Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1049 (Kiss Me Kate)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | G Major |
about these two bars
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording AMPR (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Kiss Me Kate / Charming Mollie's Reel
Discography
Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1976 | 8#2 | [AMPR] Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paddy Reynolds (fiddle). |
| ~1978 | 12#1 | [LCTM] Liz Carroll & Tommy Maguire. Kiss Me Kate. Liz Carroll (fiddle), Tommy Maguire (accordion). |
| ~1995 | 2#3 | [KC 1] Kevin Crawford. 'D' Flute Album. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle, bodhrán). |
| ~1998 | 6#3 | [Cltri 3] Ceoltori. Women of Ireland. Karen Ashbrook (hammered dulcimer, flute, whistle), Connie McKenna (vocals, guitar), Sue Richards (harp). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #1432 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #669 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 137 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As tune #21 in [P50] Brian and Eithne Vallely. Play 50 Reels. |
| As reel #222 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As reel #88 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| In [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| As tune #39 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 57 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #168 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #109 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903