk’s
Hornpipe,” “Geld Him Lasses (Geld
Him).” English, Old Hornpipe. D
Major. Standard tuning. There are several tunes that go by the name “Rusty
Gulley.” This version is one of two that appear in the 1770 music manuscript
copybook of Northumbrian musician William Vickers, about whom, unfortunately,
little is known. There are several tunes that go by the name “Rusty Gulley.”
The title, of which there are many variations, may derive from rostibolio, and Italian dance from the
16th century. However, a ‘gulley’ is Borders and Geordie dialect for
a large knife. This version is one of two that appear in the 1770 music
manuscript copybook of Northumbrian musician William Vickers, about whom,
unfortunately, little is known. See also the similar “Dusty Miller [6].”
X:1
T:Rusty
Gulley [1]
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:William
Vickers’ music manuscript copybook, pg. 47
(1770)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
d2
A/B/c dA|FA Ac BA|d2 B/c/d eE|GB Bd cB:|
|:dg
fd f/g/a/f/|dg fd f/g/a/f|eg fa ga|be ed cA:|
RUSTY GULLEY [2]. AKA and see “Jock and Tam,” “Lady Susan Montgomery’s
Hornpipe,” “Punchanello(’s Hornpipe),”
“Three Case Knives,” “Three Sharp Knives,” “Three Rusty Swords.” English, Old
Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Vickers clearly wrote “Risty” for the
first word of the title for this tune (instead of “Rusty”), and the very next
tune below it in the manuscript is “Rusty Gulley.” So, the ‘Risty’ title may be
deliberate on his part. Fellside FECD 161, John Spiers
& Jon Boden – “Through and Through.”
X:1
T:Risty
[sic] Gulley [2]
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:William
Vickers’ music manuscript copybook, pg. 47
(1770)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G/A/B/c/
dG BG|FA Ac BA|G/A/B/c/ dG BG|DG GB AG:|
|:g2
f2 eg|fd df ed|ce Bd Ac|BG GB AG:|
RUSTY
GUN, THE. Old-Time. GDad tuning. County
CO-CD-2729, Art Stamper – “Goodbye Girls I’m Going to Boston” (2000).
RUTHERFORD'S REEL. Old‑Time,
Jig (6/8 time, despite the name). A rare old‑time jig.
RUTH'S
RAG. Old-Time, Country Rag. USA, Missouri. B Flat Major
('A' part) & E Flat Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AA'B. Source for
notated version: Ben Tinnon with the Grinnell Giggers (Mo.) [Phillips].
Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle
Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 118.
RUTLAND JIG, THE.
AKA and see “The
Humours of Dublin [2]," “Horse
in the pound,” "Mary O'Neill
[1]."
RUTLAND'S REEL. Old‑Time,
Breakdown. A Minor. Standard tuning. AABCBDDEEDDB. Part of the tune is from
Georgia Slim Rutland who obtained it from his grandfather's fiddle book and
used it as a show tune; other parts were added by Howdy Forrester, who named
the whole for his mentor. The first strain is similiar to that of minstrel
James Buckley’s "Dar's
Sugar in De Gourd," which appears in Ryan’s Mammoth Collection and Cole's
1000. Source for notated version: Howard Forrester [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol.
2, 1995; pg. 119.
RYAN MEETS CONNOLLY. Irish, Reel. Composed by the late
fiddler Sean Ryan, who visited another fiddler, Seamus Connolly, at his home in
Limerick in the early 1970's. During the visit Ryan recorded several of his
compositions for Connolly, who asked for the title of this reel; Ryan replied
"Janie, sure I've no name for it, why don't we call it 'Ryan Meets
Connolly.'" Green Linnett GLCD 1087, Seamus
Connolly - "Notes From My Mind" (1988).
RYAN'S FAVORITE. AKA and see “Ballinasloe
Jig,” “John Conroy’s,” “A Lilt from Home,” “Lilting Banshee,” “Miller of Glanmire.” Irish, Jig. A
Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: a recording of
Roscommon fiddler Paddy Ryan & Kerry accordionist Donal de Barra [Miller
& Perron]. Miller & Perron (Irish
Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 2, No. 59. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd
Edition, 2006; pg. 34. Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann No.
C18, Ryan & De Barra - "From the Homes of Ireland" (1973. Various
artists).
