On 2003-01-01 01:55, Redwolf wrote:
I’m into slow airs these days, so I’ll add to the list:Fil, Fil, A Run O (lovely!)
Gile Mear
Eamonn a Chnoic
Buachaill on Eirne
An Boithrin Bui
Baidin Fheidhlimidh (just don’t ever ask me how to pronounce this one…play it I can; say it I can’t!)Redwolf
It’s pronounced
Baw-Deen Ellim-ee
It means “Felim’s little boat”. There are words to it that go something like: “Felim’s little boat went to Toree, with Felim in it”. It’s not what you’d call deep.
Tom
Hi tom,Those lyrics might not be deep,but the sea was-Felim ended up at the bottom of it if memory serves me right!
Okay,the best tune i discovered/learned of late is by far a reel by the name of ‘Beare Island.’ was composed by Finbar Dwyer. Holy bananas, batman, it is a mighty tune. First heard it on Micheal O`Raghallaigh’s CD, The Nervous Man.
can’t…stop..play..ing…it…help!
On 2003-01-01 10:59, E = Fb wrote:
On 2003-01-01 01:55, Redwolf wrote:
I’m into slow airs these days, so I’ll add to the list:Fil, Fil, A Run O (lovely!)
Gile Mear
Eamonn a Chnoic
Buachaill on Eirne
An Boithrin Bui
Baidin Fheidhlimidh (just don’t ever ask me how to pronounce this one…play it I can; say it I can’t!)Redwolf
It’s pronounced
Baw-Deen Ellim-ee
It means “Felim’s little boat”. There are words to it that go something like: “Felim’s little boat went to Toree, with Felim in it”. It’s not what you’d call deep.Tom
Actually, that’s what I like about it…it’s such a perky little tune, but the words are rather tragic (If I recall, it’s something like “Felim’s boat sank off Tory with Felim in it”)…that kind of conundrum tickles my musical fancy 
.
And it is pretty, and easy to play.
Redwolf
On 2002-12-31 18:45, Sandy Jasper wrote:
“Boulavogue” haunts my soul.I also like “Spancil Hill” right now.
Yes Sandy,I think that ‘Spancil hill’ is a rousing tune,but everytime I hear it now,I can’t forget being at a session in a Dublin pub when a local requested this tune in a rather loud manner.“I’M NOT PLAYING DAT SHOITE!!” was the fiddler’s reply.The Dublin accent is difficult to render into type,but i think you get where he was coming from!
I’m really hoping this thread is a joke.
“A lot of Irish music is boring and repetitive”… right :roll:
Best,
Chris
Amen Chris. Maybe everyone’s listening to Phil Coulter or Clannad or Daniel O’Donnell or Uncle Hugo. I just finished working on The Battering Ram and Come West Along The Road. If they’re boring to some, change the medication.
Well…
I do not play “songs”… just whatever comes to mind. However, there is one song that I am putting in time to learn (which is going a ways for me). The swallowtail jig is not only a great sounding song, but the shape of the song always brings me to an old barn I used to hang around and watching the swallowtails.
On 2003-01-01 14:55, kevin m. wrote:
On 2002-12-31 18:45, Sandy Jasper wrote:
I also like “Spancil Hill” right now.
Yes Sandy,I think that ‘Spancil hill’ is a rousing tune,but everytime I hear it now,I can’t forget being at a session in a Dublin pub when a local requested this tune in a rather loud manner.“I’M NOT PLAYING DAT SHOITE!!” was the fiddler’s reply.The Dublin accent is difficult to render into type,but i think you get where he was coming from!
I had to grin at this one. It was the repeated practising of that song that finally drove me away (frothing at the mouth) from my regular weekly singing class of the last two years. “I’m not singing that shoite” is my feeling exactly. About as rousing as a dead dog in a ditch to me.
So far, several searches to find Baidin Fheidhlimidh have come up empty. Could someone please lead me to this one? Thanks in advance.
