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Note: The tunes below are recorded in what
is called “abc notation.” They
can easily be converted to standard musical notation via highlighting with your
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Companion work fine in most abc conversion programs. For example, I use
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into the concertina.net converter results in double-spacing. For
concertina.net’s conversion program to work you must remove the spaces between
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with no intervening blank lines. This being done, the F/C abc’s will convert
to standard notation nicely. Or, get a copy of abcNavigator 2 – its well
worth it. [AK] |
K. C. STOMP. Old‑Time, Breakdown.
KAFOOZALUM. AKA and see "London Bridge
[1]," "Will
You Go to Sher(r)iff Moor?" Scottish,
X:1
T:Kafoozalum
M:C
L:1/8
R:
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 1, No. 15
(c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
(a2 a>)g f>g a2|e>fg>f
e>f g2|(a2 a>)g f>ga>f|d>ef>d (e2d2):|
|:f>dA>d f>d
f2|g>ec>e g>e g2|f>dA>d f>d f2|d>ef>d e2 d2:|
KAIL AND KNOCKIT CORN. AKA and see "The Bob of
Fettercairn," "Come Kiss With Me,
Come Clap With Me," "Had
I the Wyte." Shetland. The
title means ‘cabbage and bruised oats’. The ‘k’ is pronounced in the word
‘knockit’ in old tradition in Shetland, according to Tom Anderson, as with most
‘kn-‘ words there. The tune is the Scots’ “Bob o’ Fettercairn,” transplanted to
the Shetland idiom.
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I'll be kissed and du'll be kissed
We'll all be kissed the morn
The best maet that's in the house
Is kail and knockit corn. (Cooke)
***
Anderson (Haand Me Doon da Fiddle);
pg. 43.
KAIL POT, THE. Scottish,
Strathspey. D Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Kail = cabbage. The Kail-pot was a
common metal cooking utensil used for a variety of purposes, and was often
found hanging over a hearth in the family home. It was often filled with
whatever was growing in the kail-yard, from kail to carrots, onions, leeks and
cabbage. Sometimes, depending on season and the state of family finances, a
lamb shank or cow heel added for flavour, or (in Shetland), a piece of reested
(cured, salted) mutton. It was versatile article, however, and in fact ‘kail’
was a term used in 19th century
X:1
T:Kail Pot, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 169 (c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Dmin
A|D>EF>G A<A
d>e|f>ed>f e<(A A>)^c|d>=cB>A B>AG>F|(3EFG (3AGA
F<(D D):|
|:A|d>^cd>e
f>ed>e|f>ef>a g<(c c>)e|f>ef>a g>fe>g|(3fed
(3^cde d>(D D):|
KAISER, THE (An Kaiser). AKA and see "Going to the Well for Water
[1]." Irish, Slide (12/8 time).
X:1
T:Going to the Well for Water
T:The Kaiser
R:slide
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:D
A2 f A2 f A2 f fed|B2 g B2 g B2 g
gfe|cdc BcB ABA a2 f|
1 g2 e cde d3 dcB:|2ged cde d3 d2
e|:f3 fed efe edc|
d2 d dcB c3 cBA|GBB GBB FAA FAA|EDE
e2 d cBc d3:|
KAISER WALTZ. AKA – “Kyzer Waltz.” American, Waltz.
KAISER’S DEFEAT JIG. Recorded by American fiddler Allan
Sisson for
KALEVALA, THE (
KALEY AMBER’S. Canadian, Reel.
KANAWHA HORNPIPE. Old‑Time, Hornpipe.
KANAWHA
KANAWHA MARCH. Old‑Time, March (cut time).
KANE’S JIG. Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard. AABBCC. Source for notated
version: Ned Connell (Lixnaw, County Kerry) [Mulvihill]. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No.
24, pg. 69.
KANE’S REEL [1]. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard. AB. “Recorded in
KANE’S [2] (Ríl Uí Chatháin). AKA and see “Nelson’s
Pillar.” Irish, Reel. C Major. Standard. AAB. A
KANGAROO JIG.
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G
G Edim Edim G G E7 E7
A6 A6 D7 D7 G6 G6 D#7/A# D7/A
G G Edim Edim G G E7 E7
A6 A6 D7 D7 G6 D7 G6 G6
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B6 B6 B6 B6 E7 E7 E7 E7
A6 A6 A6 A6 D7 D7 Daug Daug
G G Edim Edim G G E7 E7
A6 A6 D7 D7 G6 D7 G6 G6
***
Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 70. Voyager 309, Benny & Jerry Thomasson - "The Weiser
KANTARA TO EL 'ARISH. Scottish, Strathspey. Composed by
KANTSCHUKOFF REEL. American, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 27. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 52.
X:1
T:Kantschukoff Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
(3EFG | AEcA ecae | fe^de fecA |
GEBE dBge | bagf edcB | AEcA ecae |
fe^de bagf | gbeg fa^df | ({f}e)^def
e2 :: z2 | EFGA BcdB | Ae^de f2 (ec) |
EFGA BcdB | eaec A2 ({g}a2) | AGBA
cBdc | e^dfe gfaf | eafd cABG | Aaec A2 :|
KAPLAN WALTZ. Cajun, Waltz.
KAREN CHAISSON’S REEL. Canadian, Reel.
KAREN TWEED’S. AKA and see “Custy’s,” “Siobhán O'Donnell's No.2.”
Irish, Jig. A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Karen Tweed learned the tune from flute
player and singer Siobhán O'Donnell. Karen
Tweed’s Irish Choice. Michael McGoldrick - “Morning Rory.”
X:1
T:Karen Tweed's
D:Mary Custy & Eoin O'Neill,
With a lot of help from their friends
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
Z:transcribed by Paul de Grae
K:Am
cde AGE|GAB A2 d|eag ecd|eAB AGE|
cde AGE|~G3 Gce|eaa ged|cAG A3 :|
|: a2 a ged|edg edc|A/B/cA GAc|dec
deg|
aeg dec|AcA GEE|cde ged|cAG A3 :|
KAREN’S FANCY. American, Reel. G Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by
KAREN'S KITCHEN. American, Schottische. G Minor. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. Composed by
KAREN’S REEL. Canadian, Reel.