See also listing at: Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Ryan’s
Favorite
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:A
Dorian
EAA
EAA | BAB G2A | Bee edB | dBA GED | EAA EAA |
BAB
G2A | Bee edB | dBA A2 :: d | eaa age | dBA G2A | Bee edB |
def gfg
| eaa age | dBA G2A | Bee edB | dBA A2 :|
RYAN'S HORNPIPE [1]. Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard.
AABB. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music),
1915; No. 375, pg. 180.
X:1
T:Ryan’s
Hornpipe [1]
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:O’Neill
– O’Neill’s Irish Music (1915)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
(3A/B/c
| dd/d/ e/d/c/B/ | A/G/F/E/ D c/d/ | ee/f/ ea | f/d/c/B/ B/A/G/F/ | dd/d/
e/d/c/B/ | A/G/F/E/ F/A/d/f/ |
a/f/b/g/
f/d/e/c/ | ddd :: d/e/ | ff/g/ ff/g/ | f/e/d/c/ B/c/d/B/ | ee/f/ ea | e/d/c/B/
AG/F/ | B>c B/A/B/F/ |
G/A/B/c/
d/e/f/g/ | a/f/b/g/ f/d/e/c/ | ddd :|
RYAN’S (HORNPIPE) [2]. AKA and see “Hogan’s Pass.” Irish, Hornpipe. D Major.
Standard. AABB. No relation to “Ryan’s Hornpipe [1]." Paul de Grae finds
the tune to be a Sean Ryan composition called “Hogan’s Pass.” Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No.
39, pg. 100.
RYAN'S
POLKA. AKA and see “Keadue
Polka,” “John Ryan’s Polka,”
"Sean Ryan's Polka." Irish,
Polka. D Major. Standard. AABB. Carlin (Master
Collection), 1984; No. 278, pg. 156.
RYAN’S NO. 5. Irish, Reel. Composed by County
Tipperary fiddler Sean Ryan (d. 1985). Ryan (The Hidden Ireland), 40.
RYAN’S
RANT (Siamsaíocht an Rianaigh). Scottish, Reel.
A Minor. Standard. AABB (Breathnach): AABBCCDD (Kerr). Source Grier had the
title as “Ray’s Rant,” although Breathnach found the same tune as “Ryan’s Rant”
from Hime. Source for notated version: from fiddler and uilleann piper Stephen
Grier (Farnaght, County Letirim), whose collection dates from the 1880's
[Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ IV)
1996; No. 136, pg. 67. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 140, pg.
17. Shanachie 34014, James Kelly, Paddy O’Brien &
Daithi Sproule – “Traditional Music of Ireland” (1995).
X:1
T:Ryan's
Rant
S:James
Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Dáithí Sproule (Shanachie 34014), 15b
Z:Jerome
Colburn
M:C|
K:ADor
de |
cAAB cAed | ceAe BGGB | cAAB cdef |1 gedc BGGB :|2 gedc BGGE ||\
A3 B
cAed | ceGc dBGA | cAEA cdef | gedc BGGB |\
cAAB
cAed | ceGc dBGA | cAEA cdef | gedc BGGB |:\
c2 gc
acgc | c2 gc dBGB | c2 gc acgc | d=fed cAAB |\
c2 gc
acgc | ABcA DGBG | Acea bcba | gedc BGGB :|
"Variation:
B part"
A3 B
cAed | ceGc dBGA | cAEA cdef | gedc BGGB |\
cAAB
cAdA | eAdA BGGB | cAEA cdef | gedc BGGB ||\
"Variation:
C part"
c2 bc
acgc | c2 bA gedB | c2 bc acgc | d=fed cAAB |\
c2 bc
acgc | ABcA DGBG | Acea bcba | gedc BGGB :|
"Final
variation on C part"
c2 gc
acgc | c2 gc dBGB | c2 gc acgc | d=fed cAAB :|\
c3 B
cdef | gece dBGB | c3 B cdeg | fdcB cAAB |\
c3 B
cdef | gece dBGB | Acea bcba | gedc BDGB || A8 |
RYAN'S
REEL. AKA and see "Killannan's Fancy," "The Moving Bog(s) [1]," "The Turnpike Gate [3].” Irish, Reel. The tune
is called by this title after Clare fiddler Joe Ryan who recorded it with
Micheál Ó hAlmhain on a 1970 Comhaltas LP. Shanachie 34009, Frankie Galvin & Alec Finn – “Masters
of Irish Music” (appears as first tune of “Ryan’s Reel” set).
