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Notation Note: The tunes below are recorded in what is called “abc notation.” They can easily be converted to standard musical notation via highlighting with your cursor starting at “X:1” through to the end of the abc’s, then “cutting-and-pasting” the highlighted notation into one of the many abc conversion programs available, or at concertina.net’s incredibly handy “ABC Convert-A-Matic” at

http://www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html 

 

**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]

 

 

 

LEILA.  Scottish, Air (3/4 time). E Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Leila Powrie is Ian’s wife (m. 1954). Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 370, pg. 218. Waverly/EMI Records SZLP 2144, “Ian Powrie, His Fiddle and his Friends” (1975).

 

LEIM AN T-SAGAIRT. AKA and see "The Priest's Leap."

 

LÉIMRÁS, AN. AKA and see "The Steeplechase."

 

LEINSTER BUTTERMILK. Irish, Reel. Ireland, County Sligo. B Minor (‘A’ part) & D Major (‘B’ part). Standard tuning. AB. Leinster was one of the five old provinces, once rival kingdoms, of Ireland, named after an ancient tribe of people called the Laigin. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 35, pg. 18. Green Linnet SIF1035, Brian Conway & Tony De Marco - "The Apple in Winter" (1981. Learned from Martin Wynne). Green Linnet SIF‑1110, Brian Conway, Tony DeMarco & Martin Wynne ‑ "My Love is in America: The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival" (1991).

X:1

T: Leinster Buttermilk

S: B.Conway

Z: transcribed by B.Black

Q: 350

R: reel

M: 4/4

L: 1/8

K: D

B2 AB dBAd | BFAF DEFA | B2 AB dBAd | abag fddc |

B2 AB dBAd | BFAF DEFA | B2 AB dBAd | abag fddf ||

a2 fd ad (3dcd | adfd Be (3efe | a2 fd adfd | abag fddf |

a2 fd ad (3dcd | adfd Be (3efe | abaf efdB | ABde fedc ||

                       

LEINSTER HIGHROAD, THE. AKA and see “Cuddle in a Boasie,” "The High Road to Linton,” "High Way to Linton," “Highway to Linton,” “Jenny’s Gone to Linton,” “Kitty Got a Clinking [2],” Leinster was one of the five old provinces, once rival kingdoms, of Ireland, named after an ancient tribe of people called the Laigin.

                       

LEINSTER HORNPIPE, THE. AKA and see “Gillespie’s Hornpipe.” Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Francis E. Walsh (San Francisco) [O’Neill]. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 307.

X:1

T:Leinster Hornpipe, The

M:4/4

L:1/8

S:Francis E. Walsh, San Francisco

Z:Paul Kinder

R:Hornpipe

K:G

d>c|:(3BdB GB (3AcA FA|Gdgf edBG|F>GA>B cdef|gdBG A2 dc|

(3BdB GB (3AcA FA|G>Bgf edBG|F>GAB c>def|g2 f2 g2 z2:|

|dgfg d>gB>g|d>gf>g b>agf|eAfA eAfA|sedcBs sdcBAs|

GBDB GBDB|GBgf edBG|FGAB cdef|g2 f2 g2 z2|

|d>gfg d>gB>g|d>gfg b>agf|eAfA eAfA|e>dcB d>cBA|

GBDB GBDB|(3GAG g>f edBG|FGAB cdef|g2 f2 g2 z2||

                       

LEINSTER OUTCRY, THE (Gair Laigeannac). Irish, March (4/4 time). E Minor. Standard tuning. One part. Leinster was one of the five old provinces, once rival kingdoms, of Ireland, named after an ancient tribe of people called the Laigin. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1847, pg. 347.

                       

LEIR-RUATAR WHIGGIONA. Irish. An Irish anti‑Whig song of the mid‑18th century composed by the Merry Pedlar (Andrew Magrath) set to the tune of "Leather the Wig" (Plancam Peirbig).

 

LEIS LACHA. See “Leg of the Duck.”

 

LEITH HALL. Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Leith Hall is in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, and was for several centuries the home of the Leith Hays and dates from 1650. Hay of Rannes was present at the baptism of Marshall’s employer, Alexander, the 4th Duke of Gordon, and was reported to have been an ardent Jacobite. He was also seven feet in height (Cowie, The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999).

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Leith Hall. Copyright K. Dauth 2000.

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Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 55. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 239.

X:1

T:Leith Hall

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection  (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

C>F FF/G/ A>FA>c|C>F FG/A/ B/A/G/F/ D2|C>F FF/G/ A>FA>c|

d<fc<f A>G ~F2:|

d>fc>f A>fc>f|d>fc>f d<f ~G2|d>fc>f A>fc>f|d<f c>A B/A/G/F/ D2|

d>fc>f A>fc>f|d>fc>f d>fg>a|b>ga>f g>ef>c|d<f ~c>A B/A/G/F/ D2||


 

LEITH RACES.  English, Jig. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. From Ann Winnington’s music manuscript book (No. 22), c. 1810. The frontispiece to the MS indicates Winnington resided in New York.

X:1

T:Leith Races

M:6/8

L:1/8

S:Ann Winnington’s manuscript book

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

c2G GEG | c2G GEG | c2e d2f | edc BAG | c2G GEG | c2G GEG | c2e d2f | efd c3 :|

|: e2e ede | f2f fgf | e2e ece | d2d dcd | e2e ece | f2f fgf | ece dcd | c3 c3 :|

 

LEITH WYND. Scottish, English; Reel. England, Northumberland. D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDDEEFF. Leith Wynd was a steep narrow Edinburgh street which led to the port of Leith, "and thence to the world at large" (Johnson, 1983). The tune was set ("in a strong sea‑shanty flavour") by William McGibbon (c. 1695‑1756) and appears in his Scots Tunes; it is close to an earlier setting appeaing in Craig's Scots Tunes (pg. 16), but McGibbon improved the variations. The title also appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The Northern Minstrel's Budget"), which he published c. 1800, and in Allan Ramsay's ballad opera Gentle Shepherd of 1725. Source for notated version: McGibbon's Scots Tunes, 1742, Vol. 1, pg. 11 [Johnson]. Johnson (Scottish Fiddle Music in the 18th Century), 1984; No. 17, pgs. 42‑43. McGibbon (Scots Tunes, book III), 1762; pgs. 82-83.

X:1

T:Leith Wynd

M:C

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Slow”

S:McGibbon – Scots Tunes, book III, pg. 82-83  (1762)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

“tr”c/B/ | Ad F/A/d/F/ “tr”E>DEF | A>B A/B/A/F/ (A2 A)”tr”c/B/ | A/d/A/d/ F/d/F/d/ “tr”E>DEF |

B>c B/c/B/^A/ (B>c) B :: “tr”c/B/ | Ad A/B/d/e/ ({e}f>)g f/e/d/c/ | dF A/B/d/F/ (A2 A)a/g/ |

f/e/d/f/ g/f/e/g/ a/g/f/a/ g/f/e/g/ | f/g/f/e/ d/e/f/F/ (B>c) Bf/g/ | a/f/b/f/ g/e/f/d/ e/c/a/e/ f/d/e/c/ |

d/e/f/a/ A/B/A/F/ A2 Ad/c/ | B/A/G/B/ A/G/F/A/ G/F/E/G/ F/E/D/F/ | B>c B/c/B/^A/ (B>c) B :|

|: “tr”(c/B/) | A/d/A/d/ F/d/F/d/ “tr”E>DEF | A/d/c/B/ A/G/F/G/ (A2 A)c/B/ | A/d/c/d/ F/A/d/F/ “tr”E>DEF |

B>c B/c/B/^A/ (B>c) B :: “tr”c/B/ | Ad A/B/d/e/ f/e/f/g/ f/(a/4g/4f/4e/4d/4c/4) | dF A/B/d/F/ A2 Aa/g/ |

f/d/D/f/ g/e/E/g/ a/f/F/a/ g/e/E/g/ | f/g/”tr”f/e/ d/e/f/F/ (B>c) Bf/g/ | (a/4g/4f/)b/a/ g/(e/4g/4)f/(d/4f/4) (e/4d/4c/)a/e/ f/(d/4f/4)e/(c/4e/4) |

(d/4c/4d/4e/4f/)a/ A/B/A/F/ A2 Ad/c/ | (B/4c/4B/4A/4G/)B/ A/F/d/F/ (G/4A/4G/4F/4E/4)G/ (F/4G/4F/4E/4D/4)F/ |
B>c B/c/B/^A/ (B>c) B :: “tr”c/B/ | (A/B/4c/4d/)A/ F/d/D/F/ “tr”E>DEF | A>B A/B/A/F/ A2 Ac/B/ |

(A/B/4c/4d/)A/ (F/4A/4B/4c/4d/)F/ “tr”E>DEF | B/F/D/F/ (B/4c/4d/4c/4B/)^A/ (B>c)B :|

|: “tr”c/B/ | A/d/F/d/ A/B/d/e/ ({e}f>)g f/e/d/c/ | d/f/A/d/ A/B/A/F/ A2 Aa/g/ | (3f/e/f/ (3d/e/f/ (3g/f/g/ (3e/f/g/ (3a/g/a/ (3f/g/a/ (3g/f/g/ (3e/f/g/ |

(f/4e/4f/4g/4f/)e/ d/e/f/F/ (B>c) Bf/g/ | a/f/b/f/ G/g/F/f/ e/c/a/e/ F/f/E/e/ | d/e/f/a/ A/B/d/F/ (A>B) Ad/c/ |

B/g/G/B/ A/f/F/A/ G/e/E/G/ F/d/D/F/ | B>c B/c/B/A/ (B>c) B :|

                       

LEITRIM BUCKS, THE. AKA and see "The Leitrim Gregg's Pipes,” "Peader Fitzpatrick's Reel." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. ABCD (Mulvihill): AABBCCDD (Taylor). The alternate title "Peadar Fitzpatrick's Reel" honors the well‑known County Leitrim fiddler. Source for notated version: the Desmond Céilí Band (Castleisland, County Kerry) [Mulvihill]. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 120, pg. 32. Taylor (Crossroads Dance), 1992; No. 13, pg. 12. Shaskeen ‑ "The Mouse Behind the Dresser."

