LANCASHIRE CLOGS - Hornpipe -- Jimmy SHAND (mel/ with piano): FTX-361

LANCASHIRE FARMER (CUCKOLD) - "A Lancashire farmer he had a fair wife" - ROUD#12539

LANCASHIRE LADS, THE - "It was last Monday morning as I have heard them say" Ch: "O the LL have gone abroad whatever shall we do ? leaving a many a pretty maid to cry: What shall I do?" - abroad means away from Lancashire to the Midlands quelling riots "We'll never forget sweet Manchester and the girls we left behind" - Tune: "The Three Rogues" - ROUD#1430 - BSs incl BG 3:#119/ 3:#137 -- Jon RAVEN (voc) & Nic JONES (voc/fid), Tony ROSE (voc/conc): LEADER LER-2083 1973

LANCASHIRE LASS - "Here's to the lass in Lancaster town - Master goes upstairs - tumbled her down" Ch: "Fol the dol" - ROUD#4738 BSs - SHARP Ms from Mrs Overd, Langport, Somerset 1904 - REEVES IOP p144 -- Shirley COLLINS with Dolly (flute organ): TOPIC 12-TS-380 1978

LANCASHIRE LIAR, THE - or "The Greatest List outside of London" - (Paul Graney heard it at Tideswell, Derbysh) - BS by Bebbington, Manchester -- Harry BOARDMAN (+banjo & fid): TOPIC 12-T-188 1968

LANCASHIRE MILLER, THE - MILLER'S LAST WILL

LANCASHIRE RUSHCARTS - JEFDS 1927 p17-27 Anne Gilchrist - BURTON, Alfred "Rushbearing" publ Brook & Chrystal, Manchester 1891

LANCERS, THE - 5 figure Quadrille - Last figure tune has rhyme - PLEASE GIVE A PENNY TO THE POOR OLD MAN - BREATHNACH CRE 2 #287 p146 (Em) - ED&S mag 41/3 1979 p7 Roy Dommett on "The Kitchen Lancers" - KOHLER 1 pp24-5 (5 Figures) -- Bob SMITH'S IDEAL Band rec 1930: TOPIC 12-T-320 1977 - Fred PIDGEON (fid) rec by PK, Stockland, Devon 1951: FTX-087 - Michael GORMAN (fid) of Sligo rec by PK, London 25/10/52: RPL 18708/ FTX-077 (5 figs with talk) - Johnny DOHERTY (fid) rec by PK, Co Donegal 1953: RPL 19575 (last fig) - CEOLTAS CC-10 1974/ RTR dub - Billy BALLANTINE (piccolo) rec by PK, Wark, Northumb 29/6/54: RPL 20617 & RPL 20619/ FTX-119 - John McDONALD (melodeon) of Glenfinnan, Inverness rec by PK, London 1953 7"RTR-0687 "Kelvin Grove, Banks of Loch Lomond, Barren Rocks of Aden, Ho Ro my Nut Brown Maiden & British Grenadiers" - John OLIVER (fid) rec by PK, Keswick, Cumberland 1959: FTX-117 - "Scan" TESTER rec by PK, Horsted Keynes, Sussex 1963: FTX-085 - Bert WAKEHAM (mel), rec by PK, Totnes, Devon: FTX-407 (last fig only) "Please give a box of matches to the poor old man"/ filmed at Harbertonford: FF-1101 - Vincent CAMPBELL (fid) Donegal CLADDAGH 4-CC-44 1987/ cass

LAND - HOMELAND - SINGING LAND (Dougie McLean)

LAND LEAGUE, THE - CASTLEWELLAN MEETING - WIFE OF THE BOLD TENANT FARMER

LAND LEAGUE, THE - Jig (D) - COLE #3 p76 comp by Tom Doyle - KERR MM 2 #294 p32

LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE - KENNEDY-FRASER SOTH 1907 vol 2 p34 English words by M K-F to Gaelic air coll by Frances Tolmie, North Uist, Hebrides - Maggie TATE in radio progr from Aberdeen 23/12/55

LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY -- WINTLE Street Piano rec 1955: FTX-300

LAND OF MY FATHERS - HEN WLAD FY NADHAU

LAND OF SWEET ERIN - Jig - SLASHERS

LAND OF THE LEAL, THE - "I'm wearing awa', Jean" - ROUD#8999 - sung by David KENNEDY (1825-1887) - GILCHRIST 1865 p245 -- SILLY WIZARD: TRANSATLANTIC XTRA-1158 1976

LAND OF THE WEST - "O come to the West, love, O come to me there" - GREIG-DUNCAN 3 1987 #505 (6v/m) - Cf song of same name comp by Samuel Lover

LAND OF THREE RIVERS, THE - comp by John North -- Vin GARBUTT: TOPIC 12-TS-378 1977

LAND WHERE THE SHAMROCK GROWS, THE - "It was on one bright summer's morning when left old Ireland's shore - left m y dear old mother standing on the cabin door" If they ask where you come from tell them - Happy Jack with his old knapsack from the -" -- Carolyne HUGHES (gypsy) rec by PK, nr Blandford, Dorset 19/4/68: CASS-1245-C45/ FTX-143

LANDLORD AND THE TENANT, THE - "If you will let your land - I will take it underhand - and I will bring you your rent twice a year" - ROUD#1761 - JFLS 7 1889 Revesby Plough Play - CHAMBERS EFP 1933 - Cf HUSBANDMAN & SERVINGMAN - NOBLEMAN & THRESHER -- Joseph TAYLOR rec by Percy Grainger, Saxby-all-Saint, Lincolnsh 1908 (Cyl #106): FTX-135/ LEADER LEA-4050 1972

LANDLORD FILL THE FLOWING BOWL - COME LANDLORD

LANDLORD'S DAUGHTER, THE - "To London town when first I came, then no-one knew my face" - Smithfield - Innkeeper's daughter - abvove her garter - sowed the silly seeds of love - ROUD#914 - BARING GOULD SOW #70 from James Masters (complains of "coarseness of the original words" - new words written) "Hostesses Daughter" - publ BG-HITCHCOCK 1974 p58 - SHARP Ms Cf 2 p379 - SHARP-KARPELES CSC 1974 #408 Lucy White, Hambridge 1904 2v/m/ Mrs Glover, Huish Epicopi, Somerset 1905 1v/m "I sowed some seeds" - REEVES IP 1958 #45 p128 - REEVES EC 1960 #72 p160 Hammond: Ishmail Cornich, Dorset 1906 (w/o) "ISSS" - PURSLOW WS 1968 p53 Hammond: Mrs Gulliford, Coombe Florey, Somerset 1906 "The Hostess's Daughter" - FMJ 3:2 1976 pp156-7 Janet Blunt: Mrs Nation, Bathpool, Devon 4v/m "London Town" -- Cyril TAWNEY (voc/gtr): LEADER LER-2095 1976 (from Baring Gould) - Robin & Barry (with fid) DRANSFIELD: FREE REED FRR-018 1977 - Martin CARTHY on Radio 2 7/10/87: CASS-0401

LANDLORD'S NINE QUESTIONS, THE - comp by Peggy Seeger -- Sandra KERR with CRITICS GROUP: ARGO ZFB-61 1967

LANDLORD'S PRAYER, THE - (spoken) "Here's to John Barleycorn, thou art our humble servant" - cause of strife between man and wife - broad is the road that leads to the alehouse etc.- ROUD#12597 -- Jimmy KNIGHTS rec by Neil Lanham, Little Glemham, Woodbridge, Suffolk: NL-02 1995/ CASS 1358

LANDLUBBER, THE - KERR MM 3 #356 p39 (C)

