Key signature: Dmixolydian
Submitted on July 23rd 2001 by *weescottishfiddler*.
This tune has been added to 482 tunebooks.
Also known as The Eagle's Feather, Inis Oirr, Inisfree, Inish Iar, Innisheer, The Old Arm Chair, The Women's Lament For The Dead.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Inisheer
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Dmix
B3A Bd | B3A Bd | E3B AB | D3B AG |
B3A Bd | B3A Bd | G3B A/2G/2F |1 G3E DG :|2 G3A Bd ||
e3f ed | B3A Bd | ef ed B/2c/2d |
e3A Bd | e3f ed | B3A Bd | G3B A/2G/2F |
G3A Bd | e3f ed | B3A Bd | gf ed B/2c/2d |
e3A Bd | e3f ed | B3A Bd | D3B A/2G/2F | G6 ||
Inisheer
this is not really a waltz to be honest but a 3/4 slow air. it is more lyrically phrased and should be played fairly slow. this tune is very nice on a fiddle whistle, or as demonstrated by catriona mackay on the fiddlers bid cd 'hamnataing' it lends itself to the harp well. it is written by thomad walsh, btu i know little of this composer
# Posted on July 23rd 2001 by *weescottishfiddler*
Inisheer air
I looked all over the web for info on Thomas Walsh and and whether or not the composer is modern, & not wanting to step on anyone's copyright privileges, permission to play the tune I finally emailed Cherish the Ladies. Joanie said that Thomas Walsh is alive & well and would be thrilled to know that we were playing his music.
# Posted on July 29th 2001 by Revirish
Inisheer
Thanks so much for posting this slow air. It is really a beautiful one indeed. I heard it first from Patrick Flanagan, a whistle player from Michigan who has been hanging out in and around Doolin and the Cliffs of Moher. He recorded a nice version of it--well, the only version I've ever heard--on his own CD of tunes entitled "The Morning After the Night Before." Let me know if anyone would like to get in touch with him and perhaps he could get you a copy. I look forward to hearing the version by Catriona Mackay on the Fiddlers Bid CD. Thanks!
# Posted on July 29th 2001 by Brendan
Inisheer
On the cd "Hamnataing" by Fiddlers Bid this tune is credited to Pat McNulty the Irish piper and not Thomas Walsh -which is right? I would like to give credit to the right person -it's a great tune.
# Posted on July 29th 2001 by Alanmmcgregor
Inisheer
I too have been searching over a year for its author-Thomas P Walsh comes up a number of times. Does Revirish know if Joanie's response about Tom Walsh would include "playing" or using his tune on a recording? Was that the intent of the question? Osgood
# Posted on August 15th 2001 by osgood
Inisheer
Have been reading with interest the comments about this tune. It is indeed a classic and played here in Ireland just about everywhere but, especially in the Dublin area-which is Tommy's hometown. I rang my good friend Tommy Walsh to let him know about this discussion. Like Joanie said he is delighted to know people are talking about and playing his music.
Tommy is alive and well and living in Dunboyne (just outside Dublin). He'd be happy to answer question about his music and can be contacted on 35318255462
Slan
# Posted on August 19th 2001 by Poconn
Thomas Walsh
Well, I can confirm that Thomas Walsh has no beef with his tune being posted here.
I got an email from him. It said simply "Thank you".
# Posted on March 18th 2002 by Jeremy
Inis Oir
I believe the spelling listed for alternate title should be "Inis Oir", not "Oirr". I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
# Posted on September 23rd 2002 by aliceflynn
Inisheer copyright
IMHO everybody composing an 'irtrad tune' might be honored by having it published here or played in a session. Do you think the tune is copyright protected and we should pay for it each time we play it in public or even when publishing it on CD?
Thanks for any opinions
Urs
# Posted on October 13th 2002 by swisspiper
A message from Tommy's daughter
I got an email from Sinead Walsh, daughter of Thomas:
"Hi my name is Sinead Walsh. I'm the daughter of Tommy Walsh. I just wanted let to let you know that yes my dad is alive and well. He also has Rereleased inisheer and alot of other airs he composed on a new album "Ethnic tears". I'm happy to see you like his music and he would be delighted."
# Posted on October 14th 2003 by Jeremy
Inis Oir
Joanie Madden (Whistle) and Eileen Ivers (fiddle) introduced this tune to their respective classes during Irish Week workshops at Augusta (WV) in 1987, and when played ensemble for the students concert, it was a smashing hit. BTW the other tune was "If Ever You Were Mine", also a KEEPER. I play the version from Buttons and Bows CD which has a second ending for part B. If anyone is interested please e-mail me
# Posted on February 3rd 2004 by windybaer
Tommy Walsh has also published a book "Tin Whistle Legends" but Inis Oir is not in it. Nevertheless I can heartily recommend the book for whistle enthusiasts. The title means Eastern Island of the three Aran Islands and there is a small pub there that serves the best seafood chowder I have ever eaten,..... anywhere?
