Women of Ireland

okstatepiper · Post by **okstatepiper** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:17 pm

I would like to learn this tune. Its from the movie, Barry Lyndon and was recorded by The Chieftains. It's Gaelic name is Mna Na h'Eireann. I have been listening to it, but playing and learning by ear is very slow for me. Does anybody know where this might be published so I may purchase a copy. Thanks

falkbeer · Post by **falkbeer** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:50 pm

Hi, here´s one version:

X:24
T:Women of Ireland
C:Sean ÓRiada
S:as played by James Galway
O:
Z:Falkbeer
N:
Q:"Very slow"
R:Slow air
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:G
AA2B | "am" cg2-g3- | g{g}a2~g | "D" fA2-A3- |
A3-AAB | "C" c3-c2B/c/ |[1 "D" A6- | ~A6- | A3 :|
[2 "D" d3-dcA | "G" B/d/G2-G3- | G3-G2 G| "em" g6- | g3- gab |
"am" a2g-g ~ed | "C" e6- | e3 "D" dcB | "em" Ag2-g3- | g3 "am" {g}a2~g|
"D" fd2-d3 | "am" eA2- "D" A3- | A3-A~GF | "G" G6- | G2 ||

sbfluter · Post by **sbfluter** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:24 pm

I think that's the prettiest of all the tunes. I'm afraid I'll never be able to play a tune like that. Maybe I could play along with someone else, but by myself I'm afraid I lack that kind of skill.

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:51 pm

sbfluter wrote:I think that's the prettiest of all the tunes. I'm afraid I'll never be able to play a tune like that. Maybe I could play along with someone else, but by myself I'm afraid I lack that kind of skill.

sure you can! there's no great mystery to it, and playing along with someone sounds just like the way to learn it.

Guinness · Post by **Guinness** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:03 pm

There's a very pretty and simple whistle version on Na Connerys (track 3):
http://www.amazon.com/Celtic-Sessions-N ... B000005QFX

This is also quite lovely:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuWh9dzvWw8

pancelticpiper · Post by **pancelticpiper** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:32 pm

I just love this tune.
It's just an odd tune: rather short phrases, each phrase seemingly in A minor, but suddenly resolving to G in a quirky way.
I play for quite a few weddings, and I like to play this for the "seating of the mothers".

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:31 pm

pancelticpiper wrote: I play for quite a few weddings, and I like to play this for the "seating of the mothers".

Oh, you naughty boy.

okstatepiper · Post by **okstatepiper** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:10 am

I had downloaded the Chieftains playing this and just loved the melody with just the solo whistle. No wonder I could not get it started as by watching and hearing it, I knew it ended on G, making it in the key of G. But, as you say, it starts somewhat in am. Thats were it gets its haunting sound from. And yes SBFluter, you can learn this! Thanks C&F.

Sober Sam · Post by **Sober Sam** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:06 pm

Damn! When I read the title of that thread, I was hoping for something else...

kintailpipes · Post by **kintailpipes** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:52 am

Somebody, please remind me, How do I get the dots from Falkbeer's post.
Thanks

MTGuru · Post by **MTGuru** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:07 am

Just copy and paste the ABC (including the X: line) into the Concertina.net converter for a downloadable PDF:
http://www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html

kintailpipes · Post by **kintailpipes** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:10 am

Thanks Bloomfield

kennychaffin · Post by **kennychaffin** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:13 am

MTGuru wrote:Just copy and paste the ABC (including the X: line) into the Concertina.net converter for a downloadable PDF:
http://www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html

I was wondering what that was. Never seen it before.

KAC

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:25 am

kintailpipes wrote:Thanks Bloomfield

I saw that MTGuru responded and deleted my post.

MTGuru · Post by **MTGuru** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:34 am

Bloomfield wrote:
kintailpipes wrote:Thanks Bloomfield
I saw that MTGuru responded and deleted my post.

The secret is out ... Bloomfield and I are really the same person. Our schizophrenic arguments are just a ploy to provide some professional amusement for Dale.