best guaranteed-to-shed-a-tear solo-whistle Irish trad tune.

[vaporlock]

I also, have been watching this thread with interest. I have prepared a summary of what has been nominated up to this point. I will see how many of them I can find on JC's ABC tune finder and create links to them. Any help with other sources would be great. Of course, some of them are copyrighted so we won't be able to get them. Ultimately I'd like to get as many of the nominations together as possible and create a big ABC file.

<a href="http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/get ... ng">Brigid O'Malley</a>
Pinehurst, played by Joanie Madden
<a href="http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/get ... ng">Amhran A Leabhair</a>
<a href="http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/get ... ze.gif">An Feochan (Gentle Breeze)</a>, by Tommy Peoples
<a href="http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/get ... c.png">The Parting of Friends</a>, played by Molloy
O'Carolan's Farewell to Music
<a href="http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/get ... g">Aisling Gheal</a>, played by Mary Bergin
<a href="http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/get ... nisheer</a>, played by Cherish the Ladies
<a href=="http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/get ... png">Women of Ireland</a>
Leaving Lismoor
<a href="http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/get ... ng">Hector the Hero</a>
Dance of the Gypsy Queen, by Eoin Duignan
Protected by Angels, By Paddy Maloney
My Heart Will Go On
The Black Cat, by Lothlorien
Caoineadh na dTri Muire
The South Wind, played by Joanie Madden
Dark Alan, by Karen Matheson
Irish Washerwoman, performed by Tadusz Rasnijkow
The Coulin
Magh Seola, played by The Boston Pops with Joanie Madden
Coinnleach Glas an Fhomhair, as sung by Maire Ni Bhraonain
The May Morning Dew, as played by Larry Nugent
Boolavogue
Bantry Girls' Lament
Blind Mary
Táimsa 'im Chodladh
Johnny's Tune, by Paddy Keenan
The Lament of the Three Marys, played by Todd Denman
Lament for Frankie Kennedy, played by Seamus Egan and Winifred Horan
Declan, by Donal Lunny
Sean O Duibher a Gleanna, played by Larry Nugent
Farewell to Govern. played by Liam O Flynn
When Juniper Sleeps, played by Seamus Egan
The Days Last Light, played by Seamus Egan
The Lark, played by Seamus Egan
Farwell to Glasgow, played by Seamus Egan
The Dark Slender Boy, played by Seamus Egan
Archibald MacDonald of Keppoch, played by Johnny Cunningham
The Dark Island, played by Johnny Cunningham
Anna Cuin, played by Zac
The Level Plain (Magh Seola), played by Joanie Madden
<a href="http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/get ... g">Crested Hens</a>
<a href="http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/get ... .png">Lady Athenry</a>
Thanks,
Eric


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[skywatcher]

I nominate Inisheer played on an Overton Low D.

[TnWhistler]

I heard a wonderful version of Lady Athenry on the low whistle. nice and slow, was lovely, also Crested Hens is my other fav.

Timmy

[WhistlingGypsy]

"My Heart Will Go On" by just about anybody

I'm assuming this is a joke.....Certainly not a traditional Irish tune by any stretch....I'm surprised Chris L. did not have something to say about it

An Leanbh Siog (The Fairy Child) is a lovely air. It's on Sean Ryans' 'Take the Air' album.

[MarkB]

I played "I am asleep don't wake me," at funeral in Boston for a dear friend who died of pelvic cancer complications, that's after surviving ovarian cancer five years ago, she was only fifty-three.

MarkB

PS I won't play that tune any time soon for any reason.

[Sara]

There is this tune called "Baptism" on an Irish CD called "Lifescapes: Ireland" - that tune always makes me feel like I could cry. It's a beautiful tune.

[blackhawk]

I've changed my opinion in the days since I first posted on this thread. Now it's undoubtedly Amhran na Leabhair as sung by Emer Kenny.

[jim stone]

My problem is I start blubbering
when I play these and can't finish.
No one's mentioned 'Down by the
Sally Gardens', so I will.

The single most depressing song (I
know this is different) is Karen
Casey's rendition of 'The Unquiet
Grave' on Solas' 'Sunny Spells
and Scattered Showers.'
Also on the same CD, 'Vanished Like
the Snow,' by KC, too. (I finally
figured out that it is about Helen
of Troy, Heloise and Abelard, and
Joan of Arc, in that order.) Not
depressing, but I played it yesterday for
a friend who accounted for a box of kleenex.


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[Tyghress]

Da Slockett Light. . .we play this for the passing of friends at City Steam.

[Caoimhin]

vaporlock, you can find "Carolan's farewell to music" at [url]http://www.thesession.org[url] .

Have a look around there, might find something else too.

[pastorkeith]

*Bump
Thought it be worth a revisit after a few years
pastorkeith

[Flogging Jason]

*Bump
Thought it be worth a revisit after a few years
pastorkeith

You just HAD to bump it when I'm about to go to sleep! Many thanks though...I'm a huge fan of sad songs and this thread will give me lots to look for!

[breqwas]

Yes, it really is worth to revisit!
My five copecks: Shule Agra, also known as Jonny has gone for soldier

[weedie]

Davy Spillane's piping piece from Riverdance...Lament for Cuchalain...
Destroys me every time...It was actually this piece that turned me on to Irish Music.....thanks Davy....

[twistedfingers]

Davy Spillane's piping piece from Riverdance...Lament for Cuchalain...
Destroys me every time...It was actually this piece that turned me on to Irish Music.....thanks Davy....

Same here, got all inspired by this one, can still listen to it over and over again without tiring of it.

Also Cherish the Ladies, The Ballad of the Foxhunter on Threads of Time , just beautiful and Sliabh Geal gCua by Joannie Madden.