RYAN'S TRAVELS. AKA and see "The Two and Sixpenny Girl,"
"The Aherlow Jig," "Connie O'Connell's (Jig) [1],"
"The Spirits of Whisky [2],"
"The Money I Want," "Quinn's Jig," "The Three Little Drummers [4]."
Irish, Jig. According to Breathnach (1985), this was a
RYA'S
HOUSE. AKA and see "Ryro's
House."
X:1
T:Rychel, La
M:6/8
L:1/8
N:”Moderato”
S:Daubat – Cent Contredanses en Rond (1757), No. 65
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D | G2A BAG | F2G
AFD | G2A BAG | cBA B2D | G2A BAG | dBG AFD |
EFG AGF | GDB,
G,2 :: D | G2d BAG | F2d AFD | G2d BAG | ^c3 d2D | G2d BAG |
F2d AFD | G2d
AFD | ^c3 d2D | G2A BAG | dBG AFD | EFG AGF | GDB, G,2 :|
RYE STRAW [1]. AKA and see
"Alabama Waltz" (Mississippi
title), “Big Fish,” “Black My Boots and Go See
the Widow,” "Dog Shit a Rye
Straw," "Dog in the Rye
Straw," "The Dog in
Difficulty," "The Joke on
the Puppy," "Lady's Fancy,"
"The Unfortunate Pup," "The Unfortunate Dog," "A Whoop from Arkansas," Old‑Time,
Breakdown. USA; North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee,
Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Indiana, Arkansas. D Major (most versions):
A Major (Frank Kittrell, Silberberg): G Major (Doc Roberts). Standard or ADae
(Frank Kittrell) tunings. AA’B (Titon): AABB (Brody, Kittrell, Spandaro): ABC
(Silberberg): AA'BBCC (Phillips): AABBCC (Ford): ABCCB' (Krassen): AABCCCCDD
(Reiner & Anick). The melody was known throughout the South and Midwest
under a variety of (mostly related) titles, but appears to have first been
published in the 1880's by George Coe of Boston, Mass., as "A Whoop from
Arkansas." Charles Wolfe (1983) states the Doc Roberts (Ky) used to sing
"a scatological ditty involving a dog, a grubbing hoe, and a straw"
to the tune, from which most of the titles appear to stem from. Joel Shimberg
learned the following words to “Rye Straw” from
***
Dog shit a rye straw, dog shit a needle,
Dog shit a little boy playing on a fiddle.
***
Dog shit a rye straw, dog shit a minnow,
Dog shit a catfish big enough for dinner.
***
Dog shit a rye straw, dog shit a fiddle bow,
Dog shit a little boy working with a grubbing hoe.
***
These
lyrics were sung to the “Pigtown Fling” melody by a
***
Dog shit a rye straw, dog shit a riddle‑o,
Dog shirt a rye straw longer than a fiddle bow.
***
Dog shit a catfish longer than a minner‑o,
Dog shit a catfish big enough for dinner‑o.
***
West Virginia
fiddler Ernie Carpenter remarked that the version fiddled by the regionally
influential musician Lewis Johnson “Uncle” Jack McElwain (1856-1938) of White
Oak (a tributary of Laurel Creek, near the village of Erbacon, Webster County,
West Virginia) was so good that: “When Jack ‘Wain played it, you had to open
the door and let the stink out” (Milnes, Play
of a Fiddle, 1999). Early Grand Ole’ Opry star Uncle Dave Macon, a singer
and banjo player, recorded the tune in 1938 (accompanied by a fiddler,
identified by the late musicologist Charles Wolfe as Tennessee fiddler Charlie
Arrington, who had also been a member of Paul Warmack & His Gully Jumpers)
at the end of the song “Johnny Grey” (a version of the ballad “Peter Gray”).
***
Ernie Carpenter.
