The Dunmore Lasses

reel

Key signature: Eminor

Submitted on December 28th 2001 by glauber.

This tune has been added to 419 tunebooks.

Also known as Dunmore Lasses, Dunmore Lassies, The Dunmore Lassies, The High Road To Sligo, Morrison's, The Road To Knock.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 12 Little Devils by The Pack
• A Celtic Heritage by Marcille Wallis
• A Drop Of Pure by Quilty
• A Man Apart by Sean Maguire
• Across The Pond by Kevin Griffin, Roger Burridge And Others
• After The Morning by Mark Nelson
• Aislinn (A Vision) by The Celtic Jazz Collective
• All Ages by Green Tea
• An Buachaill Dreoite by Joe Ryan
• At The Feis by John Doonan
• At Their Best. Sean McGuire And Roger Sherlock by Sean Maguire
• Basil And Thyme by Breda Smyth
• Black Black Black by Cran
• Bonaparte's Retreat by The Chieftains
• Buille by Buille
• Celtic Enchantment by Greg Joy
• Celtic Fiddle by Sean Maguire
• Celtic Groove Band by The Sevens
• Ceol Tire by Various Artists
• Champions Of Ireland: Harp by Various Artists
• Claddagh Ring by The Tulla Ceili Band
• Clare Accordion by Seamus Walshe
• Come Away To The Hills by Annwn
• Cuig by Blackbeers
• D Is For Dulcimer by Glenn Morgan
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Dancing To Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Don't Touch The Elk by Niall Keegan
• Dublin Banjos by Sully And John Keenan
• Each Little Thing by Sharon Shannon
• Emerald Castles by Richard Searles
• Epiphany by Silver Spire
• Farewell To Connacht by Na Fili
• Farewell To Ireland CD 1 (of A Box Set Of 4) by Various Artists
• Five After Four by Tim Hart
• Fluters Of Old Erin: Flute, Piccolo And Whistle Recordings Of The 1920's And 30's by Various Artists
• Footprints by No I.D.
• From Galway To Dublin: Early Recordings Of Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
• Gaelic Storm by Gaelic Storm
• Gaelic Storm Special Reserve by Gaelic Storm
• Galway's Own by Joe Burke
• Gaoth An Fhomhair - Autumn's Wind by Samhradh
• Green Fields by Robin Bullock
• Grianan by Grianan MTC
• Hit The Bricks... by Waking Maggie
• Humours Of Highgate by John Blake, Lamond Gillespie And Mick Leahy
• IAANJ Session V by Mike And Mary Rafferty And Session Musicians
• In Good Hands by Paddy Murphy
• In The Smoke by Various Artists
• Ireland's Best Session Tunes CD 2 by Waltons Recording
• Irish Dance Music - Folkways LP by Various Artists
• Irish Traditional Music by Paddy Carty
• Irish Traditional Music And Song by Shaskeen
• Irish Traditional Music Of County Clare by Bernard O'Sullivan And Tommy McMahon
• Just Me And A Fiddle by The Flyin' Fiddler Wayne Cantwell
• Knot The Metronome by Runt O'the Litter
• Last Night's Fun by Last Night's Fun
• Learning Irish Fiddle by Paul McNevin
• Less Travelled by Woad
• Like A Wild Thing by Céide
• Lios A 'Cheoil by Tom And Kerry Barrett
• Live In Batesville by Needfire
• Matt Molloy by Matt Molloy
• Memories Of Sligo by Roger Sherlock
• Michael Flatley by Michael Flatley
• Millvalley by DeReelium
• Morning Dew by King's Galliard
• Music For Whistle And Guitar by Cormac Breatnach And Martin Dunlea
• Musique Celtique by Rosheen
• Old Hag You Have Killed Me by The Bothy Band
• One by Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
• One More... by Caa A Dram
• P.J. Hernon by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Reflets by Alan Stivell
• Relative Minors by Qristina And Quinn Bachand
• Roll Away The Reel World by James Keane
• Seamus Tansey With Eddie Corcoran by Seamus Tansey
• Sligo Ceili by Seamus Tansey
• Slowplay Jigs, Reels And Hornpipes by Jeffrey Hillgrove
• Sneeze by Heyfeva
• Songs, Jigs, Reels by Glenside And Kilfenora Ceili Bands
• Sons Of Liberty by Amadan
• Sounds From The Atlantic by Innisheer
• Southwind by Glenn Morgan
• Spades by Rapalje
• Spirit Of The Isles: A Concert For Beltane by Various Artists
• Step This Way by David Lindquist
• Strings Attached by Mick Moloney
• Tear The House Down by The Fables
• The Bear River Band by Bear River Band
• The Best Ever Traditional Irish Pub Session Volume Two by Various Artists
• The Best Of Joe And Antoinette Mckenna by Joe And Antoinette McKenna
• The Best Of Sean McGuire by Sean Maguire
• The Blue CD by Irish Session Tunes
• The Boy In The Gap by Paddy Taylor
• The Devils Of Dublin by Celtic Music Society (East Rochester HS)
• The Final Fling Part One by NE66
• The Flags Of Dublin by Paddy Glackin, Mick O'Brien And Mick Gavin
• The Humours Of Lewisham, Volume Three by Aidan Crossey
• The Irish Experience by The Irish Experience
• The Joys Of Life by Shaskeen
• The Killaville Sessions by Ceoltoiri Coleman
• The Long Black Veil by The Chieftains
• The Music Makers by Geantrai
• The New Land by Touchstone
• The Old Fireside Music by Mike And Mary Rafferty
• The Schoolmaster's House by Mike McHale
• The Star Spangled Molly by De Danann
• The Twentieth Anniversary Collection by Various Artists
• The Ulster Outcry by Ar Leitheidi
• The Ways Of The World by Mary Custy And Eoin O'Neill
• Three Months In Winter by Cuchulainn
• Traditional Irish Music by James Kelly
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Joe And Antoinette McKenna
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Traditional Music Of Ireland, Vol. 1 by Sean Ryan
• Trip To Ireland by Clooney
• True...Never Been Known To Lie by Knot Fibb'n
• Turn Of The Wheel by Tempest
• Two Champions: Irish Traditional Music At Its Best. by Sean McGuire And Joe Burke
• Unleashed by Wolfstone
• Waiting For Inspiration by Dan Carollo
• Wake by Finnegan's AWake
• We'll Seek No More Engagements by Aidan Crossey
• Within A Mile Of Kilty by Various Artists
• Wooden Flute Obsession Disk 2 by Various Artists
• Year Of The Dog by Culann's Hounds

