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Duke Of Leinster
Source: Packie Duignan & Seamus Horan : "Music from County Leitrim"
Transcription: Gian Marco Pietrasanta
Here is a version by Martin Byrnes -
[G2G,2]BG dGBG|dBAB dBAB|[G3G,3]B d2eB|dBAB GEDE|
[G2G,2]BG dGBG|dBAB dBAB|GB {c}(3BAB dB {c}(3BAB|(3dcB AB GEDE:|
|:dega bg{ga}g2|agbg ageg|dega bg{a}ge|(3dcB AB GEDE|
dega bg{ga}g2|agbg agef|ga (3bag ef (3gfe|dBAB GEDE:||
nice version trevor, I want try to mix the two versions…
This is a great tune and played alot in sydney at the moment.
A Good Version
There is a good version of this tune on John Brosnans "Cook in the kitchen" album worth a listen.
There’s a version on De Danann’s 1st album, played (presumably by Frankie Gavin) on whistle.
Chieftains Version
Here’s the ABC notation for the version of The Duke of Leinster heard on The Chieftains 7 (track 6):
X: 1
T:The Duke of Leinster
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:G
~G3B dB~B2|dBeB dBAB|GB~B2dB~B2|dBAB GEDE|
~G3B dB~B2|dBeB dBAB|GABd ~g3e|dBAB GE~E2||
dega bg~g2|agbg ageg|dega bage|dBAB GE~E2|
dega bg~g2|agbg ageg|bg~g2efge|dBAB GEDE||
The Duke of Leinster
This is a really simple tune, and there’re various versions played in the session. I’ve been playing like this:
K: Gmaj
G2BG dGBG|d2eB dBAB|G2BG dGBG|dBAB GEDE|
G2BG dGBG|dBeB dBAB|GB~B2 dB~B2|1 dBAB GEDE:|2 dBAB G3e||
dega bg~g2|agbg ageg|dega bage|dBAB GEDz|
dega bg~g2|agbg agef|g2fg efge|1 dBAB G3e:|2 dBAB GEDE||
I like playing this tune as a set ender.
Rip
He died last week - his obituary was in the "Times".
Pronouns
Who died? There are a half dozen people in this thread that "he" could refer to.
Duke Of Leinster
Slainte’s heading and the name of the tune are "The Duke Of Leinster". I’d thought it obvious that it was the "Duke Of Leinster" who had died - but apparently not.
“The Duke Of Leinster” / “The Dandy” (?) ~ rescued duplication
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on December 18th 2007 by swisspiper.
~ /tunes/8054
X: 5
T: Dandy, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
D |\
~G2 GB dB ~B2 | dBeB dBAF | GB ~B2 GB ~B2 | dBGB GEDE |
~G2 GB dB ~B2 | dBeB dBAF | GABd ~g3 e | dBAF GE ~E2 ||
dzga bg ~g2 | agbg abeg | dega bage | dBAF GE ~E2 |
dega bg ~g2 | agbg ageg | bg ~g2 efge | dBAB GEDE |]
I learned this tune from John Kennedy at the Ballyshannon Folk Festival Whistle Workshop in 1990. (as "The Dandy")
# Posted on December 18th 2007 by swisspiper
Duke Of Leinster
Here’s a great mad style :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbGV5YNWs8U
……and a great racoon style beard too if I may say so………..
Duke Of Leinster
A more conventional version….. from about 2.00
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK8VTbcnACk
Duke Of Leinster
and here it is in a Longford session http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H2jKI87mdA
Duke Of Leinster
and here it is by the late Peter Horan with Gerry Harrington http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWdCaKc7SPg
London session - Roger Sherlock, Bobby Casey……
1st tune, followed by "The Duke Of Leinster’s Wife", and "The Green Groves Of Erin".
Frank Quinn - Margaret Collins Reel
Frank Quinn (1893-1964) of Greagh, Drumlish, Co. Longford recorded a version of this tune under the title "Margaret Collins’ Reel" in February 1923 on the accordion.
A tin whistle version here
The Duke Of Leinster, X:6
as played by Gabriel O’Sullivan (1979).
Duke of Leinster
Thanks for that, Sebastian. Love Gabe’s music.
The Dandy reel setting mentioned above comes from Patsy Touhey, who recorded this tune about 8 times on his homemade wax cylinders. He uses the Dandy title here: http://www.itma.ie/digitallibrary/sound/dandy-reel-touhey But on another one he announces it as the Duke.
Me too. :~) Maybe it’s noteworthy that this setting is purely pentatonic — no F#s and Cs — so that it sits particularly well on the flute (Gabe’s instrument of choice on this track).