A lot of Irish music is boring and repetitious. Here's some
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I've spent a lot of time plowing through junk to find nuggets. (to me a "nugget" is easy to play and beautiful to listen to). Here are 4 of them. Maybe others could share their nuggets too. I know this is subjective, but if we all limit ourselves to our 3 to 5 ABSOLUTE favorites we should see some good stuff. (I once spoke to two elderly lady harpists who have several CD's published. They had never heard of the song Lament for Limerick. So good stuff can get by the best of us).
Carolan's Welcome
Broken Pledge
Banish Misfortune
Trip to Skye
Carolan's Welcome
Broken Pledge
Banish Misfortune
Trip to Skye
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Tom,
Side note -
I was looking to hear Banish misfortune and found this. Here's a nice version of Banish Misfortune by Lolly: http://www.tinwhistletunes.com/clipssni ... hlolly.mp3
Erik
Side note -
I was looking to hear Banish misfortune and found this. Here's a nice version of Banish Misfortune by Lolly: http://www.tinwhistletunes.com/clipssni ... hlolly.mp3
Erik
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Right off the top of my head:
In the slow air category:
Slieve na gCua
Carolan's Farewell to Music
Have You Been to Carrick?
Eanach Dhuin (Cuin)
Flight of the Wild Geese
Reels:
Sweeney's Buttermilk
Jolly Tinker
Tarbolton
Woman of the House
Maid Behind the Bar
The Wild Irishman
Toss the Feathers
Jigs:
Green-eyed Lass
Kid on the Mountain (if you're not sick of hearing it.)
Apples in Winter
Monaghan Jig
I go out of my way to find tunes I like the sound of. And I think I am picky. I could make this list really long.
Tony
In the slow air category:
Slieve na gCua
Carolan's Farewell to Music
Have You Been to Carrick?
Eanach Dhuin (Cuin)
Flight of the Wild Geese
Reels:
Sweeney's Buttermilk
Jolly Tinker
Tarbolton
Woman of the House
Maid Behind the Bar
The Wild Irishman
Toss the Feathers
Jigs:
Green-eyed Lass
Kid on the Mountain (if you're not sick of hearing it.)
Apples in Winter
Monaghan Jig
I go out of my way to find tunes I like the sound of. And I think I am picky. I could make this list really long.
Tony
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Rosbeg
Bensusan's "4 AM"
Kemo's Jig
Flathunters
Sorry - the old "hard core trad" tunes "move" me like a 4-banger moves a deisel semi. Though I will have to agree on one point: the tune "The Dark Hair at her Shoulders" that was passed my way reeeeal late at night in northern CA at an "Alto flute jam" I'm pretty sure is the same as "Her Dark Har", "The Long Golden Hair...", etc. - and it's an absolute stunner.
JH.
Bensusan's "4 AM"
Kemo's Jig
Flathunters
Sorry - the old "hard core trad" tunes "move" me like a 4-banger moves a deisel semi. Though I will have to agree on one point: the tune "The Dark Hair at her Shoulders" that was passed my way reeeeal late at night in northern CA at an "Alto flute jam" I'm pretty sure is the same as "Her Dark Har", "The Long Golden Hair...", etc. - and it's an absolute stunner.
JH.
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I hope nobody takes this the wrong the way: But if you mean "Irish" as it is played in Ireland, than Banish Misfortune would probably sound a bit different.On 2002-12-31 17:48, ErikT wrote:
Tom,
Side note -
I was looking to hear Banish misfortune and found this. Here's a nice version of Banish Misfortune by Lolly: http://www.tinwhistletunes.com/clipssni ... hlolly.mp3
Erik
For an "Irish-sounding" version, try this: Willie Clancy's Banish Misfortune.
EDIT: The sound quality is bad on that Willie Clancy clip, sorry.
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You're right, guys, we wouldn't want to obscure the nature of true Irish music. I also don't want to obscure the nature of this thread. Let's let this drop and go on with the list. Perhaps I'll come over to the Traditional Music Forum and we can talk it out over there.On 2002-12-31 20:29, Azalin wrote:
...false sense of what true irish music sounds like.
Erik
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