Key signature: Fmajor
Submitted on May 28th 2007 by benhall.1.
This tune has been added to 2 tunebooks.
Also known as Carlisle Lasses, The Carlisle Lasses, Lass O' Corrie Mill, The Lass O' Corrie Mill Highland Fling, The Lass O' Corrie Mill, Lass O'Corrie Mill, The Lass O'Corrie Mill, The Lass Of Corrie Mills.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Neil Gow's Wife
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Fmaj
FGAF E<G F2 | AFcF A<c c2 | dfcf BfAg |
(3agf (3efd (3cdB (3ABG | FGAF E<G F2 | AFcF A<c c2 |
dfcf BfAg | (3agf (3efg f<F F2 || FGAF A<c c2 | efge f<a a2 |
bgaf gefg | (3agf (3efd (3cdB (3ABG | FGAF A<c c2 |
efge f<a a2 | bgaf gefg | (3agf (3efg a<f f2 ||
Second of three tunes ...
This is the second of a set of three on Oisin McAuley's 'Far From the Hills of Donegal'. I possibly wouldn't have posted them, except that I've inadvertently learnt them and now I can't get them out of my head.
This tune is not remotely the same as other 'Neil gow's Wife tunes in this database. I think it's fantastic - it's got such a lovely bounce to it.
# Posted on May 28th 2007 by benhall.1
Variant in second part
The start of the second part (and also where that phrase comes back in the 5th bar of the second part) could be played as | ABcB A<c c2 |
... or you could use that as a harmony line, as Oisin does on the CD.
Either way, a great tune.
# Posted on May 28th 2007 by benhall.1
Neil Gow's Wife
This is a strathspey called "Lass o' Corrie Mill", also found as "Carlisle Lasses". A nice version of it can be heard on Jigs To The Moon by Dordan.
# Posted on May 28th 2007 by nigelg
Strathspey?
I find myself back to this old 'what's the difference between a strathspey, a highland, a barndance etc' question. Oisin McAuley plays it as part of a set of highlands - so I guess that's how I think of it.
# Posted on May 28th 2007 by benhall.1
Neil Gow
One of our very first guest's here at our B&B was a (maybe great) grand son of Neil Gow. Nice lad - was delighted when I asked about his name as the only other Gow I'd heard of was THE Neil Gow. I played the tune but it was different to this. I think - coz I can't (won't) read ABC form which I call alphabetti Spagetti.
Anyway 'twas nice to meet him.
Peter
# Posted on May 28th 2007 by Peter O'Connor
As this tune appears to not be Neil Gow's wife - possibly misidentified by Oisin (I am sure Neil will be raging at losing out on the royalties) is it possible to change the name of the tune (and maybe even its listing on Oisin's album?
# Posted on May 28th 2007 by No Cause For Alarm
Good catch Nigel ~
This one has been bothering me for the last few days. I should have thought of you.
As said previously Ben, and often, there is a cross over of melodies and uses between strathspeys and Highland Flings... In a sense the only difference is the dance they are used to accompany, which does direct the way they are played and the tempo, and there is also the influence of place and musician(s)... Melodies often do dual duty, and sometimes even more than dual...
# Posted on May 28th 2007 by ceolachan
16 measures and a second ending ~
~ are the classic build of those that made good defining accompaniment for dancing a 'highland schottische' or 'highland fling'...
# Posted on May 28th 2007 by ceolachan