                       

LEITRIM CLOG DANCE, THE. AKA and see “Low Level Hornpipe.” Irish, Hornpipe. The tune appears in the key of ‘A’ in the Sutherland manuscript of County Leitrim. John Lee & Seamus Maguire – “The Missing Reel.”

                       

LEITRIM DOUBLE JIG, THE. See “Leitrim Fancy.”

                       

LEITRIM DRAGOONS. Irish, March (4/4 time).

X:1

T:Leitrim Dragoons

R:march

S:Mary Crowley (piano-accordion), Baily's Corner session

Z:Paul de Grae

M:4/4

L:1/8

Q:130

K:G

BA|:G2 G2 GABc|dBGA GBcd|ec a2 fd b2|gf/g/ ag fedc|

B/c/d BG A/B/c AF|GABd efga|bgfg fed^c|1d2 d>^c d2 d/=c/B/A/:|2d2 d>^c defg|:

a2 ag ac'ba|g2 gf gbag|fedg fedc|B2 A2 A2 d/c/B/A/|

G2 AF GBcd|ec a2 fd b2|Bdce AeFA|1G2 AF G2 fg:|2G2 AF G2 dc|:

B2 B2 A2 A2|G2 G2 FGAB|dc c2 cB B2|BA A2 ABce|

d2 d2 c2 c2|B2 B2 ABcd|eccA AGGF|1A4 G2 dc:|2A4 G3 g|:

f2 a>g fdef | g2 b>a g2 d/c/B/A/| GBcd efga | bgfg fedc |

B2 B2 A2 A2 | d2 d2 c2 c2 | B2 d/c/B/A/ G2 F2 |1A4 G3 g:|2 A4 G4 ||

 

LEITRIM FANCY [1], THE. AKA and see “Gallagher’s Fancy,” “Michael Gallagher’s Reel,” “Moran’s Hornpipe.” Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB (Mitchell): AABB' (Allan, Tubridy). See note for “Michael Gallagher’s Reel.” Uilleann piper Michael Gallagher recorded the tune in the 1920’s, which may account for the alternate titles. Source for notated version: piper Willie Clancy (1918-1973, Miltown Malbay, West Clare) [Mitchell]. Allan's Irish Fiddler, No. 76, pg. 19. Mitchell (Dance Music of Willie Clancy), 1993; No. 4, pgs. 30-31. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Book Two), 1999; pg. 13. Gennett 5451 (78 RPM), Michael Gallagher (uilleann pipes) {1924}. Starr 9567 (78 RPM), Michael Gallagher (uilleann pipes) {1924}.    

X:1

T:Leitrim Fancy, The [1]

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:D

AG | F/G/F EF DEFG | A/B/A GB A2 de | fefg agec | dcAF GBAG | F/G/F EF DEFG |A/B/A GB A2 de |

fdge agec | d2 dc d2 :| de | fefg ageg | fefg a2 e/f/g | agec dfec | dcAF | G2 eg | fefg ageg | fefg a2 e/f/g |

agec dfec|Addc d3e||fefg ageg|fefg a2 e/f/g| agec dfec|dcAF GBAG|F/G/F EF DEFG|A/B/A GB A2 de| fdge agec|d2 dc d2||

 

LEITRIM FANCY [2], THE. AKA – “The Leitrim Jig [2],” “The Lonesome Jig [3].” AKA and see “The Daleystown Hunt.” Irish, Double Jig. Ireland, County Sligo. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune was popularized in modern times (1977) by the Bothy Band, although the title is more commonly applied to a hornpipe. The alternate title, “Daleystown Hunt,” is the name under which the tune was recorded by Joe Burke. Sources for notated versions: piper Michael Brophy/Michael Ó Broithe (Dublin, Ireland) [Breathnach]; flute player Sonny McDonagh (b. 1926, Rinnarogue, Bunninadden, County Sligo) [Flaherty]. Breathnach (CRE I), 1963; No. 48, pg. 20. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg. 124. Jordan (Whistle and Sing), 1975; 24. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Book Two), 1999; pg. 32 (appears as “The Leitrim Double Jig”). Green Linnet SIF 3013, The Bothy Band - “Out of the Wind into the Sun” (1977. First tune in set “Rip the Calico”). Hemisphere 7243 8 31216 25, The Bothy Band - “Celtic Graces” (1994). Tara CD 4011, Frankie Gavin – “Fierce Traditional.”

X:1

T:Leitrim Fancy, The [2]

R:jig

M:6/8

L:1/8

Q:130

K:D

GBG FAF|E2B BAB|GBG FAF|D2A AFD|

GBG FAF|E2B BAB|GAB dBG|ABG FED:|

GAB d2d|edB dBA|GAB dBG|ABG FED

GAB d2d|edB def|gfe dBG|ABG FED:|

 

LEITRIM FAVOURITE, THE (Rogha Liadroma). Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard. AABB. Source for notated version: piper Michael Brohpy/Michael Ó Broithe (Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRE I), 1963; No. 48, pg. 20.

 

LEITRIM GREGG'S PIPES, THE. AKA and see "The Leitrim Bucks," "Peadar Fitzpatrick's Reel."


 

LEITRIM JIG [1], A/THE (Port Liadroma). AKA and see “Andy McGann’s Fancy,” "The Gold Ring [1]," "The Humours of Castleoliver,” "Lullaby for Irish Pipes," "The Lasses of Limerick," "The Munster Gimlet," "The Pharroh or War March," "Stack the Rags," "A Whack at the Whigs," "Will you come down to Limerick [1]." Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AB (Breathnach): AABB (Mulvihill). No relation to “Leitrim Jig” [2]. According to Bronx flute player Jack Coen, originally from County Galway, the title refers not to County Leitrim, but to Leitrim parish in Galway, where accordion player Joe Burke and others played. An air variant of this melody appears in Bunting's collection as "Faire! Faire! Ar Aghaidh! Ar Aghaidh!" (Watch! Watch! Forward! Forward!). Breathnach (1963) says O’Neill’s “Lullaby for Irish Pipes” and “The Lasses of Limerick” (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody, Nos. 9 & 182) are derived or related to this tune (and he notes O’Neill obtained “Lasses of Limerick” from O’Farrell’s Pocket Companion for the Irish or Union Pipes).  “The Gold Ring” is a related tune, as is “Old Tipperary” and “The Jolly Banger [2].” Sources for notated versions: piper Michael Ó Broithe (Ireland) [Breathnach]; fiddler Brendan Mulvihill (Baltimore, Md.) [Mulvihill]. Breathnach (CRE I), 1963; No. 12, pg. 7. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 21, pg. 69.

X:1

T:Leitrim Jig, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

K:G

dcA G2G|AGF G2B|dcA G2G|Ade f2e|

dcA G2G|AGF G2D|GBd g2g|ded cAF:|

def g2g|agf g2g|def g2g|ded cAF|

def g2g|agf g2a|bag agf|ded cAF:|

 

LEITRIM JIG [2], THE. AKA and see “The Leitrim Fancy [2].” Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Brendan Mulvhill (Baltimore, Md.) [Mulvihill]. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 47, pg. 75. Sullivan (Session Tunes), vol. 2; No. 33, pg. 14.

X:1

T:Leitrim Jig, The [2]

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

K:G

BGB FAF | E2B BAB | GBG FAF | D2A AFD | ~G3 ~F3 |

E2B BAB | ~G2B dBG | ABG FED :: ~G2B dBd | edB dBA |

~G2B dBG | ABG FED | ~G2B dBd | edB def | gfe dBG | ABG FED :|

 

LEITRIM JIG [3], THE.  AKA and see “Delaney’s Jig,” “Lambert’s Jig [2],” “Tynagh Jig.”

 

LEITRIM LILTER, THE. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Charlie Lennon, a County Leitrim born pianist and composer. Mr. Lennon also holds a Ph.D. in physics. Source for notated version: flute player Harry McGowan (b. 1937, Carrowmore, Co. Sligo) [Flaherty]. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg. 161 (appears as “Unknown”).

 

LEITRIM REEL [1], THE (Ril Leadroma). AKA and see "I'm Waiting for You." Irish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: fiddler George Rowley/Seoirse Ó Roghallaigh (Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRE I), 1963; No. 183, pg. 72.

 

LEITRIM REEL [2], A. AKA and see “McDonagh’s (Reel) [2].” Irish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning. AB. A different tune than Breathnach’s “The Leitrim Reel,” although it is the same as Breathnach’s “McDonagh’s” in CRÉ III. Source for notated version: Brendan Mulvihill (Baltimore, Md.) [Mulvihill]. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 60, pg. 16.

