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Kitty In The Lane reel

Also known as Cáitilín San Sráidín, John McCaffrey’s Favourite, Kitty Down The Lane, Paddy Fahy’s Favourite.

There are 23 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

Kitty In The Lane appears in 7 other tune collections.

Kitty In The Lane has been added to 4 tune sets.

Kitty In The Lane has been added to 113 tunebooks.

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Six settings

1
X: 1
T: Kitty In The Lane
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ddor
|:dcAB c3 A|GEED c3 e|dcAB cBcA|GEcE EDD2|
dcAB c3 A|GEED cBce|dcAB cded|cAGE EDD2:|
|:Adde fded|cBca gece|d3e fdcd|ea~a2 gece|
d2de fded|cBcd e=fg2|a=fge (3Bcd ed|cAGE EDD2:|
# Added by timo .
2
X: 2
T: Kitty In The Lane
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
dcAB c2c A|GEED c2c e|dcAB cBcA|GEcE EDD2|
dcAB c2c A|GEE/E/D cBce|dcAB cded|cAGE EDD2||
Adde fded|cBca gece|dd/d/de fdcd|eaa/a/a gece|
d3e fded|cBcd efg2|afge B/c/d ed|cAGE EDD2||
3
X: 3
T: Kitty In The Lane
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
|:dcAB c2BA|GEE2 c2A/B/c|dcAB c2BA|GEcE EDD2|
dcAB c2BA|GEE2 cded|dcAB cded|cAGE EDD2:|
|:Adde fded|cdef g2e^c|Adde fded|eaag edd^c|
Adde fded|cdef g2e/f/g|afge fd^cd|eaag edd2:|
4
X: 4
T: Kitty In The Lane
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
|:dcAB c3A|GEE2 c3d|dcAB cdcA|GEcE EDD2|
dcAB c3A|GEE2 B/c/ded|dcAB cded|cAGE EDD2:|
|:A2dg f2ed|cdef gfge|Addg f2ed|B/c/deg fddB|
Addg f2ed|B/c/def g2e/f/g|afge fded|cAGE EDD2:|
5
X: 5
T: Kitty In The Lane
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
|:dcAB c3A|GEcE dEcE|dcAB cd (3gfe|dcGE ED D2|
dcAB cA A2|GE E2 c2 Bc|dcAB cd (3gfe|(3fed cG EDD2:|
|:Addg (3fgf ed|cdef ge e2|Addg (3fgf ed|cdeg fddc|
Addg (3fgf ed|cdef gbag|af (3gfe (3fed cA|GEcE ED D2:|
6
X: 6
T: Kitty In The Lane
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
d^cAB =c2BA|GEED cBce|d^cAB =cdBd|cAGC EDDe|
~d2AB ~c2BA|GEED cBce|d2AB cdBd|cAGC EDD2:|
Adde fded|cBca gcec|Ad^cd edcd|eaag edd^c|
Adde =f2ed|cABd efge|(3(agf) (3(gfe) cded|cAGC EDD2:|

Seventeen comments

Kitty in the lane

this reel is played by matt molloy on some green linnet compilation along with, comming after emm captain kelly and an unusual setting of green mountain
its a pretty sweet reel played rather quickly or slowly with lots of swing

Posted by .

sounds more like it this way
(second part third bar fixed up)

Posted by .

Nitpick: Wrong mode?

This strikes me as a Dmixolydian tune with the Fnatural accidental the first time around - its sounds just fine without the Fnat. Just a bit funkier with it.

The A-part is pretty much the same, but the B-parts differ significantly…

Why the Fn

The Fn is ok if you want to do a not-so-subtle variation. But The Tune is played around here (Co Clare) without the Fn. To use the Fn would come across as a big ego thing. Why even offer the tune that way?

Agreed

Yeeah pretty sure the F nat is a mistake

I like the way Harry Bradley plays this, just the once through the parts, on "The Night Rambler’s Companion". Thats reignited my interest in this tune. Works better than a double in my opinion.

I’m with you, it works better and with more interest and sense as a single reel…

Oh yeah, I’ve never noticed that before

Still loving this tune

X: 1
T: Kitty In The Lane
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmix
dcAB c2c A | GEED c2c e | dcAB cBcA | GEcE EDD2 |
dcAB c2c A | GEE/E/D cBce | dcAB cded | cAGE EDD2 ||
Adde fded | cBca gece | dd/d/de fdcd | eaa/a/a gece |
d3e fded | cBcd efg2 | afge B/c/d ed | cAGE EDD2 ||

Are there any lyrics to this? Seems to me that you could easily start off with singing "Kitty in the lane" on the first bar…

Frank Quinn -John McCaffrey’s Favourite Reel

The fiddler Frank Quinn (1893-1964) of Greagh, Drumlish, Co. Longford recorded this tune in June 1927 entitled "John McCaffrey’s Favourite Reel".

Kitty In The Lane, X:6 - Finbarr Dwyer

This is Finbarr’s lovely version of the reel, taken from "It Was Great Altogether" Disc 1. He opens with a nice fat Gmajor chord - maybe a small insight into how he interpreted the tonal centre of the tune??

He intersperses C naturals and C sharps, and pairs it with the old Dmix Maud Miller.