The Little Fair Cannavans

slip jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on September 10th 2003 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 40 tunebooks.

Also known as An Ceannabhan Ban, Ceannabhan Ban, The Cotton Grass Flowers, Little Fair Canavans, The Little Fair Canavans, Little Fair Cannavans, Na Ceannabain Bana, Na Ceannabhain Bana, Na Ceannabháin Bhána, Na Ceannabháin Bhána.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Few More Tunes by John Skelton
• A Flying Start by Paul Moran And Fergal Scahill
• A Stone's Throw by Michael Cooney
• Caise Ceoil by Various Artists
• Cuisle by Angela Deane
• Edel Fox And Ronan O'Flaherty by Edel Fox And Ronan O'Flaherty
• Forgotten Days by Davy Spillane And Kevin Glackin
• Gavin Whelan by Gavin Whelan
• Kitty Lie Over by Mick O'Brien And Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh
• Lover's Ghost by Cran
• Music For Whistle And Guitar by Cormac Breatnach And Martin Dunlea
• Music Of Dreams by Tony Mac Mahon, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Noel Hill
• Musical Journey by Cormac Breatnach And Martin Dunlea
• Part II: Fire In Our Hearts by Na Connerys
• Sean Potts by Sean Potts And Paddy Moloney
• Sean Reid's Favourite by Jimmy O'Brien-Moran
• Seven Evenings, Seven Mornings by Shantalla
• Slán Le Loch Eirne by Seamus Quinn And Gary Hastings
• Spirit by Dervish
• Sporting Nell by Tommy McCarthy
• The Ballydesmond Polka by Dan Herlihy And John Drew
• The Dear Little Isle by Inishbofin Ceili Band
• The Fire Aflame by Keane, Molloy, O'Flynn
• The Kitchen Recordings by Seán O'Driscoll And Larry Egan
• The Wandering Minstrel by Seamus Ennis
• They'll Be Good Yet by Kitty Hayes And Peter Laban
• Tobar An Dúchais by Brid O'Donohue
• Tobar An Dúchais: Solo Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Music From County Clare by Bríd O'Donohue
• Where Old Ghosts Meet by Aidan Crossey
• Within A Mile Of Dublin by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Paul McGrattan

X: 1
T: Little Fair Cannavans, The
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Gmaj
c|BGG AGE GED|E/F/GD DEG A2A|BGG AGE GED|E/F/GD DEF G2:|
A|:Bdd edd BAG|Bdd edB A2c|Bdd edd BAG|GED DEF G2A|
Bdd edd BAG|Bdd gdB A2c|Bdd edd BAG|GED DEF G2|

Source: Sean Kane, Matt Molloy, Liam O'Flinn : "the fire aflame"
Transcription: g.m.p.

It is similar to The Swaggering Jig ( http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/661 ),
but there are enough differences to make it a discinct tune.

# Posted on September 10th 2003 by gian marco

Distinct tune.

# Posted on September 10th 2003 by gian marco

Fair Cannavans

just by the Irish name "Na Ceannabaine Bainne" (spelling may not be totally correct)

# Posted on January 1st 2004 by MollyB

This is a lilting tune from Connemara, Seamus Ennis made it popular with pipers.

# Posted on March 21st 2004 by Kevin Rietmann

Duplicated

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/612

# Posted on March 6th 2006 by Dow