 

LEITRIM THRUSH [1], THE (Smolac Liat-Druim/Droma). Irish, Reel. A Minor ('A' part) & C Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AABB' (O'Neill/Krassen). Seamus Ennis popularized the tune, especially among pipers. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 118. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1323, pg. 248. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 584, pg. 107. Old Hat Music OH!02, "The Old Hat Dance Band" (1992. Learned from De Dannan). Frankie Gavin -"Croch Suas É." Tara 1002, Seamus Ennis - "Pure Drop." CCE Néillidh Mulligan - "The Leitrim Thrush" (learned from Seamus Ennis).

X:1

T:Leitrim Thrush, The

M:C|

R:Reel

L:1/8

S:O’Neill – 1001 Gems (1907), No. 584

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Amin

A3B cAGB|AcAG EFGc|AGAB cdef|geag|ecdB|AGAB cAGB|AcAG EB,Cc|

AGAB cdef|(3gfe ag ec c2||(3gag ec gcec|gcec Bcd2|gcec gcec|gagf ec c2|

(3gag ec gcec|gcec Bc d2|gage (3ded cA|Gaag ecdc||

 

LEITRIM THRUSH [2], THE. AKA and see “Fermoy Lasses.”

 

LEITRIM TOWN. AKA and see "The Whinny Hills of Leitrim [1]." Irish, Slip Jig. B Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Recorded under this title by Leitrim flute player John McKenna (1880-1947), who recorded many tunes with Leitrim place-names. This tune was paired with the double-jig “Clancy’s Dream.” Columbia Records (78 RPM), John McKenna (1928).

X: 1
T:Leitrim Town
R:slip jig
M:9/8
L:1/8
Z:Gerry Strong
N:Posted to the woodenflute mailing list January 2002
K:Bm
FAA FAd AFD|FAA FAB d2 A|FAA FAd AFD | fgf edc B2 A :|

|:~f3 ~e3 d2 e|~f3 def gfe|~f3 ~e3 d2 A| BAF DFA B2 A:|

                       

LEIX COUNTY REEL, THE. Irish, Reel. Composed by County Tipperary fiddler Seán Ryan (d. 1985). Ryan (The Hidden Ireland), 30.

 

LEM JAY’S FANCY. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Prince Edward Island. D Major. ADae tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: from a 78 RPM recording of Mt. Stewart, Queens County, PEI, fiddler Lem Jay, c. 1880-1960. Jay was the first fiddler to play live on Charlottetown, PEI, radio) [Perlman]. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island: Celtic and Acadian Tunes in Living Tradition), 1996;

 

LEM TOIL GO LEIR. AKA and see "With All My Heart."

                       

LEMMIE BRAZIL'S NO. 1.  English, Schottische. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB’.

X:1

T:Lemmie Brazil’s No. 1

M:4/4

L:1/8

R:Schottische

K:G

ef|gd BA GB dg|ed cd e2 fe|dg fe dB (3cBA|GB de d2 ef|

gd BA GB dg|ed cd e2 fe|dg fe dB (3cBA|G2g2g2:|

|:z2|(3BdB G2 B4|c2A2 cd ef|gg fe dB Gd|e2 eB A4|

(3BdB G2 B4|c2A2 cd ef|gg fe dB (3GAB|1 A2F2G2:|2 A2f2g2||

 

LEMMIE BRAZIL’S NO. 2.  English; Schottische, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Learned from Gloucestershire traveller Lemmie (Lementina) Brazil (b. circa 1890) and her family. There are a total of 16 known Lemmie Brazil (pronounced ‘brazzle’) tunes, all of which can be found in Charles Menteith and Paul Burgess’s The Coleford Jig: Traditional Tunes from Goucestershire (2004) collection, where this tune is referred to as a ‘Tap Dance’. Lemmie sang and played harmonica and melodeon. Barry Callaghan (2007) identifies it as a version of the “Bristol Hornpipe.” Source for notated version: Lemmie Brazil (Gloucester), recorded by Gwilym Davies in 1977 and 1981 [Callaghan]. Callaghan (Hardcord English), 2007; pg. 88. Carlton Sounds 30360 00242, The English Country Dance Band (1996). FSCD54, Aardvark Ceilidh Band – “The Pleasures of the Town” (2000). Old Hat Music OH!02, "Old Hat Dance Band" (1992).

X:1

T:Lemmie Brazil’s No. 2

M:4/4

L:1/8

R:Schottische or Hornpipe

K:D

AG|F2A2B2A2|defd B2 AG|FAdA Bcdf|e2d2e2 AG|

F2A2(3BcB A2|defd B2 AG|FAdA Bcdf|e2e2d2:|

|:fg|afdf afdA|defd (3BcB AG|FAdA Bcdf|e2d2e2 fg|

afdf afdA|defd B2 AG|FAdA Bcdf|e2e2d2:|

                       

LEMONVILLE. Canadian, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. ABB. “Lemonville Jig” was composed by Canadian musician Jack Hayes. The tune has entered English Country Dance repertoire from the playing of Willy Taylor, popular especially in the north of England. The village of Lemonville is in Whitchurch Township, York County, Ontario, Canada. Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; pg. 61. Plain Brown Tune Book, 1997; pg. 30. The Shepherds (Will Atkinson, Joe Hutton, Willy Taylor) – “From Sewingshields to Glendale.” WPCD 002, The Committee Band – “It’s About Time” (1999).

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T:Lemonville Jig
S:from Willy Taylor, originally from Canada?
M:6/8
R:two-step
L:1/8
Z:Noel Jackson
K:D
f2g | aba afd | fgf  fdA | ded dAF | G3 e2 f | gag  gec | efe  e2d | cBA  gfe | f3   f2g |

aba afd | fgf  fdA | ded  def  | B3  e2 f | gag  gec | efe  e2d | cBA  gfe | d3  dAG |
FGA  ABc | dec  def | gag  gfe | B2e  e2d | cea   aed | cea   aed | cea   gfe | fdB A2 g |
FGA  ABc | de c  def | gag  gfe | B2e  e2d | cea  aed | cea   aed | cea   gfe | d3  ||   

                       

LEMONADE SONG. AKA and see "Chanson de Limonade."

                                      

LEMONFIELD RANGERS, THE. Irish, Song Air (4/4 time). A Dorian. Standard tuning. AB. Joyce identifies the Lemonfield Rangers as a hunting club. Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 246, pg. 119.

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T:Lemonfield Rangers, The

M:C

L:1/8

R:Air

S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs  (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Ador

EAAA A2 GE|GABc d2 cd|e2A2 AcBA|G3B AGED|EAAA A2 GE|GABc d2 cd|

e2A2 cBAG|A4A4||cdef g2 gb|agef g2gb|aged edBA|G3B AGED|

EAAA A2 GE|GABc d2 cd|e2A2 cBAG|A4A4||

                       

LEN ANDREWS’ MARCH. American, March (2/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Vermont fiddler Pete Sutherland. Sutherland (Bareface), 1984; pg. 13.

 


LENNOX LOVE TO BLANTYRE. AKA ‑ "Lennon's Love to Blaner." AKA and see “Colonel Lennox’s Love.” Scottish (originally), Canadian; Strathspey. Canada, Cape Breton. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The title of the tune is the curious name given to a house and estate originally called 'Lethington,' located near Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland (now owned by the present Duke and Duchess of Hamilton). The name was changed when Frances Teresa Stewart (Stuart), Duchess of Lennox and Richmond (b. 1647), bequeathed it to her nephew, requesting that its name be changed to "Lennox Love" as a token of her love and in memory of her husband. A slightly different story (told by Alison Kinnaird) has it the local lairds of East Lothian frequently dined together at their various estates in the county, and that Lord Blantyre often joined them, though he owned no lands in the region. The Duke of Lauderdale often remarked on this circumstance and facetiously offered to sell Lethington to Blantyre, knowing that the latter was without sufficient funds for the purchase. Frances was Blantyre's cousin, and hearing of his predicament advised him to accept the next time Lauderdale offered, and sent him the money for the transaction in a casket, along with "the Duchess of Lennox's Love."  Blantyre made the purchase and changed the estate's name to Lennoxlove in tribute.

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Frances was known as "La Belle Stewart," according to Neil (1991), and was a great beauty, one of king Charles II's favorites. Her facsimile appeared on British coinage in the latter 17th century as part of the emblem of "Britania." The casket which held the money she gave to Blantyre was a gift to her from Charles II, and supposedly still is in the possession of the Hamilton family at the estate.

***

The melody can be found (incomplete) in the Margaret Sinkler MS, 1710, as "Lennox Love to Blanter," though John Glen (1891) found its earliest appearance in print a bit later, in Robert Bremner's 1757 collection (pg. 17). Kirkmichael, Perthshire, fiddler and composer Robert Petrie included it in his 2nd Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances, 1796. See also Alburger's note for "How Can I Keep My Maidenhead" and "Braes of Auchtertyre." The directions for the country dance to this tune, but not the melody, appear in the Holmain Manuscript, 1710‑50. Bremner (A Collection of Scots Reels), c. 1757; pg. 17. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 1, 1799; gp. 29 (appears as “Lennox’s Love to Blantyre”). Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Reels and Rants), 1997; No. 25, pg. 8 (appears as “Colonel Lennox’s Love”). Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 154, pg. 18. Neil (The Scots Fiddle), 1991; No. 4, pg. 7. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 140. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 204. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pg. 2. Canadian Broadcasting Corp. NMAS 1972, Natalie MacMaster - "Fit as a Fiddle" (1993).

