Down The Back Lane

jig

Key signature: Dmixolydian

Submitted on March 10th 2003 by swisspiper.

This tune has been added to 99 tunebooks.

Also known as Boring The Leather, The Cavan Brigade, SÍos An Lána Cúil, Síos An Lána Cúil, Tolladh An Leathair.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Fig For A Kiss by Providence
• A Touch Of Clare by Kitty Hayes
• Accordion Music From The Soul by Finbarr Dwyer
• An Mileoidean Scaoilte by Johnny Connolly
• Bráithre An Óil by Monks Of The Screw
• Claddagh Ring by The Tulla Ceili Band
• Down The Back Lane by Chulrua
• Flute Tunes by Peter Woodley
• Forty Years Of Irish Piping by Seamus Ennis
• Garden Of Butterflies by Jody's Heaven
• Geantrai - Live Session Recordings From The TV Series by Various Artists
• Harpes D'Irlande by Katrien Delavier
• House To House by Randal Bays And Roger Landes
• In Full Flight by Gavin Whelan
• Keelwest by Paul McGrattan
• Past Masters Of Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
• Sailing Into Walpole's Marsh by Eddie Clarke, Sean Corcoran, Maeve Donnelly, Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill
• Solo Run by Johnny McCarthy
• Soma by John McSherry
• Taking Flight by Bobby Casey
• The Blue Dress by Shannon Heaton
• The Dangerous Reel by Mike And Mary Rafferty
• The Family Album by The McCarthys
• The Piper's Apron by Tommy Keane
• The Pipering Of Willie Clancy. Vol 1 by Willie Clancy
• The Pipers' Gathering 2005 by Various Artists
• The Pirates Of Puirt by Daimh
• The Tempest by Robbie Hannan
• Touch Me If You Dare by Ronan Browne And Peter O'Loughlin
• Traditional Fiddle Music From East Clare by Paddy Canny
• Traditional Irish Music From Doolin Co. Clare by Terry Bingham
• Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (1/2) by Geraldine Cotter
• Traditional Music From The Legendary East Clare Fiddler by Paddy Canny
• Tropical Trad by Declan Masterson
• Two For Two by Laurence Nugent
• Uilleann Pipes And Whistles - Traditional Music From Co. Monaghan by Martin McCormack
• Willie Clancy: The Gold Ring - CD 1 Of 2 by Willie Clancy
• Wintering Out by Simon Bradley And Luke Plumb

X: 1
T: Down The Back Lane
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmix
d | cAG A2 G | FDE F2 d | cAA BAG | Ade fed |
cAG A2 G | FDE F2 G | Add fed | ecA G3 |
ABG A2 G | FDE F2 d | cAA BAG | Ade fed |
cAG A2 G | FDE F2 G | Add fed | ecA G3 |
|: Add fed | cAB cAG | Add fed | ecA G3 |
Add fed | cAB cde | fag efd | cAF G3 :|
%variations
d | AAA A2 G | FDE F2 d | cAA BAG | Add fdd |
cAG A2 G | FDE F2 G | Add fed | ecA ~G3 |
(3AcAA A2 G | FDE F2 d | cAA BAG | Ade fed |
cAG (3AcAA | FDE FF G | Add fed | ecA ~G3 |
|: Add fdd | cAA BAG | Add fed | ecA ~G3 |
AA d fed | cAB cde | (3fag f ged | cAF ~G3 :|

Thanks

Love this great pipey thing. Pretty close to the version I play.

# Posted on April 14th 2003 by pchaffee

PS

I think the key is D, not G...

# Posted on April 14th 2003 by pchaffee

I also like this tune. When shall we play it together?

# Posted on April 14th 2003 by gian marco

Whenever you come to California (or i go to Italy?)!

# Posted on April 15th 2003 by pchaffee

At Half Way. On a boat in the ocean. In this case i suggest to avoid playing http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1585

# Posted on April 15th 2003 by gian marco

Lovely tune, a little gem.

# Posted on July 24th 2003 by Hanley

Also known as Tolladh an Leathair (Boring the Leather)

Colm O'Rua plays an good version on the banjo (see Daimh - Pirates of Puirt).

The tune is No.6 in Breandan Beathnach's Ceol Rine na hEireann 1 (p.5)

# Posted on March 24th 2005 by Eachann mac Bodach

T:Down the Back Lane
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
Z:g.m.p
K:Dmix
ABG A2G|FDE F2d|cAA BAG|Ade fed|
cAG A2G|FDE F2G|Add fed|e^cA ~G3:|
|:Add fed|cAB cAG|Add fed|e^cA ~G3|
Add fed|cAB cde|fag efd|cAF ~G3:|

# Posted on November 27th 2005 by gian marco

Just learned this version from Reverend, and I really like the way it wanders between c nats and sharps in this version:

X: 1
T: Down The Back Lane
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
ABG A2 G|FDE F2 d|cAA BAG|Ade fed|
cAG ABG|FDE F2 G|Add fed|e^cA ~G3:||
Add fed|^cAB =cAG|Add fed|e^cA ~G3|
Add fed|^cAB ^cde|fag efd|e^cA ~G3:||

# Posted on October 21st 2008 by Will Harmon

Noel Hill & Tony Linnane on youTube

Here Noel & Tony play Old Tipperary followed by Down the Back Lane:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1vmbylZ3tE

# Posted on March 30th 2009 by ithaca-markb

Boring the Leather, hey?

Yep, it Totally Tolladh An Leathair of me! (Only kidding) Well, it sounds very like the slip jig: Hardiman The Fiddler http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/48 and both names suggest a repetitive, mechanical life sentence action!

# Posted on April 20th 2010 by birlibirdie

Mcsherry

X: 1
T: Down The Back Lane
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
ABG AAG|FDE FFd|cAA BAG|Ade (3gfed|
cAG AAG|FDE FFG|Add fdd|ecA ~G3:||
AAd fdd|cAB cAG|AAd fdd|ecA ~G3|
AAd fdd|cAB cde|faf fed|ecA ~G3:||

# Posted on April 8th 2011 by Manu Novo