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**Please note that the abc’s in the Fiddler’s Companion work fine in most abc conversion programs. For example, I use abc2win and abcNavigator 2 with no problems whatsoever with direct cut-and-pasting. However, due to an anomaly of the html, pasting the abc’s into the concertina.net converter results in double-spacing. For concertina.net’s conversion program to work you must remove the spaces between all the lines of abc notation after pasting, so that they are single-spaced, with no intervening blank lines. This being done, the F/C abc’s will convert to standard notation nicely. Or, get a copy of abcNavigator 2 – its well worth it.   [AK]

 

 

 

LÁNA ROSEMARY. AKA and see "Rosemary Lane."

 

LAN BEODA. AKA and see "All Alive."

 

LANACHREE & MADRUM. Scottish. Shanachie‑79017, John & Phil Cunningham ‑ "Against the Storm" (1980).

 

LANAMACREE. AKA and see “Leanbh Mo Chroi.”

 

LANAMUIN NUAD, AN. AKA and see "The New Married Couple."

           

LANCASHIRE CAROL. English, Air (3/4 time). A Minor. Standard. AABB. Composed by Dave Roberts.

X:1
T:A Lancashire Carol
C:Dave Roberts
Z:Anahata (anahata@treewind.co.uk)
M:3/4

L:1/8
K:Am
EG | "Am"A3B cB | A2e2 dc |"Em"B3cBA |B2E2 EG |\
"Am"A3B cB |A2 e2 dc | B3"Dm"f ed | e4 :|
|: ef | "C"g3 ece | "G"d2 G2 AB | "F"cBAcBA | "F"B2E2 EG |\
"Am"A3B cB |A2 e2 dc | "Em"BABdcB | "Am"A4 :|

                       

LANCASHIRE CLOG DANCE, A. English, Hornpipe or Clog. North‑West England. G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard. AABB. Knowles (Northern Frisk), 1988; No. 62.

                       

LANCASHIRE HORNPIPE [1]. AKA and see "College Hornpipe," known familiarly as the "Sailor's Hornpipe [1]." The Lancashire Hornpipe was a step-dance known throughout Britain in the 19th century.

 

LANCASHIRE HORNPIPE [2]. English, Country Dance Tune (3/4 time). D Major. Standard. AABBCC. Published before 1730. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 11.

 

LANCASHIRE HORNPIPE [3]. English, Country Dance Tune (4/4 time). F Major. Standard. AABB. Knowles (A Northern Lass), 1995; pg. 12.

 

LANCASHIRE WITCHES, THE. AKA and see “Winchester Wedding [2].” English, ‘Old’ Hornpipe (9/8 time). B Flat Major. Standard. AABB. Knowles (A Northern Lass), 1995; pg. 14.

 

LANCASTER AND MANCHESTER HORNPIPE, THE. AKA and see “Alston Hornpipe.”

 

LANCASTER HORNPIPE [1]. English, Hornpipe. North‑West England. D Major. Standard. AABB. The name Lancaster is derived from the Roman occupation of England, with ‘–caster’ stemming from the Latin word castra (in Old English, ceaster) and the first part of the word referring to the river Lune; thus Lancaster is the ‘settlement on the Lune’. Knowles (Northern Frisk), 1988; No. 41.

 

LANCASTER HORNPIPE [2]. Scottish, Country Dance Tune (3/2). The melody, in the old hornpipe metre, appears in the Bodleian Manuscript (in the Bodleian Library, Oxford), inscribed "A Collection of the Newest Country Dances Performed in Scotland written at Edinburgh by D.A. Young, W.M. 1740." The old hornpipe metre survived particularly in the English midland counties, especially Lancashire.

 

LANCASTER LASSES. English, Slow Air (6/8 time). North‑West England. D Dorian. Standard. AABB. The name Lancaster is derived from the Roman occupation of England, with ‘–caster’ stemming from the Latin word castra (in Old English, ceaster) and the first part of the word referring to the river Lune; thus Lancaster is the ‘settlement on the Lune’. Knowles (Northern Frisk), 1988; No. 17.

           

LANCE DES BELAIR. Cajun. Morning Star 45002, "The Early Recordings of Dennis McGee (La.) 1929‑1930."

