Kenmure's Up And Awa'

jig

Key signature: Amajor

Submitted on December 24th 2002 by lazyhound.

This tune has been added to 25 tunebooks.

Also known as Clogher Cross, Hexham Races, The Hexham Races, I Will If I Can, Jude's Farewell, Kenmuir's On And Awa', Kenmuir's On And Away, Kenmuir's Up And Awa', Kenmur's Up And Awa', Kenmure's Up And Away, Up And Away.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Drop Of Pure by Quilty
• A North Country Barn Dance by The Morpeth Ranters
• Chatterbox by Martin O'Connor
• Fiddlers Five by Fiddlers Five
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• His Original Recordings by John McKenna
• Humdinger by Paul Brock And Enda Scahill
• I Will If I Can by John Carty
• In The Smoke by Various Artists
• Irish Dance Music - Folkways LP by Various Artists
• Irish Dances by Various Artists
• Katy Bar The Door by Randal Bays
• May Morning Dew by Mick O' Brien
• O' Bheal Go Beal by Marcas O'Murchu
• Pride Of The West by John Wynne And John McEvoy
• Ranting And Reeling: Dance Music Of The North Of England by Various Artists
• Round The House And Mind The Dresser: Irish Country House Dance Music by Various Artists
• Strict Tempo: Scottish Country Dance Music From The 1950's, Volume 1 by Adam Rennie And His Scottish Country Dance Quartet
• The Best Of Traditional Irish Music From Ireland's Number One Céilí Band by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• The Fabulous Kilfenora Ceili Band by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• The Flags Of Dublin by Paddy Glackin, Mick O'Brien And Mick Gavin
• The Frost Is All Over by Paul McGrattan
• The Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Master by Padraig O'Keefe
• The Wind Among The Reeds by Tommy Keane And Jaqueline McCarthy
• Tracin' by Gearóid Ó HAllmhuráin And Patrick Ourceau
• Up And Away by Paul Smyth
• Whistle O'er The Lave O't by Alex Green
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 3, Disc 1 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Kenmure's Up And Awa'
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Amaj
Ace aec|efe e2c|Ace aec|BcB B2c|
Ace aec|efg agf|edc dcB|ABA A3:|
|:a2e fec|efe e2g|a2e fec|BcB B2e|
a2e fec|efg agf|edc dcB|ABA A3:||

Kenmure's up and awa'

Let me guess - from the New England Fiddler's Repertoire ?

# Posted on December 24th 2002 by Kenny

Kenny, you're dead right. I tried to post that info just now but nothing got through.
trevor

# Posted on December 24th 2002 by lazyhound

The Hexham Races

This is a common tune in Northumberland as well as in Scotland, but it's usually played in G and goes by a different name.
I think it's a nice little tune. The following setting is from the playing of Will Atkinson:

T: The Hexham Races
K: Gmaj
|:GBd gdB|ded d2B|GBd gdB|ABA AdB|
GBd gdB|def gfe|dcB cBA|1 GAG GdB:|2 GAG Gef||
|:g2d edB|ded def|g2d edB|ABA Aef|
g2d edB|def gfe|dcB cBA|1 GAG Gef:|2 GAG GdB||

# Posted on March 29th 2004 by Dow

Irish version

...is called "I Will If I Can" http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1595.

# Posted on July 11th 2004 by Dow

Nice in D on the fiddle

I like to play this tune as a marchy jig in D on the fiddle, with the G string tuned up to A as a drone. I put a run from the open A up to the D on a single bowstroke at the start of the second part, to add to the Scottish flavour.

# Posted on February 22nd 2005 by timbrooks

T: I Will If I Can

M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
|: D |
GBd gdB | ded d2 c | ~B3 BAG | FAA AFD |
GBd gdB | def g2 f | edc BcA | BGG G2 :|
|: d |
g2 d edB | ded def | g2 d edB | ABA ABd |
g2 d edB | def g2 f | edc BcA | BGF G2 :|

Source: #1595 ~ duplication
Submitted on April 16th 2003 by tufbo
http://www.thesession.org/members/display.php/4928

# Posted on July 9th 2005 by ceolachan

"I Will if I Can" ~ anybody out there remember all the words?

This is another one that had lyrics put to it. I'd love to see them all again. My memory is not so good on this one...

# Posted on July 9th 2005 by ceolachan

Dunno 'c'. Tell you what though, I don't like the Irish version of this tune. The original's much better!

# Posted on July 9th 2005 by Dow

The Kenmure title is from Burns and there are lyrics, but nothing containing the phrase "I Will If I Can".

# Posted on July 9th 2005 by Dow

It has lyrics on the Irish side of things and the verses and phrases finish "I Will if I Can"...

# Posted on July 9th 2005 by ceolachan

LYRICS! - Scots: "Kenmure's Up and Awa'" / Irish: "I Will if I Can"

My bias is with the Irish take on it, how I'd first come by it, but differing from the ways given here... So give us the Burns lyrics already, and if I can come up with the Irish ~ well ~ "I will if I can"...

# Posted on July 9th 2005 by ceolachan

Well I've always just assumed that the orig. Scottish title came from this: http://www.scotsindependent.org/features/singasang/kenmure.htm, but that's my assumption. I've never heard it sung - I was just going by the title...

# Posted on July 10th 2005 by Dow

"New England Fiddler's Repertoire"
~ a colleciton compiled by Randy Miller and Jack Perron:

http://www.randymillerprints.com/
http://www.randymillerprints.com/fiddletunebooks.htm

# Posted on November 20th 2005 by ceolachan

Aka Clogher Cross?

From Tracin'

X:1
T:Clogher Cross
S:Tracin'
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
K:Dmix
D |:GBd gdB|~d3 d2c|~B3 BAG|FAA AFD|
GBd gdB|def ~g3|edc BcA|1 AGF G2D:|2 AGF G af|
|:g2d edB|~d3 def|g2d edB|ABA Aaf|
g2d edB|Gaf ~g3|edc BcA|1 AGF G af:|2 AGF G2 z|

# Posted on February 18th 2007 by RogueFiddler

Jude's Farewell

This one has been recorded by the Kilfenora Ceili Band under the above title in both the keys of G and A.

# Posted on August 24th 2007 by PaddyCmusic

It's in O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland #207 as 'I Will if I Can' and cross-indexed under 'Up and Away'. In Music of Ireland it's #992 as follows:

X:992
T:I Will If I Can
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D|GBd gdB|d3/2e/2d d2B|GBd gdB|A3/2B/2A A2D|
GBd gdB|def {a}gfg|edB {d}cBA|GAG G2:|
|:d|g2d {f}edB|d3/2e/2d def|g2d {f}edB|A3/2B/2A A2d|
g2d {f}edB|def gfe|dcB {d}cBA|G3/2A/2G G2:|

# Posted on December 21st 2007 by WhistlinLeeds