LANG - LONG

LANG DE VERS BOCAGE, LE --- Morrison TORODE, rec by PK, St Peters, Guernsey, C.I. 6/5/57: RPL LP 23844/ FTX-243

LANGALEE - OLD LANGALEE

LANGHOLM - Dumfriesshire - Common Riding held July 30th 1953 - 5 am pipe band - 6.30 hound trail and lifting of large thistle fastened to pole - barley bannock is a nail through salt herring - 9 am - elected coronet hands over banner in town hall - cutting of sod at river junction - coronewts race in late morning - sports at 2pm includes Cumberland wrestl;ing - brass band plays for dancing at certain stopping places - children carry sprigs of heather - 9pm man on horseback with crown of roses, makes a speech and proclaims common boundaries

LANGLEY'S HORNPIPE - Tunebook Ms #32 p100 (G) - KENNEDY FTB 1998 #93 p27 (G)

LANGSTRAM PONY - Jig - BREATHNACH 2 1976 #46 p26 - BRODY p163 - BULMER 2 #44 p13 "Langstrom's P" - FELDMAN p61 from Johnny Doherty "Langstrom's P" (erroneously given as a Slip Jig) - KENNEDY FTB#3 Jigs pub Mallinson 1997 #99 p24 (##A) alt: "A Draught of Ale" "Farrell's Pipes" "The Fourpenny Girl" "Grania's Welcome Home" - Tunebook Ms #53 p20 (#D) - LEVEY 1 #86 p34 "The Langstern P" - MITCHELL 1974 #80 p66 (A) 5pts "Langstern P" from Willie Clancy - MOYLAN 1 #50 from Seamus Ennis (U-pipes) - SULLIVAN 2 #26 p11 4pts (D) from WC -- Willie CLANCY (U-pipes) Clare: TOPIC 12-T-175 1967 -- Amanda LOWE (h-dulc): GRINNIGOGS International GRIN-CD-941 1994 "Langstroms"

LANGSTROTHDALE - SONG OF THE UPPER WHARFEDALE

LANGUAGE - see under SUBJECTS

LANIGAN'S BALL - "In the town of Atholl (or Athy) - lived one Jimmy Lannigan" Ch: "Whack fol" - ROUD#3011 - BSs incl BG 5:#208 (w/o) - GREIG-DUNCAN 3 1987 (2var of 1v each) - O LOCHLAINN ISB 1939 pp104-5 (mainly from BSs) - HEALY OISN 3 1969 pp30-31 BS (w/o) - Cf DRIBBLES OF BRANDY (Hardy Ms) --- SPAETH 2 WDM 1927 p222 - CROININ 2000 #80 pp134-5 -- Elizabeth CRONIN rec by Alan Lomax, Ballyvourney, Macroom, Co Cork 1950 7"RTR-0589 & DAT: FTX-160/ rec by Jean Ritchie & George Pickow 24/11/51: FOLKWAYS: FIELD TRIP IRELAND 1960 FW-8872/ OSSIAN OSS-15 aft tune on fid - Christy MOORE: songs on CASS-90-0878

LANIGAN'S BALL - Jig (Em) - BALMORAL #1 p23 (Dm) "Lannagan's B" for Quadrille - COLE #9 p68 - GIBLIN #74 p35 "Lannagan's B" - KENNEDY FTB 2 p43/ 1994 #187 p47 - KERR MM 1 #9 p36 "Lannagan's B" - KRASSEN 1976 p34 - O'NEILL MOI #858/ DMI #118 alt: "At the side of the road" - ROCHE 1 #105 p45 -- John HOARE (fid) rec by Jean Ritchie & George Pickow, Macroom, Co Cork 1951: FOLKWAYS: "Field Trip: Ireland" 1960/ OSSIAN OSS- 15 1989 CASS 0797 followed by Mrs Cronin's singing - JACKIE HEARST TRIO, of Newry, Co Down, rec Belfast 20/9/52: RPL 18180/ FTX-373 aft "Gates of Derry" ("Smash the Windows") & "Biddy the bowl wife" - CHEVIOT RANTERS Country Dance Band: TOPIC 12-T-214 1972

LANKY LAD, THE - BACHGEN MAIN

LANREATH - Cornwall -- J.M.COLLINS talk about "Maypole stealing" rec by PK 26/03/71: RTR-0998 & 1022

LANSDOWN FAIR - TOM PEARCE

LANTERN OF THE NORTH, THE - or ELGIN CASTLE - Slow Air comp by Donald MacLeod -- Gordon TYRRALL (voc/ gtr & whi) Punch Music PM-001 1993 (gtr tuned DADEAE) bef two Scots jigs (flute & gtr)

LAOIDH AN AMADAIN MHOIR - GLEN OF SPELLS

LAOIS -County in S Ireland - RYAN'S HORNPIPE - -- Recordings - see AREA Listing

LAPLAND -- IFMC Yearbook 1973 p51 Article on singing style -- Recordings - see AREA Listing
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LARACH DO THACAIDEAN -- Scots Gaelic mouth-music sung by Kitty McLEOD rec by RPL: COLUMBIA SL-209 1952/ ROUNDER CD-1743 1998

LARK, THE -- Hedy WEST (voc/ banjo): FONTANA STL-5432 1967/ CASS-0482 from her own family

LARK, THE - see LARK IN THE MORNING (Reel) - Reel -- Jimmy HOGAN (mel) with Brian GREEN (drums) & Bobby HALL (piano) rec by PK, London 8/3/58: RPL LP 23969/ FTX-371 aft "Boys of the Lough"/ SAYDISC (CD) SDL-420 1997 "Traditional Dance Music of Ireland"

LARK, THE -- Romania "Ciocirlia" played on flute: ELECTRECORD EPD 78/ DAT-90-631 #8/ FTX-631-2

LARK ASCENDING, THE - comp by Ralph Vaughan Williams -- part of orch work in Roy Palmer's prog about RVW: Radio 2 29/3/83 CASS-15-0787

LARK IN THE CLEAR AIR, THE - Song Air - Words comp by Samuel Ferguson to trad tune from Petrie Coll - FUNNY TAILOR (Set Dance) -- RAVENHILL Flute & Drum Band rec Belfast 19/4/53: RPL 18978 - Sheila LARCHET (harp instr) rec 13/3/54: RPL 20109 - Billy PIGG (N-pipes) with Foster CHARLTON (fid) & John DOONAN (piccolo) rec Alnwick Gathering: LEADER LEA-4006 1971 & Billy PIGG (N-pipes solo) & TOPIC 12-TS-227 1974 - Noel PEPPER (harmonica): TOPIC 12-TS-230 1974 - John MOLYNEUX (3-str A-dulc with beating on strings) rec by PK, Harberton, Devon 22/6/78: CASS-0361 - Dave SWARBRICK (fid) (SONET SNTF-763) CASS-0167 - Sue of FAIRLANDS FAMILY BAND rec by Dave Byrne, Cheddar, Somerset: CASS 1980 - Rose MURPHY (fid) on TOPIC 1976/ OSSIAN OSS-21 1989/ CASS-1279

