Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 1639 (Rakes of Mallow)

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Transcription of first 2 bars of Rakes of Mallow
 about these two bars

These two bars are the start of the transcription in the book A (details in the Bibliography 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 Mallow, The / Rakes of Mallow / The Rakes of Marlow (for The Walls of Limerick in book MM) (also in D)

cd Discography

I have determined by careful listening that there are zero recordings of this tune anywhere on the indexed recordings, regardless of tune title.

Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order.

As tune #1814 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #119#3 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." [available]
On page 30 of [RW] Robin Williamson. The Penny Whistle Book. [available]
On page 4 of [Ba] Betty M. Barlow. Fiddle Tunes for the Violinist. [available]
As misc #33 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
On page 17 of [MR] Barbara Wygol (tunes), Jenny Loui (text). The Piper's Chair. A Collection of Tunes and Folklore from Micho Russell.
In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic].
On page 237 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As tune #100 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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