KAREN’S TUBA.
English, Country Dance Tune (2/2 time). C Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
Composed by Colin Hume in 1997. Barnes (English
Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 69.
KÄRIS PERS POLSKA. Swedish, Hambo Tune (3/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB. A
hambo is a type of Swedish country dance which has attained some popularity
among New England contra dancers. This is the currently the most popular of the
hambo tunes. I have a well-circulated photocopy of a text which gives the
source as "efter Paul Backstrom, efter Hook Olof." Another ciculated
copy is “efter Leif Alpsjö.” Source for notated version: Matt Fichtenbaum
[Reiner & Anick]. Kuntz, Private Collection. Thompson (Fiddler's Almanac); pg. 55. Reiner & Anick (Old Time Fiddling Across America), 1989;
pg. 168 (includes harmony part).
X:1
T:Käris Pers Polska
L:1/8
M:3/4
S:Ashokan Fiddle Camp, 1982
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
“D”A2 (A>B) A>G|(G>F)
(F>D) F>A|d2 (d>e) d>c|”Em”(c>B) (B>G) (E2|”A”e2) (e>f)
e>d|
(d>c) (c>A) c>e|a2 (a>b)
a>g|”D”f2 (f<d) A2|A2 A>B A>G|G>F F>D F>A|
d2 d>e d>c|“Em”c>B B4|”A”e2
e>f e>d|d>c c>A c>e|a2 (a>f) g>e|”D”d2 d4||
|:”G”[G,2G2B2g2] (e>g)
e>g|”D”(f>e) (d<c) d>f|”A”(e>d) (c>A) B>c|”D”(d>e)
f/e/f/g/ (a2|
“G”g2) (e>g) e>g|”D”(f>e)
(d<c) d>f|”A”(e>d) (c>A) B>c|”D”d2 d4:|
X:2
T:Karis Pers Polska—Harmony
L:1/8
M:3/4
C:Andrew Kuntz
K:D
F2 F>G F>E|E>D D>A,
D>F|A2 A>G F>E|E>D B,4|C2 C>D E>F|G2 A2 A>G|
A2 B2 c2|1 d2 d4:|2 F2 F4||
|:B2 G>B G>B|A>G F>A
B>d|c>B A>E G2|F4 A2|B2 G>B G>B|A>G F2 B>d|
c>B A>E D>E|D2 D4:|
KARO. AKA and see "Roscoe
Trillion" (
KATE. AKA and see “Countr(e)y Kate,”
"Hey for Nothing." English,
Jig (9/8 time).
KATE AND DAVY. American, Reel. D Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 58.
X:1
T:Kate and Davy
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Dmin
cABG AF D2 | FGAB cAAd | cABG AFDe |
fdeg fd d2 :|
|: de f2 fagf | ecgc ecgc | de f2
fagf | ecde fd d2 :|
KATE AND JULIE’S FIRST REEL.
Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
Composed by the late Cape Breton fiddler and composer Jerry Holland
(1955-2009). Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 173,
pg. 65.
KATE AND ROSE’S. Irish, Reel. D Minor (‘A’ part) & D Mixolydian (‘B’ part). Standard
tuning. AABB. The tune is sometimes credited to Irish fiddler Maire Breathnach,
who apparently does not claim it. Source for notated version: Kerry Elkin (
KATE CAULFIELD'S JIG. Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'B. A possible variant of “Tatter Jack Walsh.” Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 233, pg.
135.
KATE DALRYMPLE. AKA and see "New Highland Laddie [1]," "Jinglin' Johnnie." Scottish, Reel
or Scottish Measure. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Hunter (1979) explains that
Kate Dalrymple was a noted beauty, and the subject of a Gainsborough portrait.
The melody was first published in 1750 under the title "The New Highland
Laddie." Hunter (Fiddle Music of
Scotland), 1988; No. 241 (arranged by James Hunter). Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 1; No. 8, pg. 24.
Lerwick (The Kilted Fiddler), 1985;
pg. 13. Tradition 2118, Jim MacLeod & His Band ‑
"Scottish Dances: Jigs, Waltzes and Reels" (1979). “Fiddle Me Jig”
(c. 1978). Bob Smith’s Ideal Band – “Better Than an Orchesta” (1977). Bob
Smith’s Ideal Band – “Ideal Music” (1977).
X:1
T:Jinglin Johnnie
T:Kate Dalrymple
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:Stewart-Robertson – The
Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
E | A2(Ac) B2(Bc) | A2(Ac) B2(Bc) | A2 (ag) (fe)dc | B2e2c2 (AE) | A2(Ac) B2(Bc) |
A2(Ac) B2(Bc) | A2(ag) (fe)dc | B2e2c2A || c | e2 (ef) edcd | e2a2e2 (cd) | e2(ef) edcd |
e2 (ag) fedc | d2(fd) c2(ec) | B2(Bc) d2(cB) | A2(ag) fedc | B2e2c2A || E |
AEAc BEGB | AEAc BEGB| A2(ag) fedc | B2(ed) (dc)BA | AEAc BEGB |
AEAc BEGB | A2(ag) fedc | BAGB ABcd || e^def ecAc | e2(af) ecAc | e^def ecAc |
e2(ag) fedc|d2(bd) c2(ac) | B2(Bc) d2(cB) | A2(ag) fedc |
B2e2c2A ||
KATE GAYNOR'S FANCY. AKA and see "Aisghairm
na hAontachta," "The
Gurtaglanna Reel," "Roll Her in the Rushes [1]."
KATE-KAYLEE BREAKDOWN.
Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Missouri. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
Source Beeler said he had played the tune for as long as he could remember, but
had no title. Instead, he called it after his great niece and granddaughter.
Source for notated version: Jim Beeler (1938-2004, Old Kissee Mills, Missouri)
[Beisswenger & McCann]. Beisswenger & McCann (Ozark Fiddle Music),
2008; pg. 169.
