The Drunken Landlady

reel

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on November 12th 2001 by Jdharv.

This tune has been added to 295 tunebooks.

Also known as The Drunk Landlady, Joan Culloo's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Flick Of The Wrist by Brendan Larrissey
• A Musical Trip To Coleman Country by Various Artists
• Atlantic Fiddles by Various Artists
• But Why, Johnny? by John Halloran
• Clare Accordion by Seamus Walshe
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 2 by Matt Cunningham
• Drops Of Springwater by Karen Tweed
• Feadoga Stain by Mary Bergin
• Fiddler's Fancy by Tommy Peoples
• In My Hands by Natalie MacMaster
• In The Footsteps Of Coleman by Various Artists
• Last Night's Fun by John Carty
• Live In Concert by The Bothy Band
• My Love Is In America by Shaskeen
• New Irish Harmonica by Brendan Power
• Noel Hill And Tony Linnane by Noel Hill And Tony Linnane
• Notes From The Heart by Mick, Louise And Michelle Mulcahy
• Out Of The Wind Into The Sun by The Bothy Band
• Rabharta by Feenish
• Riverdance And Other Famous Irish Songs And Dances by Various Artists
• Sets In The City by Tipsy House
• The Blue CD by Irish Session Tunes
• The Family Album by The McCarthys
• The Home Ruler by Catherine McEvoy
• The Iron Man by Tommy Peoples And Daithi Sproule
• The Leitrim Thrush by Neil Mulligan
• The Piper's Call by Liam O'Flynn
• The Session by Na Connerys
• The Shores Of Lough Graney by P.J.Hayes And Martin Hayes
• They'll Be Good Yet by Kitty Hayes And Peter Laban
• Three's Company by Martin Meehan
• Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (1/2) by Geraldine Cotter
• Traditional Music From The Glens Of Antrim by Leo Brown And PJ Hill
• Waiting For A Call by Tommy Peoples

X: 1
T: Drunken Landlady, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Edor
BE~E2 BAFA|BE~E2 BAFA|ABAF D2FD|FA~A2 BAFA|
BE~E2 BAFA|BE~E2 BAFA|A2Bc dfec|dBAF E4:|
|:Beed e2de|f2df efdB|ABAF D2FD|FA~A2 BAFA|
Beed e2de|f2df efdB|A2Bc dfec|dBAF E4:|

Another recording

Tommy Peoples - The Iron Man

# Posted on July 29th 2002 by Zhenya

Goes well with The Otter's Holt following it, and both tunes are great to play in hornpipe rhythm.

# Posted on January 31st 2003 by lazyhound

Another Setting

Here is another version, which is similar to Pigeon on the Gate.

FA|BE~E2 BAFA|BE~E2 BAFG|ABAF DEFD|FAAd BAFA|
BE~E2 BAFA|B2cA BAFG|A2Bc defe|dBAF E2:|
FA|Beed e2de|f2df e2dB|ABAF DEFD|FAAd BAFA|
Beed e2de|f2df e2dB|~A3B defe|dBAF E2:|

I got this setting from Sonja O'Brien at Boghill Centre, Kilfenora, Co. Clare. I suspect it comes from the playing of Bothy Band in their "Out of the Wind into the Sun."

# Posted on February 1st 2003 by slainte

I cant do ABC

This setting is a few notes off.
Bar 1 and 2 are not correct
I dont know abc so here are the note names preceded
by the letter 4 for quarter 8 for eight
Leading note 8a / 8b-8e 4e 8b-8a-8f#-8a/ 4b 8e-8d' 8b-8a-8f#-8a/
the same phrase occurs several times

Source 50 IRISH Fiddle Tunes by Tommy Peoples 1986 and he does call it
'The Drunken Landlady'

# Posted on August 23rd 2003 by sorefingers

The Bothy Band recorderd an Amin version of this tune.
(The Morning Star/The Fisherman's Lilt/The Drunken Landlady)

# Posted on January 6th 2004 by gian marco

Natalie MacMasters arrangement

she plays it in A dorian with a C and D part written by Stewart MacNiel. If anyone wants them let me know

# Posted on October 9th 2004 by snowyowl

sorefingers offering in ABCs:

K: E minor
|: A |
BE E2 BAFA | B2 Ed BAFB | ABAF D2 ED | FAAd BAFA | ~

# Posted on November 18th 2005 by ceolachan

Natalie MacMaster's version can be found here:
http://cranfordpub.com/natalie/Hands_TrackInfo/track1.htm

# Posted on October 25th 2006 by errik

Bothy Band - Out of the Wind into the Sun

Transposed to the key the Bothies play it in when they play it with The Morning Star and Fisherman's Lilt. Thanks to Jens Wollschläger's ABC Transposer! (Phew!)

X: 1
T: Drunken Landlady, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K:Ador
eA~A2 edBd|eA~A2 edBd|dedB G2BG|Bd~d2 edBd|
eA~A2 edBd|eA~A2 edBd|d2ef gbaf|gedB A4:|
|:eaag a2ga|b2gb abge|dedB G2BG|Bd~d2 edBd|
eaag a2ga|b2gb abge|d2ef gbaf|gedB A4:|

# Posted on October 20th 2007 by Stevie D

I decided to learn this tune in honour of a horrible woman who was indeed the drunken landlady of a local pub... my ambition is to someday busk with it outside the pub. She won't get it but it'll give me great satisfaction.

# Posted on April 21st 2008 by An Kammneves