LARK IN THE MORN (-ING), THE - "As I was a waling one morning in the Spring" "The lark is a bonny bird and flies off her nest" - ROUD#151 - BSs incl BG 9:#23 - KIDSON TT 1891 p145 Mr Thompson, Flamborough, Yorksh "The Pretty Ploughboy" - BARING GOULD Ms#196 (a) Sam Gilbert FWB Mawgan-in-Pyder, Cornwall 1891 (b) J Olds, Eval- BGCS 1895 pp58-9 - SBG-HITCHCOCK 1974 pp72-3 from Sam Gilbert - SHARP-MARSON FSS 1908 5 pp2-3 Wm Stokes, Chew Stoke, Somerset - SHARP Sel Ed 1 p107 - SHARP-KARPELES CSC 1974 #249 pp181-3 Wm Stokes/ Capt Lewis, Minehead, Somerset 1909 1v/m/ John Dingle, Coryton, Devon 1905 - JFSS 9 p157 & 272 coll Kidson, Wortley, Sheffield & 1890 broadside 1778 - GRAINGER Ms#360 Mr Hacklett, Winchcombe. Gloucestersh 1908 - VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FESC 1908 pp19-20 Essex - WILLIAMS FSUT 1923 p236 #484 Wm King, Purton, Wiltsh (w/o) "The Ploughboys" - REEVES IP 1958 pp145-6 Sharp: John Dingle (w/o) - REEVES EC 1960 pp172-3 Hammond: George Roper, Blandford, Dorset 1905/ Henry Braxton, Micheldever, Hampsh 1906 (w/o) - PURSLOW MB 1965 p51 Hammond: George Roper, Charlton St Mary, Dorset 1905 - COPPER SESB 1971 p264 Family, Rottingdean, Sussex - HOLLOWAY-BLACK 1975 p213 "The Plowman's Glory" - KENNEDY FSBI 1975 #140 p317 Lucy Stewart 1955"The Ploughboy" - FMJ 1975 p26 "Donnybrook Fair" tinker Co Carlow - PALMER EBEC 1979 #70 pp129-130 Kidson: Mr Thompson, Flamborough, Yorksh "The Ploughman's Glory" (2v/m with text added from Kendrew York BS) - SHIELDS SRT 1981 p134 Robert Butcher (Senr) The Unbra, Co Derry 1961 "The Ploughboy" (European Ethnic SRT-3) - PALMER RVW 1983 #107 pp163-5 Mrs Verrall, Monks Gate, Sussex 1904 -- Jim COPPER rec by PK, Peacehaven, Sussex 1951: FTX-081 - Bob & Ron COPPER rec by PK, Peacehaven, Sussex, 1955: EFDSS LP 1002/ FTX-081/ FOLK LEGACY FSB-19 1964/ TOPIC TSCD-534 2001 - Jim O'NEILL rec by PK, Markethill. Co Armagh 11/7/52: 7"RTR-0546/ RPL 18481/ FTX-431 (talk bef) "The Ploughboy" - Mrs Lily COOK, rec by Bob Copper, North Chailey, Lewes Sussex 1954: RPL 22736/ FTX-427 "The Ploughboy" - Lucy STEWART rec by PK, Fetterangus, Aberdeensh 27/6/55: FTX-013/ & FTX-365 (1st v only) - Dolly Mc MAHON rec by Seamus Ennis, Dublin 1960: RPL LP 29882 - Paddy TUNNEY rec by PK, London 14/10/58: 7"RTR-0557 TOPIC 12-T-165 1966/ TOPIC TSCD-655 "Roger the Ploughboy" - JOHNSTONS TRANSATLANTIC TRA-169 1968 - Dave & Toni ARTHUR with Barry DRANSFIELD (fid): TOPIC 12-T-190 1969 Tunney - Tony ROSE: LEADER LER-2024 1971 (Hammond coll) - YETTIES: ARGO ZFB-32 1971 - STEELEYE SPAN: B&C CAS-1029 1971/ CS-5 1972 (coll by RVW from Mr Kent)/ BOULEVARD BD-3004 1979 - TAVERNERS: LEADER LER-2080 1973

LARK IN THE MORNING, THE - Jig (Em) - BREATHNACH CRE #50 p20 "Morrison's Jig" - BRODY p164 from Jack Wade (D) 4pts - MITCHELL #78 p66 (Am) #11 p86 (Bm) & #112 p87 (Am) from Willie Clancy (U-pipes) - COLE #8 p58 - MOYLAN 2 #186 pp107-8 4pts from John O Leary (melodeon) - O'NEILL MOI #1019/ DMI #240 - PHILLIPS FCTB p34 - WILLIAMSON p76 -- Michael COLEMAN (fid with piano) rec USA 1921-36: VIVA VOCE d/cass 004 1991/ INTREPID nn "The Heyday of M C" 1973/ FTX-154 titled "Doherty's Jig" with "Tell her I am" - BALLINAKILL Band rec by Alan Lomax, Galway 1951: COLUMBIA SL-204 1952/ ROUNDER CD-1742 1998 - Michael GORMAN (fid) from Co Sligo rec by PK, London 1956: FTX-174 - Seamus ENNIS (U-pipes): TRADITION TLP-1013 1958/ EMBER EMB-2054 1964 - Felix DORAN (U-pipes) rec by PK, Keele Festival 1965: FTX-172/ SAYDISC (CD) SDL-416 1996 - TOPIC 12-T-288 1976/ OSSIAN OSS 63 on CASS- 1278 - Seamus ENNIS (U-pipes): LEADER LEA-2003 1969 - FAIRPORT CONVENTION: ISLAND ILPS-9115 1969/ CASS-0189 with "Rakish Paddy" - CORRIES: EMI SCX-6511 1972 double-tracked - John WRIGHT (jaws harp): CHANT DU MONDE LDX-74434 1974 - Pat MITCHELL (U-pipes): TOPIC 12-TS-294 1976 from Clancy & Ennis - Marcus HERNON (flute) with gtr & piano CLADDAGH CEFC-141 1989 CASS-0886 aft "Fasten the leg on her" - Michael GROGAN: TOPIC TSCD-664 1998 aft "Queen of the Fair"

LARK IN THE MORNING, THE - Reel - GIBLIN 1933 #1 p11 (D>A) - see LARK, THE (above)

LARK ON THE STRAND, THE - Jig - CRANITCH p57 (G) -- CHIEFTAINS 1: TARA (CLADDAGH) TA 3

LARK ON THE STRAND, THE - Hornpipe - KERR MM 4 #300 p32 3pts (Am)

LARK'S MARCH, THE - Jig -- Seamus ENNIS (U-pipes) rec by PK, London 1958: FTX-302 (with story)/ LEADER LEA-2003 1969/ rec by Pat Sky: FREE REED FFR-001-2 1976 (Erroneously labelled "The Geese in the Bog") - Seamus Ennis on RTE radio prog 1985 inrtroduces Paddy KILLORAN (fid) CASS- 0865

LARKS - MARWNAD YR EHEDYDD (Welsh) - PLEASANT AND DELIGHTFUL

LARRY - NIGHT BEFORE LARRY WAS STRETCHED

LARRY BOURN - Short Highland or Reel - KENNEDY FTB 2 1954 p12 (G) also called "Torryburn Lasses" - Tunebook Ms #53 p285 (G)

LARRY GROGAN - Jig - BREATHNACH CRE 1 p4 (G) 3pts "Copper and Brass" - KENNEDY FTB#3 Jigs pub Mallinson 1997 #100 p25 (G) 4pts alt: "The County Limerick Buckhunt" "The Humours of Ennistymon" "Lasses of Melrose" "Linn's Favourite" "Little Fanny's Fancy" "The Waves of Tramore" - LEVEY 2 #62 p27 - MITCHELL #41 p45 (G) "Coppers and Brass" (4pts from Willie Clancy) - COLE #8 p61 (G) - KERR MM 1 #51 p40 - Tunebook Ms #90 p384 (D) 6pts - O'NEILL MOI #879/ DMI #132 (G) alt: "By your leave, LG" - ROCHE 1 #111 p47 -- John DORAN (U-pipes) rec by Kevin Danagher IFLC Dublin 1947 on RTE radio prog 28/3/88 & 4/4/88 CASS-90-0914 "Coppers & Brass"

