Lads of Duns

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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), Flowers of May (2) (The), Lads of Dunse (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
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
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Lads of Duns: Annotations

X:1
%
T:Lads of Dunce, The
M:6/4
L:1/8
N:”Longways for as many as will.” 
B:John Walsh – Complete Country Dancing-Master, Volume the Fourth
B:(London, 1740, No. 5)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
B2|B3DD2 D2F2D2|D2F2D2 TB4A2|(BABc)d2 A2F2A2|B2E2E2 E4B2|
B3D D2 D2F2D2|D2F2D2 TB4A2|(BABc)d2 A2F2A2|B2D2D2 D4:|
|:g2|Tf3e d2 d4e2|(fefg)a2 TB4A2|(BABc)d2 A2F2A2|B2E2E2 E4g2|
Tf3e d2 d4e2|(fefga)a2 TB4A2|(BABc)d2 A2F2A2|B2D2D2 D4:||

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:|]

Lads of Duns: Annotations