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Lad O'Beirnes

I'm a "newby" member of sessions and have read some of your discussions with interest... I recently came across a book of
tunes by Ed Reavy. I especially like Lad O'Beirnes but haven't heard it played on any recordings, Youtube, etc... I was wondering if anyone knew of a recording of it anywhere.

# Posted on May 26th 2011 by K-zee

Re: Lad O'Beirnes

If you mean the hornpipe, it is played with mandolin and guitar (Mick Moloney and Shelley Posen) on this album:

http://www.amazon.com/Music-Ed-Reavy/dp/B000059T0R

# Posted on May 26th 2011 by Weejie

Re: Lad O'Beirnes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6opIWwUCr4U

Enjoy, its a nice tune.

Peter

# Posted on May 26th 2011 by celticturntable

Re: Lad O'Beirnes

Also a Natalie MacMaster version heard here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nirIJET71hI

# Posted on May 26th 2011 by celticturntable

Re: Lad O'Beirnes

A great hornpipe, and the story about its composition is true as Ed Reavy jr. has told me more than once. Fiddler Sean Ryan put a sweet lonely feeling into this tune, on a recording released as the last track of his timeless album with P. J. Moloney. Lovely long phrases, soulful intonation. Like other tracks on that album it was given an unusual name ("The flowing tide" in this case).

http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/2845

PG

# Posted on May 26th 2011 by Paul Groff

Re: Lad O'Beirnes

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/546

# Posted on May 27th 2011 by ceolachan

Re: Lad O'Beirnes

Thanks for all your comments. I really liked Natalie's interpretation! -

K

# Posted on May 27th 2011 by K-zee