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LAD FROM BALINROBE, THE. Irish, Reel. D
Major/Mixolydian. Standard. AA’BB’. Composed by County Cavan/Philadelphia fiddler and composer Ed Reavy
(1898-1988) in honor of his father-in-law, Steve Murphy of Balinrobe in the
Neale. Reavy (The
Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy), No. 32, pg. 34.
X:1
T:Lad from Balinrobe, The
R:Reel
C:Ed Reavy
M:2/2
L:1/8
Z:Joe Reavy
N:Written to honor the memory of Steve Murphy, Joe's father-in-law,
N:who was born outside Balinrobe in the Neale in the early nineteen
N:hundreds. Steve was a spirited man and a true friend.
K:D
D2 (3FED FGAB | =cdeg fd^ce | dcAG FGAc | dcAF GECE | D2 (3FED FGAB |
cBcd cAGA | dcdB =cBcA |1 GE=cE D^CA,C :|2 GE=cE D2 ||
|: (3ABc | defg addc | Addc defd | =cdef gccB | =cdef gfeg | f2 ec dcAG |
FGAB =cdeg | (3fgf e^c dcAF | GECE D2 :|| fe |: defg abae | cdef gage |
defg abaf | gece d2 fg | abag efge | defd AB=cA | FGAB =cBAF | GE=cE D2 z :|2
GE=cE D^CA,C ||
LAD MALCOLM,
THE. AKA
and see "Gille Callum."
LAD O’BEIRNE’S
FAVORITE. AKA and see “Atlantic Wave.” Irish, Reel.
LAD O'BEIRNE'S
(HORNPIPE). AKA - “Reavy’s Hornpipe.” Irish,
Hornpipe. G Major. Standard. AA'BB'.
Composed by the late prolific composer and fiddler Ed Reavy
(1898-1988) of
X:1
T:Lad O’Beirne’s
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:160\
R:Hornpipe
K:G Major
Bc|(3dcB gd BdcB|Agfa gf (3gfe|dfec
BdcA|FGAG (3FED (3CB,A,|
G,B,DG BGDB,|(3CCC EG cedc|BDGB
ADFA|1GBAF G2:|2Ggfa g2 ga||
(3bag dg bgdg|afdf afdf|+g2d2+
+f2A2+ +e2G2+ +d2F2+|(3cBA (3BAG (3FED (3CB,A,|
G,B,DG BGDB,|(3CCC EG cedc|BDGB ADFA|Ggfa
g2 ga|
(3bag dg bgdg|afdf afdf|(3gag (3fgf
(3efe (3dcB|(3cBA (3BAG (3FED (3CB,A,|
G,B,DG BGDB,|(3CCC EG cedc|BDGB
ADFA|GBAF G2||
X: 2
T:Lad O'Beirne's
R:Hornpipe
C:Ed Reavy
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:Joe Reavy
N:Dedicated to Ed's friend Lad, who recently passed on.
N:He was one of the most talented people to come from
N:
K:G
Bc| (3dcB gd BdcB | Agfa gfge | dfec BdcA | FBAG (3fed (3CB,A, |
G,B,DG BGDB, | CEAB cedc | BGBd cAFA |1 (3GFG BA G2 :|2
Ggfa gfga || bgdg bgdf | afdf afdf | gafg efdA | FBAG (3FED (3CB,A, |
G,B,DG BGDB, | CEAB cedc | BGBd cAFA | Ggfa gfga | bgdg bgdf |
afdf afdf | (3gag (3fgf (3efe dB | (3cBA (3BAG (3FED (CB,A, |
G,B,DG BGDB, | CEAB cedc |1 BGBd cAFA | (3GFG BA G2 :|2
BABd cBAG | (3FED (3CB,A, G,2 z ||
LAD O'BEIRNE'S (JIG). AKA and see “Baby Gavin,” “Burke’s [1],” “Charlie Mulvihill’s (Jig)
[1],” “Connie
O’Connell’s Jig [2],” “Gallagher’s
[2],” “Matt Molloy’s (Jig),”
“The Short Road,” “The Silver Vale.” Irish, Jig. D Major.
Standard. AA'BB. Source for notated version: Becky Miller [Phillips]. Phillips
(Traditional American Fiddle Tunes),
vol. 2, 1995; pg. 370.