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T:Lennoxlove to Blantyre

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F Major

C|F2 F>G A>GF>A|GGA>c d>cd>e|f>gf>d c>AF>A|B>GA>F D2D:|

f|c>df>g a>gf>a|g>fg>a g>fd>f|c>df>g a>gf>a|g>fb>a g2 f>d|

c>df>g a>gf>a|g>fg>a g>fd>f|~c>df>g f<g a>g|f>cb>a g2f||

X:2

T:Lenox Love to Blantyre

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Bremner – Scots Reels (1757)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

C | F/F/F F>G “tr”A>GFA | G/G/G GA d>cdf | F/F/F FG “tr”A>GFA | GAFC D/D/D D :|

|: f | cdfg agfa | gfga g>fdf |1 cdfg agfa | gfba “tr”g2f :|2 c/c/c af gfba | gfba “tr”g2f ||

X:3

T:Lenox Love

T:Colonel Montgomery's Strathspey

S:Petrie's Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c.

Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 6/5/04

N:Petrie's Second Collection, page 11

% Gore's Index gives earliest publication as Joshua Campbell's

% "Coll. Of Newest & Best Reels & Minuets..." Glasgow 1788

L:1/8

M:C

R:Strathspey

K:F

(f|f)<FF>G A>GF<A|G<GA>c d>cd<e|f>dc<f A>GF<A |G<AF<C D2D:|

f|f>cf>g  a>gf<a|g>fg>a g>fc<g|f<cf>g ({fg}a)>gf<a|c<cc>a Tg2f2|

f<cf>g  a>gf<a|g>fg<a g>fd>f|c>df>g a>gf<a |c<cb>a Tg2f|]

 

LENNOX'S LOVE. English, Reel. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Does not resemble "Lennox Love to Blantyre." A tune by this title appears in the Drummond Castle Manuscript (in the possession of the Earl of Ancaster at Drummond Castle), inscribed "A Collection of Country Dances written for the use of his Grace the Duke of Perth by Dav. Young, 1734." Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 336.

 

LENNY CHIASSON’S REEL. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by math professor and fiddler Harry Slaunwhite, who taught for a time at a college in Sydney, Cape Breton. Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 84, pg. 25.

 

LENOIR TWO-STEP. See "Petite ou Grosse."


 

LEO AND CATHERINE MURRAY. Cape Breton, March (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. A modern composition by fiddler Brenda Stubbert (b. 1959, Point Aconi, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia). Cranford (Brenda Stubbert’s), 1994; No. 66, pg. 24. Celestial Entertainment CECS001, Brenda Stubbert - “In Jig Time!” (1995).

                       

LEOITHNE AN FHRAOIGH. AKA and see "The Heather Breeze [1]."

 

LEOITHNE MHAIDINE MHIC SHIACAIS.  AKA and see “Jackson’s Morning Breeze.”

 

LEOMINSTER ASSEMBLY.  English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune was originally published in Charles and Samuel Thompson’s third country dance collection (London, 1773). As with several of the Thompson’s 1773 tunes, it was copied into the 1788 music manuscript copybook of fiddlers John and William Pitt Turner (Norwich, Conn.). Dance instructions for Leominster Assembly appear in the Thompson’s Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1767. The assembly rooms for the Leominster Assembly (Herefordshire) are still intact in their almost-original state, in The Royal Oak, a coaching hotel dating from the early 18th century. The room has high ceilings, Georgian windows and a minstrels’ gallery. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3), 1773; No. 70.

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T:Leominster Assembly

M:2/4

L:1/8

B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773)

Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007

Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

(3ABc|d>Ad>A|d2 (3efg|fddA|dA FD|d>Ad>A|d2 (3gab|afef|d2:|
|:(3Ace|A>AA>A|A2g2|fdBB|ecAA|A>AA>A|A2 g2|faAc|d2:||

                       

LEONARD'S REEL. AKA and see "The Ladies' Pantalettes," "The Ladies/Ladys Pantaloo(n)s," "The Grey Frieze Breeches," "The Green Pantaloons," "The Boatman's Reel," "Pat the Fowler."

                       

LEON’S TUNE. Old-Time, Breakdown. A Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Glenn Barry attributed the tune to one Leon Moore, who died while a young man in the 1940’s. Barry did not get the title, if Moore ever had one. Source for notated version: Glenn Barry [Silberberg]. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 89.

                       

LEOPOLD'S SONG. Cajun, Two-Step. USA, Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. One part. Raymond Francois (1990) obtained the song from his father who associated the song with Mayuse LaFleur, though he had no name for it. Raymond called it after his father, Leopold Francois. Source for notated version: Leopold Francois (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pg. 200. 

                       

LEO'S REEL. AKA and see "Quadrille Francais." French-Canadian, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. The tune is similar to Quebec fiddler Joseph Allard's "Quadrielle Francais." Source for notated version: transplanted French-Canadian fiddler Omer Marcoux (Concord, N.H.), who learned this dance tune from his brother, Leo. When he couldn't remember the name of the tune he simply called it after his brother [Miskoe & Paul]. Miskoe & Paul (Omer Marcoux), 1994; pg. 30.

                       

LEO'S RIFF. French‑Canadian, Reel. E Major ('A' part) & A Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB. From transplanted French‑Canadian fiddler Leo Beaudoin (Burlington, Vt.) Welling (Welling’s Hartford Tune Book), 1976; pg. 15.

 

LEP UP. English, Slip Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 130.

                       

LEPRECHAUN. Irish, Slide (12/8 time). C Major. Standard tuning. One part.

X:1

T:Leprechaun

M:12/8

L:1/8

Q:260

K:C

A2B | c2A {c}BAG A2G E2D | E^FG A2B c2d {f}e2d | c3 {c}BAG A2G E2D |

E^FG A2B A3 A2B | c/2d/2cA BAG A2G {F}E2D | E^FG A2B c2d e2d | c2A {c}BAG A2G {EF}E2D |

E^FG A2B A3 A3 | Bcd e2^f {f}g2e fed|e2a a2^f g2f {f}e2d | Bcd e2^f g2e fed | e2a a2^g {b}a3 a3 |

Bcd e2^f g2e fed | e2a {b}a2^f g2f e2d | c/2d/2cA {c}BAG A2G E2D | E^FG A2B A3 {B}A4 |

 

LEPRECHAUN’S JIG, THE. AKA and see “Port an Lorgadáin.” Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Composed by the late County Clare fiddler Junior Crehan (1908-1998) in the late 1950’s/early 1960’s. Paul de Grae points out that in County Kerry and Clare a legrechaun is called a lorgadán (pronounced lurragadawn), thus the Irish title would be "Port an Lorgadáin".

                       

LERWICK ACCORDIAN AND FIDDLE CLUB, THE. Shetland, March. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by the great Shetland fiddler and teacher Tom Anderson in 1979 to commemorate the opening of the club, playing out of Lerwick, Shetland. Anderson (Ringing Strings), 1983; pg. 80.

 


LERWICK LASSES, DA. Shetland, Shetland Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB (Brody): AABB' (Anderson & Georgeson): AA'BB' (Bain). Lerwick is the capital of the Shetland Islands, and lies on the main island. Its name is Norse, stemming from the time of the Vikings, and means ‘muddy bay’. The tune, originally collected on the island of Unst under the auspices of the Shetland Folk Society, is in the repertory of the Shetland Fiddle Band, and therefore has been disseminated throughout the islands. Anderson & Georgeson note that the second turning (measures 2 and 4) of this tune should have a "stop‑go" effect, called a 'lag' in Vidlin, which practice stemmed from the fiddler's following of the dancer's steps in the old days, which were sometimes erratic in rhythm. Source for notated version: J.C. Smith (Shetland) [Anderson & Georgeson]. Anderson & Georgeson (Da Mirrie Dancers), 1970; pg. 20. Bain (50 Fiddle Solos), 1989; pg. 35. Brody (Fiddler’s Fake Book), 1983; pg. 167. Rounder 3006, Boys of the Lough‑ "Second Album" (1974).

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T:Lerwick Lasses, Da

L:1/8

M:C

K:G

dc|:"G"BG G2 "D"AFAc| "G"BG (3GGG g2 dc | "G"BG G2 "D"AFAc |

[1"G"BG"D"AF "G" G2 dc :| [2"G"BG"D"AF "G"G2 Bd || "G"g2 ge "D"fafe |

"D"(3ddd fd fafd |"G"g2 gf "C"ege^c | [1"D"eaaf gede :| [2"D"eaaf ge ||

 

LERWICK TOWN HALL CENTENARY MARCH. Shetland, March (6/8 time). D Major ('A' and 'B' parts) & G Major ('C' part). Standard tuning. ABCC. Composed by Shetland fiddler/violinist Arthur S. Robertson (b. 1911). Neil (The Scots Fiddle), 1991; No. 125, pg. 164.

 

LES AILES DES HIRONDELLES. Cajun. AKA and see "Wings of a Dove."

 

LES BARS DE LA PRISON. Cajun, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Greenblatt (Cajun Fiddle Book), 1985; pg. 36.

 

LES QUATRES COINS. French‑Canadian, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. One part. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 81, pg. 53.

 

LESBIA HATH A BEAMING EYE. AKA and see "Wise Nora."