LARRY McFLINN - ADVENTURES OF

LARRY McGEE - "Now it was in the county of Wicklow lived Larry McGee" - ROUD#3283 - McKENZIE BSSNS 1928 pp340-1 John Brown (w/o)

LARRY MARR - Sea Shantey - Larry and his wife, in a Cape Horn bar, San Francisco, shanghaied sailors and farmers with doped drink from the jar - ROUD#315 - HUGILL SSS 1961 p60-1 "Five Gallon Jar" -- Stan HUGILL with York and Albany Crew rec PK, London 1961/ RPL 22021/ FTX-035 - Bernard WRIGLEY (voc/ conc): TOPIC 12-TS-211 1971

LARRY 0 GAFF - Jig - ALLAN #26 p7 - BRODY p164 - COLE p59 - FLAHERTY p98 - KENNEDY FTB#3 Jigs pub Mallinson 1997 #101 p25 (G) alt: "Bundle and Go" - KERR MM 1 #10 p36 - Tunebook Ms #23 p9 (G) - KERR MM 1 #10 p36 - LEVEY 2 #5 p2 (D) - O'NEILL MOI #869 & #870/ DMI #128 - SHASKEEN 2 #49 p37 (D) "Daniel O Connell" - Cf BUNDLE AND GO - DANIEL O CONNELL -- Michael COLEMAN (fid with piano) rec USA 1921-36: VIVA VOCE 004 d/cass 1991 bef "Paddy O Carroll's" - JACKIE HEARST TRIO of Newry, Co Down rec Belfast 1952: FTX-373 bef "Frost is all over" & "Rakes of Kildare"

LASCA - ALASKA

LASS AMONG THE HEATHER, THE - FAIR O BALNAFANNEN - QUEEN AMONG THE HEATHER - SKIPPIN BARFIT THROUGH THE HEATHER - WILD MOUNTAIN THYME

LASS FROM GLASGOW TOWN, THE - BLOOMING ROSE

LASS FROM MULLINGAR, THE - OLD TORN PETTICOAT

LASS IN YON TOWN, THE - I'LL GO NO MORE TO YON TOON

LASS OF AUGHRIM, THE - LORD GREGORY

LASS O' BENACHIE, THE - "I fell in love wi a bonny lass - she was keeping at the cattle - to live and die together" - Cruel Father - GREIG-DUNCAN 5 1995 #1012 pp268-278 (16var 12v/11m) - see also BONNY LASS O BENACHIE

LASS O' BON ACCORD, THE - March comp J Scott Skinner -- Willie KELBY (harmonica) rec by PK, Blairgowrie, Perthsh 1955: FTX-182

LASS OF CARROWCASTLE, THE - GEORGE WHITE'S FAVOURITE

LASS O' DALLOGILL, THE - Jig - KINLOCH OF KINLOCH

LASS O' FALSTONE, THE -- Jack ARMSTRONG (N-pipes): SAYDISC SDL-252 1972

LASS O' FYVIE, THE - BONNY LASS O' FYVIE

LASS O' GLENCOE, THE - PRIDE OF GLENCOE

LASS OF GLENSHEE, THE - "It was on a day when the heather was blooming" - Shepherdess doesn't want his coach and horses nor castles or servants but is content wit her crook and her sheep but she is "plucked like a rose from the hills of Glenshee" - LAWS #O-6 & ABBB 1957 p229 - ROUD#292 - BSs incl BG 1:2:#60/ 9:#9 (w/o) - FORD VSB 1 1899 p12 (w/o) "written by Andrew Sharpe, Perth" - JFSS 5:19 1915 p106-7 Duncan: Mrs Gillespie, Glasgow 1906 1v/m/ Greig: Auld Jeck, Rosehearty, Aberdeensh 1v - GREIG-DUNCAN Coll 1995 vol 5 #953 pp50-58 13var 12v/m - ORD BB 1930 p76 (w/o) says author was shoemaker Andrew Sharpe of Perth who died there in 1817 (set to tune of "The Road & Miles to Dundee") - HENRY SOP #590/ MOULDEN 1972 p85/ HUNTINGTON 1990 pp486-7 nn, Croachmore, Garronpoint, Co Antrim 1935 -- Cf O Neill MOI #571 --- FLANDERS-BROWN Vt 1931 p131 - GARDNER- CHICKERING BSSM 1939 p202 John Laidlaw, Mich 1916 (w/o) - CAZDEN 1958 1 #113 (extensive notes)/ 2 #120 - LEACH Labrador 1965 #31 p98 - CREIGHTON FSSNB 1971 #36 pp79-80 Angelo Dornan NB "The Rose of G" (8v) - PETERS FSOW 1977 p167 Lester A Coffee, Ill 1946 - WARNER TAFS 1984 pp51-3 John Galusha 1941 -- Bell DUNCAN #322 & Paul Cruikshank #319 rec on Dictaphone cylinder by James M Carpenter 1929-35 - Lizzie HIGGINS (daughter of Belle Stewart) Blaigowrie, Perthsh: TOPIC 12-T-185 1969 "Maid of G" -- John GALUSHA rec by Frank & Anne Warner, Minerva, NY 1947: FTX-921/ APPLESEED APR-CD-1035 2000

LASS O' GOWRIE, THE - "Twas on a summer's afternoon - a wee bit for the sun went doon - a lassie wi a brand new goon - cam o'er the hill to Gowrie" - ROUD#3871 - GREIG-DUNCAN 5 1995 #954 p59 (w/o)

LASS O' GOWRIE, THE - Highland/ Polka/ Country Dance - BOWEN p51 (D) "Over the hills to Glory" - HAYWOOD #18 p38 (G) - KENNEDY FTB 1951 1 #94 p25/ 1994 #94 p25 "Over the hills to Glory" (D) - KERR MM 3 #377 p42 (D) & MM 4 p7 as Strathspey - Tunebook Ms 095-387 (D) 4/4 "Strathspey" - MOYLAN 2 #222 p128 "Tom Billy's Polka" from John O Leary (melodeon) - WESTROP #76 p26 (G) - WILLIAMSON p53 - see LOCH EROCHSIDE (Strathspey version) --- BAYARD DTF 1982 #304 p258 "The Rocky Road to Dublin" -- William KIMBER (A-conc) rec studio 21/3/46: RPL 9825 (78)/ rec by PK, Headington, Oxford 1956: FTX-326/ TOPIC 12-T-249 1974/ TSCD-659 "Over the hills to Glory" - Phil TANNER (mouth music) of Llangennith, rec Penmaen, Gower S Wales 22/4/49: RPL 13387/ EFDSS LP-1005 1968/ FTX-057, FTX-301 & FTX-309 A-ROVING 1968 #3 "Over the Hills to Gowerie" - Togo CRAWFORD (harmonica) rec by PK, Mossdale, Kirkcudbrightsh 20/7/54: RPL 21488: "The Lass o Gowrie"talk bef - Gordon TYRRALL (voc/ gtr & whi) Punch Music PM-001 1993 "Over the hills to glory" (from Kimber) aft "Getting Upstairs"

LASS OF KILLIECRANKIE, THE - GREIG-DUNCAN 4 1990 #736 p51

LASS OF LIVINGSTON - BONNY LASS OF LIVINGSTON

LASS OF LOCHROYAL, THE - LORD GREGORY

LASS OF LONDON CITY, THE - WHITE COPPER ALLEY

LASS OF LYNN, THE - "I am a young l of L who often said thank you too - my belly's now to my chin - I cannot tell what to do" - D'URFEY 1698-1720 V p59 (14v) - SIMPSON BBB 1966 p25 "Aye marry and thank you too"