KATE
X:1
T:Kate Kearney
T:Beardless Boy, The
T:Dissipated Youth, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
S:Capt. F. O'Neill
Z:Paul Kinder
R:Waltz
K:G
"Temp di Valse"GE|D2 B,2 D2|G3 A BG|A2 G2 G2|G4 D2|G2 B2 d2|ed cB AG|B2
A2 A2|A4 Bd|
e2 g2 ge|d4 c2|B2 d2 c2|B4 GA|B2 A2 B2|G2 E2 D2|E4 F2|G2 z2||
GE|D2 B,2 D2|D2 B,2 D2|G4 G2|G4 E2|D2 B,2 D2|D2 B,2 D2|A4 A2|A4 d2|
e2 c2 e2|d2 B2 d2|c2 A2 c2|B4 GA|B2 A2 B2|G2 E2 D2|E4 F2|G2 z2||
Bd|g2 d2 d2|e2 d2 BA|GA Bc df|e2 d2 d2|g2 d2 d2|e2 d2 BA|G2 B2 d2|e4 de|
g2 d2 d2|e2 d2 BA|GA Bc df|e2 d2 d2|g2 d2 d2|e2 d2 BA|G2 B2
A2|G2 z2||
KATE
X:1
T:Kate Kearney Waltz
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Moderate”
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D2 | D2E2G2 | G2A2B2 | A2G2G2 | G4D2
| G2B2d2 | edcBAG |
B2A2A2 | A4 Bd | e2c2e2 | d2B2d2 |
c2A2c2 | B4 GA | B2A2B2 |
G2E2D2 | E2G2G2 | G4 || D2 | D2B,2D2
| D2B,2D2 | G6 | G4D2 |
D2B,2D2 | D2B,2D2 | A6 | A4Bd |
e3ce2 | d2B2d2 | c3Ac2 |
B2G2A2 | B2A2B2 | G2E2D2 | E6 | G4
||
KATE KELLY'S FANCY (Roga Cait-m Ceallaig). AKA and see "Ho! Awake," "gCeirtlin Snaithe in
Aimhreidh," “Killoran’s
(Reel) [2],” "Twin Katy's."
Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Breathnach (1976) finds the first
part of “The Doon Reel [1]” related to
this tune and “Nellie Donovan,” and to “The Ravelled Hank of Yarn [1].”
O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1207, pg. 227.
O'Neill (Dance Music of
X:1
T:Kate Kelly’s Fancy
L:1/8
M:C|
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
dc|BABc dcAc|BGGB d2 cA|BABc d2 cA
d2 cA BG G2|
BABc dcAc|BGGB d2 cA|BABc d2 de|fdcA
BG G2||
Fgaf g2 fd|d^cAc d2 de|fgaf g2 fd|dcAc
BG G2|fgaf g2 fd|
d^cAc d2 de|fgaf gbag|fdcA BGAc||
KATE LAY SLEEPING. AKA and see “Barrack Hill (2),” “Breach of Killiecranky (The), "Kate's Laid in the Hay," “Lass of
Killiecrankie (The),” "Round and Round this
Green Sugar Tree," "Whitewashed
Kate." American, Reel and Air.
***
Say, pretty Belle, has your beau come (x3)
To help us with our dancing?
Yes, he'll come if yous say so (etc.)
Go give him a kiss and bring him in (etc.)
***
A shanty version has:
***
Way hay and up she rises (x3)
Early in the morning.
***
And and Irish one:
***
You are my love in the hay all night (x3)
Till
***
Sources for notated versions: Harry Wingrove
(Westmoreland County, Pa., 1946), Charles Clark (Fayette County, Pa., 1946),
Eben Patterson (Allegheny County, Pa., 1930's), Samuel Losch (Juniata County,
Pa., 1930's) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to
the Fiddle), 1981; No. 251, pgs. 214‑215.
KATE MARTIN. See “Kate Kearney.”
KATE MARTIN’S WALTZ. Scottish, Waltz. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Blair
Douglas. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle),
vol. 4, 1991; pg. 28.
KATE McFARLAN. Scottish, Country Dance Tune (4/4 time). The melody appears in the
Bodleian Manuscript (in the Bodleian Library,
KATE O’BRIEN’S REEL. Irish Reel. D Minor. Kate O’Brien is the fiddler for the northern Irish
group Deanta. Sain SCD 1019, Deanta.
KATE OF GARNEVILLA. AKA and see “Ye’re
Welcome, Charlie Stewart.” Irish, March. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Roche Collection, 1983, vol. 2; No. 344,
pg. 61.
KATE'S GOT A WOODEN
LEG. Old-Time, Breakdown. The melody has
some similarities to "Shortnin'
Bread." Marimac 9060, Jim Bowles -
"Railroading Through the
KATE'S GOT THE
BELLYACHE. Old-Time, Breakdown.
KATE'S LAID IN THE
HAY. AKA and
see "Kate Lay Sleeping."
KATHARINE
OGGLE/OGIE/OGGY. AKA and see "Catherine Logie," "Katherine Loggy," "Lady Catherine Ogle,"
"Ketrin Ogie," "Bonny Katherine Oggy."
Scottish, Air. A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. The air was credited to Irish
harper Rory dall O'Cahan by William Grattan Flood, the Irish antiquarian in his
History of Irish Music. Rory dall
spent most of his life in
***
Lady Catherine Ogle was a real
personage, who in 1591 married Sir Charles Cavendish of Stoke and Welbeck Abbey
(c. 1553-1617), his second wife. They
lived in
***
In
***
Johnson (The Kitchen Musician No. 14: Songs, Airs and Dances of the 18th
Century), 1997; pg. 11. McGibbon (Scots
Tunes, book II), c. 1746; pg. 44. Morison (Highland Airs and Quicksteps, vol. 2), c. 1882; No. 43, pg. 28.
O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. II), c. 1806; pg. 94. Flying Fish, Robin Williamson ‑ "Legacy of the
Scottish Harpers, vol. 2."
