Annotation:Lango Lee (1)
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LANGO LEE [1]. AKA - "Langolee." Scottish, English, Irish; Slow Jig or Air. England, Northumberland. A Mixolydian (Gow): D Major (Winstock). Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. See note for "Lango Lee (2)" for explanation of the term. Despite Gow's assertion that this was the "original" tune for "Lango Lee," the popular and widespread tune known by that title is "Lango Lee (2)."
Source for notated version: Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 345. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 3, 1806; p. 13. Winstock (Music of the Redcoats), 1970; p. 78 (appears as "Volunteers of Ireland").
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