           

LANCERS. A dance form derived from the French regiments d’Lancier, which disseminated from military tradition to popular culture in the early 19th century.  The dance did not arrive to the Shetland Isle of Whalsay until about 1907--its arrival "more or less coincided with the building of the first hall on the island" (Flett & Flett, 1964).

           

LANCERS [1], THE (Cuadraill Na Lancers). AKA – “The Lancers Quadrille.” Scottish, Irish; Dance Tune (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. This tune is actually a portion of the same set as Trim's "Les Graces" in the "Lancers Quadrilles." Editor Jackie Small (CRÉ V) says the tune is popular in County Donegal—it is included in the polka section. The Lancers Set in Ireland derived from the Lancers Quadrille, a ball room dance popularized on the Continent in Napoleonic times. In Ireland, the figures were originally danced to polkas, but nowadays the vehicles are more commonly reels. The first figure of the Clare Lancers set can be seen in John Huston’s modern cinematic version of James Joyce’s The Dead (c.1990). Descriptions of the dance can be found in Irish Dancing (Collins Pocket Reference, pg. 108 ff.), Toss the Feathers (Pat Murphy, pg. 90 ff) and Set Dances of Ireland (Larry Lynch, pg. 57 ff). Source for notated version: a music manuscript written by Dan Sheahan (County Kerry), probably copied from a printed source, Small believes [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ V), 1999; No. 105, pg. 52. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 385, pg. 42. Gael Linn CEFCD 103, Frankie Gavin – “Croch Suas E/Up and Away” (appears as “McLaughlin’s Flings,” probably a reference to Donegal-trained fiddler Dermot McLaughlin, says Small).

X:1

T:Lancers, The [1]

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 395  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

f/g/ | a/^g/a/b/ a/=g/f/e/ | dd d/c/d/e/ | ff f/a/g/f/ | e/d/e/f/ e(f/g/) |

a/^g/a/b/ a/=g/f/e/ | dd d/c/d/e/ | ff e/d/e/f/ | dfd :|

|: A | d/c/d/e/ fd | c/d/e/c/ A(B/c/) | d/c/d/e/ fd | c/d/e/c/ AA |

A/G/F/G/ A/B/c/d/ | A/G/F/G/ A/B/c/d/ | Af e/d/e/f/ | dfd :|

 

LANCERS [2], THE. English, Dance Tune (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Evidently part of a Lancers set, it is a different melody than any of the Lancers sets noted so far. Source for notated version: an MS collection by fiddler Lawrence Leadley, 1827-1897 (Helperby, Yorkshire) [Merryweather & Seattle]. Merryweather & Seattle (The Fiddler of Helperby), 1994; No. 51, pg. 42.

 

LANCERS QUADRILLES, THE. English, Lancers' Set. These are tunes for five figures grouped together for the purpose of extended dance figures collectively called "Lancers." The Lancers was "a nineteenth century square dance which flourished alongside the quadrille in the last quarter of the century, and outlived it into the early 20th century. The name was derived from the 'Quadrille Des Lanciers' which was introduced in 1817 in Dublin by the dancing master John Duval. The five figures were La Dorset (music by Spagnoletti), Lodoiska (music by Rodolphe Kreutzer), La Native ('If the heart of man' from The Beggar's Opera), Les Graces ('Pretty Maiden' from Storace's The Haunted Tower and Les Lanciers, music by Janiewicz)" {Trim quoting Groves}.

1) La Dorset  (6/8 time) ‑‑ F Major & D Minor. ABCDA.

2) Lodoiska   (2/4 time) ‑‑ D Major. ABC,ABC,Coda.

3) La Native  (6/8 time) ‑‑ D Major. ABA. (See note for “Would You Have a Young Virgin”)

4) Les Graces (6/8 time) ‑‑ A Major, E Major, & A Minor.    ABC,ABC.

5) Les Graces {Les Lanciers?} (4/4 time) ‑‑ C Major.            AA'BB.

A dance called the "Lanciers Quadrille" was performed during the 150th anniversary celebration for the town of Lancaster, New Hampshire, in August, 1914, according to a playbill of the period; it was considered "old-fashioned" at that time. For another lancers set see "Trial By Jury" Lancers by Sir Arthur Sullivan.

