Lass Of Carracastle

reel

Key signature: Cmajor

Submitted on December 13th 2005 by Will CPT.

This tune has been added to 11 tunebooks.

Also known as The Lass Of Carracastle.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Around The World For Sport by The Doon Céilí Band
• Farewell To Ireland CD 1 (of A Box Set Of 4) by Various Artists
• First Through The Gate by Brian Conway
• From Galway To Dublin: Early Recordings Of Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
• Handprints by Donna Long
• Last Night's Fun by John Carty
• The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol 2 by Various Artists
• Traditional Irish Fiddle Music by Vincent Griffin

X: 1
T: Lass Of Carracastle
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Cmaj
G2 cA G/G/G EG|AcGE FDDF|E~C3 E~G3|A/B/c df eccA|
GAcA G2 EG|cGEG FDDF|E~C3 E~G3|1 A/B/c df eccA:|2 A/B/c df eccd||
efge f2 de|fedc BG G2|egge f2 ef|gagf eccd|
efge f2 de|fedc BGGB |AGAc ~B3d|1 cegf eccd:|2 cegf eccA||

The Lass of Carracastle

This tune is attributed to Paddy Sweeney. The title is often confused with George White's Favourite (http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/718) due to some shadey liner notes on more than one album.

Flute and whistle players might prefer it in D:

X: 1
T: Lass of Carracastle, The
C: Paddy Sweeney
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
A2 dB A/B/A FA|BdAF GEEG|FDDE F~A3|B/c/d eg fddB|
ABdB A/B/A FA|BdAF GEEG|FDDE F~A3|1 B/c/d eg fddB:|2 B/c/d eg fdde||
fgaf g2 ef|gfed c~A3|fgaf g2 fg|abag fdde|
fgaf g2 ef|gfed c~A3|BGBd cdec|1 dfag fdde:|2 dfag fddB||

# Posted on December 13th 2005 by Will CPT

Hi,

Always played in D here.

Check
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2088

Jim

# Posted on December 16th 2005 by skerries