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The Lad From Orkney

reel

Key signature: Amajor

Submitted on December 31st 2006 by nicholas.

This tune has been added to 15 tunebooks.

Also known as A.B. Corsie's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Lad From Orkney, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amaj
g|:agfg ecBc|A2 cA eA ce|a2 ga f2 ec|(3BBB Bc f3 g:|
|:agfe fbbg|agab afec|BF (3FFF BcAB|1 cefg a3g:|2 cefg a3 ||

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The Lad From Orkney sheetmusic
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The Lad From Orkney

A Phil Cunningham reel that is played in a set on Silly Wizard's early 80s album "Wild And Beautiful". (If I remember rightly it's played on whistle - on which it sounds great, but the G-Sharps don't make it an easy tune to play on a D-whistle.) The "Lad" after whom the tune was named is A. B. Corsie, generally known as Fred. I think I've met him , come to that, and think I've got the initials right.

# Posted on December 31st 2006 by nicholas

Alteration of abc's in last bar of first part

Now: |(3BBB Bc f3 g|

Was (in error): |(3BBB c2 f3 g|

# Posted on December 31st 2006 by nicholas

One of the most energetic reels =)

Here're some lively variations (some by Phil himself and some by Sandy the Piper :))

T: Lad From Orkney, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K:Dmaj
f8 |gedg edBA |G2 BG dGB/c/d |g2 fg egdB |A/A/AAB e/e/eef |
g2 fg edBA |GGBG dGBG |g2 fg egdB |AGAB e2 ef |
gefd eaa/a/a |gfga BAGB |AEE/E/E ABGA |B/c/def g2 gf |
gefd eaa/a/a |g/g/gg B2 AGB |AEE/E/E ABGA |B/c/def g2 ba|
gfga gede|G B2 G dGBd |gGfG eGdB |AGAB e2 ef |

# Posted on January 8th 2007 by Bregolas

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