Lads of Duns

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X:1 T:Lads of Dunce, The M:6/4 L:1/8 N:”Longways for as many as will.” B:John Walsh – Complete Country Dancing-Master, Volume the Fourth B:(London, 1740, No. 5) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B2|B3DD2 D2F2D2|D2F2D2 TB4A2|(BABc)d2 A2F2A2|B2E2E2 E4B2| B3D D2 D2F2D2|D2F2D2 TB4A2|(BABc)d2 A2F2A2|B2D2D2 D4:| |:g2|Tf3e d2 d4e2|(fefg)a2 TB4A2|(BABc)d2 A2F2A2|B2E2E2 E4g2| Tf3e d2 d4e2|(fefga)a2 TB4A2|(BABc)d2 A2F2A2|B2D2D2 D4:||

X:1 T:Ladds of Dunce, The M:6/4 L:1/8 R:Country dance B: Wright's Compleat Collection of celebrated country Dances (1740, p. 17) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B2|B3D D2D2F2D2|D2F2D2 TB4A2|(BABc) d2 A2F2A2|B2E2E2 E4B2| B3D D2 D2F2D2|D2DE2D2 B4A2|(BABc) d2 A2F2A2|B2d2D2 D4:| |:g2|Tf3ed2 d3e2|fefg a2 B4A2|(BABc)d2 A2F2A2|B2E2E2 E4g2| Tf3e d2 d4e2|(fefga) a2 TB4A2|(BABc)d2 A2F2A2|B2D2D2 D4:|]

X:2 T:Lads of Dunce M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (c. 1745, p. 44) N:Published in several volumes and different editions, 1731-c. 1745) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D B|AFD D>ED|D>ED TB2A|Bcd AFA|BEE EdB| AFD DED|DED TB2A|B/A/B/c/d AFB|ADD D2:| |:e|f>ed d2e|f/e/f/g/a TB2A|Bcd AFA|BEE E2e| Tf>ed d2e|f/e/f/g/a TB2A|B/A/B/c/d AB|ADD D2:|]

X:3 T:Ladds [sic] of Dunce, The M:6/4 L:1/8 B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D B2|TB3D D2 D2F2D2|D2F2D2 TB4A2|(BABc)d2 A2F2A2|B2E2E2 E4B2| B3DD2 D2F2D2|D2F2D2 TB4A2|(BABc)d2 A2F2A2|B2D2D2 D4:| |:g2|Tf3ed2 d4e2|(fefg)a2 TB4A2|(BABc)d2 A2F2A2|B2E2E2 E4g2| Tf3ed2 d4e2|(fefg)a2 TB4A2|(BABc)d2 A2F2A2|B2D2D2 D4:||

X:1 T:Lads of Dunse, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, No. 53, p. 19) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D B|AFD DFD|DFD B2A|Bcd AFA|BEE EeB| AFD DFD|DFD B2A|Bcd AFA|FDD D2:| |:g|fef d2e|fga B2A|Bcd AFA|BEE E2g| fef d2e|fga B2A|Bcd AFA|BEE E2g| fef d2e|fga B2A|Bcd AFA|FDD D2:|]

X:1 T:Lads of Dunse, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Samuel, Anne & Peter Thompson – The Hibernian Muse (London, 1787, No. 8, p. 5) N:”A Collection of the most Favorite Compositions of Carolan the Celebrated Irish Bard” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D B|AFD DFD|DFD TB2A|Bcd AFAF|BEE EdB| AFD DFD|DFD TB2A|Bcd AFA|FDD D2:| |:g|fef d2e|fga B2A|Bcd AFA|BEE E2g| fef d2e|fga TB2A|Bcd AFA|FDD D2:|]

X:1 T:Lads of Dunce, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Robert Mackintosh – “A Fourth Collection of New Strathspey Reels, also some Famous old Reels” (1804, pp. 18-19) N:Dedicated to the Dutchess [sic] of Manchester N:Robert “Red Rob” Mackintosh (c. 1745-1808) was a Scottish violinist and N:composer active in Edinburgh at the end of the 18th century. Originally from N:Tullymet, near Pitlochry, Perthshire. He moved to London in the last decade N:of his life. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D d|A2D- DFD|DFD B2A|Bcd AFA|BGE E2B| A2D- DFD |DFD B2A|Bcd AFd|AFD D2:| g|~(fef) d2e|fga ~B2A|Bcd AFA|BGE E2g| ~(fef) d2e|fga ~B2A|Bcd AFB|AFD D2g| ~(fef) d2e|fga ~B2A|Bcd AFA|BGE Egb| agf gfe|fed edc|dcB AFd|AFD D2||

