Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1070 (Lads of Laois)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | E Dorian |
about these two bars
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording TMC (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Lads of Laois, The / The Lads of Laoise / Lads of Laoise / The Lads of Leith / Lads of Leix / Gearrbhodaí Laoise / Gearrbhodai Laoise
Discography
Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1966 | 2#1 | [TMC] Joe Burke, Andy McGann, and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Michael Coleman. Joe Burke (accordion), Andy McGann (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano). |
| 1990 | 11#2 | [MLIIA] various. The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival - My Love Is in America. |
| ~1990 | 15#2 | [VK 1] Vinnie Kilduff. The Boys from the Blue Hill. Vinnie Kilduff (whistle, mandolin, guitar, keyboards, bass, bodhrán). |
| 1995 | 8#2 | [JDr 2] Joe Derrane. Return to Inis Mór. Joe Derrane (accordion). |
| ~1996 | 1#1 | [JK 3] James Kelly. Traditional Irish Music. James Kelly (fiddle). |
| 1999 | 9#1 | [GCJR] Gerard Commane and Joe Ryan with Eoin O'Neill. Two Gentlemen of Clare Music. Gerard Commane (concertina), Joe Ryan (fiddle). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #192 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| On page 81 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| On page 31 of [T] Fintan Vallely. Timber. The Flute Tutor. 2nd Edition. |
| As tune #19 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1963