LASS OF MOHEA, THE - INDIAN LASS

LASS O' PATIE'S MILL, THE - ROUD#8651

LASS O' PATIE'S MILL, THE - KERR MM 1 #7 p21 "Country Dance" - Tunebook Ms #127 p221 (D)

LASS OF RICHMOND HILL, THE - "On Richmond hill there lives a lass" - ROUD#1246 - comp by James Hook (1746-1827) - BSs incl BG 5:#83/ 6:#23 (w/o) - WILLIAMS FSUT 1923 p70 #281 James Thorne, Langford, Oxfordsh 2dv & ch (w/o) - see BRIGHT PHOEBUS another of Hook's comp - John HUTCHINSON, Lower Swaledale, a descendant of the song's Yorkshire heroine, Frances Ianson of Hill House, Richmond, Yorks. He claimed that her father was Wm Ianson, a King's Bench solicitor born at Leyburn in 1741. He married Martha Hutchison, daughter of Ralph Hutchison of Ricmond and died at Copgrove, nr Nottingham) -- introduced by John Hutchinson with LOWER SWALEDALE SINGERS: Thomas KENDALL with brother Matthew KENDAL, Charles SPENCELEY & Douglas TEMPLETON rec by PK, "The Punch Bowl", Low Row, Reeth, Swaledale 30.11.54: 7"RTR-0068: FTX-265/ A-ROVING 1968 #4: FTX-310 - Dialect Talk by John Hutchinson about the Ianson family and song: FTX-451

LASS OF RICHMOND HILL, THE - 2/4 Air - HAYWOOD #2 p33 (F) "Country Dance" - KERR MM 3 #381 p42 (D) - Tunebook Ms 2/4 (D) #221 p263 - WESTROP #61 p21 (F) "Country Dance"

LASS OF ROCHROYAN, THE - LORD GREGORY

LASS OF SWANSEA TOWN, THE - BLOOMING ROSE

LASS O' THE LECHT, THE - "Ye Cromdale people both old and young" tragedy in the snow searching for an 18 year old girl lost on the moor - ROUD#5841 - Cromdale is near Grantown-on-Spey, Moraysh - GREIG FSNE #129 - GREIG-DUNCAN 2 #229 p161 (3var w/o) -- Jimmy TAYLOR rec by PK, Strathdon, 1952 (to tune of "Johnny Cope")

LASS OF THE LOW COUNTREE, THE -- ODETTA (with gtr) rec USA: TRADITION TLP-1025 1958 (from John Jacob Niles)

LASS ON THE BRAE, THE (WEE) - "As I roved out - took her for Ellen that Grecian Queen" - Tune: Cf THE VIRGIN UNSPOTTED -- Peter DONNELLY rec by PK, Castlecaulfield, Co Tyrone, N Ireland 23/7/52: RPL 18529/ FTX-432

LASS ON THE STRAND, THE - Hornpipe (G 7 D) - ALLAN #93 p24 (G) - GIBLIN #57 p29 (G) "Strand Hornpipe" - KENNEDY FTB 2 1954 p2/ 1994 #5 p4 (G & D) alt: "The Belfast Hornpipe"- KERR MM 1 #14 p44 (G & D) "Untitled Hornpipe" & 4 #298 p31 (G) "Strand Hornpipe" - KOHLER 1 p14 untitled (G & D) - O'NEILL MOI #1647 (not in DMI) "The Belfast H" G/D - SEATTLE 1990 p46 "Unknown Hornpipe" - see also BLAKENEY BREAKDOWN - LARK ON THE STRAND -- Herbert SMITH (fid) rec by PK, Blakeney, Norfolk 4/11/52: RPL 18706/ FTX-328 "The Blakeney Hornpipe" - Tom EDMUNDSON (button acc) rec by PK, Harbottle, Northumb 12/7/54: RPL 20626 aft "Sweep's H" & bef "Harvest Home"/ FTX-363 - Billy ATKINSON (harmonica): TOPIC 12-TS-239 1974/ TOPIC TSCD-669 1998 - Alistair ANDERSON (E-conc/gtr): TOPIC 12- TS-371 1978 - Harry LEE (fid) rec by Ken Stubbs & Steve Pennells, caravan site, Borough Green, Kent 1978: TOPIC 12-TS-395/ TSCD-661 1998 "Breakdown" bef "Flowers of Edinburgh"

LASS THAT LOVES A SAILOR, THE - VENUS AND ADONIS

LASS THAT MADE THE BED FOR ME, THE - Shetland reel -- Gibbie GRAY (fid) rec by School of Scottish Studies, Unst: TANGENT TNGM-117 1973 aft "More Grog's Comin" & bef "T(h)ief on da lum (chinmey)"

LASS WHO LOVES A SAILOR, THE -- THE SHANTEYMEN: ALLEGRO ALL-879 1968 (M) Instrum medley aft "Hearts of Oak" & "Tom Bowling"

LASS WITH THE DELICATE AIR, THE - comp by Thomas Arne -- Josh WHITE (voc/gtr): DECCA SPA-44 1969 & CRLM-1047 1971/ (LONDON LL 1341 & MERCURY MG-36052)/ CASS-0240

LASS WITH THE JET BRAIDED HAIR, THE - "One day while out fairly early - banks of river - maid she did sing - brighter than Venus - Spaniards dancing and singing - arms of another" - ROUD#12885 - BSs incl BG 1.1 #8 - WILLIAMS #333 Alan Cutts, Brinkworth, Wiltsh (w/o) - O'LOCHLAINN ISB 1939 -- Cathal O'CONNELL with Aly BAIN (fid): LEADER LER-2090 1974 "The Lass with the bonny brown hair"

LASSES FANCY, THE - Jig - KENNEDY 1954 FTB 2 p39

LASSES FASHION, THE - Reel -- JOCK TAMSON'S BAIRNS: TOPIC 12-TS-424 1982 with "The Robin" & "Tunnel Brig"

LASSES IN THE COUGATE, THE - "comb down their yellow hair" "they sing for evermair" - SHARPE 1824 - PORTER-GOWER 1995 1v from Jeannie Robertson & notes

LASSES, LOOK BEFORE YOU - Strathspey (D) - BALMORAL p4 "comp by J.Marshall" - HONEYMAN #1 p7

LASSES OF DONNYBROOK, THE - Highland -- Packie DOLAN & the Melody Boys rec New Jersey, NY USA: MORNING STAR 45001

LASSES OF DUNSE, THE - Jig - O'NEILL (not in MOI) DMI #355 (D) - SEATTLE 1990 p31 (as played by Archie BARTRAM (fid) source given as VWML) - see also LADS OF DUNS

LASSES OF LABASHEEDA, THE - Jig - KENNEDY FTB#3 Jigs pub Mallinson 1997 #102 p25 (##A) - Tunebook Ms #101 p38 - "Leaba Shioda" is a beauty spot on the River Shannon, almost opposite Glin

LASSES OF LIMERICK, THE - Jig - BREATHNACH CRE 3 #21 p11 (Am) from Bobby Casey (fid) Co Clare - COLE #3 p67 (Am) "Limerick Lasses" - KENNEDY FTB#3 Jigs pub Mallinson 1997 #103 p25 (G) 3pts - KERR MM 2 #287 p31 "The Limerick Lass" - Tunebook Ms #122 p47 (G) 3pts - Cf Reel titled LIMERICK LASSES

