Lass O'Gowrie

polka

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on July 1st 2003 by lazyhound.

This tune has been added to 18 tunebooks.

Also known as Lakes Of Sligo, The Lakes Of Sligo, Spent Money, The Spent Money.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Musical Trip To Coleman Country by Lynn Saoirse
• Ah, Surely! by Eddie Cahill
• Blackthorn Ceilidh Band by Blackthorn Ceilidh Band
• Come West Along The Road by Brian O'Connor
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 12 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 3 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 3 CD Version by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 7 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 8 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 9 by Matt Cunningham
• Fortune Favours The Merry by Peter Horan And Gerry Harrington
• Irish Dance Music by Chris Droney
• Jiggin' The Blues by Frankie Gavin, Rick Epping And Tim Edey
• Land Of Sunshine by Dan Possumato
• Links by Silver Arm
• Pride Of The West by John Wynne And John McEvoy
• Sea Changes Of The Toucan Pirates by Toucan Pirates
• Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume II by Lynn Saoirse
• Set On Stone by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• The Art Of Traditional Fiddle Playing by Matt Cranitch
• The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place by Lynn Saoirse
• The Fabulous Kilfenora Ceili Band by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• The Flowing Tide by Chris Droney
• The Lakes Of Sligo by Carmel Gunning
• The Michael Sexton Ceili Band by The Michael Sexton Ceili Band
• The Mountain Road by Lynn Saoirse
• The Sound Of Coleman Country by Lynn Saoirse
• Traditional Music From The Kingdom Of Kerry by Jimmy Doyle And Dan O'Leary
• Twenty by Boys Of The Lough

X: 1
T: Lass O'Gowrie
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Dmaj
FA AB|d>e dc|BA B/c/d|e>d ef|
FA AB|de f>e|dB Af|ef/e/ d2:|
|:fa de|fa ag/2f/2|gb ef|gb ba|
fa ef|de f>e|dB Af|ef/e/ d2:|

Lass O'Gowrie

I learnt this beguiling traditional tune a couple of weeks ago at a dance music workshop in Devon.
Trevor

# Posted on July 1st 2003 by lazyhound

Gowrie

This has a few names in Ireland, the commonest being, I think, "The Lakes Of Sligo". A lovely tune to play slowly, as a march. I heard a singer from Canada with a song to this tune - called "The Lass o' Gowrie" - on Radio Scotland just last year.

# Posted on July 1st 2003 by Kenny

Lass O'Gowrie

Kenny, I'v just had a look at "The Lakes of Sligo" which is on this site. It's the Dmin version of "The Lass O'Gowrie", which is one reason why I didn't spot it. The other reason being that "The Lakes" starts FA A{B}c whereas "The Lass" starts FA AB, so the advanced search didn't pick it up. Anyway, the key difference and note differences are sufficient to separate them as different (but related) tunes.
Trevor

# Posted on July 2nd 2003 by lazyhound

The Lass O' Gowrie

This is usually played as a reel in Scotland and used in sets with tunes like Maxwell's Rant (particularly for the original dance of this name), The Maryhill Highlanders etc. A typical setting in (in Bb) might go something like:-

F/2E/2|DF FG/2A/2|B>c BA|G>F GB|c>d cF/2E/2|
DF FG/2A/2|B>c d>c|B/2A/2G/2F/2 Bd|c2B|
f/2e/2|df B>c|d/2c/2d/2e/2 fe/2d/2|eg c>d|e/2d/2e/2f/2 gf/2e/2|
df cd|B>c d>c|B/2A/2G/2F/2 Bd|c2B:|

The tune was published in London in a 19thC collection "Melodies of all Nations, arranged for the piano by William Hutchins - C Scotch (sic) Airs"

# Posted on July 2nd 2003 by fifer