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See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
LAD
O'BEIRNE'S/O’BYRNE’S (REEL) [1]. AKA and see “Eleanor Neary’s Favorite.” AKA
- “A Kilfen Reel.” Irish, American, Canadian; Reel.
***
Philippe tells another story he had
from Jim O’Beirne. It seems that when Lad was living in
***
David Taylor (1992), however,
believes the reel is traceable to the great
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See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index
to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Lad O'Beirne's [1]
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
DG~G2 DGBG|(3ABc BG AGEG|DG~G2
DGBd|(3efe dg eagf|\
dB~B2 dBGB|1cE~E2 GEDB,|DEGA
~B2eB|dBAc BGGE:|2\
cE~E2 GEDB,|DEGA (3Bcd eB|dBAc
BGGB|:\
(3ded Be dGBd|egdg eage|dB ~B2
dBGB|cE~E2 GED2|\
BddB d2ef|~g3 a bgdB|DEGA B2Bc|dBAc
BGG:|
X:2
T: Lad O'Beirne's [1]
S: Brian Conway
Z: transcribed by B.Black
Q: 300
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
DG G2 DGBG | AcBG AE E2 | DG G2 DGBd | egfg e2 ge |
dB B2 AGEG | cE E2 GEDB, | DEGA B2 eB | dBAc BG G2 :|
d2 ce d2 Bd | egdg e2 ge | dB B2 AGEG | cE E2 GEDc |
Bd d2 Bdef | gfga gedB | DEGA B2 eB | dBAc BG G2 :|
X:3
T:Lad O'Beirne's [1]
R:R
S:Brid Harper
O:Donegal Fiddle School
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
|:DG~G2 DGBG|(3ABc) BG AGEG|DG~G2 DGBd|(3efe) dg eagf|! dB~B2
dBGB|1cE~E2 GEDB,|DEGA ~B2 eB|dBAc BGGE:|! 2cE~E2 GEDB,|DEGA (3Bcd)
eB|dBAc BGGB|! |:(3ded) Be dGBd|egdg eage|dB ~B2 dBGB|cE ~E2 GE D2|! Bd
~d2 Bdef| gb (3fga) gedB|DEGA (3Bcd) eG|dBGc BG ~G2:|! "Nollaig Casey
plays the last part as follows:" Bd (3ddd) d2 ef|g2 bg abge|dB ~B2
dBGB|cE ~E2 GE D2|! Bd (3ddd) d2 ef|g2 bg ab gz|DEGA (3Bcd) eB|dBAc
BGG2:|!
LAD O’BEIRNE’S (REEL)
[2]. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard.
AA’BB.
X:1
T:Lad O'Beirne's Reel
D:Ciara/n Mac Mathu/na, "Job of
Journeywork"
N:played by Paddy Bawn O'Sullivan
and Paddy Reynolds (fiddles)
N:Jimmy Smyth (flute) and Bill
Greenall (piano), recorded in
N:
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
G2 BG dGBG|ABcd efge|d2 BG dGBG|(3FED
AD BDAF|
G2 BG dGBG|ABcd efge|d^cdf
e=cAF|1GBAF G2 (3DEF:|2 GBAF G2 Bd|:
g2 fg edBd|dfab afdg|bagf gdBG|(3FED
AD BDAF|
G2 BG dGBG|ABcd efge|d^cdf
e=cAF|GBAF G2 Bd:|
LAD O’BEIRNE’S (REEL)
[3]. Irish,
Reel. F Major. Josephine Marsh (appears as “Lad
O’Beirne”). Sharon Shannon (appears as “Lad O’Beirne’s). Mulcahy Family.
X:1
T:Lad O’Beirne’s [3]
R:Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:F
d2cA dAcA| GFGA GFDF| CFGF Acdc| d3e fagf|
d2cA dAcA| GFGA GFDF| CF3~ Acd2| dbag f2fg||
a2gf afgf| defd cAAB|cBcd cAcf| g3a bagf|
a2gf afgf| defd cAAB|cBcd cfgf|gbag f2dc||
LAD O’BEIRNE’S (REEL) [4]. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard. AB. Source
for notated version: written out for Seamus Connolly by the late fiddler Paddy
Reynolds (born in County Longford, but long a resident of Staten Island, NY), a
contemporary and frequent playing partner of O’Beirne’s. [Connolly &
Martin]. Connolly & Martin
(Forget Me Not), 2002; pgs. 60-61.
