Key signature: Amixolydian
Submitted on December 22nd 2007 by 52Paddy.
This tune has been added to 11 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Clais An Adhmid
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amix
ed|:cAB^G AGEF|G2 DG B,GDG|cAB^G AGEF|GEDB, G,2 B,G,|
G, ~A,3 B,A,B,D|EDEF GABd|cAB^G AGEF|1 ^GEGB A2 ed:|2 ^GEGB A3 B||
|:A2 eA cAeA|A^GEF =GEDG|A2 eA cAeA|A^GEC D2 DF|
GE(3FED EDB,D|G,3 B, DG,B,D|C2 EA cAB^G|1 EAA^G A3 B:|2 EAA^G A2||
Finbarr Dwyer
I learnt this tune from the Finbarr Dwyer recording "Accordion music from the Soul". It certainly sound like it could indeed be one of his own compositions. It's quite a difficult tune (even for box players) but has that unmistakeable Dwyer stamp on it.
I think it's a fantastic tune and, if it his one of Finbarr's, then I think it's one of his best. I've never heard it played elsewhere so I'm going to try and give it a bit more publicity next time I'm around at sessions.
Bear in mind, this is a very difficult tune to transcribe and I found it particularly difficult to find out what exact notes FInbarr was playing in bar 5 and 13 (ie bar 5 of part 2). That semiquaver G before the A roll in bar 5 is not a mistake. Listen to his playing and you'll something along those lines. Now, I think he's throwing some trick there which is very hard to notate or transcribe. He may be playing an A, and E together giving a chord effect. I'm not exactly sure, but this version is very close anyway.
By the way, my adequate standard of Irish tells me that Clais an Adhmid mean "The Wooden Sword" or "The Oak Sword".
# Posted on December 22nd 2007 by 52Paddy
Roman soldiers - or gladiators, or both - are said to have trained with wooden swords twice as heavy as their metal combat swords. This would have (a) made them fitter and (b) preventing them from skewering their mates. I wonder if the Gaels followed this commonsensical practise - or indeed, the other earlier inhabitants of ROI / UK.
# Posted on December 23rd 2007 by nicholas
After all, if the sword was only wooden it gave you an excuse to clobber someone you didn't like *really* hard.
# Posted on December 23rd 2007 by nicholas
Damien Mullane version
http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/comhaltaslive_288_1_damien_mullane/
First tune in this set is Clais an Adhmid. Not a very nice version...
# Posted on August 13th 2009 by 52Paddy
perhaps you would like to upload a better version 52Paddy?
# Posted on October 4th 2010 by I ♥ Dow
Perhaps I would
# Posted on January 31st 2011 by 52Paddy