 

LESHLEY'S FAVOURTIE. AKA and see “Blue Bonnets Over the Border,” "Lesleye's March." English, Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. The tune under this title also appears in the William Clarke (Feltwell, Norfolk) manuscript of 1858. The editors of Lawrence Leadley's manuscripts say the tune is probably Scottish and dates back at least as far as the late 17th century. Source for notated version: an MS collection by fiddler Lawrence Leadley, 1827-1897 (Helperby, Yorkshire) [Merryweather & Seattle]. Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; pg. 73. Merryweather & Seattle (The Fiddler of Helperby), 1994; No. 76, pg. 47.

 

LESLEYE'S MARCH. AKA – “General Leshley’s March.” English, March. Perhaps "Leshley's Favourite." The tune appears in Playford's Musick's Recreation on the Lyra Viol (1659). See "Leslie's March [2]."

 


LESLIE. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Scottish musicologist Charles Gore finds the tune as “Miss Leslie of St. Andrews” by Donald Grant, who published a collection in Elgin around 1820. He was originally from the Moray/Inverness-shire region, ancestral home of the Grants. It also appears to be in Neil Stewart’s collection (c. 1761) as “Miss Annie Livingston.” Gatherer (Gatherer’s Musical Museum), 1987; pg. 13. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 46. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 85. Beltona 2103 (78 RPM), Edinburgh Highland Reel and Strathspey Society (1936).

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T:Leslie

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection  (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A|d2 fdec Ac|BcdB AFDF|G2 BGAF DF|GECE D2D:| g|f2 dfec Ac|BcdB AFDg|

f2 dfec Ac| Bgec d2 dg|f2 dgec Ac|BcdB AFDF| GBGB FAFA| GECE D2D ||

                       

LESLIE'S HORNPIPE. AKA and see "Astley's Ride." New England, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. This is often the middle melody played (preceded by “Haste to the Wedding [1]” and followed by “The German Beau”) for the Irish set dance The Three Tunes, a ‘traditional’ dance that dates from the ceili dance revival of the 1930’s. Dance instructions for the set are printed by Keegan (2002). Keegan (The Keegan Tunes), 2002; pg. 111. Laufman (Okay, Let's Try a Contra, Men on the Right, Ladies on the Left, Up and Down the Hall), 1973; pg. 9. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 294, pg. 175.

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T:Leslie's Hornpipe

M:C|

L:1/8

K:D

A2|d2 d2 d2 cd|e2 e2 e2 fe|dcBA B2 c2|defg agfe| d2 d2 d2 cd|e2 e2 e2 fe|dcBA B2 c2|d4 d2:|

|:A2|f2 f2 f2 df|g2 g2 g2 ag|e2 e2 e2 de| f2 f2 fgaf| d2 d2 d2 cd|e2 e2 e2 fe|dcBA B2 c2|d4 d2:|

                       

LESLIE'S JOOG. Scottish. The tune appears in Robert Edwards' "Commonplace Book" of 1635 and in the Panmure MS #9450. Robin Williamson says "joog" has several meanings, including a trick or deceit to a courteous greeting. He specutlates that either meaning might apply if the Leslie in the title was in acuality General David Leslie who lead the Covenanter army which defeated the Royalist forces under Montrose at the Battle of Philiphaugh (between Selkirk and Ettrick Water), 1645. Montrose escaped the ensuing massacre in which surrendering troops were shot down, and 300 women, children, and Irish camp followers were slaughtered. The peak period of religious strife in Scotland ended when Leslie himself was defeated in 1650 by Cromwell at Dunbar. Showing that no one side had the edge on cruelty, at this battle 3000 were killed, 10,000 were captured, of whom an untold number starved to death while imprisoned in Durham Cathedral, while the rest were sold into indentures in the colonies (Williamson). Flying Fish, Robin Williamson ‑ "Legacy of the Scottish Harpers, Vol. 2."

                       

LESLIE'S LILT. Scottish, Slow Air (3/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning. One part. The name was probably derived from a Scottish general in England's civil wars. The air appears in the Skene Manuscript (c. 1615‑1620) and Dauney's Ancient Scotish Melodies (1838). Emmerson (Rantin’ Pipe and Tremblin’ String), 1971; No. 11, pg. 117. Flying Fish, Robin Williamson ‑ "Legacy of the Scottish Harpers, vol. 2."

                       

LESLIE'S/LESLEY'S MARCH [1]. AKA – “Lesley’s March to Scotland,” “Leshley’s Favourite.” AKA and see "Duplin House," "Blue Bonnets," "The March from Oscar and Malvina." Scottish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB (Kerr): AABBCC (Gatherer). The tune is not "Leslei's Lilt" or Playford's "Lesleyes March,” but originally appears as “General Leslie’s March to Longmarston Moor” (Murray, Music of the Scottish Regiments, 1994). It was named after a Scots general in England's civil wars (whose march happened in 1644), and appears in Oswald's Caledonian Pocket Companion, vol. 2. The Leslie referred to may be Alexander Leslie, earl of Leven (c. 1580-1661) served in the army of Gustavus Adolphus, and led Scots in the Bishop’s Wars, defeating the English at Newburn in 1640. He first supported the Parliamentarian side in the Civil Wars, and took Charles I’s surrender at Newark in 1646, but later had a change of heart and fought for the Royalist forces at Dunbar in 1650. Alternately, the title may refer to David Leslie, Lord Newark (d. 1682) who commanded the pro-Parliamentarian Scottish cavalry at Marston Moor, and who was later defeated by Cromwell at Dunbar in 1650 and again at Worcester in 1651. Walter Scott, in his Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border gives these works to "Lesly's March”:

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March! march!

Why the devil do ye na march?

Stand to your arms, my lads,

Fight in good order...

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Sir Walter adapted the song for use in his novel The Monastery (1830), set in the Scottish Border country he knew so well, referring the tune as “the Ancient air of ‘Blue Bonnets over the Border’.” This set of words goes:

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March, march, Etrrick and Teviotdale.

Why the De’il dinna ye march forward in order?

March, march, Eskdale and Liddesdale,

All the Blue Bonnets are bound for the Border.

Many a banner spread

Flutters above your head,

Many a crest that is famous in story,

Mound, and make ready then,

Sons of the mountain glen,

Fight for the Queen and our old Scottish glory!

***

O'Sullivan (1983) believes the tune is related to the Irish "Seamus an Chaca," or "James the Coward," "Dirty James," "James the Shit," or "Shitty James." Niel Gow’s adaptation of the tune appears as “Duplin House.” “Leslie’s March” appears in the late 18th century ballad opera Oscar and Malvina. In some early pipe collections the tune is called “The Fusiliers’ March,” and in Watts’ Musical Miscellany (London, 1731) it appears as “Black, White, Yellow and Red” (Murray, 1994). Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs), vol. 1, 1782. Gatherer (Gatherer’s Musical Museum), 1987; pg. 24. Gow, Reels, Part 2 (appears as "Duplin House"). Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 250, pg. 27. Oswald (Caledonian Pocket Companion), Book 2. Chieftains ‑ "Boil the Breakfast Early" (appears as “March from Oscar and Malvina”).

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T:Leslie's March

S:Solas' first album

Z:Transcribed by Dennis Gormley

M:6/8

L:1/8

K:D

|:~d3 ~d3|dcB ABc|dcB AGF|~G2F E2D|~e3 ~e3|fed eag|fef ~d2A|def ~e2d:|

|:fed e~A2|fed e~A2|gfe f~B2|gfe f~B2|fed e~A2|fed eag|fef ~d2A|def ~e2d:|

|:dfa dfa|dfa afd|egb egb|egb bge|dfa dfa|dfa ~a2g|fed ~d2A|def ~e2d:|

X:2

T:Lesley's March

B:Oswald's 2nd Coll (via Popular Songs of Scotland, 1893)

Z:Nigel Gatherer

M:6/8

L:1/8

K:D

d3 d3|dcB ABC|dcB AGF|F/G/AF E2 D|e3 e2 e|fed eag|

f.ed dAB|d>e f/g/ e2 d::fdd eAA|fg/f/e/d/ eAA|gee fBB|ga/g/f/e/ fBB|

fdd eAA|fg/f/e/d/ eag|f>ed dAB|d>e f/g/ e2 d::dfa dfa|dfa afd|

egb egb|egb bge|fa dfa|dfa a>b a/g/|f.ed dAB|d>e f/g/ e2 d:|]

 

LESLIE'S MARCH [2]. AKA and see "Lesleye's March." English, March.

                       

LESLIE’S REEL. Irish, Reel. Ireland, County Donegal. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’B. From the playing of the Leslie brothers, Pat and Mick, who were contemporaries of John Byrne of Glencolmcille, Donegal, who passed it on to his son, James Byrne. Donegal fiddlers often pair it with “The Shetland Fiddler.” See also the related tunes “The Blacksmith’s Reel [1],” “The Blacksmith’s Daughter,” and “The Green Garters [2].” Source for notated version: set dance music recorded at Na Píobairí Uilleann, late 1980’s [Taylor ]. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Blue Book), 1995; pg. 26. Green Linnet SIF 1078, "Altan." Sean Potts, Paul McGrattan, "Face the Hob." Gael-Linn CEF 140, Kevin Glackin – “Na Saighneáin/Northern Lights."

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T:Leslie's Reel

T:Shetlander (LL)

N:Alternate title added; default note length changed to 1/8 (LL)

M:C|

L:1/8

R:reel

Z:id:hn-reel-503

Z:henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se (Henrik Norbeck)

K:A

ec~c2 ecfc|ec~c2 Bcdf|ec~c2 ecea|1 fdBc defa:|2 fdBc defg||

|:a2ea gbeg|a2ga fB~B2|1 a2ea gbec|dcBc defg:|2 agfe fedc|Bcde fgaf||

                       

LESSLEY HOUSE QUICK STEP. Scottish, March (6/8 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Kirkmichael, Perthshire, fiddler Robert Petrie. Petrie (Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances), 1790; pg. 2.

