Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on October 15th 2005 by flamin fiddler.
This tune has been added to 17 tunebooks.
Also known as Slán Le Maigh, Slán Le Mháigh.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Slan Le Maigh
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
D2|:(G3 F) E4|{FE}D6 E2|(G3 F) E4|D6 C2|
(B,3 D) E3 c|B3{cB}A (G3 F)|G8:|
(G4 GABc)|d3 e d3 c|B3 G E4|{FE}D8|(B6 c2)|
(d3 B) G4|(F3 G) E4|D8||
(B6 c2)|(d6 cB)|c2 A6|(B6 c2)|(d3 e) (d3 c)|
B3 G E4|D6 C2|(B,3 D) E3 c|(B3{cB}A) (G3 F)|G8||
SLOW AIR
A really nice sad slow air which i had been meaning to post a while ago but when i saw Gay McKeon had recorded on his album and that made me post it tight now.
In the book i learnt it from it says: "Irish air to 18th century limerick poem play with with free metre"
It also says use slides and use the notes in between F# and Fnat and also between C# and Cnat.
But thats what the book says but you can do anything you like with it (after all its trad).
Oh yeah, one more thing i play this on pipes (uilleann) it's really easy as its mostly in the first octave and a good beginners tune.
Enjoy,
Sam
# Posted on October 15th 2005 by flamin fiddler
Whoops
the bs in the 4th bar and the 4th from last should be low bs.
# Posted on October 15th 2005 by flamin fiddler
Slan Le Maigh
Gay McKeon says in the sleeve notes of his recording 'Irish Piping Tradition:
"Composed by Aindrias Mac Craith, one of the famous poets who lived along the Maigue River in the Bruff - Croom area of Co. Limerick.
The song was composed in 1738 when Mac Craith was compelled to leave the parish of Croom by the then Parish Priest."
# Posted on October 19th 2005 by Ptarmigan
thanks for the ptarmigan
# Posted on October 22nd 2005 by flamin fiddler
*for the info
# Posted on October 31st 2005 by flamin fiddler