LASSES O' DA MILL, DA - Favourite reel of Robbie Burns -- Tom ROBERTSON (fid) rec by Tom Anderson, Shetland: RTR-1081/ CASS-60- 0435/ FTX-368

LASSES O' SHIELDS - HEARTY LASSES O' SHIELDS

LASSES, PASS THE BRANDY -- Anthony & Carole ROBB (N-pipes), Colin ROSS (fid), Alistair ANDERSON (E-conc): TOPIC 12-TS-278 1978 aft "Holmes Fancy" & "Stagshaw Bank Fair"

LASSES RESOLUTION, THE - "Good people, come listen awhile" - resolves to follow the fashion - PALMER TOTT 1974 p162 text: Bs by Gilpin of Oldhall St (?)/ tune: "The Valleys of Screen" (Sam Henry Coll)

LASSES TRUST IN PROVIDENCE - Shetland Reel - BRODY p165 (D) PHILLIPS FCTB p34-5 (from Tom Anderson: THULEE 214) -- Tom ANDERSON, Aly BAIN, Trevor HUNTER, Davie TULLOCH (Fiddles) & Violet TULLOCH (piano): TOPIC 12-TS-281 1976 bef "Bonny Isle o Whalsay"

LASSES GATHERING NUTS - Merry Muses of Caledonia 1959 ed p151 - Cf CLUSTER OF NUTS -- Ewan MacCOLL: ARGO ZFB-66 1968 (tune:"The Broom o' the Cowdenknowes" - Lizzie HIGGINS: TOPIC 12-TS-260 1975

LASSIE O THE LOMONDS HIGH, THE - "As I walked out one evening clear - when by came the LOTLH" - GREIG-DUNCAN 5 1995 #969 (7v w/o)

LASSIE WI' THE YELLOW COATIE, THE - ROUD#2582 - comp by gardener James Duff, "The Methuen Poet" a volume of his poems was publ Perth 1816 - FORD VSB 1899 p198 & pp239-240 4v/ch (w/o) - RYMOUR Club 1906 2 p119 Mrs Jesse Patrick Findlay 1v/m - GREIG- DUNCAN 4 1990 #870 p380 (8var) - SEEGER-McCOLL SI 1960 p25 Betsy Henry (McColl's mother), Auchterarder, Perthsh -- John MEARNS (unacc) rec Aberdeen 25/2/54: RPL 20083

LASSIE WI' THE YELLOW COATIE, THE - Strathspey - COLE p126 (Em)

LASSIE, WOULD YOU LO'E ME? - GIN I WERE A BARON'S HEIR

LAST BOATS ARE LEAVING, THE - SAMMY'S BAR

LAST CHANCE, THE -- Hobart SMITH (dance instrum on banjo tuned FDFCD) rec by Peter Siegel 6/9/63 at The Friends of Old Time Music Concert, NYC: ROUNDER 1799 2001 Tuning & talk bef & applause & retuning after

LAST CIGARETTE - MY LAST CIGARETTE

LAST ELECTION DAY, THE -- Pat DALY of Newry rec by PK, Keady, Co Armagh July 1952: 7"RTR-0551

LAST FAREWELL TO STIRLING - FAREWELL TO STIRLING O

LAST FIERCE CHARGE, THE - "It was just before the last fierce charge" - Two Civil War soldiers, a boy and a man - each asks the other to write a letter for him if he should die - both are killed and thus no letter - LAWS #A-17 NAB 1950/64 pp126-7 "The LFC" ("The Battle of Fredericksburg" or "Custer's Last Charge") - ROUD#629 - McKENZIE BSSNS 1928 pp298-300 Daniel Brown, NS (w/o) "The Battle of Fredericksburg" - FUSON BKH 1930 pp94- 96 S P Hicks, Ky (w/o) "The Soldier Boy with the curly hair" - HENRY FSSH 1938 pp363-4 Rachel Tucker Ga (w/o) "Just before the LFC" - HUBBARD BSFU 1961 pp277-279 George Searle, Utah 1947 "Death in Battle"

LAST HOUSE IN CONNAUGHT, THE - Reel (D) - Cf BREATHNACH CRE 3 p68 #145 (Dm) "Dinny O Brien's" & #146 "Connolly's Reel"- CRANITCH #55 p146 (D) "Dinny O'Brien's" - FELDMAN p104 from Simon Doherty, Donegal - MAGUIRE 1 #5555 p15 "Dinny O Brien's" - Cf STEAM PACKET (O'NEILL MOI #1244/ DMI #517) & DRUNKEN GUAGER (Triple Jig) -- KILFENORA CEILI BAND (West Clare): TRANSATLANTIC TRA-283 1974 - John REA (h-dulc) Co Antrim: TOPIC 12-TS-373 1979

LAST MICHAELMAS DAY - MICHAELMAS DAY

LAST MINSTREL SHOW, THE - "Lay me down, Carolina - Dont want to wake up in the morning no more" - Bob Coltman -- Sara GREY (voc/keyboard and other voices): RPL 2 Radio 24/10/90/ CASS-60-1015

LAST MONTH OF THE YEAR, THE - Negro Carol -- Alan Lomax in Radio Prog 1957 "Sing Christmas" ROUNDER-CD-11661-1850-2 2000

LAST NEW YEAR'S NIGHT/ DAY - RICHARD OF TAUNTON DENE

LAST NIGHT BEING WINDY - DIED FOR LOVE

LAST NIGHT I WAS IN THE GRANZIE - I BINGED AVREE

LAST NIGHT OUR VIRGIN - "Mary mild was safe deliverd of a child, then God's angel did appear with but a shepherd - prepare and go to Bethlehem" - Carol - FMJ 1976 p249-50 Nfl

LAST NIGHT THE DOGS DID BARK - THERE'S NOBODY COMES TO MARRY ME

LAST NIGHT'S FUN - Reel (D) - BREATHNACH CRE 3 #97 p50 (D) & #193 p86 (D) - COLE p6 (A) - KERR CMM 2 #225 p25 (G) - SULLIVAN 3 #58 p24 (D) from Jimmy Power - SHASKEEN 2 #20 p16 (D) - see also NIGHT OF THE FUN (Jig)

LAST NIGHT'S FUN - Triple Jig - BREATHNACH CRE 2 #107 p57 (Em) - O'NEILL (not in MOI)/ DMI #452 alt: "Wink and she'll follow you"

LAST NIGHT'S JOY - Reel - BRODY p165 (D) -- BOYS OF THE LOUGH: LEADER LER 2086 1973 (Cathal O Connell says he got it from Mickey Doherty, Co Donegal)

LAST NIGHT'S WORK - DUBLIN LASSES (Reel)

LAST OF CALLAHAN, THE - Mountain Reel - BRODY p165 (A) discog - LAST OF SIZEMORE -- Luther STRONG (fid) rec by Alan Lomax, Dalesburg, Ky 1937 Lib of Congress L-2/ 7"RTR-0309 -- Billy FAIER (banjo) with Frank HAMILTON (gtr): RIVERSIDE RLP-12-813 1957 - Jessie SHEILOR (fid) rec by PK, Meadows of Dan, Patrick Co, Va 1976: FTX-903

LAST OF JUNE, THE - Reel -- Rose MURPHY(fid): TOPIC 1976/ OSSIAN OSS- 21 1989/ CASS-1279

LAST OF SIZEMORE, THE - Mountain Reel - Cf LAST OF CALLAHAN played by Strong on Lib of Congress L2 -- Luther STRONG (fid) rec by Alan Lomax, Hazard, Ky 1937 (NEW WORLD NW-226)/ CASS-0476-7

