X: 1
T: Lads of Laois (E dorian)
T: Gearrbhodaí Laoise
C: traditional
O: Ireland
N: Irish version of an originally Scottish tune called 'Lads of Leith'
R: Reel
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from a Maria Eccarius recording
D: 1977: Jack & Charlie Coen: The Branch Line
D: 1977: Dick Gaughan: Coppers and Brass
D: 1978: Roger Sherlock: Memories of Sligo
D: 1989: Arty McGlynn, Nollaig Casey: Lead the Knave
D: 1990: Vinnie Kilduff: The Boys from the blue Hill
D: 1991: Dick Gaughan: Gaughan
D: 1991: Crónán: Garamharc
D: 1994: Matt Molloy, Sean Keane & Liam O'Flynn: The Fire aflame
D: 1995: Cherish the Ladies: Irish Women Musicians in America
D: 1997: Craobh Rua: Soh it is
D: 1997: Ite O'Donovan: Riverdance & Lord of the Dance
D: 1999: Ha'Penny Bridge: Colcannon
D: 1999: Gerard Command & Joe Ryan: Two Gentlemen of Clare Music
D: 1999: The Barleyshakes: Jump at the Sun
D: 2000: Meascán: The Road to Rio
D: 2003: Tipsy House: Sets in the City
D: 2003: Four Men and a Dog: Doctor A's Secret Remedies
D: 2005: Eitre: The Coming of Spring (2005)
D: 2006: Joe Derrane: Return to Inis Mor
D: 2006: Sheila Maguire: Sheila Maguire
D: 2006: Reeltime: Live It Up
D: 2007: Brian Lindsay: Comhaltas Live #210-1
D: 2008: Rose Flanagan & Dylan Foley: Comhaltas Live #252-1
D: 2008: Fergal Scahill: The Dusty Bridge
D: 2010: Choonz: Lads of Lash
D: 2010: Sadhbh Peat & James Doolan: Comhaltas Live #310-6
D: 2010: Dezi Donnelly: Familiar Footsteps
D: 2011: Daniel Collins: Comhaltas Live #353-4
D: 2013: Quarter Mile: Almost There
D: 2013: Aoibhinn Loughlin: Comhaltas Live #409-5
D: 2014: Cathal Hayden, Dezi Donnelly, Tola Custy, Ed Boyd & John Joe Kelly: Tradivarious
D: 2015: Fiddleheads: And the Fiddles Played On
D: 2015: Socks in the Frying Pan: Return of the Giant Sock Monsters
D: 2015: Patrick Ballantyne: Comhaltas Live #484-15
D: 2016: Kate & Marie O’Gorman: Comhaltas Live #510-14
D: 2017: Fergal Scahill & Dermot Sheedy: A Fiddle Tune a Day 2017 (Tune #145)
D: 2018: Celtic Cowboys: Qualified Celtic Cowboys
N: Chords: | Em   -   | D  -  | Em C  | G  D   |
N:         | Em   -   | D  -  | Em G  | D  Em :|
N:         | Em   A   | D  -  | Em C  | D  C   |
N:         | Em . G D | Em Bm | Em D  | C  Bm :|
N:         Last line to finish:
N:         | Em . G D | Em Bm | Em D  | C  Bm  | Em -  |]
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=180
K: E dorian % 2 sharps
N:
N: Tune only:
N:
N: GF | EB, B,/B,/B, EGFE | DA, A,/A,/A, DE FA | GE    ED  EFGA |    B2eB dBAF |
N:      EB, B,/B,/B, EGFE | DA, A,/A,/A, DE FD | E2    BE  dEBE | [1 DEFA BA  :|\
N:                                                                [2 DEFA Bd   |]
N: gf | eB  B/B/B    egfe | de  fa       gf ed | B/c/d ef ~g2ge |    fgaf gfed |
N:      eB  B/B/B    GBFB | EB  BA    B/c/d ef | ~g2   ge ~f2fd | [1 efed Bd  :|\
N:                                                                [2 efed BA   |]
N: Last line to finish:
N:      eB  B/B/B    GBFB | EB  BA    B/c/d ef | ~g2   ge ~f2fd |    efed BAGF | E8 |]
N:
N: Wind instrument version:
N: GF | EB~B2 EGFE | DA~A2    DE FA | GE    ED  EFGA |    B2eB dBAF |
N:      EB~B2 EGFE | DA~A2    DE FD | E2    BE  dEBE | [1 DEFA BA  :|\
N:                                                     [2 DEFA Bd   |]
N: gf | eB~B2 egfe | de fa    gf ed | B/c/d ef ~g2ge |    fgaf gfed |
N:      eB~B2 GBFB | EB BA B/c/d ef | ~g2   ge ~f2fd | [1 efed Bd  :|\
N:                                                     [2 efed BA   |]
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N:
GF | "Em" EB, B,/B,/B,     EG     FE | "D"  DA, A,/A,/A,   DE FA | "Em" GE    ED  "C" EFGA |    "G" B2eB "D"  dBAF |
     "Em" EB, B,/B,/B,     EG     FE | "D"  DA, A,/A,/A,   DE FD | "Em" E2    BE  "G" dEBE | [1 "D" DEFA "Em" BA  :|\
                                                                                             [2 "D" DEFA "Em" Bd   |]
gf | "Em" eB  B/B/B    "A" eg     fe | "D"  de  fa         gf ed | "Em" B/c/d ef "C" ~g2ge |    "D" fgaf "C"  gfed |
     "Em" eB  B/B/B    "G" GB "D" FB | "Em" EB  BA "Bm" B/c/d ef | "Em" ~g2   ge "D" ~f2fd | [1 "C" efed "Bm" Bd  :|\
                                                                                             [2 "C" efed "Bm" BA   |]
N: Last line to finish:
     "Em" eB  B/B/B    "G" GB "D" FB | "Em" EB  BA "Bm" B/c/d ef | "Em" ~g2   ge "D" ~f2fd |    "C" efed "Bm" BAGF | "Em" E8 |]
N:
P: Wind instrument version:
GF | "Em" EB~B2     EG     FE | "D"  DA~A2         DE FA | "Em" GE    ED  "C" EFGA |    "G" B2eB "D"  dBAF |
     "Em" EB~B2     EG     FE | "D"  DA~A2         DE FD | "Em" E2    BE  "G" dEBE | [1 "D" DEFA "Em" BA  :|\
                                                                                     [2 "D" DEFA "Em" Bd   |]
gf | "Em" eB~B2 "A" eg     fe | "D"  de fa         gf ed | "Em" B/c/d ef "C" ~g2ge |    "D" fgaf "C"  gfed |
     "Em" eB~B2 "G" GB "D" FB | "Em" EB BA "Bm" B/c/d ef | "Em" ~g2   ge "D" ~f2fd | [1 "C" efed "Bm" Bd  :|\
                                                                                     [2 "C" efed "Bm" BA   |]