X:1

T:Lessley House Quick Step

C:Robert Petrie

S:Petrie's Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c., 1790

Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 3/5/04

N:Petrie's First Collection, page 2

L:1/8

M:6/8

R:Quickstep

K:Bb

B, | F3  BAG | FED CDB, | EFG FED | GEC C2 D/E/ |

FDF BAG | FBF DEF | GAB ABc | dBB B2 :|

g | fdB fdB | cAF cAF | EFG FED | GEC C2g |

fdB fdB | cAF cAF | GAB cde | dBB B2g |

fdB fdB | cAF cAF | EFG FED | GEC CDE |

FED GFE | AGF BAG | ABc Fec | dBB B2 |]

 

LESTER STUBBERT’S. Cape Breton, Clog. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler Brenda Stubbert. Celestial Entertainment CECS001, Brenda Stubbert - “In Jig Time!” (1995).

                       

LET A BODY LIE WITH YOU. AKA and see “Tom Ward’s Downfall .” Irish, Reel. AABB. Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Reels and Rants), 1997; No. 101, pg. 25.

 

LET BACCHUS' SONS NOT BE DISMAYED. AKA and see "Garryowen."

                       

LET BRAINSPINNING SWAINS. AKA and see "Haste to the Wedding."

           

LET ERIN REMEMBER THE DAYS OF OLD. AKA and see “Red Fox [3].”

                                   

LET IT BE SO (Biod Se Mar Sin). Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1986; No. 196, pg. 46.

X:1

T:Let it be so

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 196

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

B|A/B/cA AFE|F3 FED|A/B/cA AFA|DFA dcB|A/B/cA AFE|FGF FEF|DED FEF|DFA d2:|

|:B|A/B/cd e2d|e/f/ed cBA|A/B/cd [c2e2]f|gfe d2A|def gfe|ded dcB|A/B/cA AFA|DFA d2:|

                       

LET ME FALL. AKA – “The Old Hard Road.” Old‑Time, Breakdown and Song. USA; Galax, Va./Mt. Airy, N.C. A local Galax/ Mt. Airy tune. AEae tuning. Chubby Dragon CD1008, Brad Leftwich, Bruce Molsky et al – “Mountairy.usa” (2001). County 723, Tommy Jarrell, Fred Cockerham & Oscar Jenkins ‑ "Back Home in the Blue Ridge."

           

LET ME WANDER (Not Unseen).  English, Air (12/8 time). D Minor. Standard tuning. One part. The air was composed by Georg Friedrich Händel for his ode L’Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderate (1740). It appears in a number of 18th century publications and copybooks, including Eleazer Cary’s copybook (c. 1797-99), the John Simpson manuscript (1750), Amaryllis (1760), Calliope (1746), Clio and Euterpe (or British Harmony, vol. 3, 1762), and Vocal Music of the Songster’s Companion (1778).

***

Let me wander, not unseen

By Hedge-row elms, on hillocks green.

There the ploughman, near at hand,

Whistles over the furrow’d land,

And the milkmaid singeth blithe,

And the mower whets his scythe,

And every shepherd tells his tale

Under the hawthorn in the dale.

***

Geoghegan (Compleat Tutor for the Pastoral or New Bagpipes), c. 1745-46; pg. 30.

X:1

T:Let Me Wander

M:12/8

L:1/8

R:Air

S:Geoghegan – Compleat Tutor for the Pastoral or New Bagpipes  (c. 1745-46)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Dmin

z2z A2A d>ed f>ed | c2c c>dc B2A A>BG | A3 | z2z f2f f>ed c3 dB | A3 d2d d>c=B c2c |

f3 B2B B2A A>BA | d3 d2g c>BA A2G | F3 | z2z c>=Bc c>=Bc c>=Bc | c3 e2e e2e e>de |

f2A A>GA B2B GAB | A3 e>fd ^c2d f2e | d3 | z2f f>ef f>ed c>dB | A3 B>AG A2d F>GE | D3 ||

           

LET NOT SCOTLAND LOSE HER FAME. Scottish, Air (“Heroic”). Composed in 1933 by Aberdeen fiddler and composer J. Murdoch Henderson (1902-1972), dedicated to the great fiddle-composer J. Scott Skinner. Henderson (Flowers of Scottish Melody), 1935.

           

LET OLIVER NOW BE FORGOTTEN. AKA and see "An Old Woman Clothed in Gray," "How Unhappy is Phillis in Love," "Tony," "Tony's Lamentation," "The Kind Husband but Imperious Wife."

                       

LET OTHER MEN PRAISE (Bidead Fir Eile Ag Molad). Irish, Air (6/8 time, "with spirit"). A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. One part. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 371, pg. 64.

X:1

T:Let Other Men Praise

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”With spirit”

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 371

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

E|EAA A>Bc/d/|B=GG G2e|cAA A>Bc/A/|=GEE E2 c/d/|eee e>f=g/e/|

fdd d2 c/B/|c/B/ c/d/ e/c/ d/c/ d/e/ f/d/|eAA A2 A/G/|E>AA A>Bc/d/|

B=GG G2 e/d/|cAA A>Bc/A/|=GEE E2 c/d/|eee e>f=g/e/|fdd d2 c/B/|

c/c/ c2 B/B/ B2|e/A/ A2 [A2a2]||

                       

LET THE LADIES RIDE OUTSIDE. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Prince Edward Island. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Bayard's (1981) source told a story about the origins of the name of the tune which involves a trolley line on Prince Edward Island in which there were two levels of seats, one sheltered and one exposed to the elements on the top of the car. Supposedly one old gent, having been crowded out of the lower level by the women (who customarily sat there), used to call out "Let the ladies ride outside." Source for notated version: Lorin Simmons (Prince Edward Island, 1930's) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 7, pg. 575.

                       

LET THE WIND BLOW HIGH OR LOW. AKA ‑ "Da Seideann An Gaot Go Lag No Go Ard." Irish, Air (4/4 time). A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: O’Reilly [O’Neill]. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 514, pg. 90.

X:1

T:Let the Wind Blow High or Low

M:C

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Moderate”

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 514

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

(3EFG | A2 B<F =G2 A2 | B2 =g>f e2 dB | A2A2 B2 E>F | =G6 (3EF^G |

A2 B>F =G2A2 | B2 =g>f e2 (3Bcd | e2 d>B A2A2 | A6 || e2 | g2 e2 d2 e2 |

a2 a>b a>g (3edc | d3B =G2 B2 | =G6 (3EF^G | A2 B>F G2A2 | B2 g>f e2 (3Bcd | e2 d>B A2A2 | A6 ||

                       

LET THE WOMEN DO THE WORK. AKA ‑ "Hiawatha." American, Two‑Step? Learned by Arizona fiddler Kenner C. Kartchner from an old Edison record.

                       

LET US BE DRINKING (Beidmaoid Ag Ol). AKA and see "I (Can) Court the Fair Maidens," "My Name is O'Sullivan." Irish, Air (6/8 time, "playfully"). G Major. Standard tuning. AB. See also "Ioc an Reicneail," "Jackson's Bottle/Jug of Punch/Brandy," "The Bottle of Punch," "Bobbing for Eels," "Fishing for Eels," "The Butchers of Bristol [1]," "Larry Grogan('s) [1]," "Groom," "The Old Man's Jig." O’Neill thought his setting much superior to Petrie’s Kerry-collected one. O’Neill says (in Irish Folk Music) “The burden of the song describes the accomplishments of the so-called ‘classical teacher’ in his own words. In the first line he introduces hemself with confidence:

My name is O’Sullivan, I’m an eminent teacher.

What follows this egotistical announcement I have forgotten, but in listing his questionable accomplishments he says:

***

I can write a fine letter on paper or parchment,

Construe an author and give the due sense;

I court the fair maidens unknown to their parents,

And thresh in their barns without evidence.

***

Then follows a chorus in Irish after each verse:
Beidmaoid ag ol, etc. etc.”

Source for notated version: a favorite song of Francis O’Neill’s father, in Bantry, west Cork [O’Neill]. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1984; No. 9, pg. 14. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 479, pg. 84.

X:1

T:Let Us Be Drinking

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Playfully”

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 479

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

B|dgg gfg|abc’ bag|dgg gfg|afd d2B|dgg gfg|abc’ bag|gfg afd|cBA G2||d|

G>AG B2B|cAe d2d|G>AG B2d|cAF G2d|G>AG ABc|def g2g|gbg afd|cBA G2||

                       


LET US LEAVE THAT AS IT IS (Fagaimiod Sud Mar Ata Se). AKA and see "The (Old) Barndoor Jig," "Darby O'Leary," "Fagamaoid Sud Mar Ata Se,"  "Galbally Farmer," "Get Up Early," “Leave That As It Is,” "The Rakes of Kildare," “'Twas On the First of May Brave Boys." Irish, Air or Jig (6/8 time, "gaily" says O’Neill and “lively, but somewhat slower than Jig time” states Joyce). A Dorian (Bayard, Joyce, O'Neill): A Mixolydian (Emmerson, Petrie): F Major/Mixolydian (Howe, Joyce): G Minor (Stanford/Petrie). Standard tuning. AB (Bayard, Howe, Joyce, O'Neill): AAB (Emmerson, Stanford/Petrie). A widespread Irish tune with numerous names; Joyce states it was “well known all over the Munster counties” when he was collecting. O’Neill (1913) and Emmerson (1971) state it is an early jig set of the hornpipe "The First of May," which may be derivative. A march version was collected in southwestern Pa. by Bayard (1981, No. 603, pg. 533). Emmerson (Rantin’ Pipe and Tremblin’ String), 1971; No. 97, pg. 168. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 26. Joyce (Ancient Irish Music), 1873/1890; No. 13, pg. 14. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1984; No. 22, pg. 20. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1979; No. 177, pg. 31. O’Neill (1913), pg. 132. Petrie, 1855. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; Nos. 387, 1130, and 1319.

