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Tune ID#1070 (Lads of Laois)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Lads of Laois about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording TMC (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBE Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Lads of Laois, The / Lads of Laois / The Lads of Laoise / Lads of Laoise / The Lads of Leith / The Lads of Leix / Lads of Leix / Gearrbhodaí Laoise / Na gearrbhodaí Laoise / Gearrbhodai Laoise / Buachaillí Leith / The Boys of Laois / Boys of Laois (1st in set Guiness in Germany on RT 2; 2nd in set Dawn on AcrPond; 2nd in set Spaceships and Frying Pans on Socks 2) (attributed to Tommy Potts in two sources, but probably spuriously)
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Discography cd

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.

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Year
Recorded
Track
#Tune?
[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
~19612.10#1
[JV] John Vesey. Sligo Fiddler. John Vesey (fiddle).
19652#1
[TMC] Joe Burke, Andy McGann, and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Michael Coleman. Joe Burke (accordion), Andy McGann (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano). For this tune: Andy McGann (fiddle).
~197410#1
[JPwr] Jimmy Power. Go Home and Have Your Dinner. Jimmy Power (fiddle).
~197711#1
[DODnl 2] Danny O'Donnell. Ón tSean-Am Anall. Danny O'Donnell (fiddle).
~198110#1
[SWlsh 4] Séamus Walshe. Traditional Music of Ireland on Button Accordion. Séamus Walshe (accordion).
199011#2
~199015#2
[VK 1] Vinnie Kilduff. The Boys from the Blue Hill. Vinnie Kilduff (whistle, mandolin, guitar, keyboards, bass, bodhrán). For this tune: with (fiddles).
~19925#2
[FireAfl] Matt Molloy, Seán Keane, Liam O'Flynn. The Fire Aflame. Matt Molloy (flute), Seán Keane (fiddle), Liam O'Flynn (pipes). For this tune: Seán (fiddle).
19958#2
[JDr 2] Joe Derrane. Return to Inis Mór. Joe Derrane (accordion).
~19961#1
[JK 3] James Kelly. Traditional Irish Music. James Kelly (fiddle).
~199612#1
[SWlsh 3] Seamus Walshe. Clare Accordion. Seamus Walshe (accordion).
19975#1
[RT 2] Reeltime. Live It Up. Máirin Fahy (fiddle, vocals), Éilís Egan (accordion), Luke Daniels (accordion), Chris Kelly (guitar, vocals), John Flatley (keyboards, vocals), Yvonne Fahy (percussion).
19999#1
[GCJR] Gerard Commane and Joe Ryan with Eoin O'Neill. Two Gentlemen of Clare Music. Gerard Commane (concertina), Joe Ryan (fiddle). For this tune: Gerdie (concertina).
~199912#2
[DzDnly 1] Dezi Donnelly. Familiar Footsteps. Dezi Donnelly (fiddle).
~20021#2
[AcrPond] Across the Pond. Across the Pond. Kevin Griffin (banjo), Roger Burridge (fiddle), Michael Shorrock (bouzouki), Quentin Cooper (mandolin, guitar, bass).
~20083#3
[FScahl 1] Fergal Scahill. The Dusty Bridge. Fergal Scahill (fiddle, guitar, bodhrán).
~20099#1
[Girsa 1] Girsa. Girsa. Traditional Irish Music. Maeve Flanagan (fiddle, whistle, percussion), Deidre Brennan (vocals, fiddle, mandolin, percussion), Kristen McShane (fiddle, percussion), Margaret Dudasik (vocals, fiddle, whistle, dance), Bernadette Flanagan (piano, bodhrán, dance), Blaithin Loughran (accordion, percussion), Pamela Geraghty (vocals, accordion, guitar, percussion), Emily McShane (vocals, piano, bodhrán, percussion). For this tune: Maeve (fiddle).
~20153#2
[Socks 2] Socks in the Frying Pan. Return of the Giant Sock Monsters from Outer Space. Shane Hayes (accordion), Aodán Coyne (guitar, vocals), Fiachra Hayes (fiddle, banjo).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Gaelic Lament
MLIIA
Mullin's Fancy
VK 1
J.B. Reel
FireAfl
Jenny's Wedding
JDr 2
Fisherman's Island
DzDnly 1
John Brennan's
AcrPond
Patsy Tuohey's
FScahl 1
Pride of Petravore
Socks 2
Played beforeOn Albums
First Month of Summer
TMC, MLIIA, Girsa 1
John Brennan's
DODnl 2
Morning Mist
SWlsh 4
Monaghan Twig
VK 1
Rambling Thatcher
FireAfl
Martin Wynne's
JV
Jack Roe's
JK 3
Ronnie Coopers
SWlsh 3
Trip to Herves
RT 2
[untitled]
GCJR
Twilight in Portroe
AcrPond
Sailor on the Rock
Socks 2

Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are musical matches to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #192 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. [available]
On page 81 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
On page 170 of [NF] Allen Feldman. The Northern Fiddler. [available]
On page 31 of [T] Fintan Vallely. Timber. The Flute Tutor. 2nd Edition. [available]
As tune #19 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. [available]

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 only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1961