X:1
T:Katrin Ogie
L:1/4
M:4/4
K:Am
F|DGGG|AGG/2A/2c|AGA2|F3/2G/2AF|DGGG|AGGc|ddcA|G2A||\
c|dddA|cccG|AAAG|FGAF|DGGG|AGGc|ddcA|G2A|]
X:2
T:Cathrine Ogie
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. II (c. 1806)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
A>G | E2 A>B A3B | c2 B>A A2 B>c | d3e dB A>B | G3A B2 A>G |
E2 A>B A3B | c>d B>c A2 g>f | e2 d/c/B c>d B>c | A4 e2 :: AB |
c>d e>f g3a | g<e de g2 d>c | B2 g>e dB A>B | G3A (B/4c/2<d) c>B |
c2 (B>A/2B/4) A3E | A>Bc d2 {c/d/}e2 d>c | d>eg>a g<e dB | A4 e2 :|
X:3
T:Katharine Ogie
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow”
S:McGibbon – Scots Tunes, book II, pg. 44 (c. 1746)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
(A>G) | E2 (A>B) A3B |
(c>d)(B>c) A2 (Bd/c/) | d3g (dB)”tr”(A>G) | G3A (G/A/B) “tr”A>G |
E2(A>B) A3B | (c>d)(B>c) A2
(a/g/f) | e2 (dc/B/) (c>d)(B>c) | “tr”A4e2 :: A>B |
(c>d(e>f) g3a | (ge)”tr”(dc)
g2 (dc) | B2 (AB) (dB)(AB) | G3A (B/c/d) “tr”c>B | c2”tr”(B>A) A3E |
(A>B)(c>d) ({c/d/}e2)
“tr”(d>c) | (de)(g>a) (ge)(dB) | “tr”A4e2 :: (a>g) | e2(a>b) a3b |
(c’/b/c’/)d’/ “tr”(b/a/b/>c’/
a2(bc’) | d’3c’ (b/d’/c’/b/ “tr”a>g | g3a (g/a/b) “tr”a>g | e2(a>b)
a3b |
(c’/b/c’/)d’/ (b/a/b/)c’ a2 (a/g/f)
| e2(dc/B/) (c/4d/4c/4B/4c/>)d/ (B/4c/4B/4A/4B/>)c/ |”tr”A4e2 :|
AB | c>d (e/d/e/)f/ g3a |
(g/a/g/)e/ (g/e/)(d/c/) b2 “tr”d>c | (B/d/e/^f/ g)e (dB)(AB) | G3A (B/c/d)
“tr”(c>B) |
(c/4/d/4c/4B/4c/>)d/
(B/4c/4B/4A/4B/>)c/ A3E | (AB) (c/B/c/d/) e2 “tr”dc | (de)(ga) g”tr”(f/e/)
(d/f/e/)^G/ | “tr”A4e2 :|
X:4
T:Catherine Ogie
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:March
S:Morison –
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
e/d/ |: BA AG/A/ | BA AB/c/ | de/d/
BA/B/ | G>A Be/d/ | BA AG/A/ | BA Ag |
ag/e/ d/e/g/d/ | BA Ae/d/ :| de/^f/
gf/g/ | ae ea | g/^f/e/d/ e/f/g/B/ | G>ABe |
de/^f/ gf/g/ | ae ea | g/^f/e/d/
e/f/g/d/ | BA Ae/^f/ | de/^f/ gf/g/ | ae ea |
g/^f/e/f/ e/f/g/B/ | G>ABe |
cB/c/ dc/d/ | e^f/g/ a>f | g/^f/e/d/ e/f/g/B/ | BA A2 ||
X:5
T:Scotch Tune, A
M:C|
L:1/8
B:Playford – Apollo’s Banquet (1687)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gmin
D2G2G2(FG)|A2(G2G2)c2|c3d (cA)
(GF)|F3G A3 G/F/|D2G2 G3A|
B2G2G2f2|d2 (cd) (fd) (cA)|G4
B3||A|(d=e)(fg) (fe)(dc)|Bcd=e f3c|
A2f2 cA GF|F3G A2GF|D2G2G2 FG|A2G2
f3g|agfd cdcA|G4 B4||
KATHARINE-STREET.
English, Jig. G Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody was published
by John Walsh in his Second Book of the
Compleat Country Dancing Master (
KATHERINE BRENNAN'S
FAVORITE. AKA and see "Swinging on a Gate." Irish‑American,
Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune, says Andy McGann (who
learned it from his fiddle teacher Katherine Brennan), is basically the reel
"Swinging on a Gate," slowed and slightly altered. Brennan played it
frequently at sessions. Shanachie 29009, "Andy
McGann and Paul Brady" (the music is notated in the booklet that comes
with the album).
KATHERINE OGIE. See “Katharine Oggle.”
KATHERINE O'MORE. AKA and see "O'Moore's
Fair Daughter," "The Hawk of (Lough
Eirne of) Ballyshannon," "Port
Athol." Irish, Planxty (2/4 time). F# Minor. Standard tuning. AB.
Words to the melody, a reworking of a tune by Rory Dall (O'Cahan), were
composed by the blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738). See note for
"The Hawk of Ballyshannon." Complete
Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 134, pg. 95.
KATHLEEN ASTHORE. Irish, Air (3/4 time). E Dorian. Standard tuning. AAB. "Noted by Miss Phelan from a piper in Kerry" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 816, pg. 397. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. II), c. 1806; pg. 84-85 (appears as “Cathleen Asthore”).
X:1
T:Cathleen Asthore
M:3/4
S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. II (c. 1806)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Edor
B2E2F2 | (BA)BcdB | A2D2F2 | A2D2F2 | B2E2 E>F | (ED)(EF)(GA) |
BABcdB | (BA)(GF)(ED) :| B2e2e2 | e4 fe | d2 (Bc)(dB) | (BA)(GF)(ED) |
B2e2e2 | e4 fe | d2B2 {A/B/}c2 | d4 e2 | fedefd | edcdec | d2 (Bc)(dB) |
BAGFED | B2E2F2 | BABcdB | BAGFED | F2E2E2 ||
KATHLEEN LAWRIE’S
WEDDING. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning.
ABCD. Composed by
KATHLEEN MARLE. Irish, Reel. Composed by fiddle player Frank McCollum, of Ballycastle,
KATHLEEN McMASTER. Canadian, Jig.
KATHLEEN O’HEHIR. AKA and see “Cathleen Hehir’s.”
KATHLEEN O’HOULIHAN. See “Caitilín Ní Uallacháin.”
KATHLEEN O'MOORE (Caitilin Ni Morda). AKA and see "The
Rivers." Irish, Air (3/4 or 6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AB.