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The Ball Room Companion (Frederick Warne & Co., Covent Gardern, London, 1866), an instruction manual, says this about the Lancers:

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Undoutedly the most popular quadrille after the First Set is the Lancers—

indeed, we are almost inclined to fancy that it is the most popular of any

quadrilles. Many years ago this dance was a great favourite, but, owing

to the freaks of fashion, it lapsed into obscurity, and was seldom, if ever,

danced. We believe praise is due to the Empress Eugenie, to whom we are

indebted for many things beside crinoline, for the re-introduction of this

best of quadrilles into the modern ballroom.

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The Lancers are more intricate and complicated than the First Set, hence

it behoves those who essay to perform them to be especially careful to be

quite perfect in the figure—bearing in mind that a single mistake will

frequently spoil the entire quadrille. But once having thoroughly mastered

the figure, the dancer will never forget it, for we know of no tunes which so

completely suggest the figure as the old-fashioned music of the Lancers,

which we are glad to see keeps its place in the ball programme, despite

several attempts to introduce a variety of questionable compositions under

the guise of New Lancers. 

***

Trim (Thomas Hardy), 1990; No. 84.

 

LANCIER BOUCHARD (premiere partie). AKA and see "Bride of the Winds." French-Canadian, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. The whole piece was in five parts, issued on Bluebird recordings B-1138, B-1139 and B-1140. Joyal (Danses d'ici: Musique Traditionnelle du Québec), 1994; pgs. 39 & 98. Bluebird B-1138-A (78 RPM), Joseph Bouchard (1938).

 

LAND LEAGUE [1]. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard. AABB. The composition is credited to “Parnell” in Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, but the 'A' strain is shared with "Harry Cooper," "Jim Clark's Hornpipe," and "Morpeth's Hornpipe." New York musician, writer and researcher Don Meade believes the attribution to Parnell is a joke, as Irish politician Charles Stuart Parnell was a leading proponent of land reform. However, it was Michael Davitt (1846 - 1906), born in Straide, Co Mayo, who was the founder of The Land League in Ireland, which helped organize tenant farmers against landlords. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 41. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 107.

X:1

T:Land League [1]

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D | .GD/C/ B,/G,/B,/D/ | E/C/F/A/ G/F/G/A/ | B/G/F/G/ .c.B | A/G/F/G/ .A.D |

.GD/C/ B,/G,/B,/D/ | E/C/F/A/ G/F/G/B/ | B/G/c/B/ A/G/F/A/ | GGG :|

|: d | g/f/g/a/ b/g/d/B/ | c/B/c/d/ e/d/c/B/ | A/B/c/d/ e/d/c/B/ | .A{^c}d{^c}d{^c}d |

g/f/g/a/ b/g/d/B/ |c/B/c/d/ .e.f | (g/f/).g/.e/ (d/B/).G/.c/ | (B/G/)(A/F/) G :|

 

LAND LEAGUE [2]. Irish, Jig. B Minor ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard. AABB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 294, pg. 32.

 

LAND OF LINCOLN.  Bluegrass, Breakdown. A Minor (‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘D’ parts)  & D Major (‘C’ part). Standard. AA’CCDDCCDDAA’. Gene Silberberg notes that parts ‘A’ and ‘D’ are sometimes played together in the Northwest U.S., with the title of  “Old John Tate.” Silberberg (93 Fiddle Tunes I Didn’t Learn at the Tractor Tavern), 2004; pg. 24.

 

LAND OF POTATOES. AKA and see “The Cordal Jig,” "Five Hundred a Year," “The Idle Road,” "If I Had in the Clear," “Jackson’s Bouner Bougher,” “Morgan Rattler.”

 

LAND OF SUNSHINE, THE. AKA and see “John Bowe’s [3]." Irish, Reel. C Major. Standard. AABB. Bill Black (1996) notes the tune was composed by Martin Mulhare shortly after his arrival in America. The tune is sometimes called “John Bowe’s,” after the B/C accordion player originally from Birr, Co. Offaly, in England since 1965. Similarly, it has been called “Finbar Dwyer’s” after another accordion player. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 2, pg. 1. Keegan (A Drop in the Ocean), 2005. 

