anyone know where i can find this tune in abc format
or translate the name to english .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez1O5swf1IM&feature=channel_page
Bothan means bothy (hut, cottage)
Airidh means sheiling (summer shelter)
Bràigh means brae (hillside)
Rainneach is a place name (Rannoch)
So the title translates as the sheiling bothy of Rannoch brae.
Summer sheilings were the places where folks would sleep while driving their cattle to their summer pastures. Lots of young people basically camping out, hormones raging, etc. etc. etc.
No warranties, but a Google search showed it a/k/a The Sheiling Song, which is on The Sessions here, with abc: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7601
John
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Watch McGoldricks fingers for the chorus line that the backing musicians are playing
e3 f# A B4
e3 f# A e4
e3 f# A B3
df# e4
Grab a D whistle and you can now play along!!
Boyd
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If anyone’s interested, there’s a tune called
Bothan airidh 'm braighe Raineach/The Shealing in the Braes of Rannoch
in the Simon Fraser collection (1815).
aye just found it 10 mins ago but thank you very much love this tune