Photo by Michael Keller. Courtesy
Goldenseal Magazine www.wvculture.org/goldenseal
***
It has
been variously mentioned as having been played by Rock Ridge, Alabama, fiddlers
around 1920 (Bailey), and was mentioned in the autobiography and newspaper
accounts of Tom Freeman of Cullman County, Alabama, and also in reports (1926‑31)
of the De Kalb County Annual (Fiddlers') Convention (Cauthen, 1990). It was one
of the tune recorded by the Atlanta
Constitution in an article on the April, 1913, Atlanta fiddler’s
convention, as played by C.C. Moon of Logansville, Ga. (Wayne W. Daniel, 1990)
. The tune was recorded for the Library of Congress by folklorist/musicologist
Vance Randolph from Ozark Mountain fiddlers in the early 1940's. Influential Mt
Airy, North Carolina, fiddler Tommy Jarrell knew the tune as "The Joke on
the Puppy," though its most common name seems to have been "Rye
Straw." A version of this tune is called "Lost Indian," a
floating title.
***
Sources
for notated versions: Henry Reed (Monroe County, W. Va.) [Krassen]; Earl
Collins [Reiner & Anick]; Ebenezer [Brody, Spandaro]; Howard 'Howdy'
Forrester [Phillips]; Clayton McMichen (Ga.) [Phillips]; Ruthie Dornfeld
(Seattle) [Phillips]; Doc Roberts (1897-1978, Madison County, Ky., 1930),
learned from African-American fiddler Owen Walker [Titon]; Alan Jabbour, after
Henry Reed [Silberberg]. Brody (Fiddler’s
Fakebook), 1983; pg. 241. Ford (Traditional
Music in America), 1940; pg. 47. Krassen, 1983; pgs. 94‑95. Phillips
(Traditional American Fiddle Tunes),
vol. 1, 1994; pgs. 205-206 (three versions). Reiner & Anick (Old Time Fiddling Across America), 1989;
pg. 123. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 135.
Spandaro (10 Cents a Dance), 1980;
pg. 2. Titon (Old Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes),
2001; No. 140, pg. 166. Biograph 6007, Ebenezer‑ "Tell it to Me."
Briar 0798 (or BR 4204), Earl Collins‑ "That's Earl." Carryon
Records 002, "Ace Weems and the Fat Meat Boys." Cassette C-7625,
Wilson Douglas - "Back Porch Symphony." Columbia 15521 (78 RPM),
Clayton McMichen & Riley Puckett (1930). Copper Creek CCCD 0193, Bill and
Libby Hicks – “South of Nowhere” (Appears as “Dog Passed a Ryestraw”). County
412, Doc Roberts ‑ "Fiddling Doc Roberts" (1983). County 527,
Doc Roberts ‑ "Old Time Fiddle Classics, vol. 2" (originally
recorded 1930). County 788, Clyde Davenport (Monticello, Ky.) ‑
"Clydeoscope: Rare & Beautiful Tunes from the Cumberland Plateau"
(1986). Folkways FS 3809, John Summers‑ "Fine Times at our
House". Gennett 7221 (78 RPM), Doc Roberts (1930). Marimac AHS 2, Melvin
Wine. Mississippi Department of Archives and History AH‑002, Frank
Kittrell (Lauderdale County, Miss.) ‑ "Great Big Yam Potatoes: Anglo‑American
Fiddle Music from Mississippi" (1985. Originally recorded in 1939).
Rounder 0040, "Pickin' Around the Cookstove." Rounder 0128, The
Backwoods Band‑ "Jes' Fine" (1980). Rounder 0132, Bob Carlin‑
"Fiddle Tunes for the Clawhammer Banjo" (1980). Rounder 1005, Gid
Tanner and the Skillet Lickers‑ "Hear These New Fiddle and Guitar
Records." Tennvale 001S, Bob Douglas‑ "Old Time Dance Tunes
from Sequatchie Valley." Recorded by Uncle Am Stuart (b. 1856),
Morristown, Tenn., in 1924 for Vocalion, and by Clayton McMichen in 1929. 5
String Productions 5SP05002, The Hoover Uprights – “Known for their Reputation”
(2006).