~Larry
Several of my favorites have been mentioned above, but I’d add the following, for easy playing.
Aires:
Gentle breeze, (An Feochan)
Take may Hand.
Foggy Dew
Star of County Down
Three Aire Set:
Ned of the Hills (Eamon a Chnioc)
Fair Maid of Wicklow,
Stubble Fields of Autumn.
Slow Reel:
Harvest Reel
Three Jig set:
Road to Lisdoonvarna
Monaghan’s
Morrisons
Also:
Rakes of Mallow
Dans an Dro (cape breton tune).
To find Baidin Fheidhlimidh look do a search for Boat and look for the song Fheidhlimidh’s(sp?) Boat.
On 2003-01-02 10:21, LeeMarsh wrote:
Several of my favorites have been mentioned above, but I’d add the following, for easy playing.Aires:
Gentle breeze, (An Feochan)
Take may Hand.
Foggy Dew
Star of County DownThree Aire Set:
Ned of the Hills (Eamon a Chnioc)
Fair Maid of Wicklow,
Stubble Fields of Autumn.Slow Reel:
Harvest ReelThree Jig set:
Road to Lisdoonvarna
Monaghan’s
Morrisons
Also:
Rakes of Mallow
Dans an Dro (cape breton tune).To find Baidin Fheidhlimidh look do a search for Boat and look for the song Fheidhlimidh’s(sp?) Boat.
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Lee, when I read your suggestion to find Baidin Fheidhlimidh I thought how complicated I had made an easy task! Searched for Boat as you said, but alas, still no success - at least not at JC’s ABC site; but I won’t give up yet!!! 
~Larry
A bit of perserverance has paid off! I just found a book I’ve had for quite some time, 110 Ireland’s Best Slow Airs (Mel Bay Publications), and right there, on page 58, is Baidin Fheidhlimidh!!!
~Larry
On 2003-01-02 10:47, madguy wrote:
A bit of perserverance has paid off! I just found a book I’ve had for quite some time, 110 Ireland’s Best Slow Airs (Mel Bay Publications), and right there, on page 58, is Baidin Fheidhlimidh!!!~Larry
It also has 5 of the Aires I mentioned.
Take may Hand.
Foggy Dew
Ned of the Hills (Eamon a Chnioc)
Fair Maid of Wicklow,
Stubble Fields of Autumn.
Enjoy Your Music,
Lee Marsh
[ This Message was edited by: LeeMarsh on 2003-01-02 19:20 ]
I just realised (somewhat belatedly) that, although Baidin Fheilimi is a song, we always played it as a slide… If anyone else can figure out the correct ABC, here’re the notes:
Key: D Major
A—D- F–ED-/ A-B-c- d—B-/
A—D- F–ED-/ G-E-E- E-----/
A—D- F–ED-/ A-B-c- d—B-/
d—B- A-B-G-/ F-D-D- D-----://
d—e- f–ed-/ g—e- f–ed-/
B—c- d—B-/ A-B-G- F–ED-/
d—e- f–ed-/ g—e- f–ed-/
B—d- A-B-G-/ F-D-D- D-----://
Sorry if this makes no sense… This is written as if it’s played as a slide, with 12 beats to the bar, but slides are played pretty fast… Anyway, these are the note values. Someone who knows more than I about this whole ABC thing can go from here!
Good luck!
Deirdre
I’ve been exploring this site.
http://www.irishtunes.net
It’s easy to navigate and full of interesting and sometimes not so well known tunes. Try “The Blackbird”. It’s under B. It’s a song that rings bells in my head from my youth. I love it.
I was stuck in D-minor jigs and reels for a while until my guitar-playing friend rebelled. But we’ll still play Julia Delaney with enthusiasm.
I e-mailed the library at Notre Dame U, where Capt. O’Neill’s collection resides, and they offered the opinion that Julia was a grand-daughter or niece of the man. There are lots of “Delaney” tunes in O’Neill’s, but I like that one the best.
M