The Donegal Lancers

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on August 2nd 2002 by pjmacd.

This tune has been added to 22 tunebooks.

Also known as Lancers, The Lancers', The Lancers.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Johnny Doherty by John Doherty
• Journeyman by Gerry O'Connor
• One At A Time by John Skelton
• Pierre Schryer, Dermot Byrne And Friends by Pierre Schryer, Dermot Byrne And Friends
• Steam by John Williams
• The Brass Fiddle: Traditional Fiddle Music From Donegal by Various Artists
• The Fair Hills Of Ireland by Boys Of The Lough
• The Floating Bow (Traditional Fiddle Music From Donegal) by John Doherty

X: 1
T: Donegal Lancers, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
d |: "D"~f3 fed | ABA AFA | ~f3 fed |
"Em"e3 e2 f | "G"g2 g bag | "D"~f3 agf |
"A"e2 e f2 e |1 "D"d3 d2 e :|2 d3 d2 g|
|:"Bm"fBB fBB | "C"gcc gcc | "D"add add | "Em"b3 bag |
"Bm"fBB fBB | "C"gcc gcc | "D"~f3 "A"edc | "D"d3 d3 :||

The Donegal Lancers

I learned this tune from Tess Slominski, fiddler with the Washington, DC band Roaring Mary. I like the unusual chordal structure in the B part. It can be found on John Williams' CD "Steam" as "The Lancers' Jig".

# Posted on August 2nd 2002 by pjmacd

~ an earlier submission and take on this "Lancers":

"The Lancers"
Submitted on April 5th 2002 by Josh Kane.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/631

# Posted on November 28th 2005 by ceolachan