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The Lansdowne Lass

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on January 13th 2005 by Dow.

This tune has been added to 12 tunebooks.

Also known as The Landsdowne Lass, The Lansdowne Lassies.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Deborah Quigley With Martin Gould by Deborah Quigley
Green Fields by Robin Bullock
Ready For The Storm by Déanta
The Traditional Music Of Ireland by Seamus Egan
The Whinny Hills Of Leitrim by Noel Sweeney
Turas Ceoil by Marcas O'Murchu
With Every Breath by John Wynne

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

X: 1
T: Lansdowne Lass, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
DEFA GEFE|DEFA defa|g2ed cAGE|FAGF EAGE|
D2FA GEFE|DEFA defa|g2ed cAGE|1 FAGE D3A:|2 FAGE D3c||
|:d2 (3fed adfa|bfaf gfed|cA~A2 BG~G2|AGFD EFGE|
defa g2fg|a2ge fdcA|ABce dcAG|1 (3FGA GE D3c:|2 (3FGA GE D3A||

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The Lansdowne Lass

A Josie McDermott tune transcribed from Seamus Egan's "Traditional Music From Ireland". Similar to Paddy Taylor's "Little Katie Taylor" http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2172 in the A-part. The tune Seamus plays before it in G is called "The Baltimore Salute" on that album, posted last year by Gian Marco: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1849. On some other albums it appears as "The Lansdowne Lass". Kenny maintains that the 1st tune in G is actually the Lansdowne Lass and the 2nd tune in D is the Baltimore Salute. I've never heard this Dmaj tune called the Baltimore Salute, but that may be because everyone has adopted SE's names, and the tune in G has become more popular than this one. Whatever their names are, they're both great tunes, and they go well together. According to one source, this tune was "debuted by Seamus Egan at Kavanaugh's in Baltimore right after the Lansdowne Festival". The tune in G gets played at our session almost every week, and "Little Katie Taylor" is also quite common, but I'm having a job trying to introduce this one to my session friends.

# Posted on January 13th 2005 by Dow

You can smooth out bar 6 of the B-part if you want by playing |a2ge fedB|A...

# Posted on January 13th 2005 by Dow

Such a wonderful confusion of tunes.

Thanks for posting this one Mr. NTI. A whistle playing friend of mine has worked up the set Seamus plays and hopes I'll join in on fiddle. I don't mind playing the set straight off the cd with him, but I'm really looking forward to just getting these tunes under my belt. About got the Jackie Coleman's one (not *that* Jackie Coleman's! :o) in one sitting last night. The whiskey helped.

# Posted on January 13th 2005 by Will CPT

Will - we've been working on the same tune! I transcribed that Jackie Coleman's off the CD for myself so thought I might as well post it in case it comes in handy: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/574/comments#comment116427

# Posted on January 13th 2005 by Dow

Landsdowne Lass

The Irish band Deanta play a different McDermott tune called The Landsdowne Lass:

# Posted on January 13th 2005 by radriano

Nope, radirano, that one's the Baltimore Salute: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2192

The name confusion is part of the ongoing conversation amongst all these tune threads.

# Posted on January 13th 2005 by Will CPT

LOL radriano did you even bother reading my comments?!

# Posted on January 14th 2005 by Dow

Deja vu

I posted “The Lansdowne Lass” – as named on recordings by both John Wynne and “Deanta” – on Nov.26th 2003. This has been discussed before, and that will be my only comment on the matter

# Posted on January 14th 2005 by Kenny

Landsdowne Lass

My apologies, I did not read the first post thoroughly. But I still don't see a resolution to the question. Just because one person insists that something is correct doesn't make it so. But I don't wish to stir up old issues so this is my last comment on the subject as well. I agree that both are good tunes.

# Posted on January 14th 2005 by radriano

LOL. Look, I personally couldn't give a damn what these tunes are supposed to be called. The most important thing to me is that this one is a different tune from the others, and it's a good tune. It needed to be posted so I posted it. Simple. I'm somewhat amused that you're both going "this is my last comment" and stomping off in a huff. What's that all about?! You huffed that I posted the tune, or is it something I said?!

# Posted on January 14th 2005 by Dow

Stomping off in a huff? Well, NTI, that's your impression. I thought I was apologizing for myself and trying to leave the conversation without making a big fuss. Seems like your LOL should be accompanyed by "and feeling somewhat insecure."

# Posted on January 15th 2005 by radriano

Who me? Insecure? What makes you think I'm insecure? I ain't done nuffin'. I never pushed her so don't look at me like that.

# Posted on January 15th 2005 by Dow

It was an accident. Someone help me out here! Don't go jumping to conclusions.

# Posted on January 15th 2005 by Dow

No seriously, sorry for biting your head off ;-) I agree that "just because one person insists that something is correct doesn't make it so". Basically it looks like we'll never know which tune is which, but in the end, it doesn't matter does it? The important thing is that this is a great tune. I love the way it rises up in that 1st part and then sinks back down again like a wave.

# Posted on January 15th 2005 by Dow

Which tune is that, Mark? *cheshire grin*

# Posted on January 15th 2005 by Will CPT

This one Will:

X: 1
T: Who Gives A Scheidt?!
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
DEFA GEFE|DEFA defa...
(swelling up in a wave-like motion, so to speak)
|g2ed cAGE
(falling back down again, rather like a wading bird coming in to land in a peaceful estuary)
|FAGF EAGE|
D2FA GEFE|DEFA defa|g2ed cAGE|1 FAGE D3A:|2 FAGE D3c||
|:d2 (3fed adfa|bfaf gfed|cA~A2 BG~G2|AGFD EFGE|
defa g2fg|a2ge fdcA|ABce dcAG|1 (3FGA GE D3c:|2 (3FGA GE D3A||

*smirk*

# Posted on January 15th 2005 by Dow

LOL I especially like the wading bird part...

# Posted on January 15th 2005 by Zina Lee

Different version on Altan's "Horse with a Heart"

There's a different version of this tune on Altan's "Horse with a Heart", first set, after "Three Scones of Boxty".
There's also a third version of it on a Mike & Mary Rafferty album.
I think the name question was straightened out on Irtrad-l some years ago (search the Irtrad-l archives) and that the D tune is actually "The Lansdowne Lass".
I've got the Altan version in my collection as reel #296.

# Posted on January 16th 2005 by hnorbeck

Your "Altan version", is a different tune Henrik: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2172.

# Posted on January 17th 2005 by Dow

Sorry, my mistake

I'm sorry, I didn't know about the discussion here on TheSession. Now I'll rename it in my collection.
But actually, I think the tunes are so similar, that it's quite possible that Josie McDermott had heard "Little Katie Taylor" before composing "The Lansdowne Lass", though he might not have been aware of it.

# Posted on January 17th 2005 by hnorbeck