Favourite slow airs

Alcona · Post by **Alcona** » Sun Jun 08, 2003 10:17 pm

Does anyone knw where I can find the dark slender boy in midi format or the notation for it?

Thanx , Alcona

Easily_Deluded_Fool · Post by **Easily_Deluded_Fool** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 1:42 am

http://tunedb.woodenflute.com/

has several versions of The Black Slender Boy.

P'raps one of them is what you want.

HTH

Alcona · Post by **Alcona** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 11:58 am

Thank you very much!!!! I've had the hardest time finding that song. The site is really good too.

Moonlight · Post by **Moonlight** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 8:16 pm

I would add Glenn Finn Lass to the list....

slowair · Post by **slowair** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 9:04 pm

My favorite traditional aire would be Down by the Sally Garden.

My Favorite non-traditional aire would be Inner Light from the Star Trek episode of the same name.

Look for the version with Jay Chattaway (the composer) on piano and his young daughter on whistle. Gorgeous!

Switchfoot · Post by **Switchfoot** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 12:43 am

The Parting Glass. I dont play and/or listen to much trad so I have no idea if thats an air though
I got quite a treat though tonight, I was watching Evelyn (with james bond, i mean pearce brosnan) and there he is singing it

he had a half decent voice too. I had no idea there were words that went with it! (any idea were I can find them)

TomB · Post by **TomB** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 6:14 am

Da Slokit Light

All the Best,

Tom

blackhawk · Post by **blackhawk** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 9:15 am

Switchfoot wrote:The Parting Glass. I dont play and/or listen to much trad so I have no idea if thats an air though
I got quite a treat though tonight, I was watching Evelyn (with james bond, i mean pearce brosnan) and there he is singing it he had a half decent voice too. I had no idea there were words that went with it! (any idea were I can find them)

Um, no.

Of all the money that e'er I spent
I've spent it in good company
And all the harm that ever I did
Alas it was to none but me
And all I've done for want of wit
To memory now I can't recall
So fill to me the parting glass
Good night and joy be with you all

If I had money enough to spend
And leisure to sit awhile
There is a fair maid in the town
That sorely has my heart beguiled
Her rosy cheeks and ruby lips
I own she has my heart enthralled
So fill to me the parting glass
Good night and joy be with you all

Oh, all the comrades that e'er I had
They're sorry for my going away
And all the sweethearts that e'er I had
They'd wish me one more day to stay
But since it falls unto my lot
That I should rise and you should not
I'll gently rise and softly call
Good night and joy be with you all

U2 · Post by U2 » Fri Jun 13, 2003 9:28 am

lilymaid wrote:I want to learn some new tunes. I really prefer airs and would like to know everyone's favourites..."

Easter Snow is a lovely tune. I am told that the tune originates from a song, but have been unable to find a recording of a singing performance. Any information on source for that would be most appreciated.

steve

Tyghress · Post by **Tyghress** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 11:16 am

Tom, da Slockett Light (or however its misspelled) is by Tom Anderson, who also penned my (current) fave: da Auld Resting Chair.

BrassBlower · Post by **BrassBlower** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 1:59 pm

Tom Dowling wrote:The tune "Farewell to Glasgow" from the CD "When Junipers Sleep" by????? is a beautiful tune and easily learned right off the CD. I regret that I have forgotten the artist's name, But I'm relatively confident that it is an Irish name. My copy of the CD is on loan to a certain someone (HELLO JIM!!) who borrowed it from me, allegedly as part of his ongoing "Mid-Range D" whistle comparison research.

GoodLuck!!

Tom D.

My name is Jim, and I have that CD, but it's not yours!

Anyway, being a whistling guitarist, I like pretty much EVERYTHING on that disc!

Slainte,
BB

Ailin · Post by **Ailin** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 2:35 pm

On the pipes, Caoineadh Cu Chullain.

On the whistle: SiBeg SiMor
Spanish Point
Down By The Sally Gardens
Londonderry Air
The South Wind

Phil Collins: In The Air Tonight (whoops, wrong category)

LeeMarsh · Post by **LeeMarsh** » Sun Jun 15, 2003 6:08 pm

Favorite slow airs:

The Black Cat by Lothlorien.
An Feochan.
Fair Maid of Wicklow
Stubble Fields of Autumn

Newest Favorites

Culloden's Harvest, which I picked up of the Deante album, Ready for the Storm.
Autumn Mountain Met by our own Carol Skinner

carrie · Post by **carrie** » Sun Jun 15, 2003 6:49 pm

LeeMarsh wrote: Autumn Mountain Met by our own Carol Skinner

Nice tune name, Lee.

And thanks.

There's a painfully beautiful air on the new Tommy Peoples' CD (Waiting for a Call). It's one he wrote, called The Fairest Rose. It's so intense that I almost can't listen to it, but then--as an act of grace--he plays it again, as a hornpipe this time. I heard him do it live last week as well--an unforgettable experience.

Carol

TomB · Post by **TomB** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 6:52 am

Tyghress wrote:Tom, da Slockett Light (or however its misspelled) is by Tom Anderson, who also penned my (current) fave: da Auld Resting Chair.

Tyghress- Yeah, I probably spell it differently every time I type it

I haven't heard of da Auld Resting Chair, but I'll definitely track it down and give it a listen now.

Thanks. Tom

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