O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 110, pg. 20. Roche Collection, 1983, vol. 3; No 166,
pg. 58 (paired with "Kate Kearney").
X:1
T:Kathleen O’Moore
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”With Spirit”
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 110
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D | (G>AG) (GFG) | (A>BA) A2
(G/A/) | (B>cB) (BAG) | (dcB) A2 (G/A/) |
(B>cB) (BAG) | (AcB) A2 (G/A/) |
(BG).E .D(dc) | (BG).G G2 || d |
.B.G.B .d.B.d | .e.g.e (dBG) | (BAG)
(GFG) | (AFD) D2d | (BGB) (dBd) |
(ege) (dBG) | (BG).E .D(dc) | (BG).G
G2 ||
KATHLEEN O’SHEA’S. AKA and see “Ben Hill [2].”
KATHLEEN QUINN. AKA and see "Kitty Quinn,"
"Caitlin Ni Chuinn."
KATHLEEN’S FAVOURITE
(JIG) [1].
Irish, Jig. Composed by the late fiddler Seán Ryan (c. 1985). Ryan (Seán Ryan’s Dream), 25.
KATHLEEN’S FAVOURITE
(JIG) [2].
Canadian, Jig.
KATHLEEN'S FIDDLE. AKA and see “Ballyket
Courthouse,” "Barry's Fancy,"
“The Clogger’s Quilt,” “Corry Hilly,”
“Larry Redican’s [5],” “Larry
Redigan’s,” "Micho
Russell's Favorite [1]," “Paddy Finlay’s,” "Rattigan's Reel [1]," "St. Andrew's" "The Swallow [2]." Irish, Reel. F Major.
Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: Bronx-born fiddler Andy McGann
(1928-2004,
KATHLEEN’S JIG.
Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler Dan
Hughie MacEachern. Rounder Records 7057, Jerry Holland
– “Parlor Music” (2005).
KATHLEEN’S POLKA. Irish, Polka. Ossian OSS CD 130, Sliabh Notes
– “Along Blackwater’s Banks” (2002).
KATHLEEN'S WALTZ. AKA and see "Valse a Kathleen."
KATHY'S REEL. AKA and see "Carty's Reel."
KATIE ANN CAMERON’S.
Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB’.
Composed by the late Cape Breton fiddler and composer Jerry Holland
(1955-2009). Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No.
229, pg. 85.
KATIE BAIRDIE. AKA and see “Kette Bairdie,” “Simon Brodie.” Scottish, Air. The title and
tune appear in one of the earliest Scottish fiddlers’ MS repertory books, c.
1705, in the private collection of Francis Collinson (1966).
KATIE BAR THE DOOR. Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major.
Standard tuning. AB. From the playing of Roscoe Parrish. Silberberg (Tunes I
Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 81.
KATIE FARRELL’S. Irish, Jig. E Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB’. Composed by
X:1
T: Katie Farrell's
C: L. Mallette
Q: 300
R: jig
M: 6/8
Z: Transcribed by Bill Black
L: 1/8
K: Em
BGE EGB | AFD DFA | BGE EGB | e2 f gfe |
dBG DGB | AFD DFA | B2 A Bcd | efg e3 :|
e2 f edB | GAB AFD | E2 F GAB | cBA B2 d |
e2 f edB | GAB AFD |1 E2 F G2 B | AFD E2 d :|
|2
GFE AGF | BFD E3 ||
KATIE FLANIGAN. Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 197, pg.
22.
X:1
T:Katie Flanigan
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 197
(c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
Add dcd|g2f efg|afd def|ged cBA|Add
dcd|
g2f efg|fed ABc|e3 d3::afa bgb|agf
fed|geg fdf|
efe dcB|Add dcd|g2f efg|fed ABc|(d3
d3):|
KATIE HILL. See "Katy Hill."
KATIE JONES. See “Katy Jones.”
KATIE MOLONEY’S POLKA. Irish, Polka. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Recorded by Doolin,
X:1
T:Katie Moloney's Polka
M:4/4
L:1/4
R:Polka
K:G
DBBB|DAA2|DB
B/2A/2G/2A/2|BddZ|DBB2|DAA2|
GB/2A/2 GA|1 G2GF/2E/2:|2G2GZ|:
gd B/2A/2G/2A/2|Bdd2|gd
B/2A/2G/2A/2|BAA2|
gdB/2A/2G/2A/2|Bdge|dBAB|G2GZ:|
KATIE SLOAN. Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 217, pg.
24.
X:1
T:Katie Sloan
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 217
(c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d2B c2A | BAG GFE | DEF GAB | c2B
ABc | d2B c2A | BAG GFE |
DEF GAB | cAF G3 :: d2B e2c | def
gdB | cde dcB |
ABG FED | d2B e2c | def gdB | A^ce
gfe | ded =cBA :|
KATIE TAYLOR. AKA and see “Little Katie Taylor,” “Paddy Taylor’s (Reel) [3].”
Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by London-based flute
player Paddy Taylor (1912-1976, originally from County Limerick), named for his
daughter. Similarities (especially in the first part) with flute player Josie
McDermott’s “Lansdowne Lass,” and with
“The Slate Roof” in Martin Mulvihill’s
1986 collection. The melody appears in Bulmer and Sharpley’s Music from Ireland, vol. IV (c.
mid-1970’s) under the title “Mick O’Connor’s” (the name of their source, who
actually had the tune from the composer, Paddy Taylor). Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), vol. 3. Altan – “Horse with a Heart” (4th reel of
“Curlew” set).
X:1
T:Katie Taylor
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:D
|:D2FA GEFE | FDFA d2fa | geag efdc
| AG~G2 EFGE | D2FA GEFE | FDFA d2ef |
geag ed(3Bcd |1 eddc dBAF :|2 eddc
d2ag|: fdfa g2ag | fdfa ga({b}a)g | fd=cA BG~G2 |
AB (3cBA dcAG | fdfa g2 ag | fdfa g2ag | fd=cA BG~G2 |1 AB (3cBA d2ag :|2 AB
(3cBA dBAF ||
KATIE TROTTER. AKA and see “Miss Katty
Trotter.” Scottish (originally), Canadian; Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. G
Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Robert
‘Red Rob’ MacIntosh originally published under the title “Miss Ketty
Trotter” in Neil Steart’s c. 1765 collection. The tune was in the repertoire of
Cape Breton fiddler Dave MacIsaac. Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 165, pg. 47. Fiddlesticks
Cass., Jerry Holland - “A Session with Jerry Holland” (1990).
