Lanigan's Ball

jig

Key signature: Eminor

Submitted on August 31st 2001 by JeffK627.

This tune has been added to 187 tunebooks.

Also known as The Bullockies' Ball, Lanagan's Ball, Lannigan's Ball, Paddy O'Rafferty, Unplugged And Plowed.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Controversy Of Pipers by Various Artists
• Another Feast Of Irish Folk by Various Artists
• Banish Misfortune by Mithril
• Best Of Irish Ceili Music by Various Artists
• Craic'd! by Atlantic Wave
• Dan Sullivan's Shamrock Band by Dan Sullivan's Shamrock Band
• Erne by Jim McGrath, Cathal Hayden, Gerry O'Donnell, Tommy O'Sullivan
• Forty Years Of Irish Piping by Seamus Ennis
• Home Again by The Glengarry Bhoys
• Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
• Kitty From Ballinamore by Ash Plant
• Live-Disc 2 by Natalie MacMaster
• Nicely Wrong by Feast Of Fiddles
• Remember Des Donnelly by Des Donnelly
• Songs Of Ireland by Brobdingnagian Bards
• Tannahill Weavers IV by The Tannahill Weavers
• The Flags Of Dublin by Paddy Glackin, Mick O'Brien And Mick Gavin
• The Pipering Of Willie Clancy. Vol 1 by Willie Clancy

X: 1
T: Lanigan's Ball
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Emin
E2F G2A|B2A B^cd|DED F2G|AdB AFD|
E2F G2A|B2A B^cd|edB cBA|BGE E3:|
|:e2f g2e|fag fed|e2f g2e|fdB B2B|
e2f g2e|fag fed|edB cBA|BGE E3:|

This version of the tune is identical to an old New England version that I have. It has a dorian feel and I believe it should notated in E dorian rather than E minor.
However, there is a slightly different version in O'Neill (as Lannigan's Ball) which is in E minor. This version is:
K:Emin
EFE G2A|B2A B^cd|D2E F2G|ABA AFD|
EFE G2A|B2A B^c^d|e=dB =cBA|BGE E2:|
|:d|e2f gfg|eag fe^d|e2f gfg|fdB B3|
e2f gfg|eag fe^d|e=dB cBA|BGE E2:||

trevor

# Posted on November 29th 2002 by lazyhound

This has words - very good amusing words, about the dustman's ball.

# Posted on September 12th 2003 by stewardy

Eddie Duffy's Lannigan's Ball

There is a festival coming up in October (see current discussions) honouring the late Eddie Duffy (flute) and the late Mick Hoy (fiddle) of Fermanagh. So here's Eddie's version of Lannigan's Ball as learned from fluter Rev. Gary Hastings in the early 80s. With no musical training, I am a paughle when it comes to keys. modes etc, so corrections are appreciated.

X: 1
T: Eddie Duffy's Lannigan's Ball
L: 1/8
M: 6/8
K: Em
BAB GAB|dBG AGA|BAB GAB|AFD AFD|
BAB GAB|dBG ~A3|Bdd cAA|BGE E3:|
e2f gfe|f/g/a g fed|e2f gfe|fdB B^cd|
e2f gfe|a2g fed|edB B2A|BGE E3:|

# Posted on September 17th 2005 by LongNote

You can find the classic words for this jig @:

http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/irish-folk-music/005894.HTM, http://ingeb.org/songs/inthetof.html, http://www.christymoore.com/lyrics_tabs_detail.php?id=18,
and virtually everywhere on the web (even on wikipedia!)

# Posted on September 30th 2006 by birlibirdie

Other Versions?

Enter the Haggis does a nifty version of this tune that's available off their website. It's much more punk-influenced.
Any other good versions out there?

# Posted on November 21st 2006 by wathgwen

The Chieftains mix this one with Billy Nichols singing "Behind Blue Eyes" on their album An Irish Evening.

# Posted on July 14th 2008 by fliedermaus

Enter The Haggis version

Does anything happen to have the abc's for the Enter the Haggis version of this song? I've been hunting for them a while... With no luck. If someone does, if they could post it, that would be great!

# Posted on September 21st 2008 by Fortunate Fiddler