Lad O'Beirne's

reel

Key signature: Fmajor

Submitted on December 29th 2003 by jdicarlo.

This tune has been added to 43 tunebooks.

Also known as Josephine Marsh's, Lad O'Bierne's, Lad O'Byrne's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 15 Times Around by Tim O'Shea And Friends
• A Celebration Of 50 Years by The Tulla Ceili Band
• A Job Of Journeywork: A Tribute To Larry Redican And His Musical Friends by Various Artists
• A Man Apart by Sean Maguire
• A Session With Jerry Holland by Jerry Holland
• Across The Waters - Irish Traditional Music From England by Various Artists
• All In Good Time by Patrick Street
• At It Again by John Carty
• Best Of Finbarr Dwyer by Finbarr Dwyer
• Call Of The Wild by Wild Asparagus
• Celtic Fire by John Whelan
• Cuts From The Turf by Hooley
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 6 by Matt Cunningham
• Each Little Thing by Sharon Shannon
• Enchanted Lady by London Lasses And Pete Quinn
• First Hand by Mairi Rankin
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Fortune Favours The Merry by Peter Horan And Gerry Harrington
• Heatin' Up The Hall by Yankee Ingenuity
• Hungry Grass by Hungry Grass
• Inishkeeragh by Brenda McCann
• Irish Women Musicians Of America by Cherish The Ladies
• Josephine Marsh by Josephine Marsh
• Killultagh by Killultagh
• Lamh Ar Lamh (Many Hands) CD 1 by Various Artists
• Lead The Knave by Arty McGlynn And Nollaig Casey
• Many's A Wild Night - Domhnach Is Dalach by Jackie Daly
• Masters Of The Celtic Accordion: The Big Squeeze by Various Artists
• No Boundaries by Natalie MacMaster
• Notes From The Heart by Mick, Louise And Michelle Mulcahy
• Pigtown Fling by Randal Bays And Joel Bernstein
• Rattle The Boards by John Nugent, Benny McCarthy And Pat Ryan
• Roll Away The Reel World by James Keane
• Sláinte by Sheevon
• Snug In The Blanket by Paddy O'Brien
• String Sisters Live by String Sisters
• Temple House 2 by Temple House Ceili Band
• The Best Of Patrick Street by Patrick Street
• The Blue CD by Irish Session Tunes
• The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place by Various Artists
• The Coming Of Spring by Cliff Moses
• The Killaville Sessions by Ceoltoiri Coleman
• The Music Of Ed Reavy by Various Artists
• The Pure Box by Colin Nea
• The Red Wellies by The Red Wellies
• The Road From Erin—Ireland's Musical Legacy by Dorian Recordings
• The Sligo Indians by Tony DeMarco
• The Slopes Of Benbulben by John Regan
• The Sound Of Coleman Country by Various Artists
• The Times We've Had by The Irish Tradition
• The Wounded Hussar by Pete Cooper
• Toss The Feathers by Mountain Dew
• Traditional Fiddle Music From Donegal by Con Cassidy
• Traditional Fiddle Music From The Glens Of Antrim by Dominic McNabb
• Traditional Irish Music In America: The East Coast by Various Artists
• Traditional Music From East Clare by Mary MacNamara
• Two For Two by Laurence Nugent
• Walking Stones by Ken Kolodner, Laura Risk, Robin Bullock
• Within A Mile Of Kilty by Various Artists
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 2 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Lad O'Beirne's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Fmaj
d2cA dAcA | GcAF GAFD | CF~F2 CFAc | dcde fagf |
d2cA dAcA | GcAF GAFD | CF~F2 DFBd |1 cbag f3e :|2 cbag f3g ||
a2gf afgf | dgfd cFAd | c2Bd cdfa | gfga g2fg|
af~f2 afgf | dgfd cFAd | c2Bd cdfa | gfga f3g |
a2gf afgf | dgfd cFAd | c2Bd cdfa | gfga bagf |
~a3g ~f3c | dcfd cAFD | CF~F2 DFBd | cbag f3e ||

Another Lad O'Beirne's

I heard this tune at a session in Boston a month ago. I've been obsessing about it since.
I love the way it flows into and out of minor in the first part. I found it on Josphine Marsh's
first album, and later on one of Sharon Shannon's. At the Boston session I was amazed that
the flute player was dead-on note for note. F is tricky even on a keyed flute, and there are
some tough passages in this tune. I've been playing it on a C whistle (G fingers) to get the
notes in my head. Maybe eventually I'll move it to the flute.

# Posted on December 29th 2003 by jdicarlo

This is just a beautiful tune--you're right about how it flirts with the minor in the A part, and then waxes lyrical in the B part. A nice fiddle tune (I'll leave it alone on my keyless flute . Great post!

# Posted on December 29th 2003 by Will CPT

No doubt this is a beautiful tune, but I prefer playing George White's Favourite on my keyless flute. There is some similarity between the two tunes.

# Posted on March 31st 2005 by slainte

Gosh, i just heard this tune at a session in California, can't remember if it was Jack's or Marla's session at the Plough or if it was John Sherry's out in Kensington...yay, now I can learn it! (I didn't have a recorder with me. Bad girl. No biscuit.)

# Posted on March 31st 2005 by Zina Lee

Recorder ????

I presume you mean tape or mini-disc recorder, Zina !Welcome back.

# Posted on March 31st 2005 by Kenny

LOL -- yes, Kenny, that was it. Ta very much, it's lovely to be back home.

# Posted on March 31st 2005 by Zina Lee