| Title | The Rakes of Westmeath | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate titles | A Blast of Wind The Clouth Cock in the Heath Drops of Springwater Kiss in the Furze | |||
| Composer | Traditional Irish | |||
| Instrumentation | Flute solo |     | ||
| Key | D major | |||
| Range | D4–C♮6 | |||
| Time signature | 9/8 | |||
| Tempo | 100 BPM | |||
| Performance time | 1:40 | |||
| Difficulty level | intermediate | |||
| Download printable score | PDF Sheet Music (56 kB) (preview) | |||
| Download audio tracks | MIDI (change tempo/key) MP3 (823 kB) | |||
| Date added | 2026-06-17 | |||
| Last updated | 2026-06-17 | |||
| Download popularity index | not yet available | |||
| Categories |
Jigs, Traditional/Folk | |||
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This is quite an old tune, dating back at least to the first half of the 18th century. Under the title “The Rakes of Westmeath”, it appears in several collections from that era, the earliest being Burk Thumoth's 12 English and 12 Irish Airs (London, 1746).
Westmeath is the name of a county in central Ireland, now part of the Eastern and Midland Region.
