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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.
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. 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:|
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. 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. G Major. Standard tuning. AB.
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 :|