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The Kishkeam Lasses slide

Also known as Joe Cooley’s Delight, McAuliffe’s, Padraig O’Keefe’s Slides No. 2, Rural Felicity.

There are 10 recordings of this tune.

The Kishkeam Lasses appears in 4 other tune collections.

The Kishkeam Lasses has been added to 1 tune set.

The Kishkeam Lasses has been added to 32 tunebooks.

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Six settings

1
X: 1
T: The Kishkeam Lasses
R: slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
dcd e2d c2E EFG|AFA BAG F3 DFA|
dcd e2d c2E EFG|1 A2F GFE D2d d2c:|2 A2F AGF D2d d2e||
|:f2d d2c d2f a2f|e2A ABA Bcd efg|
f2d d2c d2f a2f|1 efe ABc d3 d2e:|2 efe ABc d3 ABc||
2
X: 2
T: The Kishkeam Lasses
R: slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:gfg a2 g f2 A ABc|e2 e d2 c B2 G GBd|
gfg a2 g f2 A ABc|ded cBA G3 G3:|
|:B2 d g3 f2 d c3|ded c2 A e2 d B3|
B2 d g3 f2 d c2 B|ABc def g3 g3:|
3
X: 3
T: The Kishkeam Lasses
R: slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:dcd e2 d c2 E E2 F|GFG B2 A F/G/FE DFA|
dcd e/f/ed c2 E EFG|1 A2 F GFE D3 D3:|2 A2 F GFE D3 a2 g||
|:f2 d d2 A def a2 f|e2 c A2 c e2 f gfe|
f2 d d2 A def a2 f|1 e2 c ABc d3 a2 g:|2 e2 c ABc d3 e2 c||
4
X: 4
T: The Kishkeam Lasses
R: slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:A|d2d ded c2E EFG|ABA A2G F2D DFA|
d2d ded c2E EFG|ABA GFE d3 d2:|
|:e|f2d d2c d2f agf|e2A A2c e2f gfe|
f2d d2c d2f agf|e2A ABc d3 d2:|
5
X: 5
T: The Kishkeam Lasses
R: slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:dcd e2 d c2 E E2 F|GFG B2 A F/G/FE DFA|
dcd e/f/ed c2 E EFG|1 A2 F GFE D3 D3:|2 A2 F GFE D3 a2 g||
f2 d d2 A def a2 f|e2 c A2 c e2 f gfe|
f/g/fd d2 A def a2 f|1 e2 c ABc d3 a2 g|2 e2 c ABc d3 e2 c||
6
X: 6
T: The Kishkeam Lasses
R: slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:ABd e2d c2E E2E|DEG A2G F2D D2D|
ABd e2d c2E E2B|ABA GFE D3 D3:|
|:f2d B2A d2f a2f|e2A ABA e2g g2e|
f2B B2A d2f a2f|e2A B2A d3 d3:|

Twelve comments

Source: “Summer At My Feet” by North Cregg
Transcription: gmp

Kathleen Hehir’s - slide

https://thesession.org/tunes/157

For some reason placed in with ‘jigs’ here at TheSesh, but hey, there is a relationship there, family members…

The second part given here is basically a slip on the 4th part of Hehir’s…

Another 2-part take on Hehir’s - - -

Here’s one basic take on the tune. This was collected long before I came across Hehir’s, back in the mid to late 70s, which had me wondering which came first, 32 bars or 64? I’d collected and played this in both ‘G’ and ‘D’ :

|: gfg a2 g f2 A ABc | e2 e d2 c B2 G GBd |
gfg a2 g f2 A ABc | ded cBA G3 G3 :|
|: B2 d g3 f2 d c3 | ded c2 A e2 d B3 |
B2 d g3 f2 d c2 B | ABc def g3 g3 :|

Forgot to mention - this two-parter was collected without a name, gan ainm…

“Rural Felicity” / “Kerry” ~ two parts ~ up in digital smoke ~ “POOF!”

The ABCs and comments have been moved to the ‘comments’ for “Kathleen Hehir’s”…

“The Kishkeam Lasses” ~ anoher “Padraig O’Keeffe’s Slide”

The following transcription is from the playing of this, several sources, by Jimmy Doyle. It is also the second tune of track 12 on the following recording, a pair of slides attributed to Padraig O’Keeffe ~

"Jimmy Doyle And Dan O’Leary:
Traditional Music From The Kingdom Of Kerry"
https://thesession.org/recordings/1247

X: 3
T: Padraig O’Keeffe’s
T: The Kishkeam Lasses
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
R: slide
K: Dmaj
|: dcd e2 d c2 E E2 F | GFG B2 A F/G/FE DFA |
dcd e/f/ed c2 E EFG |[1 A2 F GFE D3 D3 :|[2 A2 F GFE D3 a2 g ||
|: f2 d d2 A def a2 f | e2 c A2 c e2 f gfe |
f2 d d2 A def a2 f |[1 e2 c ABc d3 a2 g :|[2 e2 c ABc d3 e2 c |]

The Kishkeam Lasses

Recorded on Martin Mulvihill’s 1978 album Traditional Fiddling from Limerick as “McAuliffe’s”.

X:949
T:McAuliffe’s
S:Martin Mulvihill, 1978 Trad Fiddling from Limerick
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:D
A | d2d ded c2E EFG | ABA A2G F2D DFA | d2d ded c2E EFG | ABA GFE d3 d2 :|
e | f2d d2c d2f agf | e2A A@c e2f gfe | f2d d2c d2f agf | e2A ABc d3 d2 :|

X: 5 “Padraig O’Keefe’s Slides No. 2”

S: “Jimmy Doyle & Dan O’Leary: Traditional Music From The Kingdom Of Kerry”
https://thesession.org/recordings/1247 ~ track 12 (side B, track 5), the 2nd slide of two.

Q: 135 bpm (1 beat = three quavers/eigth notes)

I have also learned this one direct as well from other living sources and situations where the average tempos varied from 130 to 150 bpm (1 beat = three quavers/eighth notes)…

The Kishkeam Lasses, X:6

This tune was collected by Pat Slattery in the mid 70s from Felix Sweeney in Knocknagree. It is a more distant relative of Kathleen Heir’s.