John Kelly once told me that this was originally a Scottish reel once known as ‘The Lads of Laithe’. He said Laithe was a district in southern Scotland during the days of Neilly Gow and Daniel Dow. The setting I play on this recording is much like how I heard Tommy Potts play it. Its variations are Tommy’s arrangements from the same home recording he gave me in 1969.

 EB,{/D} B,B, EGFE | DA,{/B,} A,A, DEFA | GE ED EF GA | BB eB dB AF |
 E2 B,E GE B,E | D2 A,D FDAF | Ee ef dB AF | DE FA BdAF ||
 EF DE CE B,E | DA,{/B,} A,A, DEFA | GC EG ADFA | Bg fe dB AF |
 E2 B,E GE B,E | D2 A,D FDAF | EEBE eE BE | DE FA B E2 d ||
 eB{/d} BB eBfe | d2 ef gf ed | ^cd ef gf ge | fa gf gf ed |
 ef ed BA FA | BEEE Bdef | gG ge fg fd | ef ed Bg fg ||
 eB{/d} BB eBge | d2 ef gf ed | ^cd ef gfge | fa gf gf ed |
 eB{/d} BB GBFB | EBBA Bd ef | gf ge fg fd | ef ed BA GF ||
 EF DE CE B,E | DA,{/B,} A,A, DE FA | GE{/G} ED EFGA | BB eB dB AF |
 EE B,E GE B,E | DDA,D FDAF | Eeef dBAF | DE FA Bd AF ||
 EF DE CE B,E | DA,{/B,} A,A, DEFA | GCEG ADFA | Bg fe dB AF |
 E2 B,E GE B,E | DDA,D FDAF | EEBE eE BE | DE FA B E2 d ||
 eB{/d} BB eBge | d2 ef gf ed | ^cd ef gf ge | fa gf gfed |
 ef ed BA FA | BE{/G} EE Bdef | g g2 e fgfd | ef ed Bg fg ||
 eB{/d} BB eBge | ddef gfed | ^cd ef gf ge | fa gf gf ed |
 eB{/d} BB GBFB | GB- BA Bd ef | gf ge fg fd | ef ed BA GF |
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