Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1640 (Rakish Paddy)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | D Mixolydian |
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 MC (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Rakish Paddy / Pádraic Réice / Sporting Pat / Caper Fey / Cabair Féigh / Cabar Féigh / The Deer's Horns / The Castle Street Reel / Glastertown's Downfall (not listed in contents of Rnys, which created a mislabeling as The Sligo Maid; untitled following Bean Phaidín on Plx 4; 4th in set The Savoy on KCB 6; mislabeled on 1930 James Morrison recording as The Wheels of the World) (Donegal setting included here)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1922 | 1.14#1 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
| 1930 | 2#1 | [WW 1] various. The Wheels of the World. Early Irish-American Music. Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. Vol. 1. |
| ~1946 | 25#1 | [FCssdy] Frank Cassidy. Níl Gar Ann! Frank Cassidy (fiddle). |
| ~1947 | A.1#3 | [JDrn] Johnny Doran. The Bunch of Keys. Johnny Doran (pipes). |
| ~1947 | B.5#2 | [JDrn] Johnny Doran. The Bunch of Keys. Johnny Doran (pipes). |
| ~1949 | 21#2 | [IDM 2] various. Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. |
| ~1956 | 6#3 | [Rnys] The Raineys. The Raineys. Paddy Rainey (fiddle), Stephen Rainey (fiddle), Bridie 'Biddy' Rainey (vocals). |
| ~1956 | 12#2 | [Rnys] The Raineys. The Raineys. Paddy Rainey (fiddle), Stephen Rainey (fiddle), Bridie 'Biddy' Rainey (vocals). |
| ~1963 | 11#6 | [Ch 1] The Chieftains. The Chieftains. Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina), Seán Potts (whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle), David Fallon (bodhrán). |
| 1971 | 5#1 | [TPtts] Tommy Potts. The Liffey Banks. Tommy Potts (fiddle). |
| 1973 | 19#1 | [WC 3] Willie Clancy. The Pipering of Willie Clancy. Volume 2. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). |
| ~1979 | 9#2 | [Plx 4] Planxty. Collection. Unidentified on this reissue. |
| ~1979 | 25#1 | [GP] various. The Gentlemen Pipers. Classic Recordings of Irish Traditional Piping. |
| 1991 | 7#2 | [A HS] Altan. Harvest Storm. Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (fiddle, vocals), Frankie Kennedy (flute, whistle, vocals), Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle), Ciaran Tourish (fiddle, whistle, vocals), Mark Kelly (guitar, vocals), Ciaran Curran (bouzouki, bouzouki-guitar). |
| ~1991 | 11#1 | [PG 2] Paddy Glackin. Rabharta Ceoil. In Full Spate. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Dónal Lunny (bouzouki, guitar, bodhrán). |
| 1994 | 7#1 | [MH 2] Martin Hayes. Under the Moon. Martin Hayes (fiddle). |
| 1999 | 2(21:23)#9 | [MH 4] Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill. Live in Seattle. Martin Hayes (fiddle), Dennis Cahill (guitar). |
| ~2002 | 9#4 | [KCB 6] The Kilfenora Céilí Band. Live in Lisdoonvarna. Anne Rynne (fiddle), Conor McCarthy (accordion), Garry Shannon (flute), Tim Collins (concertina), Sheila Garry (fiddle), Fintan McMahon (piano), Anne Marie McCormack (fiddle), John Lynch (banjo), Sean Griffin (drums), Anthony Quigney (flute). |
| ~2002 | 1.9#3 | [MSCB] Michael Sexton Ceili Band. Michael Sexton Ceili Band. Michael Sexton (accordion), Caroline Tubridy (fiddle), Pat Curtin (flute), Brian Morgan (flute), Ralph Morgan (banjo), George Byrt (piano), Martin Garrihy (drums). |
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 #1533 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #749 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #133 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #145 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| On page 33 of [LPUP] Eithne and Brian Vallely. Learn to Play the Uilleann Pipes. |
| As tune #63 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| On page 158 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As 34,101 in [TOC] Tomás Ó Canainn. Traditional Music in Ireland. |
| As tune #55 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 52 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 127 of [CITM] Fintan Vallely. The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. |
| On page 87 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #279 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #129 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