See also listing at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index:
An Index to Recorded Sources |
X:1
T:Rye
Straw
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
e2 ef
edBd | efgf edBd | e2ef edBd | dBAF ED D2 | e2 ef edBd |
efgf
edef | gfgf dgeB | dBAF ED D2 :|
|:
E2EE F2FF | EDEG FEDD | E2EE F2FF | efed cBAD |
E2EE
F2FF | EDEG FEDD | E2EF FGFA | dBAF ED D2 :|
X:1
T:Rye
Straw
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Brad
Leftwich
N:ADae
tuning
N:From
a transcription by John Lamancusa, by permission; see http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
[A,2E2]
[A,E][A,D] F2 FD|EDED F(D D2)|E2EE F2F2|(ef)ed c(A A2)|
[A,2E2]
[A,E][A,D] F2 (DE|E)DEG F(D D2|E2EE F2F2|(ef)ed c(A A2):|
|:
[e3e3] (f ed)cc|[D2d2]f2 edcd|[e3e3] (f e2)(e2|e)(DED) F(D D2)|
e3 (f
ed)cc|d2f2 edcd|d2 (fga2) a2|(~gf)ed c(A A2):: e2(fga2)a2|
e2f2
(ge)Bc|[D2d2] (fga2) a2|(gf)ed c(A A2)||
RYE
WALTZ. American, Schottische‑Waltz. USA; Washington,
Arizona, Michigan, New York, New England, Ohio, West Virginia. D Major (Ford,
Ruth): G Major (Johnson). Standard. AB. A version of the tune "Coming Through the Rye,"
the dance for which (the "Rye Waltz") combines a waltz step with a
schottische step (Linscott, 1939); this is the version Arizona fiddler Kenner
C. Kartchner knew when he described the first part in 2/4 time, the second
sixteen bars in waltz time. Although the dances hey-day was in the early 20th
century, the tune was, until recently, played by at least one old-time fiddler
for a dance in Champion, western New York state, according to fiddler Chad
Miller, although he only knew of one other fiddler who played the tune in that
region. Paul Gifford remarks that it is still well-known by old-time square
dancers in Michigan, Peter Yarensky reports it is still performed occasionally
in New Hampshire, and Kerry Blech says it was known among older informants in
Ohio and West Virginia. Ford (Traditional
Music in America), 1940; pg. 137. Johnson (The Kitchen Musician's No. 7: Michigan Tunes), vol. 7, 1986‑87;
pg. 8. Ruth (Pioneer Western Folk Tunes),
1948; No. 31, pg. 12. Shaw (Cowboy Dances),
1943; pg. 394. Folkways FW8827, Arbuckle, Mikkelson
& Clifton - "Old Time Couple Dances" (1961). Victor Vi 23619 (78
RPM), White Mountain Orchestra (New Mexico?) –“Maxwell's Old Rye Waltz.”
X:1
T:Rye
Waltz
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Shaw
– Cowboy Dances (1943)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D>D
D<B|A>G A<B|D>D E>D|G2z2|D>D d>B|A>G A<B|D>D
E>D|G2 z2||
L:1/8
M:3/4
D4B2|G4B2|A4G2|A4B2|d4B2|G4d2|(e6|e4)
e2|d4B2|c4A2|B4G2|A2B4||
L:1/8
M:2/4
D>D
E>D|G2 g2||
RYE WHISKEY [1]. AKA and see
"Drunken Hiccups [1]."
Old‑Time, Waltz or Song tune. USA; Arkansas, Arizona. A Major. AEac#. The
tune is from an old and distinguished family originating in the British Isles,
but well‑known in America (see notes for "Drunken Hiccups").
The tune features pizzicato, or plucked, notes. Arizona fiddler Kenner C.
Kartchner, who knew the tune, "converted the usual EAea tuning to
standard" (Shumway). The usual tuning however, is AEac#. The tune was
recorded for the Library of Congress from musicologist/folklorist Vance
Randolph from Ozark Mountain fiddlers in the early 1940's. The title is from a
song set to the tune:
***
Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey I cried,
If I don't have rye whiskey I surely will die.
Other
lyrics go:
***
I'll eat when I'm hungry, I’’ drink when I’m dry;
If the hard times don’t kill me I’ll live till I die.
***
Beefsteak when I'm hungry, red liquor when I'm dry,
Greenbacks when I'm hard up and religion when I die.
***
Jack o' diamonds, jack o' diamonds, I know you of of
old,
You've robbed my poor pockets of silver and gold.
***
Oh Whiskey, you villain, you've been by downfall;
You've kicked me, you’ve cuffed me, but I love you for
all.
***
If the ocean was whiskey and I was a duck,
I'd dive to the bottom and get one sweet suck.
***
But the ocean ain't whiskey and I ain't a duck,
So we'll round up the cattle and then we'll get drunk.
