The Duke Of Leinster reel

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.

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.

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||

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.

He died last week - his obituary was in the “Times”.

Who died? There are a half dozen people in this thread that “he” could refer to.

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.

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

Here’s a great mad style 🙂
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbGV5YNWs8U

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……and a great racoon style beard too if I may say so………..

A more conventional version….. from about 2.00
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK8VTbcnACk

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and here it is in a Longford session http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H2jKI87mdA

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and here it is by the late Peter Horan with Gerry Harrington http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWdCaKc7SPg

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http://youtu.be/Glof1yEAKt4

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1st tune, followed by “The Duke Of Leinster’s Wife”, and “The Green Groves Of Erin”.

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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMgAOvqhyVQ

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as played by Gabriel O’Sullivan (1979).

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).

X:9
S:Bernadette FitzSimon
D:Paddy Glackin: Ceol ar an bhFidil le Paddy Glackin

Fred Finn and Peter Horan - audio on “Youtube” :
https://youtu.be/l3MYnIB7RFc

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a version from Michelle Mulcahy from her album: “Suaimhneas”

Frankie Gavin whistle version referred to above by “CMO” :
https://youtu.be/BLp0xr_DZDQ

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This is tune #735 in O’Neill’s 1001. “Paddy’s Surprise,” which I considered adding this as its own tune. But the differences (mainly the odd bars of the B part) don’t seem to justify separating it as its own tune. I’ve played similar variations to Duke of Leinster in-session without realizing it, since they harmonize so closely with the main line.

learned from John Kennedy, Whistle workshop Ballshannon 1990

https://slainte1.bandcamp.com/track/sligo-dandys-glass-of-beer
played on a-whistle

A fairly straightforward setting I learned from Frances Marriott.