Annotation:Down by the Back Lane
Tune properties and standard notation
DOWN BY THE BACK LANE. AKA and see "Down the Back Lane," "Down the Dark Lane," "Humours of Ayle House (The)," "Boring the Leather," "Tolladh an Leathair". Irish, Double Jig. D mixolyian/G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The tune is in D mixolydian for much of both parts, but eventually resolves to 'G' at the cadence.
Source for notated version: fiddler Johnny Henry (b. 1922, Cloonlairn, Doocastle, Co. Sligo) [Flaherty].
Printed sources: Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; p. 148.
Recorded sources:
See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1].