X: 1
T: Dunmore Lasses, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Emin
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~E3F ~G3A|Beed ~e3f|(3.g.f.e fd eBdB|AcBA GEFD:|
g2eg fedc|Be~e2 Be~e2|g2eg fedB|AcBA GE~E2|
g2eg fedc|Beed ~e3f|(3.g.f.e fd eBdB|AcBA GEE2:|

Dunmore Lasses

This is a slow reel; it shows up in the Chieftains' "Long Black Veil" CD. They play it very slowly there, maybe 1/4=120bpm.

# Posted on December 28th 2001 by glauber

Ornamentation

This is a (rare) example of a tune where Matt Molloy plays with almost no ornamentation! Check the CD.

# Posted on December 28th 2001 by glauber

Dunmore Lasses

This is a great tune the way Matt Molloy plays it. Bflat flute with only a couple of rolls for ornamentation, as previously stated. I play along with my Olwell Bflat while cranking the disc. Credit should also be given to Moloney for such a great arrangement of this reel.
This is a great tune.

# Posted on December 28th 2001 by Malcolm

I also play it as a slow reel, inspired by Matt Molloy, though I play it on the low whistle. But I've also heard played in normal reel tempo and I don't think it's intended especially as a slow reel.

# Posted on January 1st 2002 by lars

And fast

I just realized that M.M. also plays this reel at normal supersonic tempo in his "black CD" (Matt Molloy & Dónal Lunny).

# Posted on May 8th 2002 by glauber

Play it alone?

Is it a reel meant to be played alone or can it accompany another reel? And if so, what do you play it with. Thanks

# Posted on October 5th 2002 by cassman

Dunmore lasses - matt molloy version

~E3F ~G3A|Be~e2 Be~e2|~E3F ~G2BG|A2BA GEFD|
~E3F G2GA|Beed ~e3f|feed edBd|~A2BA GEFD|
~E3F G2GA|Be~e2 Be~e2|~E3F G2BG|~A2BA (3GBG FB|
EBEF ~G3A|Beed ~e3f|g2fd edBd|~A2BA ge~e2|
g2eg fedc|Be~e2 Be~e2|~g2eg fedB|AGBA ge~e2|
g2eg fedc|Beed ~e3f|g2fd edBd|~ A2BA ge~e2|
gfeg fedc|Be~e2 Be~e2|gfeg fedB|AGBA ge~e2|
g2eg fedc|Beed ~e3f|g2fd edBd|~ A2BA GEFD||"fine"A4

# Posted on October 6th 2002 by gian marco

Close kin of Tuttle's?

The mode and shape of the melody here is eerily similar to Tuttle's, seems to me...

# Posted on March 1st 2004 by dlovrien

Composed by?

Did James Kelly write this? Someone told me he wrote a reel called "Road to Knock" and this tune has that title...

# Posted on March 14th 2004 by violynnsey

Reversing the parts

I've heard this played by Mick Moloney with the A and B parts reversed on a compilation album called Dance Music Of Ireland.

I'll add it to the Recordings section.

# Posted on October 29th 2004 by Jeremy

Paddy Carty

Is this on Paddy Carty's 'Traditional Music of Ireland' CD as Morrison's reel (or something similar)? I'm sure this is the one.

# Posted on December 7th 2004 by Biddy

Jig as well

i know this as a jig - in Geoff Bowens 'Folk Fiddle@.

# Posted on August 26th 2005 by flamin fiddler

James Kelly didn't write this, unless he has a time machine or something. Tom Morrison recorded it on 78 in the 1920s. (He played it B part first, and didn't repeat the B part, so it came out BAABAAB...)

# Posted on April 9th 2006 by Sol Foster

Reel

Chieftains first played this tune at reel tempo on Chieftains 6... First tune on the first track which is The Chattering Magpie. I think it sounds great either way, depending on the mood I'm in.

# Posted on July 14th 2006 by tin_whistler

More lasses....

I agree. It's great on it's own played slow. I do it on a low A whistle just for something different (or not!). But i also play it fast on a normal "D" and put it after the Skylark. Sounds strange but it works for me!

# Posted on April 20th 2007 by merro

It's only a "slow reel" if you play it slowly.

# Posted on April 20th 2007 by Dow

I hear ya Dow... I think it makes an awesome fast reel.

# Posted on March 28th 2008 by Whiddler

The Dunmore Lasses, now in America?

I recently found a close resemblance between this tune and "My Love is in America": http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/77

Seems some tunebooks have already pointed this out, and it is probably not accidental.

# Posted on April 12th 2008 by slainte

And some of them are in London too? http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2273 I'm not very sure of the relation between the two tunes, but they have similar bits.

# Posted on April 12th 2008 by slainte