LAST OF THE CLEVELAND MINERS, THE - "We've seen the last - an age of iron has come to pass" - comp by GM 1964 -- Graeme MILES, Middlesbrough: FTX-225

LAST OF THE FAIRIES OF LOUGHGUILE - "As a wee boy I took a notion of smoking a pipe" - Story with fiddle tunes -- Terence McSHANE, rec PK, Clough Mills, Co Antrim 5/8/53: RPL 20029/ FTX-377 (other tunes played are "The Fairy Reel, King Of The Fairies & ( jig) Tatter Jack Welsh"

LAST OF THE SINGERS, THE - "I reckon the days is departed" - words by BG - or "The Old Singing Man" - BARING GOULD SOW #28 - see LITTLE GIRL DOWN THE LANE

LAST OF THE TWINS, THE - Hornpipe - O'NEILL MOI #1601/ DMI #845 (A) - SEATTLE 1990 p52 (as played by Billy Pigg) -- Billy PIGG (N-pipes): LEADER LEA-4006 1971

LAST OLD TRAIN'S A-LEAVIN, THE - "standing in the mountain - don't you want to go?" - comp by JR -- Jean RITCHIE (voc/ dulc/ fid/ banjo/ gtrs & bass): LONDON (SIRE) SES-97014 - Jean RITCHIE (voc/A-dulc) & Peter PICKOW (gtr): FTX-920

LAST ONE, THE - O THE LAST ONE

LAST PIT IN THE RHONDDA, THE - comp by Dave Rogers -- Dave BYRNES (with accomp incl trumpet): on radio 1/3/89: CASS-15-0729

LAST ROSE OF SUMMER, THE - arr by Thomas Moore - ROCHE 1 #42 p21 (G) 3/4 "The Groves of Blarney" -- Mary O HARA (harp): DECCA GES-1095 1973

LAST SHEAF CEREMONY - CRYING THE NECK

LAST THING ON MY MIND, THE - comp by Tom Paxton -- THE INN FOLK rec by PK, Dartington Ciderhouse, Devon 1975: FTX-095

LAST TIME, THE - comp by DL -- Donal LUNNEY (voc/ bouzouki & synth) Matt MOLLOY (flute & bouzouki) Paul BRADY (with others) rec by Diane Hamilton: GREENHAYS GR-705 1981

LAST TIME I CAME O'ER THE MOOR, THE - Air - CAHUSAC 3 pp8-9 & others - Tunebook Ms#130 p222

LAST TRAIN AND RIDE - comp by Ralph McTell -- Marie LITTLE: ARGO ZFB-19 1971

LAST TRAIN TO GLORY - comp by Arlo Guthrie -- Johnny SILVO (V/gtr) Concert Hall Radio 2 9/11/82 CASS-15-0763

LAST VALENTINE'S DAY - "Bright Phoebus shone bright" - ROUD#945 - BSs - BROADWOOD Sussex Songs 1890 - REYNARDSON SS 1890 p36 "Hunting Song" -- SWAN ARCADE: LEADER LEE-2032 1973

LAST VERSE, THE - BRIDLE AND SADDLE ("If you want any more you must sing it yourself")

LAST WORD - Children's rhyme where vulgar last word in each line is substituted by the first word of the next line - According to Peter Opie this was known to Lewis Carroll in 1866 - HIGHER UP THE MOUNTAIN - SOME GET MARRIED FOR LOVE (B Behan)

LAST WORD, THE - SCOLDING WIFE (Reel)

LAST WORDS OF COPERNICUS, THE -- rec by Alan Lomax, Fyffe, Ala., USA Sept 1959: ROUNDER CD-1701 1997

LATHA DHAIN FHINN AM BEINN IONGNAIDH - (A Day when the Fenians were in the Mountain of Marvels) - Scots Gaelic Ossianic Ballad - variant of "The Lay of Caoilte" - CAMPBELL 1872 pp52-7 -- Mrs Archie Mc DONALD rec by School of Scottish Studies, Uist: TANGENT TNGM-110 1971

LATHA SIUBHAI BEINNE DHOMH - (One day as I roamed the hills) - Scots Gaelic Waulking Song -- Mary MORRISON & ch rec SSS, Ersary, Barra: TANGENT TNGM-111 1972

LATHAM LADIES - Barn Dance or Two Step -- Geof PURVIS (fid) & Alan Coulson (p/acc): TOPIC 12-TS-267 1975

LATHER AND SHAVE - IRISH BARBER

LATIN - BENEDICTU DOMINUS - DEUS MEUS

LATIN AMERICA - SOUTH AMERICA

LATIN LADY - comp by RH -- Rosie HARDMAN: FOLKSOUND FS-100 1974

LATVIA -- Recordings - see AREA Listing

LAUDENSHAW'S JIG -- Jack ARMSTRONG'S BARNSTORMERS Band rec by PK, Newcastle 1954: 121

LAUDER, Harry - Scottish comedian-singer - SOMEBODY'S WAITING FOR ME -- Anne & Laura BRAND: FONTANA TL-5296s

LAUDNUM BUNCHES - Morris - SHARP - WILLIAMSON BFT 1976 p18 - see also LADS-A-BUNCHUM -- William KIMBER (A- conc) rec studio 21/3/46: RPL 9825 (78)/ rec by PK, Headington, Oxford 1956: FTX-382-3/ TOPIC 12-T-249 1974 - Kenworthy SCHOFIELD (3-hole pipe & tabor) rec by PK, London 1957: FTX-325

LAUGHING SONG, THE - "Now I knew a chap who's a jolly old chap" - Cyril Biddick, Boscastle in "Village Barn Dance" file --- GREENLEAF NFL 1933 p346 (Tune Cf SOLOMON LEVI)

LAUGHTER - CITY OF LAUGHTER & TEARS Children - I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING - SOMETHING MAKE ME LAUGH HA HA HA

LAUNCH, THE - ALL IN A DAY - OFF SHE GOES

LAUNCHING THE BOAT - Reel - TWEED p20 (D)

LAUNDRY - IRISH HOP-POLE PULLER - ON BOARD OF A KANGAROO

LAUNE RANGERS, THE - Reel - ROCHE 1 #187 p72 (D)

LAUNEDDAS - Sardinian Triple Pipe -- Recordings - see INSTRUMENTS Listing

LAURA AND LENZA - WILSON p120 2/4 (D) (with dance descr)

LAURA ANDREWS - Hornpipe -- Angus GRANT (fid) with William LAURIE (p-acc) & John Mc INTYRE (bass): TOPIC 12-TS-347 1978 aft Gaelic Air: "Mo Mathair"

LAUREL HILL - "When the war has oppressed every nation with horror" - ROUD#2917 - HENRY SOP #8/ MOULDEN pp88-89/ HUNTINGTON pp311-312 contrib 1912: W Evans (w) & RRB (m) 1924 - SHIELDS SRT 1981 pp112-113 Eddie Burcher, Aughil Crossroads, Co Derry 1964

LAUREL TREE, THE - Reel -- COLEMAN Society (fiddles): LEADER LEA- 2044 1972/ CELTIC MUSIC CM-CD-048 1990 (Gift of Dave Bulmer Mar 2005) - THE BOTHY BAND rec Paris Theatre, London 15/7/76: CASS/ STRANGE FRUIT Fruit SF RSCD-063 1996 aft "Lucy Campbell"

LAUREL WEAR - CUPID'S GARDEN

LAURENCE'S HORNPIPE - Tunebook Ms #12 p90 (G)- KENNEDY FTB 1998 #94 p27 (G)