X:1

T: The Land of Sunshine

Q: 350

R: reel

C: Martin Mulhaire

M: 4/4

L: 1/8

Z: transcribed by B.Black

K: C

G, | C2 EC B,DGF | EccB cGEG | FAdF EGcG | FEDC B,G,A,B, |

C2 EC B,DGF | EccB cGEG | FAdA BGFD | DCB,D C3 :|

e/2f/2 | ge e2 fdBd | cedB cGEG | FAdF EGce | fedc defa |

ge e2 fdBd | cedB cGEG | FAdc BGFD | DCB,D C3 :|

 

LAND OF SWEET ERIN. AKA and see "Kinnegad Slashers," "O! An Irishman's Heart," "O!

Merry Am I," "Paddy Digging for 'Goold'," "Powers of Whiskey." Irish, Canadian, American; Jig. USA, New England. Canada, Prince Edward Island. D Major (Cole, Perlman): C Major (Linscott). Standard tuning. AABB (Cole, Linscott): AABBCC (Perlman). Perlman (1996) believes the third part, collected in Prince Edward Island, many be a recent addition. Source for notated version: Kenny Chaisson (b. c. 1947, Bear River, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island; now resident of Rollo Bay) [Perlman]. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 63. Linscott (Folk Songs of Old New England), 1936; pg. 106. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 135. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 93. Edison 4199 (Cylander), Joseph Samuels, 1920.

X:1

T:Land of Sweet Erin

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

(3A/B/c/ | ded dAF | ABA ABc | ded dAF | Eee efe | ded dAF | ABA a2g |

fef dcB | ABc d2 :: A | dfa afd | cde ecA | dfa afd | faa a2A | dfa afd |

cde efg | fed dcB | ABc d2 :|

                       

LAND OF THE TREES, THE (Duthaich nan craobh). Scottish, Slow Air (3/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 2, 1988; pg. 9.

                       

LAND OF THE WEST, THE. AKA and see "I Will If I Can [1]." Irish, Air (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915; No. 95, pg. 53.

X:1

T:Land of the West

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

S:O’Neill – O’Neill’s Irish Music (1915)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

B | B>AB d>cB | A>BG E2 G/E/ | D>EG G>AB | BFG E2D | B>AB d>cB | ABG E2G |

D>EG GAB | AGG G2 || B | cE z/c/ BD z/B/ | ABG E2 G/E/ | DGA B>cd | e2 A/B/ G2 :|

b>ab d’c’b | a>bg e2g | d>eg gab | bfg e2d | b>ag d’2 c’/b/ | a>bg e2g | d>eg g>ab |

agg g2 b | c’ec’ bdb | ab/a/g/f/ e2 g/e/ | dga bc’d’ | e’/a/ b>a g2 ||

                       

LAND TO LEA. Shetland, Shetland Reel. Shetland, Unst. May be a pipe march tune.


                       

LAND WE LIVE IN, THE. See note for “Lads of Dunse.”

                       

LANDLADY, THE. Irish, Air (2/4 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning. One part. The tune is attributed to blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738), thought Donal O’Sullivan, in his definitive work on the bard could find no incontrovertible evidence of its origin. Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 196, pg. 134.

 

LANDLADY CASEY.  See “Madam Cassey,” “Mrs. Casey.”

                       

LANDLADY OF INVER INN, THE. Scottish, "Slowish" March. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Scots fiddler-composer Niel Gow (1727-1807). Gow was a life-long resident of Inver, near Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. According to local lore, poet Robert Burns visited Gow at his cottage in Inver in 1787, from which they adjourned to the Inver Inn.  While there, the story goes, they witnessed an irate woman belabouring her husband, which inspired Burns to compose the following verse:

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Ye gods, ye gave to me a wife, out of your grace and pleasure,

To be the partner of my life and I was glad to have her.

But if your providence divine for better things design her,

I obey your will at any time, I’m willing to resign her.

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Rather than penning the rhyme, however, Burns is said to have used a diamond pencil in his possession to scribe it onto a window pane at the Inn.  Some time afterwards the pane was broken in an attempt to preserve it. The story is untrue, however, for the rhyme appears in a song from John Coffey’s ballad opera The Devil to Pay, or the Wives Metamorphos’d (1731, Act 1, Air IV), sung by the character Sir John. The opera was performed at Drury Lane in 1732, but was based on the earlier play by Thomas Jevon called The Devil of a Wife (1686). The song appears in John Simpson’s Calliope, or English Harmony (London, 1746).

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Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 595. Gow (The First Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1787 (revised 1801); pg. 27.