KATIE, WILL YE MARRY? Scottish, Strathspey. G Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. Carlin (Master
Collection), 1984; No. 148, pg. 89.
KATIE WITH THE BUCKLES. American, Reel?. USA, southwestern Pa. F Major. Standard tuning. AB.
This rhyme was collected with the tune in Pennsylvania:
***
Long folks, short folks, have ye heerd the news?
I'm goin' to marry Katie with the buckles on her shoes.
I'm goin' to marry Katie with the buckles on her shoes.
***
Source for notated version: Hiram
White (elderly fiddler from Greene County, Pa., 1930's) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 7, pg.
19.
KATIE’S
DONKEY.
AKA and see “Father
Fielding’s Favorite.”
KATIE'S FANCY (Roga Caitilin). AKA and see “Humors of Cork [2].” Irish,
Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. Nicholas Carolan (1997), in his
biography of collector and compiler Captain Francis O’Neill, reviewed notes on
how O’Neill said he happened to acquire this tune (which O’Neill briefly
relates in Irish Folk Music, pg.
94-95), which he got from a Mr. Gillan, originally from County Longford, and
then a retired businessman living in Chicago. It seems that Gillan was visiting
his boyhood home in Ireland when he heard of a celebrated fiddler nearby, a Mr.
Kennedy, who lived on a farm outside Ballinamore, County Leitrim. Kennedy
himself had the tune from a travelling flute player, whom he overheard playing
it in the street, though, by the time Kennedy caught up with him he had gone on
to other tunes. Kennedy eventually had
to go to the flute player’s lodgings and pay 4 pence to the fluter for the
manuscript. Gillan obtained the tune from Kennedy, though when he returned to
Chicago he kept the tune closely guarded, only allowing it to be played on
special occasions for particular friends. Knowing of the existence of the tune,
Chief O’Neill contrived with Gillan’s daughter who agreed to help him obtain
it, and while O’Neill engaged Gillan in conversation, the daughter slipped
upstairs and copied the melody, which she later gave to O’Neill. O’Neill made
sure the tune was distributed to the Chicago Irish musical community, where it
became quite popular. O'Neill (O’Neill’s
Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 139, pg. 80. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 21.
O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 762, pg. 142.
O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001
Gems), 1907/1986; No. 46, pg. 24.
X:1
T:Katie’s Fancy
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
W:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 46
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G/E/|DEF G2A|Bgf efg|dBG FGA|BGB
AFD|DEF G2A|Bgf efg|dBG FGA|BGG G2:|
|:d|gfe agf|gfe dBG|gfe dcB|AGA
BGE|DEF G2A|Bgf efg|dBG FGA|BGG G2:|
|:d|dgf gab|eag fed|bag fag|fge
d2d|ece gfe|dec Bcd|cAF DFA|BGG G2:|
KATIE’S GHOST. Irish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Falmouth,
Massachusetts, musician and writer Bill Black, inspired by the pale night-time
lighting on the statue outside the Falmouth library of the woman who composed
the song “America the Beautiful”--”from the window of a pub across the street
it looked ghostly enough to scare the bejayzus out of a young friend of ours
recently.” Black (Music’s the Very Best
Thing), 1996; No. 316, pg. 169.
X:1
T: Katie's Ghost
C: © B.Black
Q: 350
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Edor
D | E2 GE BEGE | FAdB AFED | E2 GE BEGE | FADF E3 D |
E2 GE BEGE | FABd ABdf | ge (3ede dB (3BAB | ABGF E3 :|
D |: G2 BG dG B2 | edef gedB | G2 BG dG B2 | FAAB dBAB |
G2
BG dGBd | edef gfga | bgaf gedB | GBAF GFED :|
KATIE’S NEW (WALTZ). English (?), Waltz. A Major.
Standard tuning. AABC. Kennedy (Fiddler’s
Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 138, pg. 34.
KATIE'S RAMBLES. AKA ‑ "The Heart of
My Kitty." See also "Katy's Rambles"
for a minor key version. Irish, English; Jig. D Mixolydian/D Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. Kennedy (Fiddlers Tune Book),
vol.2, 1954; pg. 41. Raven (English
Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 106. Sannella, Balance and Swing (CDSS). F&W Records
1, "F&W String Band."
X:1
T:Katie’s Rambles
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:D
A|A2d =cBA|def gag|fed cBA|GFG AFD|A2d =cBA|
def gag|fed cBA|Adc d2:|
|:A|dfa
dfa|dfa agf|=ceg ceg|=ceg gfe|fef gfg|aga bag|fed cBA|Adc d2:|
KATIE’S REEL. Irish, Reel. Green Linnet SIF 1126, “Deanta”
(appears as second tune of “Flight of the Termites” set).
X:1
T:Katie's Reel
T:efter Deanta
C:Kate O'Brien
D:Deanta 1st
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:Transcribed by Dan Gjøske Petersen
R:Reel
K:DMin
DEDC A,2A,=B,|C3D E2FG|Ad (3ddd
AGFG|Addc d3e|
f2fe dfed|eaag a3g|f2fe dcAG|1F2EF
D2DC:|2F2EF D2DB||
Ad (3ddd fedf|eaag a3g|f2fe
dcAG|F2FD E2(3FGA|
Ad (3ddd fedf|eaag a3g|f2fe
dcAG|D2EF D2DB||
Ad (3ddd fedf|eaag a3g|f2fe
dcAG|F2FD E2(3FGA|
Ad (3ddd fedf|eaag a3b|a3g f3e|Addc
d2AF||
KATTY AT HER WHEEL. Irish, Air (3/4 time). E Dorian. Standard tuning. One part. Source for
notated version: Mr. James O'Sullivan, Bunaneer National School near Kenmare:
1872 (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music
and Songs), 1909; No. 212, pg. 104.
KATTY IN THE LANE. See “Kitty in the Lane.”
