Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on September 4th 2003 by emily_bmore.
This tune has been added to 28 tunebooks.
Also known as The Drummond Lassies, Sally Kelly's, Sally Kelly’s, Tá An Saol Ar Fad I NGrá Liom.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Drummond Lasses, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
gfed Bdef | gedg e~a3 | gfed Bded | BGAG E ~G3 |
gfed Bdef | gedg e~a3 | gaeg degd | BGAG EGAE ||
~G3B dBBA | GBAG EGAE | G2BG dGBd | cABG EGAE |
~G3B dBBA | GBAG EGAE | G2BG dGBd | cABG E ~G3 ||
Drummond Lasses
Joyce & I learned this setting from Kevin Crawford at Gaelic Roots 2003. There's a great version of this tune on The Missing Reel CD with John Lee & Seamus McGuire which I will add to the recordings sections in a bit, though they do play it in a different key.
# Posted on September 4th 2003 by emily_bmore
Yeah, this is a really nice reel. We did wonder if the A and B parts are reversed. But that's how Kevin taught us. Anyone else think the B part is really the A part? Either way, it sounds good.
Thanks for posting this, Emily. I still need to brush up on the ABC format so I can post more tunes. (I've copied & pasted a couple things from JC's ABC tune finder)
Joyce
# Posted on September 4th 2003 by JMH
In the 4th & 8th measures of the B part, try | cBAG EGAE |, it mimics the run in the first measure, which is nice.
# Posted on September 4th 2003 by emily_bmore
Yeah Joyce, I know, abc takes some getting used to. I'll try for Camber Lassies soon, & maybe Sheila Mulhaire's at some point.
Have you heard the setting from the Missing Reel? I think Marc first played it for us in his car. It's a really nice arrangement, opens with higher part (the A part here), very slowly, then goes ABAB, lower part first, before it moves into the Missing Reel. So I dunno.
# Posted on September 4th 2003 by emily_bmore
Yes, I have the Missing Reel and love the setting. I also modified the B part of Camber Lassies to make it easier (remember that bitch of a part?) I think my B part of Camber Lassies is more like the setting on the Missing Reel. But I love both reels and have been trying not forget them so we can play them together!
# Posted on September 4th 2003 by JMH
LOL Joyce, actually I love the Bpart now as it stands, but in the first phrase of the A part, I cran the E in lieu of some of that other stuff, but I like switching back & forth too. I'll post Camber Lassies tomorrow, since I"m maxed out for tunes today though.
# Posted on September 4th 2003 by emily_bmore
Part swap
The parts are usually played the other way round, but I don't suppose it matters really... nice tune Patsy and Eddie!
# Posted on September 4th 2003 by Dr. Dow
Hey Em your ABC is spot on by the way - it's nice and tidy
# Posted on September 4th 2003 by Dr. Dow
Thanks Dubg!
# Posted on September 5th 2003 by emily_bmore
Drummond Lasses
Concerning parts swap: O'Neills has the parts the other way around (see http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/oneills/1001/T/DrummondLasses.abc).
That said, I originally got the tune from the playing of Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Oisin Mac Diarmada - and they played in the order submitted here. Which I have to admit I prefer.
# Posted on July 26th 2004 by Presumin Ed
Drummond Lasses
Here's a Fermanagh setting of the tune mostly based on Pat McManus's fiddle playing on "Hidden Fermanagh Vol. 2":
K: Gmaj
G2BG DGBG|G2BG FGAB|G2BG DGBG|1 cBAG EGGF:|2 cBAG EGGf||
gfed Bddf|gfed eaaf|gfed B2Ac|BGAG EGGf|
gfed Bddf|gfed eaaf|gfed efge|dcBA EGGF||
P. McManus plays another beautiful tune in the same set: http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2215/comments Both works well when played slowly.
This tune is obviously Scottish in origin. Compare the first part of the tune with the second part of "Miss Girdle": http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2417
# Posted on March 14th 2005 by slainte
Drummond Lasses
Here's a nice simple version from the Cillian Vallely and Kevin Crawford album "On Common Ground". They call it 'Tá An Saol Ar Fad I NGrá Liom' but it's clearly a version of this tune. They play it in F.
X: 1
T: Drummond Lasses, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|: F | G2 BG ddBG | ddBG FAAB | G2 BG ddBG | cABG EGG :|
|: f | gfed e2 dB | gfed eaaf | g2 fd egdB | cABG EGG :|
# Posted on January 13th 2010 by bogman
YouTube video
A wonderful rendition by Gerry O'Connor on banjo here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLfFzLVhuKc
# Posted on June 6th 2010 by treecipitation
Here is another version from Conal Ó Gráda. It has been listed as a separate tune:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/11379
but I'll put it here in case it's deleted.
X: 1
T: Conal Ó Gráda's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
{B}G2 BG DGBG | {B}G2 BG FA{c}AB | {B}G2 BG DGBd | cA{c}BG EFGA |
{B}G2 BG d z BG | {B}G2 BG FA{c}AB | {B}G2 BG d z Bd | cA{c}BG EFga ||
{b}gf{g}ed {c} B2 {c} B2 | {b}gf{g}ed fa ~a2| {b}gf{g}ed Bc d z | cA{c}BG EFGA |
{b}gf{g}ed {c} B2 {c} B2 | {b}gf{g}ed fa ~a2| {b}gf{g}ed BcdB | cA{c}BG EFGA ||
# Posted on July 30th 2011 by niall_kenny