X:1 T:Lads of Dunce M:6/8 L:1/8 B:John Burks music manuscript collection dated 1821 N:Nothing is known of Burks, although the provenance of his N:ms. is English. His music ms. surfaced in the United States, and had N: possibly been in the possession of his descendants until the N:mid-20th cent. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D B|AFD DED|DED B2A|Bcd AFA|BEE Edc| AFD DED|DED B2A|Bcd AFB|ADD D2:| |:fed d2e|fga B2A|Bcd AFA|BEE E2e| fed d2e|fga B2A|BcdAFB|ADD D2:|

X:1 T:Lads of Dunse, The N:”Very Old” M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 1 (1844–1845, p. 9) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D B|A2D- DED|DED B2-A|Bcd AFA|BGE E2d| {B}A2D- DED |DED B2-A|Bcd AFd|AFD D2:| g|fef d2-e|fga B2-A|Bcd AFA|BGE E2g| fef d2-e|fga B2-A|Bcd AFd|AFD D2g| fef d2-e|fga B2-A|Bcd AFA|BGE E2 (f/g/)| afa geg|fdf ece|dcB AFd|AFD D2||

X:1 T:Jig (Jackson) N:The tune is the Scottish "Lads of Duns". Goodman has "Jackson" in the N:title line, perhaps thinking it attributed to Walker "Piper" Jackson. M: 6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig N:Obtained by Goodman from the music manuscript collection of John Edward Pigot (1822–1871) B:James Goodman music manuscript collection, Book 2, p. 100 (mid-19th century) F:http://goodman.itma.ie/volume-two#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=103&z=-851.3566%2C1078.6519%2C11661.6638%2C4466.6667 F:at Trinity College Dublin / Irish Traditional Music Archive goodman.itma.ie Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D B|AFD DFD|DFD B2A|Bcd AGF|BEE E2B| AFD DFD|DFD B2A|Bed cBc|dDD D2:| |:g|fed d2e|fga B2A|Bcd AGF|BEE E2g| fed d2e|fga B2A|Bed cBc|dDD D2:|]

X:0326 T:Lads of Dunce. Roose.0326 T:Lads of Duns. Roose.0326 T:Buachaill? Duinse aka. Roose.0326 M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=100 U:w=!wedge! B:Roose MS, 1850 Z:Village Music Project, Peter Dunk 2019 K:D |:d/B/|A2D DFD|DFD B2A|(B/c/d)wB AFA|BGE E2B| A2D DFD|DFD B2A|(B/c/d)wB AFB|AFD D2:| |:g|{g}fef d2g|(f/g/a)wf d2A|(B/c/d)wB AFA|BEE E2g| {g}fef d2g|(f/g/a)wf d2A|(B/c/d)wB AFB|AFD D2g|| {g}fef d2g|(f/g/a)wf d2A|(B/c/d)wB AFA|BEE E2g| afa geg|fdf ecA|(B/c/d)wB AFB|AFD D2:|

X:4 T:Lads of Duns M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D B | A2(D D)ED | DED B2A | Bcd AFA | BGE E2d | A2D DED | DED B2A | Bcd AFd | AFD D2 :| g | fef d2e | fga B2A | Bcd AFA | BGE E2g | fef d2e | fga B2A | Bcd Afd |AFD D2g | fef d2e | fga B2A | Bcd AFA | BGE E2 f/g/ | afa geg | fdf ece | DcB AFd | AFD D2 ||

X:5 T:Lads of Duns L:1/8 M:6/8 R:Jig B:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1906, No. 354) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D B|AFD DFD|DFD B2A|Bcd AFA|BEE E2 d/B/| AFD DFD|DFD B2A|Bcd AFA|FDD D2:| |:g|fef d2e|fga B2A|Bcd AFA|BEE E2g| fef d2e|fga B2A|Bcd AFA|FDD D2g:| |:fef d2e|fga B2A|Bcd AFA|BEE E2g| fga efg|fea B2A|Bcd F2E|FDD D2:|]