X:1

T:Leave that as it is

T:Let us leave that as it is

M:6/8

L:1/8

N:”Allegretto”

S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 387

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Gdor

D | G>AG GFG | Bcd {d}g2f | edc BGF | FGF FD^F |

G>AG GFG | Bcd {d}g2f | edc BG^F | (G3G2) :|

|| d | g>ag fgf | efe d2c | Bcd/e/ fdc | BGF FD^F |

G>AG GFG | Bcd {d}g2f | edc BG^F | (G3 G2) ||

 

LET US TAKE THE ROAD. English, Air. This march tune, from Handel's opera Rinaldo (1711), appears under this title in John Gay's Beggar's Opera (1729)

 

LET US TO THE AIRD. AKA – “Lets to the Ard.” AKA and see "Duchess of Athole [1]." Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AB (McGlashan): AAB (Bremner, Gow). The title perhaps refers to Loch Ard. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of the melody in print in Robert Bremner's 1757 collection. Bremner (Scots Reels), c. 1757; pgs. 62-63 (appears as “Lets to the Ard”). Gow (Complete Repository), Part 1, 1799; pg. 28. McGlashan (Collection of Strathspey Reels), c. 1780/81; pg. 18.

X:1

T:Let Us to the Aird

M:C

L:1/8

R:Air

S:McGlashan – Strathspey Reels  (c. 1780)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

c>AF>c A<F c>A|c>dc>A AG G2|c>Afc A<F c>A|d>efc A/A/A A2|

c>A F<c A<F c>A|c>dc>A AG G2|c>A F<c A<F c>A|f>gac A/A/A A2||

f>ga>f g>ef>d|cFc>A G3g|f>ga>f g>ef>d|cAf>g ac A2|f>ga>f g>ef>d|

c<Af>d c>A G2|c>A F<c A>F c>A|f>gac A/A/A A2||

           

LET US WAA TO THE WEDDING. AKA and see “Blithesome Bridal,” “Come fy, Let’s A’ to the Bridal,” “Come to the Bridal,” “I’m the Boy for Bewitching Them,” “Let us waa to the wedding,” “The Jolly Pedler’s [4].” Scottish?, Irish?; Slip Jig. G Major. Standard. AABB’CC. The ‘waa’ the O’Farrell’s title is ‘awa’, Scots for ‘away’. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 39, pg. 10. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. II), c. 1806; pg. 97.

X:1

T:Let Us Waa to the Wedding

M:9/8

L:1/8

R:Slip Jig

S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. II (c. 1806)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

DE | GAG Gge dBG | ABA ABd e3 | GAB gfe dcB | ABA BAG E2 :: d | gdg g/a/bg fed |

edB (gab) a3 | (bag) g/a/bg (fed) |1 e/f/ge dcA A2 :|2 e/f/gf edB AGE |: GGG Gge dBG |

AAA ABc e3 | GAB ga/g/f/e/ dcB | ABA BAG E2 :|

                       

LETHAM LASSES. English, Reel. England, Northumberland. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 506.

                       

LETHEN'S REEL. AKA and see "Bonnie Annie [3]." Scottish, Strathspey. A Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. John Glen (1891) found the earliest printing of the tune in Angus Cumming's Collection of Strathspeys or Old Highland Reels (1780, pg. 19), but it was composed and published by Daniel Dow four years earlier as "Bonnie Annie." Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 51, pg. 77.

                       

LET'S BE GAY. American, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. A variant of “The Duke of Perth.” Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 22. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 47.

X:1

T:Let’s be Gay

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddlers’ Companion

K:G

G2Bd g2 dB | g2 dB cAFA | G2 Bd g2 dB | cedc BG G2 :|

|: g2 ge a2 af | g2 ge geef | gfge a2 af | gedc BG G2 :|

           

LET’S DANCE. AKA and see “Happy Days.”

           

LET'S DANCE COLINDA. AKA and see "Allons Dancer Colinda."

           

LETS FILL UP THE GLASSES. English, Air (6/8 time). D Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune comes from a broadside ballad of 1694. Source for notated version: the c. 1845-47 music manuscript collection of Ellis Knowles, a musician from Radcliffe, Lancashire, England [Plain Brown]. Plain Brown Tune Book, 1997; pg. 25.

                                   

LET'S GO TO LAFAYETTE. AKA and see "Allons a Lafayette."

                       

LET’S GO RUSTICO! AKA and see “The Old Man and the Old Woman [1].”

                       

LET’S HAVE A CEILIDH. AKA and see “The Maids of Ardagh.” Canadian, Polka. Canada, Prince Edward Island. D Major (‘A’ part) & A Major (‘B’ part). Standard tuning. AABB. The tune is attributed to British musician D.K. Finlay. Source for notated version: Attwood O’Connor (b. 1923, Milltown Cross, South Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 161.


                       

LET'S HUNT THE HORSES. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, West Virginia. A Mixolydian. Standard or AEae tunings. AA'BB'. The 'A' part sounds similar to "Cluck Old Hen." West Virginia fiddler Edden Hammons played the tune in AEae tuning. Source for notated version: Gerry Milnes [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 77. Edden Hammons Collection, Disc 2.

                       

LET’S LEAVE THAT BE. AKA and see “Fagamaoid Súd Mar Atá Sé.”

                       

LET'S TO THE ARD. See “Let Us to the Aird.”

                       

LETTER, THE. Irish, Air (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning. One part. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915; No. 53, pg. 35.

X:1

T:Letter, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

S:O’Neill’s Irish Music (1915)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

G>FG B2d | gdB BAG | G>FG B2G | B2A G3 | G>FG B2d |

gdB BAG | G>FG _BAG | d2F G3 | e2g e2g | e2g gfe | dBd dBd |

gdB BAG | c>de dBd | g2B BAG | Ged dcB | B2A G3 ||

                       

LETTER FROM AMERICA, THE.  Irish, Reel. Composed by County Tipperary fiddler Seán Ryan (d. 1985). Ryan (Seán Ryan’s Dream), 18.

 

LETTER FROM HOME, THE. AKA and see “Ha’penny for a Cotton Ball.” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 213.

X:1

T:Letter from Home, A

M:4/4

L:1/8

S:Capt. F. O'Neill

Z:Paul Kinder

R:Reel

K:G

GA|B2 BA Bd d2|efed eg g2|BcBA GABG|AGEF G2:|

ef|gfed edBd|gfed e2 ef|gfed edBA|BGEF G2 ef|

gfed edBA|gfed e2 ef|gbag fagf|edef g2||

                       

LETTERKENNY BLACKSMITH, THE. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Composed by County Cavan/Philadelphia fiddle player and composer Ed Reavy (1898-1988), and named after a legendary powerful smithy. Reavy (The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy), No. 34, pg. 36.

X:1

T:Letterkenny Blacksmith

R:Reel

S:Fisher Street

D:Fisher Street: Out in the Night

Z:Adrian Scahill

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:G

G2BG AGFD | GABG EA,A,2 | G2BG ABcd | edcA FDEF |\

G2BG AGFD | GABG EA,A,2 | G,A,B,D EFGA | (3Bcd Ac BGG2 :||\

(3Bcd gd (3Bcd gd | (3^cde ae (3cde ae | (3Bcd gd (3Bcd eg|fdcA BGGA |\

(3Bcd gd (3Bcd gd | (3^cde ae (3cde ad | (3efg fa gbag | fdcA BGG2 :||

X:2

T:The Letterkenny Blacksmith

R:Reel

C:Ed Reavy

M:2/2

L:1/8

Z:Joe Reavy

N:Written to commemorate a legendary smithy with the strength of

N:"the Hair O'Brady," who could toss a stubborn six hundred pound

N:jackass clear across a stream. Neil Dougherty was the

N:first to tell Ed of this hulk of a man who handled horses as if they were

N:just a simple sack of meal.

K:G

DF |: G2 BG AGFD |GABG EA,A,F | G2 BG A2 (3B^cd | ed=cA FDEF |

G2 BG AGFD | GABG EA,A,2 | G,A,B,D EFGA|1(3BcB Ac BGGF :|2

(3BcB Ac BGGA ||: (3Bcd gd Bdgd | ^ceae ce a2 | B=cd gd Bdge |

fdcA BGGA | (3Bcd gd Bdgd | ^ceae ce a2 | (3efg fa gbag |1 fdcA BGGA :|2 fdfd cAFA ||

                       

LETTERKENNY FROLIC, THE. Irish, Reel. Ireland, County Donegal. Collected in 1904 by Padraig Mac Aodh O’Neill from the playing of Andrew MacIntyre (1877-1959) of Ballymore, Donegal, and published in the Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society for that year. O’Neill noted the tune was well-known throughout the county at the time, however, Caoimhin Mac Aoidh (1994) remarks that it is hardly played today.

