Tuesday 13 May 2025
Tune of the Day: The Ranting Rake
Traditional Irish jig
The earliest appearance of this jig is in the second volume of London publisher Smollet Holden's Collection of Favorite Irish Airs (1818), under the title “The Rakes of Irishmen”. It was later printed in the publications of flute player John Clinton and violinist Richard M. Levey, both born in Ireland but both of whom had successful careers in England on the concert stage, largely playing classical music.