Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on October 25th 2003 by Peter Piper.
This tune has been added to 55 tunebooks.
Also known as Gort Na Mona, Gortnamona, Tigh Raifertaigh.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Gort Na Mona
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Gmaj
G2B BAG ABc|d2g gfd BcA|G2B BAG ABc|1ded ded ((3BcB) A:|2ded dge fga||
b2a bge dgb|a2a aga bge|e2e edB ABc|d2d dge fga|
b2g gba ged|e2e ede ged|A2A ABG ABc|d2d dgf dcA||
Conán plays this one. I haven't yet been able to pick up the second part properly by ear, so thanks Pictapec. It sounds like a modern sort of tune. Do you know who composed it?
# Posted on October 26th 2003 by CreadurMawnOrganig
Gortnamona
Composed by Michael Rooney. I heard it first on the album "Time on our Hands" by Siobhan Peoples & Murty Ryan. On the liner notes the title is spelled as one word but typos have occurred on liner notes before so I don't know which way is correct.
# Posted on October 27th 2003 by radriano
Gortnamona
Does anyone know what Gort Na Mona or Gortnamona means?
# Posted on October 29th 2003 by jkneale
Translation
It's the "field of turf", field bring a fairly loose translation. Maybe the Bank of Turf is more appropriate.
# Posted on October 30th 2003 by Conán McDonnell
Gort na Móna
This tune is played in the key of C on Michael Rooney and June McCormack's (Draiocht's) album. This tune was composed by Michael in 2001 as part of a Millennium Suite Michael was comissioned to compose by Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann. I think Michael said that Gort na Mona is the name of his family's property in Co. Monaghan (in Ireland)
# Posted on April 6th 2005 by jackw_32
Gort na Móna
The posted abc version is different to that that Michael and June play both live and on their cd - which you should buy cos they are excellent! ;) - They play it as such:
X:1
T:Gort na Mona
M:9/8
R:Slip Jig
K:C
G|:C2E EDC DEG|c2e edc deg|f2e dcd ecG|1~A3 AGE D2G:|2AcA AGE DEF||
GAc cde ~d3|e2g gae gec|~d3 dcd ecG|AcA AGE DEG|
GAc cde ~d3|e2g gae gec|f2e dcd ecG|A2A AGE D2G:||
# Posted on April 6th 2005 by jackw_32
Agree Jack although the one shown is played with Gort na Mona under the title Tigh Rafeartaigh. These are nice session tunes in between the jigs and the reels although the consensus with our group is to play the first one in the key of "D" to suit flutes and whistles.
# Posted on April 6th 2005 by Bannerman
Gorthamona
Is this the same tune as Percy French's Gorthamona?I cannot make it fit the words .If not does anyone Know tune for P.F's Gorthamona?
# Posted on October 19th 2005 by langham
As a jig
Try out a jig version of this tune, as recorded by Flook:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5375
# Posted on January 10th 2006 by jdicarlo