X:1
T:Lad O’Beirne’s [4]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Connolly & Martin – Forget Me Not (2002)
K:D
d2 cA
BFFA|GFEF GABc|…||
d2 eg
fdec|dBcA BFFA|…||
LAD
THAT CAN DO IT, THE (An Buachaill
atá in ann é a Dhéanamh). Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. Editor Jackie Small (CRE V, 1999), says this
jig is reminiscent of several others, including “Bryan O’Lynn.” Source for notated
version: a music manuscript supplied to Breatnach by fiddler John M. Buckley
(Sliabh Luachra) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ
V), 1999; No. 36, pg. 19.
LAD
WINNA WORK, AND THE LASS WINNA LAIRN,
THE. English.
LAD WITH THE
JET-BLACK-HAIR. See “Ann Gille dubh ciar dubh.”
LAD WITH/WI' THE
PLAIDIE, THE. AKA - “The Laddie with the
Pladdie.” AKA and see "The
Rose Among the Heather [1]." Scottish; Strathspey or
LAD WITH THE TROUSERS ON, THE. AKA and see "The Sailors Are All at the Bar."
English, Air (9/8 time).
***
The lad wi' the trousers on, He says he winnot hae me;
The lad wi' the trousers on, He says he winnot hae me.
If he winnot hae me, He can let me be;
Aw can get another, Twice as good as he. (Stokoe)
***
Stokoe & Bruce (Northumbrian Minstrelsy), 1882; pg. 128.
LAD WITH THE WHITE
COCKADE, THE. AKA and see "White Cockade."
LADAR MOR A' GHOGAIN (Big Ladle of the Cog). Scottish, Reel. E Minor. Standard.
AAB. A ‘cog’ or ‘coggie’ is a container or small barrel made of staves.
Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Colleciton),
1884; pg. 251. Culburnie
Records CUL 102, Alasdair Fraser & Jody Stecher – “The Driven Bow” (1988).
X:1
T:Ladar Mor a’ Ghogain
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson – The
Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E Minor
B|:~E2 BG FDAF|~E2 BG BEEe|faef dBAF|~E2 BG BEBe:|
geeb fddf|geeb geeb|geeb fddf|geeb efec|dfec dBAF|Eeeg faef|
dfec
dBFA|~E2 BG BEBe||
LADDIE COME TIE MY
APRON LOW. English.
LADDIE I ESTEEM YOU (A' Ghille dhuinn is toigh leam thu). Scottish, Slow Air (4/4 time). G
Minor. Standard. AAB. This tune "is an interesting air, derived from the
editor's progenitor. Were it known to Government that veneration and attachment
even the most common Highlander entertains for his native spot‑‑that
there is no sacrifice for the service of his country but he will cheerfully
submit to, on condition of its being ultimately preserved to him and his family‑‑they
would certainly interpose some remedy to prevent the depopulation of the
Highlands, a measure of which they have shewn themselves so worthy, on every
occasion of putting their conduct to the test." {Fraser follows with
several paragraphs outlining his plans to intervene in the rate of emigration
through consolidation of the fishing industry} (Fraser). Fraser
(The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the
X:1
T:Laddie I esteem you
T:A’ Ghille dhuinn is toigh leam thu
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Fraser Collection
(1874)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G Minor
D|G>B c2 A>G F2|G>B f2 d3f|BB c2 A>F d2|G>^FD>F G2G:|
f|d>Bf>B AF F2|f<d d>^f g2 gb|d>Bf>B A<F d2|G>^FD>F G2 GA|
GGG>A
G>F F2|G>AB>c d2 d>B|c>BA>G F>F d2|B>^FD>F G2G||
LADDIE LIE NEAR ME. English.
LADDIE WI' THE BONNET, THE. Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard. AAB.
Composed by Alexander Walker.
LADDIE WITH THE
PLADDIE, THE. AKA and see “Lad with/wi' the
Plaidie.”
LADDIE WITH THE YELLOW
COATIE. Scottish, Country Dance Tune (4/4
time). The air appears in the Drummond
Castle Manuscript (in the possession of the Earl of Ancaster at
LADIES BRIEST/BREAST
KNOT(S). AKA – “Lady’s Breast Knot.” AKA and
see "The (Bonny) Breast
Knot(s)."