KATTY MAGEE. See “Kitty McGee.”
KATTY/KITTY NOWLAN [1] (Caitilin Ni Nuallain). AKA and see “Cailtlin Ni Uallachain.”
Irish, Air (3/4 time, "tenderly"). D Minor. Standard tuning. AB.
Source for notated version: “From Paddy Coneely” the Galway piper
[Stanford/Petrie]. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979;
No. 399, pg. 69. Stanford/Petrie (Complete
Collection), 1905; No. 481, pg. 121.
X:1
T:Katty Nowlan [1]
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D Minor
Af>e|d2A2 GB|AF D>
d2A2 G>B|AF D>
d/e/fg|a3 gfe|g3 fed|f2 f2 (3f/e/d/
(3c/A/G/|
A3 BAG|F>E FGA=B|cd A3 A|cd f2
e/d/^c/e/|d3||
KATTY NOWLAN [2] (Caitilin Ni Nuallain). Irish, Air (3/4 time,
"tenderly"). D Minor (O’Neill): C Minor (Stanford/Petrie). Standard
tuning. AB. Very similar to version #1. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850
Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 400, pg. 69. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 482, pg.
122.
X:1
T:Katty Nowlan [2]
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Dmin
f>e|d2A2G2|{G}F>
d>e|f>ga2 gf|e>f g2
ag|f>ed2 e>^c|A4 fe|d2A2G2|{G}F>
KATTY QUIN. Irish, Air. The tune is a close variant of "Whish, Cat From Under the
Table."
KATY DID [1]. AKA and see "Take Me Back
to Georgia." Old‑Time, Breakdown.
KATY DID [2]. AKA and see “Ladies in the
Ballroom [2]," "Take
Me Back to Georgia," "Rattlesnake Bit the Baby."
Old‑Time, Breakdown.
KATY DID WALTZ. American, Waltz. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BA. Source for notated
version: Vassar Clements [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 271.
KATY FETCH THE SOAP
HOME. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky.
A Major. AEae tuning. AABB. Jeff Titon (2001) identifies Bingham (1899-1990) as
the sole source for this tune. Source for notated version: Estill Bingham
(Pineville, Bell County, Ky., 1989), learned from his father, Noah Bingham (b.
1850) [Titon]. Titon (Old-Time
KATY HILL [1]. AKA and see “Trap Hill Tune.”
Old‑Time,
***
“Katy Hill”
was popularized by
***
Randolph
County, West Virginia, fiddler Woody Simmons (b. 1911) told his version of the
tale of the great bluegrass fiddler Chubby Wise’s audition with Bill Monroe to Goldenseal magazine in 1979. Wise, who
lived in Florida, heard on Saturday night that Monroe’s regular fiddler, Big
Howdy Forrester, was going to be inducted into the army on Monday. He drove to Nashville that night, sought out
Monroe’s venue, and asked to see the bandleader. He was shown in back behind a
curtain and there was Monroe:
***
He went in there and asked…’I hear you need a
fiddle player.’ Bill said, ‘Yes I do.’ Said, ‘Can you play?’ Said, ‘Yes.’ Said,
‘How about playing me a hoedown.’ He said, ‘All right.’ Said he played Katy Hill. Monroe said to him, he said,
‘How about playing one of my songs that I sing, and let me sing and you play it.’ And he said he done Footprints
in the Snow. Bill said, ‘Where’s your
clothes at?’ So he fiddled for him for several years” (Mountains
of Music, John Lilly ed., 1999, pg. 23).
***
Related melodies are “Bay Rooster,” "Going Around the World," “My Love is Fair and Handsome,”
and "Sally Johnson [1]."
Sources for notated versions: Alan Block [Phillips]: Bob Walters (Burt County,
Nebraska) [Christeson]: Kenny Baker [Brody, Phillips]; Roger Fountain (b. 1948,
Pinevill, Arkansas) [Beisswenger & McCann]. Beisswenger & McCann (Ozarks
Fiddle Music), 2008; pg. 33. Brody (Fiddler’s
Fakebook), 1983; pg. 154. Christeson (Old
Time Fiddlers Repertory, Vol. 1), 1973; pg. 100. Lowinger (Bluegrass Fiddle), 1974; pg. 20.
Phillips (Fiddlecase Tunebook), 1989;
pg. 25. Phillips (Traditional American
Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 1, 1994; pg. 130. Caney
Mountain Records CEP 213 (privately issued extended play LP), Lonnie Robertson
(Mo.), c. 1965‑66. CMH 6237, Paul Warren‑ "America's Greatest
Breakdown Player." Columbia 15620‑D (78 RPM), 1930, Lowe Stokes
(North Georgia). County 538, Charlie Monroe‑ "On the Noonday
Jamboree‑ 1944" (appears as "Going Around the World").
County 745, John Ashby (Va.) ‑ "Down on Ashby's Farm." County
750, Kenny Baker‑ "Grassy Fiddle Tunes." Document 8045, “Lowe
Stokes, vol. 1: 1927-1930” (reissue. Appears as “Sally Johnson”). Heritage
XXIV, Smokey Valley Boys ‑ "Music of North Carolina"
(Brandywine, 1978). Heritage XXXIII, The Puryear Brothers Band ‑
"Visits" (1981. Learned from the Ithaca, N.Y., Correct Tone String
Band). RCA Camden CAL‑719, Bill Monroe‑ "The Father of
Bluegrass Music." Rounder 0089, Oscar and Eugene Wright ‑ "Old‑Time
Fiddle and Guitar Music from West Virginia" (learned from Fiddlin' Arthur
Smith). Rounder CD 0371, Mac Benford & the Woodshed All-Stars - “Willow”
(1996). Voyager 301, Bill Long‑ "Fiddle Jam Session." Voyager
340, Jim Herd - "Old Time Ozark Fiddling." Edden Hammons Collection,
Disc 2.
See also listing at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources |
X:1
T:Katy Hill [1]
M:2/4
L:1/16
Q:122
C:Trad.
R:Reel
A:
D:As recorded by Cyril
Stinnett on his album "Cyril Stinnett Plays His
D:Favorite Old Time Tunes.'