X:1

L:Landlady of Inver Inn, The

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:March

N:”Slowish”

S:Gow – First Book of Niel Gow’s Reels (1787, revised 1801)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

c/B/|A.F.F.F|EGG c/B/|AFFF|A(cc) f/c/|AFFF|EGG(c/B/)|

(B/A/).G/.F/ F/E/D/C/|D(FF)::(c/4d/4e/)|”tr”f>g {fg}ag/f/|egce|”tr”f>g {fg}ag/f/|

e(gg>)a|”tr”f>g {fg}ag/f/|(eg) cf/c/|(B/A/)(G/F/) (F/E/)(D/C/)|D(FF):|

LANDLADY OF THE TAVERN, THE (Bean An Tabhairne). Irish, Air (3/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. "Stanford‑Petre has a different tune with this name" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 687, pg. 345.

X:1

T:Landlady of the Tavern

T:Bean an Tabhairne

M:3/4

L:1/8

S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909), No. 687

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

A/G/ | F2G2A2 | f4 fg | agfedc | f4e2 | d4 (3edc | dcdefe | dcBAGF | G3 BAG | F2G2A2 | f4 fg |

agfedc | f2e2f2 | d2 eccA | c2 dcAG | A6 | f2e2f2 | dfedcA | c2 dcAG | (A6 | A4) :| f/g/ |

a2f2a2 | g2f2e2 | c=Bcdef | g4 gb | agfedc | dcdefe | dcBAGF | G3 BAG | F2G2A2 | f4 fg |

agfedc | f2e2f2 | dfedcA | c2 dcAG | A6 | f2e2f2 | dfedcA | c2 dcAG | (A6 | A4) ||

LANDLORD FILL THE FLOWING BOWL. AKA and see "For Tonight We'll Merry Merry Be." English, Air. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Jarman, 1951; pg. 80. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 386. Ostling, 1939; pg. 22.

X:1

T:Landlord Fill the Flowing Bowl

T:For Tonight We’ll Merry Merry Be

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Air

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 386  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

f | dAFA | d>ddd | e>eee | (f2 d)f | dAFA | d/d/d/d/ dd | e/e/e/e/ ee | (f2d) ||

|: A | f>ffa | (a/g/)g/g/ g2 | e>eeg | (g/f/)f/f/ f2 | d>ddf | f/e/e/e/ ge | dcBc | (e2d) :|

LANDLUBBER. Scottish, Hornpipe. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 356, pg. 39.

X:1

T:Landlubber

M:

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 356   (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

(GE) | CEGc ecGE | FAde f2 (fe) | dedc BAGF | EFGA G2 (GE) |

CEGc ecGE | FAde f2 (ed) | egec BGFD | C2c2c2 :|

|: (ef) | gece geag | fed^c d2 (de) | fdBd fdgf | edcB c2 (GE) |

CEGc ecGE | FAde f2 (ed) | egec BGFD | C2c2c2 :|

LANDS OF SCOTLAND, THE (Críocha nah Alban).  Irish, Slip Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: a manuscript in the possession of Sliabh Luachra fiddler John M. Buckley [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ V), 1999; No. 65, pg. 32.

LANE. AKA and see "Scott Number Two," "Scotch Number 2." Old‑Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; pg. 110.

X:1

T:Lane

M:2/4

L:1/8

S:Ford – Traditional Music in America (1940)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

[G,D]E/F/ Gg|B/c/d/e/ eB/G/|1 c/G/c/G/ [G,D]G/A/|B/G/B/G/ A/G/E/G/:|2

B/A/B/G/ [G,D] G/B/|[DA][G,G] [(G,G][G,)G]||:gg/a/ ba/g/|e/f/g/e/ d2|1

ea a/b/a/g/|ea a2:|2 g/a/b/a/ g/e/d/g/|g/b/a/g/ g2||

LANE TO THE GLEN. Irish, Reel. D Minor. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Composed by County Cavan/Philadelphia fiddle player and composer Ed Reavy (1898-1988). Reavy (The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy), No. 14, pgs. 14-15.

X:1

T:Lane To The Glen

M:2/2

L:1/8

C:Ed Reavy

S:The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy

R:Reel

N:This is the lane that led to the glen fiddler, the same solitary fiddler

N: of Ed's dreams. Ed heard him often in the New World, particularl