The Hare's Paw

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on February 24th 2003 by Bannerman.

This tune has been added to 71 tunebooks.

Also known as Hare's Foot, Hare's Paw, The Hare's Paw, Jim Kennedy's Favorite, Jim Kennedy's Favourite, Kennedy's, Kennedy's Favourite, Low Park, Lowlands Of Scotland.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 40th Anniversary 1946 - 1986 by The Tulla Ceili Band
• :Three by Lori Watson
• áthas by áthas
• Bean Chairdin by Dympna O'Sullivan
• Between The Sets by Barefield Ceili Band
• Celtic Passion by John Williams, Dean Magraw
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Heart And Home by Lucy Farr
• Humours Of Highgate by John Blake, Lamond Gillespie And Mick Leahy
• Irish Traditional Music In America: Chicago by Various Artists
• Kerry Fiddles - Fiddle Music From Sliabh Luachra by Padraig O'Keeffe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford
• Live At Mona's by Various Artists
• Milestone At The Garden by Irish Fiddle Masters From The 78 RPM Era
• Music From Sliabh Luachra by Denis Murphy
• Reunion Concert: Fleadh Nua 2001 by All-Ireland Céilí Band Champions
• Sammy's Bar by Tara
• Seoltai Seidte (Setting Sail) by Various Artists
• Snug In The Blanket by Paddy O'Brien
• Stark Ravin' by Roy Johnstone
• Sugrú by Eilish O'Connor
• The Boston Edge by Joe Derrane, Seamus Connolly And John McGann
• The Flute Players Of Roscommon - Vol 1 by Various Artists
• The Piper's Apron by Tommy Keane
• The Porthole Of The Kelp by Sean Casey
• The Rushy Mountain: Classic Music From Sliabh Luachra 1952-77 by Various Artists
• The Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Master by Padraig O'Keefe
• Tony O'Connell And Andy Morrow by Tony O'Connell And Andy Morrow

X: 1
T: Hare's Paw, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
~G3B A2GA|BE~E2 GED2|GFGA BABd|1 (3efg fg edBA:|2 (3efg fg ~e3f||
|:g2fg edBc|d2 ed Bd d2|1 g2fg edBd|
(3efg fg ~e3f:|2 e3f edBd| (3efg fa gedB||

The Hare's Paw

I got this one from Clare concertina player, Dymphna O'Sullivan. It's a very simple but nice reel and was very popular with Céilí Bands (The Glenside played a great version of it during the Champions reunion concert at the Fleadh Nua in 2001). At our sessions it's usually played between Sailor on the Rock and Sunny Banks (recently added to this site).

# Posted on February 24th 2003 by Bannerman

Also known as "Kennedy's Reel"

... You can find a recording of it under this name (available on CD now) in "The Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Master Padraig O'Keeffe." The CD notes about that tune that it "is named after a travelling fiddler who taught tunes to 'Bill the Waiver,' Denis Murphy's father." Denis Murphy, of course, being the great Kerry fiddler around about Padraig's time.

# Posted on May 8th 2003 by pchaffee

Is in 'The Northern Fiddler' under the name 'Low Park'

# Posted on July 16th 2005 by prouse

They'll Be Good Yet

Kitty Hayes and Peter Laban play this on their new cd, "They'll Be Good Yet." Kitty's on a C concertina, so the Hare's Paw comes out in F, which makes for a great fiddle setting as well.

X: 1
T: Hare's Paw, The
D: They'll Be Good Yet, Kitty Hayes and Peter Laban
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: F
~F3A G2 FG|AD D/D/D FDCD|~F3G AGAc|dfec dcAG|
~F3A G2 FG|AD D/D/D FDCD|~F3G AGAc|dfec d3 e||
f2 ef dcAB|c2 dc Acde|f2 ef dcAc|dfec d3 e|
f2 ef dcAB|c2 dc A~c3|~d3e dcAc|dfec dcAG||

Transposed back to G gives the following:

X: 1
T: Hare's Paw, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
~G3B A2 GA|B~E3 GEDE|~G3A BABd|egfd edBA
~G3B A2 GA|B~E3 GEDE|~G3A BABd|egfd e3 f||
g2 fg edBc|d2 ed Bdef|g2 fg edBd|egfd e3f|
g2 fg edBc|d2 ed B~d3|e3f edBd|egfd edBA||

# Posted on February 6th 2006 by Will CPT

They'll be good yet

Kitty actually plays on a standard C/G concertina, like everybody else. Not a particular 'C concertina'. The above notation is not exactly as played on the CD.

# Posted on March 25th 2006 by kilfarboy

A mite closer to o'Keeffe:

Read the B2B, E2E, etc. as rolls - I despise ABC roll notation when it plays out...

X: 1
T: Hare's Paw, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|G2GA B2Bd|B2BA E2ED|G2GA BABd|efgf edBA|
G2GA B2Bd|B2BA E3D|G2GA BABd|egfd e2ef|
|gfaf gfed|Bdfd B2ef|gfaf gfed|Bdef e2ef|
|gfaf gfed|Bdfd B2ef|bgaf gfed|efgf edBA|

--DtM

# Posted on July 3rd 2007 by Dan the Man

ComhaltasLive #215 - 1: Brid Harper and Danny O’Mahoney
http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/comhaltaslive_215_1_brid_harper_and_danny_omahoney/
and the dots: http://media.comhaltas.ie/notation/cltunes/TheHaresPaw.pdf

# Posted on September 18th 2007 by swisspiper