Kitty Goes A-Milking

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on May 8th 2003 by Kenny.

This tune has been added to 121 tunebooks.

Also known as Kitty Gone A Milkin', Kitty Gone A Milking, Kitty Gone A' Milkin', Kitty Gone A' Milking, Kitty Gone A'Milking, Kitty Gone A-Milking, Kitty Went A Milking, Kitty's Gone A 'Milking, Kitty's Gone A Milking, Kitty's Gone A'Milking, Kitty's Gone A-Milking.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Ah, Surely! by Eddie Cahill
• An Historic Recording Of Irish Traditional Music by Paddy Canny, P.J. Hayes, Peader O'Loughlin, Bridie Lafferty
• Concertina Music From West Clare by Elizabeth Crotty
• Donncha O'Briain by Donncha O'Briain
• Easter Snow by Seamus Tansey
• Feadoga Stain by Mary Bergin
• Fiona's Folly by Mickie Zekley And Elizabeth Clark
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Good Friends-Good Music by Boys Of The Lough
• Hives Of Honeyed Sound by Padraic Mac Mathuna
• IAANJ Session V by Mike And Mary Rafferty And Session Musicians
• In Company by Tom Walsh
• Intermediate Irish Fiddle by Martin Mulvihill
• Kathleen Keane by Kathleen Keane
• Lamh Ar Lamh (Many Hands) CD 1 by Various Artists
• Past Masters Of Irish Fiddle Music by Various Artists
• Plays The Irish Tenor Banjo by Kieran Hanrahan
• Ragairne Revelling At Night by Seamus Begley
• Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume III by Various Artists
• Suantrai by John Canny, Kevin Carey And Terence O'Reilly
• The Celebrated Recordings by John Doherty
• The Chieftains 1 by The Chieftains
• The Factory Turn by Damian O'Brien And Oliver Loughlin With Arty McGlynn And Kevin Brehony
• The Gravel Walks: The Fiddle Music Of Mickey Doherty by Mickey Doherty
• The Horse's Tail by Zoe Conway
• The Pipering Of Willie Clancy. Vol 2 by Willie Clancy
• The Rare Stuff by The Rare Stuff
• The Spirit Of West Clare by Bobby Casey
• Through The Round Window by Eamonn Coyne
• Touch Me If You Dare by Ronan Browne And Peter O'Loughlin
• Traditional Music From East Clare by Mary MacNamara
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Two Gentlemen Of Clare by Gerard Commane And Joe Ryan

X: 1
T: Kitty Goes A-Milking
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
| dG G2 d2 cA | dG G2 FGAB | dG G2 d2 eg | fdcA GABc |
dG G2 d2 cA | dG G2 FGAB | dG G2 d2 eg | fdcA GABc |
| dg g2 ag g2 | dggf d2 cA | dg g2 ag g2 | dcAB c2 Bc |
dg g2 ag g2 | dggf d2 cA | defg a3 g | fdcA G4 |

Kitty Goes A-Milking

"nobu" submitted "Chieftains 1" in the recording section in April. I noticed that of the dance music on the recording only 2 tunes were missing from the tunes section, so I've already posted the "Limestone Rock"(although the Chieftains have a third part from somewhere), and "Kitty" gives us a full house. I agree with "longnote"'s comment about their early recordings. A lot of us cut our musical teeth on those albums, and the tuneson them will still stand you in good stead in any session.

# Posted on May 8th 2003 by Kenny

I love this tune--it's one of my current faves; I recently learned it from harpist Grainne Hambly at a workshop.

# Posted on May 8th 2003 by Andee

Kitty Variation

a nice variation is to play at the beginning Or wherever it fits in
dG 3)G
I think that's what's in Mary Bergin' recorded version. The rythm gets less rigid like that.

# Posted on May 11th 2003 by swisspiper