X: 1
T: Farewell to Leitrim (D mixolydian) / Lawson's Reel / Lawson's Favourite
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Reel
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from the Altan album
N: Chords: | D  -  | C  -  | D  G  | A  D  |
N:         | D  -  | C  -  | D  G  | C  D  |]
N:         | D  -  | D  A  | D  -  | A  D  |
N:         | D  -  | C  -  | D  -  | A  D  |]
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=180
K: D mixolydian % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: f | d2 AG    FA DF |    Ec~c2 Ec~c2 | dB cA    BGAG |  FGEF DEFA |
N:     d2 AG    FA DF | E/F/G AB c2 Bc | dB cA    BGAF |  GFEG FDD  |]
N: e | fd d/d/d fd ad | fd d/d/d ^cdeg | fd d/d/d fdad | ^ceag fdde |
N:     fd d/d/d ad fd |    ec~c2  g2fg | af ge    fded | ^ceag fdd  |]
N:
N: P: Variations:
N: c | d2 AG    FA DF    |    Ec~c2 Ec~c2 | dB cA    BGAG |  FGEF Dgfe |
N:     d2 AG    FA DF    | E/F/G AB cA Bc | dB cA    BGAF |  GFEG FDD  |]
N: e | fd d/d/d fd eg    | fd d/d/d ^cdeg | fd d/d/d fdad | ^cdeg fdde |
N:     fd d/d/d ad d/d/d | ec~c2     gefg | af ge    fded | ^ceag fge  |]
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
f | "D" d2 AG    FA DF | "C"    Ec~c2     Ec~c2 | "D" dB cA "G" BGAG | "A"  FGEF "D" DEFA |
    "D" d2 AG    FA DF | "C" E/F/G AB     c2 Bc | "D" dB cA "G" BGAF | "C"  GFEG "D" FDD  |]
e | "D" fd d/d/d fd ad | "D" fd d/d/d "A" ^cdeg | "D" fd d/d/d  fdad | "A" ^ceag "D" fdde |
    "D" fd d/d/d ad fd | "C" ec~c2         g2fg | "D" af ge     fded | "A" ^ceag "D" fdd  |]
N:
P: Variations:
c | "D" d2 AG    FA DF    | "C"    Ec~c2     Ec~c2 | "D" dB cA "G" BGAG | "A"  FGEF "D" Dgfe |
    "D" d2 AG    FA DF    | "C" E/F/G AB     cA Bc | "D" dB cA "G" BGAF | "C"  GFEG "D" FDD  |]
e | "D" fd d/d/d fd eg    | "D" fd d/d/d "A" ^cdeg | "D" fd d/d/d  fdad | "A" ^cdeg "D" fdde |
    "D" fd d/d/d ad d/d/d | "C" ec~c2         gefg | "D" af ge     fded | "A" ^ceag "D" fge  |]
N:
D: 1978: Hugh Gillespie: Classic Recordings of Irish Traditional Fiddle Music (titled 'Farewell to Leitrim')
D: 1992: Michael Coleman (1891-1945): Ceotóir Mórthionchair na hAoise (titled 'Lawson's Favourite', second tune in 'Reidy Johnson's' set)
D: 1996: Altan: Blackwater (titled 'Farewell to Leitrim' and mistakenly 'Jenny Picking Cockles')
D: 1997: Frank Quinn (fiddle) & Joe Maguire (fiddle): Wheels of the World - Early Irish-American Music,  Vol. 1 (recorded in the 1920s, released 1997, titled 'Donovan's Reel / Lawson's Favorite')
D: 1997: Frank Kelly (fiddle): Memories of Hughie Gillespie (titled 'Farewell to Leitrim')
D: 1998: Joe Derrane (accordion) & Frankie Gavin (fiddle): The Tie that Binds (titled 'Lawson's / Farewell to Leitrim')
D: 2000: Charlie Lennon: Time for a Tune (titled 'Farewell to Leitrim')
D: 2002: Joe Burke & Charlie Lennon: The Morning Mist (titled 'Farewell to Leitrim')
D: 2002: Jesse Smith & John Blake: Jigs and Reels (titled 'Lawson's Favourite')
D: 2006: Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh (concertina): Inside Out (titled 'Lawsons Favourite')
D: 2007: Paddy Murphy (concertina): In Good Hands - Field Recordings from a Pioneer of the Irish Concertina (titled 'Lawson's / Farewell to Leitrim')
D: 2010: Cathal Closessy & Eamonn Costello: Bosca Ceoil & Fiddle (titled 'Lawson’s Favourite')
D: 2010: Seán O'Dwyer (concertina): Irish Trad Concertina from Beara (titled 'Farewell to Leitrim')
D: 2011: Danny Meehan: Drimalost and Beyond (mistakenly titled 'Biddy from Muckross')
D: 2012: We Banjo 3: Tunebook
D: 2014: Dale Russ: Soul Food (titled 'Farewell to Leitrim')
D: 2016: John McCormick (fiddle): The Fiddler's Delight - Rare 78rpm Irish Fiddle Recordings 1921-1945 (third tune in 'Reidy Johnson's Reel' set)