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Theme code Index	5116 6562
Also known as	Buacailli Duinse, Lads of Dunce, Lasses of Dunse (The), Lads Dance (The), Ladds Dance (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland
Genre/Style	English, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/4, 6/8
History
Structure	AAB
Editor/Compiler	Daniel Wright
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances
Tune and/or Page number	p. 17
Year of publication/Date of MS	1740
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Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Ladds of Dunce, The
M:6/4
L:1/8
R:Country dance
B: Wright's Compleat Collection of celebrated country Dances (1740, p. 17)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
B2|B3D D2D2F2D2|D2F2D2 TB4A2|(BABc) d2 A2F2A2|B2E2E2 E4B2|
B3D D2 D2F2D2|D2DE2D2 B4A2|(BABc) d2 A2F2A2|B2d2D2 D4:|
|:g2|Tf3ed2 d3e2|fefg a2 B4A2|(BABc)d2 A2F2A2|B2E2E2 E4g2|
Tf3e d2 d4e2|(fefga) a2 TB4A2|(BABc)d2 A2F2A2|B2D2D2 D4:|]

X:2
T:Lads of Dunce
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (c. 1745, p. 44)
N:Published in several volumes and different editions, 1731-c. 1745)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
B|AFD D>ED|D>ED TB2A|Bcd AFA|BEE EdB|
AFD DED|DED TB2A|B/A/B/c/d AFB|ADD D2:|
|:e|f>ed d2e|f/e/f/g/a TB2A|Bcd AFA|BEE E2e|
Tf>ed d2e|f/e/f/g/a TB2A|B/A/B/c/d AB|ADD D2:|]

X:3
T:Ladds [sic] of Dunce, The
M:6/4
L:1/8
B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion 
K:D
B2|TB3D D2 D2F2D2|D2F2D2 TB4A2|(BABc)d2 A2F2A2|B2E2E2 E4B2|
B3DD2 D2F2D2|D2F2D2 TB4A2|(BABc)d2 A2F2A2|B2D2D2 D4:|
|:g2|Tf3ed2 d4e2|(fefg)a2 TB4A2|(BABc)d2 A2F2A2|B2E2E2 E4g2|
Tf3ed2 d4e2|(fefg)a2 TB4A2|(BABc)d2 A2F2A2|B2D2D2 D4:||

X:1 
T:Lads of Dunse, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, No. 53, p. 19)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
B|AFD DFD|DFD B2A|Bcd AFA|BEE EeB|
AFD DFD|DFD B2A|Bcd AFA|FDD D2:|
|:g|fef d2e|fga B2A|Bcd AFA|BEE E2g|
fef d2e|fga B2A|Bcd AFA|BEE E2g|
fef d2e|fga B2A|Bcd AFA|FDD D2:|]

X:1
T:Lads of Dunse, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Samuel, Anne & Peter Thompson – The Hibernian Muse (London, 1787, No. 8, p. 5)
N:”A Collection of the most Favorite Compositions of Carolan the Celebrated Irish Bard”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
B|AFD DFD|DFD TB2A|Bcd AFAF|BEE EdB|
AFD DFD|DFD TB2A|Bcd AFA|FDD D2:|
|:g|fef d2e|fga B2A|Bcd AFA|BEE E2g|
fef d2e|fga TB2A|Bcd AFA|FDD D2:|]

X:4
T:Lads of Duns
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection  (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
B | A2(D D)ED | DED B2A | Bcd AFA | BGE E2d | 
A2D DED | DED B2A | Bcd AFd | AFD D2 :|
g | fef d2e | fga B2A | Bcd AFA | BGE E2g | 
fef d2e | fga B2A | Bcd Afd |AFD D2g | 
fef d2e | fga B2A | Bcd AFA | BGE E2 f/g/ | 
afa geg | fdf ece | DcB AFd | AFD D2 ||

X:5
T:Lads of Duns
L:1/8
M:6/8
R:Jig
B:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1906, No. 354)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D 
B|AFD DFD|DFD B2A|Bcd AFA|BEE E2 d/B/|
AFD DFD|DFD B2A|Bcd AFA|FDD D2:|
|:g|fef d2e|fga B2A|Bcd AFA|BEE E2g|
fef d2e|fga B2A|Bcd AFA|FDD D2g:|
|:fef d2e|fga B2A|Bcd AFA|BEE E2g|
fga efg|fea B2A|Bcd F2E|FDD D2:|]

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