Dear Keith, Regardless of whoever actually composed the text of the first page, the general thrust of Angus Fraser's thesis does bear on the material and its...
Hello Alasdair I dont thnk we included on our list, that Port Gordon appears in the Neale 'Scotch Tunes' book, p.26 according to Fleischmann's big catalogue....
Dear Simon, I don't have anything from that book at all. Great you remembered it and thanks for reminding me at least. Math gu bheil thu ann! Beannachdan, ...
Simon Neales collection of 'Celebrated Scotch Tunes' is fairly rare, I think that the nearest copy to you,(as the crow flies), would be the one in the Bunting...
Bring back the Animaniacs! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JJcJIiQq2A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_J5rBxeTIk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvy0wRLD5s8 ...
Greetings all, There will be an intensive Irish language-study weekend coming up March 27-29 at Indiana University. At the end of the weekend the Indiana...
You have the coolest events down there! Wish I could make it! Would love to hear of your experience with the lyre/ tiompan. Here's something I came across that...
What a ridiculous rationalization. It's like saying, "We had to use the latest DNA analysis techniques, and consult experts in microbiology and biochemistry...
Hello everyone Just to let you all know that the website for the branch is now at www.wirestrungclarsach.org <http://www.wirestrungclarsach.org> Please change...
Hi folks, this isn't strictly harp, as in clairseach, but it is wire strung, and sounds incredible. it is a Russian folk instrument called a GUSLI, related to...
Hi folks, this isn't strictly harp, as in clairseach, but it is wire strung, and sounds incredible. it is a Russian folk instrument called a GUSLI, related to...
another wire harp clip on YouTube, this one by Brendan Ring. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gUabcwURMU Brendan, could you teach me this tune, the next time...
Paul, you might contact Michael King, he is very knowledgeable about Kanteles and related instruments, I am sure he would know about this. www.michaeljking.com...
Dear Paul, Brendan is using DJ's version of Mrs Costello, a setting which is one of a number of his which he hasn't completely successfully restructured out of...
Dear Alasdair Keith?, not sure I am clear on what the question is, I am still trying to cope with DJ as those initials to me suggest David Johnson but I assume...
... Hi Alasdair - I assume you are referring to the second Mrs Maxwell air, no. 102 (I'm also assuming that "DJ" is Donal J. O'Sullivan). I can see what...
Dear Bonnie, An interesting defence of the metrical quirkiness found in the sources. Of course, from a listening point of view, we have modern ears....
A cháirdean, I've just uploaded a vocal version I've constructed from the melody of Edward Corcoran. It's in the key of D one flat firstly because it would...
A chàirdean, For those of you with an interest in liturgical material, I've uploaded my interpretation of the Breton notation for the Pentecost Sunday introit...
Alasdair these are very interesting and useful but a mp3 would be much better for those of us with 'literacy issues' to get a grip on what you are thinking....
Dear Simon, How true but there is more than one kind of illiteracy: my computering ability is tested enough posting jpeg files! Beannachdan, Alasdair...
A chàirdean, I've uploaded a version of Mrs O'Connor (118). DJ's version kept the same note durations as the original and only source of this tune, Lee. ...
A chàirdean, I've just uploaded a fresh copy of Mrs O'Connor (118) as I spotted some mistranscription in bars 2 & 3. Nach gabh sibh mo lethsgeul. Lee's...
A chàirdean, I've uploaded the other Mrs O'Connor (124) to the files section of the group. This is is a song for which the lyric survives for a complete once...
A chàirdean, The latest file I've uploaded to the group is my rebarring of Carolan's Marbhna for Owen O'Rourke, the Prince of Breffni in Carolan's day. The...
A chàirdean, I've decided to upload a vocal edition of Tobias Peyton. The basis is the Forde version presented by DJ but with certain changes made. In order...
