Bean An Ti Ar Lar

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on January 25th 2003 by Trevor Jennings.

This tune has been added to 69 tunebooks.

Also known as Bean A' Ti Ar Lar, Bean A' Ti Ar Lár, Bean A' Ti Ar'n Urlár, Bean A' Tigh Faoi Chl�ir: The Woman Of The House In The Closed Coffin, Bean Ar Ti Ar Lar, Mistress On The Floor, The Mistress On The Floor, The Old Oak Tree, Woman Of The House On The Floor.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Boys Of The Lough by Boys Of The Lough
Ceol A'Ghleanna by Ciarán Ó Maonaigh
Night And Day by Brett Lipshutz And Randy Lee Gosa
Our Musical Heritage Disc 2 by Various Artists
Selected Jigs Reels And Songs by De Danann
The Donegal Fiddle by Various Artists
The High Part Of The Road by Tommy Peoples And Paul Brady
The Mighty Box by Luke Daniels
The New Strung Harp by Maire Ni Chathasaigh

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

A tune I've recently been taught. Probably comes from Donegal. It has a variety of other names,
Woman of the House on the Floor
Mistress on the Floor
(a variation, evidently from a session, "Mistress on the Mattress")
The Old Oak Tree

There is a variation of the B part on the woodenflute database:

cdec A3d|cdec AGEA|cdec ABAG|EG=cA BGEd|
cdec A3d|cdec AGEd|cdeg fdec|ABcA BdcB||

# Posted on January 25th 2003 by Trevor Jennings

I've heard it played with C#s throughout in the A-part.

# Posted on January 25th 2003 by CreadurMawnOrganig

Bean An T� Ar L�r

I was always under the impression that "Bean An T� Ar L�r" roughly translated out to "The Pregnant Woman" (or a pregnant woman in labor) That's what Charlie Lennon says on his Musical Memories video tape where he plays this tune to give people a taste of Co Donegal music.
A very fun tune

# Posted on January 25th 2003 by Mad Baloney

Altan

it's the reel after the initial song on Altan's "Another Sky".

# Posted on December 2nd 2003 by JHowley

The Mistress On The Floor

Another version ...

Courtesy of Josephine Keegan from her book "A Drop In The Ocean".

X:1
T:Bean a'Ti Ar Lar
M:4/4
R:Reel
K:D
dB|:AGFE D2FD|GEFE DdcB|AGFE D2FD|E2cA BGEG|
AGFE D2FD|GEFE DdBd|AGFE D2FD|(3EFE cA BGEG:||
|:cdec A3d|cdec AFDd|cdec A3F|E2cA BGEd|
cdec A^GAB|cdec AFEd|cdeg (3fgf ec|dBcA Bcdc:||

# Posted on July 26th 2005 by Aidan Crossey

"Bean A' Ti Ar Lar" ~ rescued duplication, with comments

Submitted on February 27th 2010 by Brad Maloney.
~ /tunes/display/10305

X: 4
T: Bean A' Ti Ar Lar
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
|: AGFE D2 FD | GEFE DBAB |
AGFE D2 FD |[1 E2 cA BGEB :|[2 E2 cA BGEd ||
|: cdec A2 cA | cdec AF E2 |
[1 cdec A2 cA | E2 cA BGEd :|
[2 cdeg f2 ed | ABcA BdcB |]

Bean A' Ti Ar Lar

I have posted alot of my own tunes lately, so I should balance it out with a good old chestnut. This tune is one that I've always associated with Co Donegal fiddling & it's a great tune on any instrument. I'm surprised that it wasn't hear already, it may be under a different title, but I couldn't find it. I checked the advanced ABC tab on the site & the other two "Bean A' Ti Ar Lar" were not similar to this tune. I'm not entirely sure this is the name of this tune but it was the one listed in the first Bulmer & Sharpley's collection.

What's the translation of this title into english? I thought at one time I heard it means "The Pregnant Woman". From my little Focloir Poca the best I can make out is "The housewife on the bottom/ground/laying low". Is this another one like the "Choice Wife" perhaps? wink wink nod nod?

from http://www.irishtune.info/tune/3577/
"mislabeled as The Old Oak Tree / An Seanchrann Darach in "CRE 2"
The translation from this site is "The Mistress on the Floor"

# Posted on February 27th 2010 by Brad Maloney

~ The following comment is from Kenny and gave me a good laugh ~

Duplication.......Been here since 2003.

PS
I found it by doing a "search" on "Bean".

PPs.....and one of the "comments" to go with that tune is by none other than a certain Brad Maloney

# Posted on February 27th 2010 by Kenny

# Posted on February 27th 2010 by ceolachan

"Bean A' Ti Ar Lar" ~ Dave Bulmer & Neil Sharpley ~ 1974

"Music from Ireland, Volume 1"
Page 15, tune #39 ~ "Bean a'ti ar lar"

X: 5
T: Bean A' Ti Ar Lar
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
B |:\
AGFE D2 FD | GEFE DB B2 |
AGFE D2 FD |[1 ~E2 cA BGEB :|[2 ~E2 cA BGEd ||
|: cdec A2 Ad | cdec AFEd |
[1 cdec A2 AF | ~E2 cA BGEd :|
[2 cdeg ~f2 ec | ABcA BdcB |]

# Posted on February 27th 2010 by ceolachan

Whoah, there's ceolachan pointing out exactly how much of an idiot I am. Thanks

# Posted on February 27th 2010 by Mad Baloney

No way!!! But it's a shame Kenny's comments went la-la. I did get a laugh out of it. But you're no idiot. We all have brains that sometimes refuse to answer our needs as we'd like them to...

# Posted on February 27th 2010 by ceolachan

Mistress on the Mattress,
Crone in the Casket,
Der Tod und das Mädchen...

# Posted on October 28th 2010 by birlibirdie