X:1
T:Lady’s Breast Knot, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Bremner – Scots Reels (c. 1757)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
G(BB)G F(AA)F | E(ee)d “tr”c2 BA |
G(BB)G F(AA)c | (d/c/B/A/ d)F “tr”E2D2 :|
|: fdfd f(a”tr”gf) | e=cec e(g”tr”fe)
| fdfd f(aa)c | d(AA)G “tr”F2 (ED) :|
X:2
T:Ladies Breast Knot
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Henry Livingston’s manuscript
copybook, late 18th century
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
D | G(BB)G F(AA)F | E(ee)d c2 BA |
G(BB)G FAAc | d/c/B/A/ dF “tr”E2D :|
|: fdfd f(aa)g/f/ | ecec e(gg)f/e/ |
fdfd fa2f | d(AA)G “tr”F2D :|
LADIES CHOICE [1]. American, Breakdown. D Major ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part).
Standard tuning. Listed as a breakdown, but in form it is a polka. AABB. Ford (Traditional Music in
X:1
T:Ladies’ Choice [1]
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Ford – Traditional Music in
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
d/e/|fA fg/g/|f>ee/ ee/f/|gf
ga|f/g/f/e/ dd/e/|
fA fg/g/|f>ee/ ef/g/|aa
g/f/e/e/|d3z:|
K:G
B>B Bc|d2g2|e>e e/f/g/e/| (d2
d2)|
a>a ag|fe d2|d/d/d/z/ ba|g/g/g/z/
g2:|
LADIES CHOICE [2]. AKA and see “Dance of the
Honeybees.”
LADIES' DELIGHT, THE. AKA and see “Pretty Pegg(y) [1].” American,
Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. See note for “Pretty Peggy” for more on
this tune family. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes),
1940; pg. 27. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection,
1883; pg. 52. White’s Unique Collection,
1896; No. 80, pg. 14.
X:1
T:Ladies’ Delight
M:C|
L:1/8
S:White’s Unique Collection (1896), No.
80.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
d2 (fd)
AFDF | d2 (fd) egfe | d2(fd) AFDF | GEFD (EA,) A,2 | d2(fd) AFDF |
d2(fd) egfe
| d2(fd) AFDF | dfeg (fd)d2 :: (3FED (AD) BDAD | (3FED (AD) B,EEG |
(3FED (AD)
BDAD | GEFD (A,D)D2 | (3FED (AD) BDAD | A(D (3FED) (B,E)EG |
FAdf ecdB | egfe (fd)d2 :|
LADIES
DRESSED IN THEIR GARMENTS SO GREEN,
THE. Irish,
Song Air (3/4 time). E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB. "Mr. MacKenzie
says:‑‑ 'This air was popular in Ballycastle (in Antrim) about 1840
and long before that. I often heard it played on the harp'" (Joyce, 1909).
Bayard (1981) believes the tune resembles "Whistling Mike" (O'Neill), "The Tinware Lass" (Cole), "Pewter Mug" (Ford), and his
X:1
T:Ladies dressed in their garments
so green, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E_
G/F/|E2G2B2|A2G2F2|E2G2B2|e4
de|c2A2F2|G2A2B2|
E4 GF|E2G2B2|A2G2F2|E2G2B2|e4
de|c2A2F2|G2A2B2|E4||
de|f3dB2|B3z cd|e2B2G2|E3z
FG|A2G2A2|B2G2E2|
F4 GF|E2G2B2|A2G2F2|E2G2B2|e4
de|c2A2F2|G2A2B2|E4||
LADIES FANCY [1]. AKA ‑ "Lady's Fancy." AKA and see "Say Old Man Can You
Play the Fiddle? [1]." Old‑Time, Breakdown.
LADIES
FANCY [2]. AKA and see "The Yellow Wattle [1]," "The Ladies Walking Stick." Irish, Jig. G
Major. Standard. AABB. O’Neill (1922) remarks: “This jig, a variant of
the much more diversified ‘Yellow Wattle’ No.353 in O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland, was sent to me by Prof. P.D.