***
An
interesting black variant was printed by the African-American collector Thomas
Talley in his 1922 book Negro Folk Rhymes,
although the song mostly appears in white collections. Talley’s version, called “I’ll Eat When I’m
Hungry,” goes:
***
I’ll eat when I’se hongry,
An’ I’ll drink when I’se dry;
An’ if de whitefolks don’t kill me,
I’ll live till I die.
***
In my liddle log cabin,
Ever since I’se been born;
Dere hain’t been no nothin’
‘Cept dat hard salt parch corn.
***
But I knows whar’s a henhouse,
An’ de tucky he charce;
An’ if ole Mosser don’t kill me,
I cain’t never starve.
***
County 202, "Eck
Robertson: Famous Cowboy Fiddler." Marimac 9054, The Ill-Mo Boys -
"Fine as Frog Hair" (1995).
RYE WHISKEY [2]. AKA and see
"Whiskey." American, Reel or
Breakdown. USA, southwestern Pa. G Major. Standard tuning. ABB'. Bayard (1981)
considers this a version or derivation of "Sally Goodin’/Goodwin." Source for
notated version: Levi Hall (Fayette County, Pa., 1944) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 113, pg.
64.
RYHOPE COLLIERY HORNPIPE.
AKA – “Gold Dust Hornpipe.” English, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning.
AABB. Ryhope Colliery was a coal mine in the old County Durham, near the
coastal village of Ryhope in Sunderland. It’s first shaft was sunk in 1855, and
coal continued to be extracted until 1966, when the mine closed. A whole
village was built along the valley to house the pitmen. There were no disasters
at the colliery in its entire existence. Northumbrian Piper’s Pocket Green
Book, 1993.
X:1
T:Ryhope Colliery Hornpipe
M:C
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
K:G
(3def|gd^cd BGFG|DGBG fdgd|ecBc Aceg|fdfa
(3c’af (3dfa|gd^cd BGFG|
EGDG CGB,G|EecA FDEF|A2G2G2::FG|Abcd
cAFD|GBdg bgdB|
Acea c’bag|(3abg (3fge d2 ef|gd^cd
BGFG|EGDG CGB,G|EecA FDEF|A2G2G2:|
RYLAN(D) SPENCER. AKA and see "Riley and Spencer," "Raleigh and Spencer." Old-Time,
Song. Tommy Jarrell corrected the
spelling of the title of this tune, which appears as "Raleigh and
Spencer" (two towns in Virginia/North Carolina, named by the way, for two
of the powerful families from Wessex, England, who settled the area), and
speculated that the name Rylan Spenser may refer to a bootlegger. Cecilia
Conway, in African Banjo Echoes in
Appalachia (1995) reports that the song may have a banjo tradition, as a
related variant, "Reno Factory," was learned by African-American
Marvin Fodrell (Stuart, Patrick County, Virginia) learned the tune from his
banjo-playing father, Posey. Chubby Dragon CD1008, Brad Leftwich, Bruce
Molsky et al – “Mountairy.usa” (2001). Marimac 9038, Dan Gellert & Brad Leftwich - "A Moment in
Time."
RYLAND’S
HUMOUR. English, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning.
AABB. The melody appears unique to Charles and Samuel Thompson’s collection
(London, 1765). Thompson (Compleat
Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 49.
X:1
T:Rylands Humour
M:C|
L:1/8
B:Thompson’s
Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765)
Z:Transcribed
and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:G
GABc d2g2|fafd ecBA|GABc d2g2|faf^c
d2D2:|
|:dedB cdcA|BdBG AFED|G>DEF G2c2|BdAF G2 [G,2G2]:||
RYMER'S FAVORITE. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Tenn. C Major.
Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Related to the better known "Billy in the Lowground"
(Mark Wilson). Source for notated version: Allen Sisson (Tenn.) [Phillips].
Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle
Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 206. Recorded Anthology
of American Music, Alan Sisson (Tenn., near Ga. border) ‑
"Traditional Southern Instrumental Styles" (1978).
RYRO'S
HOUSE. AKA ‑ "Rya's House," "Riro's
House." Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Piedmont region of North Carolina.
In the repertoire of Joe Thompson, African-American fiddler from Orange County,
N.C., who played the piece in FCgd tuning. Global
Village C217, Joe and Odel Thompson ‑ "Old Time Music From the North
Carolina Piedmont."
RYTH
WYTH. AKA and see "The Peacemaker('s Hornpipe)."
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