Paddy O'Rafferty

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on June 7th 2002 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 101 tunebooks.

Also known as Paddy O Rafferty's, Padghin O'Rafferty, Paidín Ó Raifeartaigh, Paidin O Raifeartai, P�idin � Raifeartaigh, Paidin O'Rafferty, Paidin O'Rafferty's, Paidin O'Raftery, Paidin O'Raifeartaigh, Paidin O'Raifeertaigh, Paudeen O'Rafferty, Páidín Ó Raifeartaigh, Páidín O’Rafferty’s, Ph�idin � Raifeartaigh.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Controversy Of Pipers by Various Artists
• Caise Ceoil by Various Artists
• Call The Tune: Music For The Sets Volume 4 by Various Artists
• Ceol Cill Na Martra by Connie O'Connell
• Ceol Is Piob by TIarnan O Duinnchinn
• Craic'd! by Atlantic Wave
• Drioball Na Fáinleoige by Johnny Connolly
• Far From The Hills Of Donegal by Oisin McAuley
• Forty Years Of Irish Piping by Seamus Ennis
• Foxglove by Moving Cloud
• In Tandem by Kevin Burke And Ged Foley
• Ireland's Best Session Tunes CD 2 by Waltons Recording
• Irish Whistles by Various Artists
• Kerry Fiddles - Fiddle Music From Sliabh Luachra by Padraig O'Keeffe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford
• Land's End by Michael Rooney And June McCormack
• Live From Patrick Street by Patrick Street
• Live-Disc 2 by Natalie MacMaster
• Made In Cork by Patrick Street
• Notes From The Heart by Mick, Louise And Michelle Mulcahy
• Oidhreacht by Conor Keane
• Over The Moor To Maggie by Oisin
• P.J. Hernon by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Part II: Fire In Our Hearts by Na Connerys
• Rattlin' Banjos (part 1) by Gerry O'Connor
• Remember Des Donnelly by Des Donnelly
• Roll Away The Reel World by James Keane
• Spirit by Dervish
• Tannahill Weavers IV by The Tannahill Weavers
• The Best Of Sean McGuire by Sean Maguire
• The Chanter's Tune by Na Fili
• The Drones And The Chanters Vol.2 by Various Artists
• The Flags Of Dublin by Paddy Glackin, Mick O'Brien And Mick Gavin
• The Mouse Behind The Dresser by Shaskeen
• The New Road by Charlie Piggot And Gerry Harrington
• The Pipering Of Willie Clancy. Vol 1 by Willie Clancy
• The South West Wind by Ronan Browne And Peter O'Loughlin
• The Totally Traditional Tin Whistle Tape by Various Artists
• The Wild Keys by Mikie Smyth
• Thunderstruck by Gordon Duncan
• Toss The Fiddles by Various Artists
• Tunes by Sharon Shannon, Frankie Gavin, Michael McGoldrick And Jim Murray
• Waiting For A Call by Tommy Peoples
• With Friends Like These by Various Artists
• With Friends Like These by James Keane

X: 1
T: Paddy O'Rafferty
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
dff cee|def gfe|dff cee|dfe dBA|
dff cee|def ~g3|afd gfe|dfe dBA:|
|:AFA ~A2f|~g3fdB|~A3 AFA|dfe dBA|
AFA BGB|efe efg|afd gfe|dfe dBA:|
|:faa eaa|def gfe|fAA eAA|dfe dBA|
faa eaa|def~g3|afd gfe|dfe dBA:|

Words

I'm fairly sure I've heard words that go with this tune. I don't remember the words except that every second bar was "Paddy O'Rafferty" so it went "Something something Paddy O' Rafferty, something something Paddy O' Rafferty".

If you can associate that phrase that appears every four bars with the words "Paddy O'Rafferty", I find it easier to remember the tune.

I've mentioned this before in connection to other tunes like "Geese in the bog" and "Merryily kissed the quaker" - having words really helps in remembering a melody. And it works the other way around of course, as any composer of radio jingles will tell you.

# Posted on June 7th 2002 by Jeremy

Words Irish and English

Unfortunately, i only remember one verse of the Irish and one full verse of the English words Len Graham used to sing.

Br�ste gan b�sta 'bh� ar Ph�id�n � Raifeartaigh
Hata bu� ard 'bh� ar Ph � R
Cosa caola arda 'bh� ar Ph � R
Is d'�alaigh mo ghr�sa le Ph � R

(Trousers with no waist wore P � R
A tall yellow hat wore P � R
Long skinny legs had P � R
And away ran my true love with P � R)

Len used to sing/ lilt something like the following verses

I'm just going to sing about P�id�n O Rafferty
Lilt
The devil may take such a comical tragedy
Lilt
My wife she does nothing but row day and night with me
Lilt
Rarin' and tearin' and squarin' to fight with me

I remember only the last lines of the second verse

Now she is dead and I've fairly got shot of her
Lilt
The bog was too soft or I'd dance on the top of her
Lilt

Maybe some one else can fill in the blanks.