Reilly, a famous dancing master of "London and Castle Island", with
the notation: This simple jig was a noted
favorite among the two last generations, and quite good enough for the present
when well played.” Source
for notated version: Thomas Gavin,
X:1
T:Ladies' Fancy, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Thomas Galvin,
Z:Paul Kinder
K:G
G3 AEE|AGG GED|G3 AEE|AGG GED|
G3 AEE|AGG GED|G3 ABc|dAG FED:|
|:dFF DEE|DFF DEE|dFF DEE|DFF FED|
dFF DEE|DFF DEE|AAA ABc|dAG FED:||
LADIES' FANCY [3], THE. AKA and see "Cailleach an Tuirne," "Cailin A' Tuirna," "Is Maith Le Nora Ciste" (Nora
Likes Cake), "Kiss Me Darling,"
"The Maid at the Spinning
Wheel," "Maire an
Phortair," “Noran Kista,” “Nora’s Purse,” "Norickystie,"
"Port an Achreidh,” "The Road to
Lurgan," “Sergeant Early's
Jig," “The Spinning Wheel [4],”
"The Wild Irishman [4],”
"Wreathe the Bowl.” Irish, Jig.
LADIES FANCY [4]. AKA and see "Preacher's
Favorite." Unrelated to "Ladies Fancy [1].” Old-time, Breakdown.
LADIES FANCY [5]. AKA and see “The Long Dance,” “The Piper’s Finish.” Irish, Jig. D
Major. Standard. AABBCCDDEEF. May be related in some way to “Ladies Fancy
[2]"; although the melodic material differs there is some similarity in
the use of melodic and rhythmic repetition, and some patterns seem similar.
Petrie’s version sounds very much like a piper’s piece. Source for notated
version: “Mrs. Close” [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 880, pgs. 220-221.
LADY’S FANCY [6]. "Garrett Barry(‘s
Jig)," "Gearoid de Barra,"
"Tune the Fiddle.”
LADIES FINE AIRES, THE. AKA and see "How Happy
Are We."
LADIES HORNPIPE [1], THE. AKA and see “Delaney’s Clog,” “Londonderry Clog,” “The Londonderry Hornpipe,” “Showman’s Clog.” Irish, Hornpipe. D
Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Roche
Collection, 1983, vol. 2; No. 209, pg. 10.
LADIES HORNPIPE [2], THE. Scottish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning.
AABBCCDD. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle,
vol. 3), 1988; pg. 28.
LADIES IN THE BALLROOM
[1]. Old-Time, Breakdown.
LADIES IN THE BALLROOM
[2]. AKA and see “Rattlesnake Bit the Baby,” “Take Me Back to Georgia.” Old-Time,
Breakdown. C Major. Standard tuning.
X:1
T:Ladies in the Ballroom
L:1/8
M:2/4
S:Howdy Forrester; transcribed by John Hartford
N:John Hartford notes this tune is
a variant of “
N:Howdy Forrester says that Benny Thomasson starts to play this tune on the break
N:to “All Smell Good on Sunday.”
K:C
c||e/g/e/d/ c>e|a(g g>)A|B/d/B/A/ G>B|d(c c2)|e/g/e/d/ c>e|a(g g)e/g/|
a/b/a/g/ e/g/e/d/|c3:|
|:G,|C/B,/C/D/ E/C/E/G/|F/D/F/G/ A/F/A/c/|G/F/G/A/ B/G/B/d/|c/B/c/d/ e/f/g|
G,/B,/C/D/
E/C/E/G/|F/E/F/G/ A/F/A/c/|G/F/G/A/ B/G/B/d/|c3:||
LADIES, LOOK OUT FOR
YOUR SHINS. A Midwest U.S. dance tune title.
LADIES MARCH TO THE
BALLROOM, THE. AKA and see “Queen of the Rushes,” “The Battering Ram [2].” Irish, Single
Jig. D Major. Standard. AABB. Colector George Petrie noted this was “A
Connaught Jigg.” Stanford/Petrie (Complete
Collection), 1905; No. 936, pg. 238.
X:1
T:Ladies March to the Ball-Room, The
M:12/8
L:1/8
R:Single Jig
N:”A
B:Stanford/Petrie
– Complete Petrie Collection of Ancient
Irish Music, No. 936 (1905)
Z:AK/