Z:B. Shull, trans.; R.P. LaVaque, ABC
K:G
d2-|:d2g(a bg)a(g|eg)d(g ea)ge|d(eg)(a
bg)a(g|e)d-[dg][eg]- [d3g3]e-|!
gdg(a bg)a(g|eg)d(g ef)g(a|ge)d(B A)(GEG)|(DE)GB
A([GB][G2B2]):|!
|:[G3B3]G A(GE)(F|G)(AB)d e(fge)|(dB)GB
A(GE)(G|DE)GB A[GB][G2B2]|!
[G3B3]G A(GE)(F|G)(AB)d e(fga)|(ge)d(B
A)(GE)G|(DE)GB A([GB][G2B2]:|!
[G3B3]G A(GE)(F|G)(AB)d e(fga)|(ge)d(B A)(GE)G|(DE)GB
A(FG2:|!
KATY HILL [2]. Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning. ABB (Phillips): ABC
(Silberberg). Source for notated version: Joe Greene [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol.
1, 1994; pg. 131. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned
at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 81. County 722, Joe
Greene‑ "Joe Greene's Fiddle Album."
KATY HILL [3]. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, North Carolina. G Major. Standard tuning.
AABB. Source for notated version: Manco Snead (N.C.) [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol.
1, 1994; pg. 131.
KATY IS WAITING. Irish, Jig. E Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. Related to the "Hillside" group of tunes, according to
musicologist the late Sam Bayard (See Bayard's note for "
X:1
T:Katy is Waiting
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Patrick Street / Cornerboys
R:jig
K:EDor
"Em" BEE cEE|BAF BAF|
"D" D2 D FDF|A2 B AFD| "Em" BEE c
EE |BAF BAF |
"D" ABc dBF | "Bm" FED "Em" E3 :|:
"Em" ~e2 e efg
| fed e2 A | "D" ABc d2 d
| ABc dAF | "Em" ~e2e efg
|fed edB |
"D" dcd BAF
| "Bm" BAF
"Em" E3 :||
KATY JONES REEL. Irish, Reel. Recorded source Quinn
diddled a few verses with the tune:
***
Oh she kicked me and she battered me.
She nearly broke my bones.
So
that's the way she tattered me
My
darling Katie Jones
***
Oh there was a little girl
And she lived in Mullingar,
And she lifted up her petticoat
A-la-la-la-la-la
***
See also the American variants under
the titles “Colonel Crocket,” “Jenny on the Railroad,” “The Route.” Topic
TSCD606, Frank Quinn (et al) – “Round the House and Mind the Dresser: Irish
Country-House Dance Music” (reissue).
KATY
WENT FISHING WITH HER HOOK AND LINE. AKA and see “Hook and Line,” “Shout Lulu.” Old-Time, Breakdown. Fiddled by Hobart
Smith on Alex Lomax’s “Southern Journey, Vol. 1: Voices from the American
South” (Rounder Records).
KATYDID WALTZ. Old-Time, Waltz. Voyager 340, Jim Herd -
"Back Porch Symphony."
KATY'S RAMBLES. AKA and see “Clancy’s Jig.”
See also "Katie's Rambles" for a
major/modal key version. Irish?, Jig, American; D Minor. Standard. AABB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 55. Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; pg.
111. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883;
pg. 84. White’s Unique Collection,
1896; No. 28, pg. 5.
X: 1
T:Katy’s
Rambles
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:White’s Unique Collection (1896), No. 28
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D Minor
A2d (cB).A | fga gec | ded cAF |
GFG AFD | A2d (cB).A | fga gec |
ded cAG | Ad^c d2z :: fad fad | fga agf | egc egc | efg gfe | fga
gab |
afd ecA | fed cAG | Ad^c d2z :|
KAUHAUAN POLKKA. AKA and see "Finn Polka."
KAW RIVER. Old‑Time, Texas Style. USA, Texas. D Major. Standard tuning.
AA'BB (Brody): AA'BB'A"A"BB' (Phillips). The Kaw River is another
name for the Kansas River, once navigated by steamboats. Before that however,
the river needed to be forded or crossed by boat. The ill-fated Donner party
crossed the Kaw twice in 1846 on their journey on the Oregon Trail, as
remembered by one of the members of the wagon train: "The wagons were
hauled as near the boat-landing as they could be by the teams, and then with
their loads in them were lifted and pushed into the boats by the united
strength of the men. By hard and unremitting toil the ... wagons ... were
safely transported to the other side; and all our oxen, horses, and loose stock
swam over, .... The fee for ferriage, per wagon, was one dollar. Two boats are
employed, and they are large enough to transport two wagons each trip. The are
pushed across the stream with long poles handled by Indians." The Indians
were from the Kaw tribe. Sources for notated versions: Norman Soloman (Texas)
[Brody]; Tim O'Brien [Phillips]. Brody (Fiddler’s
Fakebook), 1983; pg. 155. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 131. County
707, Norman Soloman‑ "Texas Fiddle Favorites." Biscuit City
1317, Tim O'Brien‑ "Guess Who's in Town."
KAY AND SARAH’S. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major (‘A’ part) & E Major
(‘B’ part). Standard tuning. AABB’. Composed by fiddler Brenda Stubbert (b.
1959, Point Aconi, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia). Cranford (Brenda Stubbert’s), 1994; No. 94, pg. 34.
KAY GIRROIR. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape
Breton. B Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by piano player Joey Beaton
of the famed Beaton family of Mabou, who for generations have been among Cape Breton’s
most influential musicians and composers. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The
Second Collection), 2000; No. 70, pg. 29. Jerry
Holland – “Master Cape Breton Fiddler” (1982). Green
Linnet , Patrick Street – “Streetlife” (2003).
See also listings at: Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle
Recording Index |
KAY MACDOUGALL G(O)UTHRO.
Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed
in the 1970’s by John MacDougall, “the most prolific composer in Cape Breton
history,” reputed to have penned some 25,000 tunes. “Kay MacDougall Guthro” has
circulation in Cape Breton and even among some musicians Ireland. Cranford (Jerry
Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 288, pg. 103.
See also listings at: Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle
Recording Index |
KAY'S HORNPIPE. AKA and see "The Colosseum."
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