                       

LEVAN POLKKA (Eva’s Polka). AKA – “Savitaipaleen Polkka.” Finnish, Polka. The tune was recorded by fiddler Kevin Burke as “Finnish Polka.”

                       

LEVANTINE'S BARREL. AKA ‑ "Leavatine's Barrel," "Leventine's Barrel." AKA and see "Bummer's Reel [1]." Canadian, American; Reel. Canada, Prince Edward Island. D Major (Coles, Messer, Perlman, Silberberg, Songer): G Major (Miller & Perron). Standard tuning. AB (Silberberg): AABB (most versions). New York musician, writer and researcher Don Meade informs that the tune was named after an 1870’s variety theatre entertainer named F.F. Levantine, whose most famous act involved a spinning barrel. The melody is similar to "Peaches and Cream." See Bayard's (1944) note for "Bummer's Reel." Sources for notated versions: Sterling Baker (b. Mid-1940's, Morell, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]; Laurie Andres (Seattle) [Silberberg]. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 21. Howe, c. 1860 (appears as "Bummer's Reel"). Messer (Way Down East), 1948; No. 21. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 41, pg. 30. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddler’s Repertoire), 1983; No. 144. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 71. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 46. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 90. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 124.

X:1

T:Levantine’s Barrel

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

K:G

E2 | GB EG B2BA | G2 ed ^cd BG | FA DF AD FA | GA Bc d2BA |

GB EG B2BA | G2 ed ^cd BG | FA DF AD FA | G2B2G2 :|

|: d2 | e2f2g2fe | ed ^cd B2 AG | FA DF AD FA | GA Bc d2D2 |

e2f2g2fe | ed ^cd B2 AG | FA DF AD FA | G2B2G2 :|

                       


LEVENEEP HEAD. Shetland, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. A modern composition (1960's) by Frank Jamieson, named for a good fishing place where he used to fish as a young man. Source for notated version: Frank Jamieson (Lerwick, Shetland) [Anderson & Georgeson, Cooke]. Anderson & Georgeson (Da Mirrie Dancers), 1970; pg. 35. Cooke (The Fiddle Tradition of the Shetland Isles), 1986; Ex. 17, pg. 66.

                       

LEVI  BEAULIEU. French-Canadian (?), Reel. Great Meadow Music GMM 2002, Rodney Miller & David Surette – “New Leaf” (2000).

                       

LEVI JACKSON RAG. English, New England; Dance Tune. G Major. Standard tuning. One part. A popular tune for the five‑couple dance of the same name written by the late English collector, dance master and composer Pat Shuldham Shaw. Varrick VR‑038, Yankee Ingenuity ‑ "Heatin' Up the Hall" (1989).

                       

LEVIATHAN HORNPIPE. American, Hornpipe. G Major (Ryan/Cole): B Flat Major (Howe). Standard tuning. AABB. Al Smitley suggests the tune may possibly have been named for the clipper ship Leviathon, a name that appears in American Clipper Ships 1833-1858 by Howe and Matthews. However, in the mid-19th century it was an occasional fashion, particularly with blackface minstrel troupes, for entitling things (including themselves) in superlatives such as ‘mammoth’, ‘mastadon’ (c.f. The Original Mastodon Minstrels), ‘leviathan’ etc. The 'A' part resembles that of "Lardners' [1].” Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 112. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg, 61. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 150.

X:1

T:Leviathan Hornpipe

M:4/4

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

B>A | B2B,2d2 (3dcB | G2g2g2 f>e | (3def B2 (3cde A2 | (3BA (3dcB (3AGF (3EDC |

B,2B2d2 (3dcB | G2g2g2f>e | (3def B2 (3cde A2 | B2b2B2 :: c>B | A>f “tr”(3f=ef a>f “tr”(3fef |

b>f “tr”f=ef e>d c>B | A>f (3f=ef g>fe>d | e2c2c3F | D>B (3BAB G>B (3BAB |

F>B (3BAB G2 F>E | (3DFA (3dfb (3agf (3edc | B2b2B2 :|

           

LEWIE GORDON. See “Lewis Gordon.”

                                   

LEVIS BEAULIEU. French-Canadian, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Levis is a town on the east bank of the St. Lawrence River, just above Québec City. Source for notated version: piano and fiddle player Heather Pinney (Portland, Oregon) [Songer]. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 125. Avocet Records 103, The Glasnotes - “Live from Contrafornia” (1989).

                       

LEWIS AND HARRIS PIPING SOCIETY, THE. Scottish, March (2/4 time). A Dorian. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD’. Composed by Ian Crichton. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 4, 1991; pg. 37.

                       

LEWIS BRIDAL SONG. AKA and see "Mairi's Wedding." Scottish, March or Polka (2/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The title refers to the Isle of Lewis, Hebrides, Scotland. Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1965/1981; pg. 75.

                       

LEWIS GORDAN. AKA – “Lewie Gordon.” Scottish, “Very Slow” Strathspey or Air. G Major. Standard tuning. One part (ten bars). Glen traces the tune to 1783 and believes it to have been borrowed from "Tarry Woo.'" Glen Collection, 1900; pg. 84. Gow (Complete Repository), 1799; vol. 1, pg. 2. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 126 (appears as “Lewie Gordon”). Johnson (Scots Musical Museum), 1783‑1803; vol. 1, No. 86. Smith (Scottish Minstrel), 1820‑24, vol. 1; pg. 44.

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G>AB>A GE A2|G>ABd ed {f}g2|edg>B (c/B/)(A/G/) (BA)|G>A{A}B>A GE G2|

G{G}B>A GE A2|G>ABc de/f/ {a}g>f|{f}edg>B (c/B/)(A/G/) (BA)|G>AB>c dD G2|

ed{f}g>B (c/B/)(A/G/) (BA)|G>AB>c dDG2||

 

LEWIS PROUDLOCK’S. See “Proudlock’s Hornpipe.”

 

LEWIS RICARDO, M.P. Scottish, Strathspey. E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). John Lewis Ricardo, a Member of Parliament, married Lady Catherine Duff, sister of the 5th Earl of Fife in 1841. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection, pg. 19.

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G/>F/|E<G, B,>G, B,>EG>E|B>G A/G/F/E/ G>F FG/F/|E<G, B,>G, G<E e>c| B>G B/A/G/F/ E2E G/>F/|

E<G, B,>G, B,>EG>E|B>G A/G/F/E/ G>F FG/F/|E<G, B,>G, G<E e>c|B>G B/A/G/F/ E2E||c/d/|eEGB e/f/g/a/ be|

cff>e edcd|eEBE GBe>G| F/E/D/C/ B,/C/D/B,/ E2E c/d/|eEGB e/f/g/a/ be|cff>e edc>d|e>g f/e/d/c/ B/A/G/F/ E>B,| C>A,C>D E2E||

 

LEWISBURG TWO-STEP. See "Creole Stomp."

 

LEXINGTON. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Tenn. In the repertoire of the Perry County (Tenn.) Music Makers, Nonnie Presson and Bulow Smsith on zither and guitar.

 

LEXINGTON. AKA and see "Buttermilk and Cider," "Off /Going to California [1]," "Whiskey You're the Devil," "Whiskey in the Jar [1]," "Gypsy Hornpipe [4]," "Fireman's Reel," "Possum Up a Gum Stump(, Coonie in the Hollow) [1]," "Old Towser."

 

LEXINGTON ON A BUM. See "Lexington on the Boom."

 


LEXINGTON ON THE BOOM. AKA ‑ "Lexington on a Bum." Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, northwestern Alabama. According to one story the tune was learned by Alabama fiddler Charlie Stripling from his neighbor and mentor, 'Old Man' Pleas Carroll. However, Robert Fleder (1971) relates the story that Charlie was age 18 (or 15, as he later claimed) when he purchased a toy violin as a Christmas present for his nephew; the toy arrived early and Stripling, curious, began to pick out "Lexington on the Boom" on it. Sustained by his success, he bought a full‑size violin soon after surrendering the gift on the holiday, and won his first fiddle contest 8 months later. It was listed in an article called "Fiddler's Jubilee," Fayette County, Alabama (Fayette Banner, January 2, 1908).

 

LEXY/LEXIE McASKILL. Scottish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. Composed by Dr. John McAskill. Identified as a “traditional Shetland Islands” tune on Sharon Shannon’s CD. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 1, 1991; pg. 44. Green Linnet SIF 1047, John Cunningham - "Fair Warning" (1983). Green Linnet SIF‑1986, John & Phil Cunningham ‑ "Silly Wizard‑ Live in America" (1986). Green Linnet SIF‑104, John & Phil Cunningham ‑ "The Celts Rise Again" (1990). Green Linnet GLCD 3127, Sharon Shannon – “The Best of Sharon Shannon: Spellbound” (1999. Appears as second tune of “Bag of Cats” medley).

 

LEYS O' LUNCARTY, THE. Scottish, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 81.

 

L'HOMME À DEUX FEMMES [1] (The Man with Two Wives). French‑Canadian, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'CC'. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 78, pg. 52.

 

L’HOMME À DEUX FEMMES [2] (The Man with Two Wives).  French-Canadian, Reel. A quadrille figure from the playing of fiddler Claude Austin of Néguac, New Brunswick. Talencourt Musique TM-2009, Lisa Ornstein, André Marchand & Normand Miron – “Le Bruit Court Dans la Ville” (1997. Appears as last tune of “Parties de danses acadiennes”).

 

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