Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 4273 (Rakes of Kildare)

RhythmBars8-bar phrase structureMode
Double jig32AABBG Major
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 LYK (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 / The Galbally Farmer / Thank God We're Surrounded by Water / The Haymakers Jig (2nd in set Raiteachas Mo Tairngreacht on ADB) (also in F) (compare A Dorian setting of Rakes of Kildare #1638)
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
~194817#2[LR 1] Leo Rowsome. Classics of Irish Piping. Leo Rowsome (pipes).View album details
~19968#2[ADB] various. Mighty Session! View album details
~200016#2[MMR 3] Mike and Mary Rafferty. The Road from Ballinakill. Mike Rafferty (flute, whistle, lilting), Mary Rafferty (accordion, flute, whistle, concertina).View album details
20016#3[LYK] Liz and Yvonne Kane. The Well Tempered Bow. Liz Kane (fiddle), Yvonne Kane (fiddle), John Blake (guitar, piano).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 #847 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #108 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 134 of [IMM] Francis O'Neill. Irish Minstrels and Musicians. [available]
As tune #87 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #141 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. [available]
As misc #44 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As tune #235 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. [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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