# Posted on June 8th 2002 by LongNote

Words

Great stuff! Thanks for posting those.

# Posted on June 8th 2002 by Jeremy

The Missing Words in English

I think the full second verse is as follies:

She went to the bog just cutting some turf with me
Lilt
She fell in the bog going over the moor with me
Lilt
Now she is dead and I've fairly got shot of her
Lilt
The bog was too soft or I'd dance on the top of her
Lilt

# Posted on June 10th 2002 by LongNote

Padghin O'Rafferty - Willie Clancey's version

As taught and played at the Catskills Tionol 2005, by Patrick Ourceau on fiddle and Ivan Goff on pipes. This is a 4-part single jig. Nice with short rolls on the "D" part.

X:1
T:Padghin O'Rafferty
M:6/8
L:1/8
C:Traditional (Willie Clancy version)
R:Jig
K:Dmix
S:Patrick Ourceau
N:Willie Clancy's four-part single version of this standard jig.
GA|BDD EDE|{d}cBA GED|BDD EDE|GAG {A}GED|
BDD EDE|{d}cBA GED|(3Bcd B cBA|GAG GED||
GBB FAA|GAB {d}cBA|GBB FAA|GAG GED|
GBB FAA|GAB {d}cBA|(3Bcd B cBA|GAG GED||
d^cd ef{a}g|ded {e}dBG|d^cd ef{a}g|GAG GED|
d^cd ef{a}g|ded {e}dBG|{a}gfe dBG|(3ABA G FED||
~B2G A2G|~B2G AGE|~B2G A2G|GAG {A}GED|
BGG AGG|BGG AGE|(3Bcd B cBA|GAG GED||G2||

Ken

# Posted on October 10th 2005 by RogueFiddler

"Paddy O'Rafferty's Jig" ~ and the beat goes on ~

“Paidin O'Raifearta's” / “The Shannon” ~ 2-part in A
Submitted on December 10th 2003 by Celtic1234.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2247

“Paidin O Raifeartaigh” ~ 2-part in G
Submitted on January 9th 2005 by gian marco.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4082

“Paidín Ó Raifearta” ~ 2-part in A with 2-part in G in the comments
Submitted on November 21st 2004 by petemay.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3905

“Paidin O'Raifearta's” / “The Shannon” ~ 2-part in A
Submitted on May 30th 2005 by Enob.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4547

# Posted on November 25th 2005 by ceolachan

Not the Kevin Burke tune

This definitely isn't the tune on the Kevin Burke/Ged Foley record. They might just be related tho' - I'll post a transcription of that tune soonish.

# Posted on April 4th 2006 by ewallace

The Kevin Burke tune

X:4
T: Paddy O'Rafferty(K.Burke/G Foley)
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|:Ecc EBB|AcB AFE|Ecc EBB|ABA AFE|
Ecc EBB|ABc d2f|ecA BAF|AFE E3:|
|:cAF E2F|ABc BAB|cAF EFA|ABA AFE|
cAF E2F|ABc d2f|ecA BAF|ABA AFE:|
|:AcA AcA|Ace fec|BcB BcB|ABA AFE|
AcA AcA|Ace a3|fec BcB|[1ABA AFE:|[2ABA AFA|
|:cee aee|fee aee|cee fec|ABA AFA|
cee aee|fef a3|fec ABA|[1ABA AFA:|[2ABA AFE|
|:cAA BAA|cAA dAA|cAA BAA|AcB AFE|
cAA BAA|ABc d2f|ecA BAF|AcA AFE:|

This is how the k.burke version sounds to me .if I,ve got it off the mark please let us know

# Posted on April 23rd 2006 by Effie

The standard D setting I hear in sessions is a bit different from the posted version in the 2nd part. This is the way I play it:

X: 1
T: Paddy O'Rafferty
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
dff cee|def gfe|dff cee|dfe dBA|
dff cee|def g2e|f/g/af gfe|1 dfe dBA:|2 dfe dcB||
|:AFA ~B3|gfe fdB|AFA B2c|dfe dcB|
AFA ~B3|efe efg|f/g/af gfe|1 dfe dcB:|2 dfe dBA||
|:fAA eAA|def gfe|fAA eAA|dfe dBA|
fAA eAA|def g2e|f/g/af gfe|dfe dBA:|

# Posted on June 25th 2007 by Dow

Another Version

X:1
T:Padghin O'Rafferty
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:Dmix
|:Bdd dBd|egg gfe|dBB BAG|ABA GED|
Bdd dBd|egg gfe|dBB BAG|ABA GED||
|:DBA A2B|DBA AGE|GBA ABA|G3 GED|
DBA A2B|DBA AGE|GBA ABA|G3 GED||

# Posted on April 14th 2008 by JACKB

Uilleann piper Ryan Murphy from Fermoy, Co. Cork plays two jigs: "Sport", which was composed by Peadar Ó Riada, and "Paidín O'Rafferty".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noJW6LOSKrk&feature=user

# Posted on June 30th 2008 by Phantom Button