Gosh, you are going for a niche segment of ITM.
Have you looked in the 'Recordings' section for artists such as Padraig O'Keeffe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford, Billy Clifford?
More recently recorded would be Seamus Begley from west Kerry.
Many of the tracks link to the appropriate 'Tunes' entry.
Find some recordings in CD format instead, listen to them a LOT, and if necessary, use slow down software to play the tunes back at half speed.
Tunebooks and ABCs can not and will not teach you Sliabh Luachra style, all you will get is the notes...if you're lucky and the transcriber wasn't clueless and half in the bag.
Could be that he's already got the style figured out, and is on the hunt for more of the tunes indigenous to that area that might not have been recorded.
Come to think of it I would really love to find something like that myself.
I'll see what I can come up with in the way of a trasncription for the tune you're searching for. I learned it as Callaghan's, but have seen it called various names other than that since then.
I think it's called "The Doon" on Delore Keane/John Faulkner's recording Sail Og Rua. I was hopeful, but it seems that the tune that comes up in this database for The Doon is one that I know as the "Banks of the Islen" (a.k.a "The Glentown Reel" on the Star Above the Garter). To make it more confusing, that particular tune is the tune played just before Callaghan's on Sail Og Rua, there given the name "Denis Murphy's", which is of course linked in this database to an unrelated slide.
Naw Ken - that would be the same version of the Doon as you find on "The New Road" with Charlie Piggott/Gerry Harrington - a three part tune called Glen Owen in Breathnach's collection found here:
Steph -
Thanks. Yes, I've also been round the loop with all the different names.
This link, and its links, might or might not explain them a bit more - http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/GAA_GAL.htm#GALTEE_RANGERS
"Kenny", in a different thread, also came up with http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1731 for that tune.
I'm not sure it's the right one, though.
On the records, and in sessions, it's in D, is always the last tune in the set, and always ends with the 3 emphatic notes F E D.
Kerry and Sliabh Luachra music
Kerry and Sliabh Luachra music
Hi folks! I'm looking for on the web, if is possible, some Kerry or Sliabh Luachra music collection in ABC format.
I have found only a small Johnny O'Leary collection.
Thanks!
# Posted on April 17th 2006 by SILVIO 64
Re: Kerry and Sliabh Luachra music
Was this the O'Leary collection, Silvio?
http://www.qmcorp.net/webabc/bigfolder/jol1.abc
# Posted on April 17th 2006 by joesmith
Re: Kerry and Sliabh Luachra music
Just this one! I have jol1 and jol2.
# Posted on April 17th 2006 by SILVIO 64
Re: Kerry and Sliabh Luachra music
Hi Silvio,
Gosh, you are going for a niche segment of ITM.
Have you looked in the 'Recordings' section for artists such as Padraig O'Keeffe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford, Billy Clifford?
More recently recorded would be Seamus Begley from west Kerry.
Many of the tracks link to the appropriate 'Tunes' entry.
One link is wrong though.
Does anybody know where the correct ABC/notes is for track 11 - Callaghan's, on "The Star above the Garter?
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/1073
# Posted on April 17th 2006 by westcott
Re: Kerry and Sliabh Luachra music
Silvio et al -
Find some recordings in CD format instead, listen to them a LOT, and if necessary, use slow down software to play the tunes back at half speed.
Tunebooks and ABCs can not and will not teach you Sliabh Luachra style, all you will get is the notes...if you're lucky and the transcriber wasn't clueless and half in the bag.
# Posted on April 17th 2006 by Hanley
Re: Kerry and Sliabh Luachra music
Could be that he's already got the style figured out, and is on the hunt for more of the tunes indigenous to that area that might not have been recorded.
Come to think of it I would really love to find something like that myself.
# Posted on April 17th 2006 by _Steph_
Re: Kerry and Sliabh Luachra music
Westcott -
I'll see what I can come up with in the way of a trasncription for the tune you're searching for. I learned it as Callaghan's, but have seen it called various names other than that since then.
I think it's called "The Doon" on Delore Keane/John Faulkner's recording Sail Og Rua. I was hopeful, but it seems that the tune that comes up in this database for The Doon is one that I know as the "Banks of the Islen" (a.k.a "The Glentown Reel" on the Star Above the Garter). To make it more confusing, that particular tune is the tune played just before Callaghan's on Sail Og Rua, there given the name "Denis Murphy's", which is of course linked in this database to an unrelated slide.
Lots of luck with that mess!
# Posted on April 17th 2006 by _Steph_
Re: Kerry and Sliabh Luachra music
Steph ~ Is "The Doon" the same tune as "The Dun" on Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh's - Turas Go Tir Na NOg?
Ken
# Posted on April 17th 2006 by RogueFiddler
Re: Kerry and Sliabh Luachra music
Oh... thank you very much to all!
Good suggestions! I have a lot of Beagley and Johnny O'Leary Cd's.
Ok... now I use slow down tu learn! Thanks again!
# Posted on April 17th 2006 by SILVIO 64
Re: Kerry and Sliabh Luachra music
Naw Ken - that would be the same version of the Doon as you find on "The New Road" with Charlie Piggott/Gerry Harrington - a three part tune called Glen Owen in Breathnach's collection found here:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5440
Incidentally westcott: you can find the version of Doon/Callaghan's you're searching for here (found it finally in the database):
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1731
Cheers,
Stephanie
# Posted on April 17th 2006 by _Steph_
Re: Kerry and Sliabh Luachra music
Steph -
Thanks. Yes, I've also been round the loop with all the different names.
This link, and its links, might or might not explain them a bit more -
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/GAA_GAL.htm#GALTEE_RANGERS
"Kenny", in a different thread, also came up with http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1731 for that tune.
I'm not sure it's the right one, though.
On the records, and in sessions, it's in D, is always the last tune in the set, and always ends with the 3 emphatic notes F E D.
# Posted on April 18th 2006 by westcott