Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 1638 (Rakes of Kildare)

RhythmBars8-bar phrase structureMode
Double jig32AABBA Dorian
Transcription of first 2 bars of Rakes of Kildare
 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 KOS (details in the Discography below).

Where do you get the tune titles?
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Rakes of Kildare, The / Ailteóiri na Cille / The Galbally Farmer / The Galbally Farmers / The Barndoor Jig / The Barn Door Jig / The Fair of Drumlish (also as march Get Up Early, in G Minor) (compare G Major Rakes of Kildare #4273)
What do the "track#tune" codes mean?

cd 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). Album details
and contents
19202#1[JKm] John J. Kimmel. John J. Kimmel. Early Recordings of Irish Traditional Dance Music. John J. Kimmel (accordion).View album details
~19815#1[KOS] James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Daithi Sproule. Traditional Music of Ireland. James Kelly (fiddle), Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Daithi Sproule (vocals, guitar).View album details

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 #939 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
On page 134 of [IMM] Francis O'Neill. Irish Minstrels and Musicians. [available]
As tune #103 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #25 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." [available]
On page 32 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
On page 226 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. [available]
As jig #106 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #30 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital Irish Session Tunes. [available]

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
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