Searching for slow airs

tornaod · Post by **tornaod** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:58 pm

Hello !
i'm Arnaud C., french beginner in low whistle.
I'm actually searching for slow airs to play on a Kerry Low D.
Could you help me please ?
thanks a lot

Whitmores75087 · Post by **Whitmores75087** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:52 pm

Aran (or Arran) Boat Song
Bonnie Doon
Fanny Power
Eleanor Plunkett
Over the sea to Skye
Planxty Irwin
Fanny Power

You can look up the tunes on
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/FindTune.html

Here's a good site for beginners:
http://www.cs.tcd.ie/~mcintyrp/Assignme ... histle.swf

There's lots more out there..allez cherchez sur l'Internet.

TonyHiggins · Post by **TonyHiggins** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:23 pm

Ireland's Best Slow Airs is a nice music book/cd set with 100 tunes.
http://www.thewhistleshop.com/catalog/t ... owairs.htm
Tony

Black Mage · Post by **Black Mage** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:25 pm

Actually, I have a similar request.

If you could choose one song (most likely an air) that would bring tears to the listener, what would that be?

blackhawk · Post by **blackhawk** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:29 pm

Lots of ideas here:

http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php ... =slow+airs

http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php ... =slow+airs

http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php ... +slow+airs

Whitmores75087 · Post by **Whitmores75087** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 5:13 pm

Black,

"She moved through the fair" is a haunting piece. My fav.

ned o the hill · Post by **ned o the hill** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 5:28 pm

Hector the Hero
Da Slockit Light
Gentle Maiden Waltz
Ashokan Farewell, especially a solo fiddle version that a high school freshman (he's actually part-timing at the prestigeous Settlement Music School in Philly) did at a young lady's funeral about 2 years ago
Braes of Sutherland/The Youngest Ancient Mariner (cheating a bit; the first 'un's a song)

...is it me, or is there a reason why most of the teariest airs are of Scots origin?

blackhawk · Post by **blackhawk** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:51 pm

Black Mage wrote:Actually, I have a similar request.

If you could choose one song (most likely an air) that would bring tears to the listener, what would that be?

Amhrán A Leabhair

Or, actually better would be:
Ailein Duinn as sung by Karen Matheson here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000 ... nce&n=5174

MaryC · Post by **MaryC** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:23 am

Black Mage wrote:If you could choose one song (most likely an air) that would bring tears to the listener, what would that be?

Hmm .. I think that depends on how badly it's played

Oh, perhaps you were hoping for tears of joy? Sorry, no ideas there, that other thread about using whistles for evil has corrupted me for the evening.

KDMARTINKY · Post by **KDMARTINKY** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:38 pm

Immigrants Daughter
The Parting

These are my all time airs.

lilymaid · Post by **lilymaid** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 1:33 am

Inisheer, because it makes me happy.

Jason Paul · Post by **Jason Paul** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 12:17 pm

One of my favorites is also the first song I learned on the whistle, and it was fairly easy:

Down By The Sally Gardens

Jason

River Otter · Post by **River Otter** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:05 pm

I know I'm an old sap, but I gotta go with Roisin Dubh.

TonyHiggins · Post by **TonyHiggins** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:45 pm

Immigrants Daughter
The Parting

These are my all time airs.
_________________
Keith

I can't find Immigrant's Daughter anywhere. Any music available? Always on the lookout for new good airs.
Tony

Tony McGinley · Post by **Tony McGinley** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 5:44 pm

http://homepage.tinet.ie/~tocanainn/index.html

On the site are listed a book and double CD a major collection.
The CDs have 120 slow airs demonstrated.

Here are a few of my favourite airs:

Táimse im Choladh
Cailini an Monarcha (fhactory)
Ar Bruach na carraige báinne
Amhrán na Leabhair
Sally Gardens
Mo gile mear
Aisling Geal

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