LAVATORIAL - ENNA MEENA MINO MO (Po) - HOLY MOSAES - MY FATHER'S THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON - ONE TWO THREE A-LAIRY - PADDY ON THE RAILWAY - YOU'RE OLD ONE'S A LAVATORY CLEANER

LAVENDER - STREET CRIES - SWEET (BLOOMING) LAVENDER

LAVENDER COWBOY, THE - "He was only a LC" - ROUD#11213 -- Burl IVES COLUMBIA RTR-0323-4 - Roy GUEST with THE TENNESSEE 3 & Jack FALLON (bass): SAGA XID-5165 1963

LAVENDER EXPRESS, THE - Comp by MG about the Night Soil workers -- Martin GRAEBE rec by PK , Dartington, Devon 1975: FTX-049

LAVENDER'S BLUE - "Rosemary's green" - ROUD#3483 - WHITTAKER NCB 1921 - OPIE ODNR 1951 p265-7 "Diddle diddle" -- Jack ARMSTRONG (N-pipes solo) rec Newcastle 10/7/50: RPL 14983 - Isla CAMERON with Jack ARMSTRONG (N-pipes) rec by PK, London 1963: FTX-330 - TROTTO: FOREST TRACKS FT 6004/ cass

LAW - GALLOWS SONG - GAOL SONG - GEORGIE - MAID FREED FROM THE GALLOWS - POLLY VAUGHAN - TURPIN HERO - WICKED LADY CHATTERLEY (S Carter)

LAWSON (FAMILY) MURDER, THE - "It was on a cold snowy Christmas day" - After L kills his wife his children ask to be spared but he shoots all 6 of them, closes their eyes, bids farewell to his friends and shoots himself - all buried in one grave - LAWS #F- 35 NAB 1950/64 p208-9 (copyrighted by Wiley Morris on Bluebird rec) - ROUD#697 - BROWN 1952 2 p688 (quotes newspaper report) - DAVIS FSV 1949 notes a text from Va - WARNER TAFS 1984 #114 pp282-3 from Frank Proffitt -- Frank PROFFITT (voc/ gtr) rec by Frank & Anne Warner, Watuga Co, NC 1959: 931 - Spencer MOORE (voc & gtr) with Everett BLEVINS (mandolin) rec by Alan Lomax, Chilhowie. Va Sept 1959: ROUNDER CD-1705 1997

LAWSON'S - Hornpipe - BREATHNACH CRE 2 #309 p158 (G) - SHASKEEN 1 #64 p46

LAWSON'S FAVOURITE - Reel - O'NEILL MOI #1307/ DMI #570 (D)

LAWYER (OUTWITTED), THE - POOR NELL AND THE CHIMNEY SWEEP

LAWYER LEE - "As I walked out one May morning" - She'd rather be a poor man's wife - ROUD#922 - CHAPPELL PMOT 1858 p520 (Notes on song under "The Baffled Knight") - BARRETT EFS 1891 p8 - BUTTERWORTH FSSX 1913 pp8-9 "A Lawyer he went out" - BARING GOULD SOW - SHARP-MARSON FSS 1904 1 pp12-13 Wm Spearing, Ile Bruers, Somerset - SHARP-KARPELES 1974 #118 p470 "Mowing the Barley" (4var) Wm Spearing/ John Bradley, Armscote, Warwicksh 1911 - SHARP Ms Cf 2 p93 - HILL WFS 1904 Britford, Wiltsh "Oh where beest gwying?" - REEVES EC 1960 pp175-6 Gardiner: Henry Adams, Basingstoke, Hampsh 1906 (w/o) - BROCKLEBANK-KINDERSLEY DBFS 1966 p20 Hammond: Mrs Basket, Wareham, Dorset "Lawyer's Wife" - COPPER ETR 1976 pp254-5 Family, Rottingdean, Sussex "The Lawyer Bold" - RICHARDS-STUBBS EFS 1979 p104-5 from Gardiner Ms - PALMER RVW 1983 #96 pp148-9 Ted Baines, Lower Beeding, Sussex 1904 "The Lawyer" -- Andrew CURTIS rec by PK, Corfe, Dorset 10/10/54: RPL 21476/ FTX-408 "As I walked out" - Bob COPPER rec London 2/2/55: RPL 21544/ (with E-conc): FTX-238 "The Lawyer Bold" - John COPPER (unacc): LEADER LEA-4048 1971

LAWYER OUTWITTED - or LAWYER'S BONNY PEGGY, THE - COUNCILLOR'S DAUGHTER

LAWYER'S LAMENTATION FOR CHARING CROSS, THE - "Fare thee well old CC" (only stump left) - CHAPPELL PMOT 1858 Tune: "Prince Rupert's March" -- Terry YARNELL, Jim O CONNOR (voc with ch/ gtr & whistle): London Critics Group: ARGO ZFB-60 1969

LAY DEE AT DEE - Shetland Reel - name used by local fishermen sleeping in a stone hut meaning "Shift up" -- THE CULLIVOE TRADITIONAL PLAYERS (leader Davie HENRY): LEADER LED-2052 1973 with "Spence's Reel"- Tom ANDERSON & Aly BAIN (fiddles) with Willie JOHNSON (gtr) & Violet TULLOCH (piano): TOPIC 12-TS-379 1978 with "Ferrie Reel" & "Spencie's Reel"

LAY DOWN, MY BROTHER -- Joseph SPENCE (voc/gtr), Bahamas: ARHOOLIE 1061 1972

LAY HIM AWAY O'ER THE HILLSIDE - "The grey dawn was shining o'er the hillside" - ROUD#3226 - WALTON NTISB 2 p153 - Lore & Language 3:7 1982 pp59-60 Gordon Cox: John Gregson, Burnley, Lancash 1977

LAY ME DOWN - Shanty - HUGILL SSS 1961 p299

LAY OF THE GREAT FOOL, THE - GLEN OF THE SPELLS

LAY OF THE HUNTED PIG, THE - "Favers, muvvers, muvvers, sons" - WILLIAMS #478 C Barnes, Burton, Wiltsh

LAY STILL, MY FOND SHEPHERD - ROUD#151 - JFSS 2 1906 p154 RVW: Mr Kemp, Herongate, Essex 1904 - OCCOMORE-SPRATLEY B&B 1979 p34

LAY THE BENT TO THE BONNY BROOM - RIDDLE SONG

LAY THIS BODY DOWN - coll by T W Higginson during the American Civil War from black freedom soldiers of S Carolina Volunteers -- June TABOR: TOPIC 12-TS-432 1983

LAY YOUR LOVE LIGHTLY - ROUD#7233 - GREIG-DUNCAN 7 p143 John Duncan from Mrs Margaret Gillespie -- Alex ROBB Strichen, Aberdeensh rec on Dictaphone cylinder by James M Carpenter 1929-35 #323

LAZARUS - DIVES AND LAZARUS - POOR LAZARUS

LAZARUS - "I asked Aunt Dinah do your dog run rabbits?" - an abbreviated version of PO' (POOR) LAZARUS -- Henry MORRISON rec by Alan Lomax on St Simon's Island, Georgia Oct 1959: ROUNDER CD-1705 1997

LAZY MARY - "will you get up - will you get up today - no mother I wont get up - what will you give me? - A slice of bread and a cup of tea" etc "a nice young man with rosy cheeks - Yes" - Kids Ring game with mother & daughter in middle - tune NUTS IN MAY - OPIE SG 1985 #62 pp269-70

LAZY MOOCHER, THE -- Tom SMART rec by PK, "The Cherry Tree", Copthorne, Sussex Feb 1956: FTX-280 - Bill Williams rec by PK, Gloucester Feb 1957: FTX-415