# Posted on February 3rd 2004 by windybaer
All, Regarding the copyright to Inisheer. Thomas Walsh has copyrighted the tune, and he would like anyone who is recording the tune professionally to make arrangements for the use through the publishing company that represents him, www.crashedmusic.com. I am in the process of arranging use of the tune for a CD for the group I am in, and they seem to be good folks to work with. So if you plan to record this tune, give the author his due and pay for use of the rights.
Thanks,
AL Brown
# Posted on January 28th 2005 by AlBrown
A learner's experience
After asking people at the Sessions for some recommended beginner tunes, Inis Oir was suggested. It is a beautiful and easy one to learn and I recommend it as well for other learners.
# Posted on April 24th 2005 by Lalonde
As Gaeilge Cepaim go bfhuil
Inis Oírr would be the Irish spelling....if you so choose.
# Posted on July 25th 2006 by ceolgaelach
INNIS OIRR TRADITIONAL OR NOT?
Can anyone confirm whether or not this tune is Traditional Irish - I teach a young flute band who played this at the Ulster Fleah but one of the judges queried if it was traditional! We have the all ireland this weekend and would be great if someone could confirm either way!! Thanks
# Posted on August 21st 2006 by maisy
Innis Oirr
Read the comments above.
# Posted on August 21st 2006 by Kenny
INNIS OIRR
Sorry - first time on here was just looking a definite yes or no
# Posted on August 21st 2006 by maisy
No problem, maisy. Welcome to the "Session". Good luck at the Fleadh.
# Posted on August 21st 2006 by Kenny
A "keeper" - that's a word I haven't heard for some time, used in the sense of something big / good enough to keep. As a boy I went fishing a lot, and where I fished it meant a trout on or over the size limit, rather than a gamekeeper. There's definitely an overlap between game fishing and UK / Irish TM, if only because both tend to inhabit the best landscapes.
# Posted on September 15th 2006 by nicholas
Inisheer
Years ago one of my students asked me to teach this to a class. I got hold of a record by a band called Innisheer, thinking if anyone knew it, they would. I learnt it off the record and started spreading it about. Some time later, when I started hearing other people playing it at sessions, I realised that my version differed significantly from what other folk played. Now every time someone starts it up, I cringe because I knew anyone who learnt it from me is going to clash! This is the way I scattered it around Edinburgh:
X:1
T:Innisheer
T:Inisheer
S:Sounds from the Atlantic, Innisheer
M:3/4
K:G
DGA | B3 AB<d | B3 AB<d | E3 cBG | A3
DGA | B3 AB<d | B3 AB<d | D3 B A/G/F | G3 :|
ABd | e3 fed | B3 ABd | e3 dBd | e3 fgf |
e3 fed | B3 ABd | D3 B A/G/F | G3 :|
# Posted on February 17th 2007 by nigelg
Copyright?
How can I get ahold of this Thomas Walsh for permission to record this tune? It's a home project - not a professional CD.
# Posted on April 26th 2007 by Peg
"The Eagle's Feather" / "Inisheer" ~ a composition by Thomas Walsh
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on July 25th 2007 by spindizzy.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7542
X: 1
T: Eagle's Feather, The
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: G Major
|:D GA |
B2 BA Bd | B2 BA Bd | E3 B AB | D3 E (3FED |
B2 BA Bd | B2 BA Bd | E3 B AB | G3 :|
|:A Bd |
e2 ef ed | B2 BA Bd | ef ed Bd | e3 f gf |
e2 ef ed | B2 BA Bd | E3 B AB | G3 :|
A Slow Air rather than a waltz - we play this with "Eleanor Plunkett" for a slow set ~
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2575
This is a vanilla version - add ornaments to taste.
According to the sleeve notes on the Garva CD this is a pipe tune, also known as "The Women's Lament for the Dead".
# Posted on July 25th 2007 by spindizzy
# Posted on July 26th 2007 by ceolachan
The previous is another rescued duplication...
# Posted on July 26th 2007 by ceolachan
Chords to Inisheer
| G | G/B (or Em) | C | D |
| G | G/B (or Em) | Am7 D |1 G D :|2 G G/B |
|: C | Bm | Em Em/D | C G/B |
| Am7 | Bm | D D/F# |1 G G/B :|2 G |
# Posted on January 16th 2008 by gian marco
Listed as Dmix, but it's in Gmaj
hey, this waltz is in G major, but it's listed as
Dmixolydian. Can somebody fix that? It took me
forever to find it in the database cause
I was looking for tunes in G major.
# Posted on February 18th 2008 by mandomaj
Dmix/Gmaj
Yeah, mandomaj, I've complained about that tendency with the tunes here, before. As I recall the gist of the discussion was telling me to 'Go away, they're basically the same, aren't they?'
Miffed, I was ...
# Posted on February 20th 2008 by benhall.1
No they're not... Who told you to ~ 'Go away, they're basically the same, aren't they?' Go awn, point em out to us...
Damn, I'm stuck, anybody out there know how to make a mean smilie?
# Posted on February 20th 2008 by ceolachan