The Lads of Laois is a beautiful reel that I associate with the playing of Gerdie Commane, concertina player from Kilnamona. Michael Queally (fiddle) also recorded this tune on the band Moher’s first album, “Out on the Ocean”.
X:1
T:Lads of Laois, The
R:reel
M:4/4
K:Edor
|:EB,B,B, EGFE|DA,A,2 DEFD|GEED EFGA|B2ec dBAF|
EB,B,2 EGFE|DA,A,A, DEFD|E2BE dBAF|1 DEFA BEED:|2 DEFA BE~E2||
|: eB~B2 egfe|defa gfed|(3Bcd ed efge|fgaf gfed|
eBB2 GBFB|EBBA (3Bcd ef|g2ge ~f3d|1 efed BAFA:|2 efed BAFD||
I heard it from the playing of accordion player Bryan O’Leary, who cites Paddy Cronin as the source. It is a very old tune that appears as “A Feg For A Kiss” in Robert Bremner’s 1757 collection, and probably is a version of the more famous slip jig “A Fig For A Kiss”.
“The Humours of Glendart” is a common session tune which I learned through various sessions. I associate this tune with the great accordion player from Lisdoonvarna Bobby Gardiner, who lives in Tipperary. It is always a great pleasure to see Bobby on his visits to North Clare and a pleasure to share tunes with him.
“Johnny Boyle’s” is a slide I learned from the playing of Derek Hickey and Liam Flanagan, on the compilation album from the Corofin Trad Festival. Apart from being an amazing accordion player, Derek is a real gentleman and it is always such a treat to see and hear him at festivals.
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