The White Mountain

slip jig

Key signature: Emixolydian

Submitted on November 7th 2005 by caliope.

This tune has been added to 20 tunebooks.

Also known as Arragh Mountains, The Arragh Mountains, Paddy O'Brien's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 20th Feakle Festival: Reeling Through The Years by Various Artists
• A Compilation by Natalie MacMaster
• A Fig For A Kiss by Providence
• A Letter Home by Athena Tergis
• A Musical Trip To Coleman Country by Various Artists
• A Small Island (Traditional Music From Cork) by Brid Cranitch, Vince Milne And Pat Sullivan
• A Tribute To John McKenna by Mick Woods
• Across The Waters - Irish Traditional Music From England by Various Artists
• An Buachaill Dreoite by Joe Ryan
• An Fhidil by Various Artists
• An Ph�b by Dicky Deegan
• Around St. James' Well by Carmel Gunning
• Barefoot On The Altar by Chulrua
• Beal A' Mhurlaigh by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Celtic Ceili by Various Artists
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Dancing To Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Deireadh An Fh�mhair - End Of The Harvest by Declan Masterson
• Devenish by Mick Heffernan, Niall O'Callanain, Brid Donnelly And Cillian O'Briann
• Drops Of Brandy by Sean McAloon And John Rea
• First Flight by Gerald Trimble
• Fresh Takes by John Whelan And Eileen Ivers
• Hand-Me-Downs by Mary Rafferty
• Humours Of Highgate by John Blake, Lamond Gillespie And Mick Leahy
• In Safe Hands by Various Artists
• Irish Traditional Music (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle) by Various Artists
• Jigs, Reels And Airs by Seamus Tansey
• Jumping Ahead by Harriet Earis
• Long Distance by Nancy Conescu And Friends
• Maiden Voyage by Various Artists
• Musical Delights From Ireland by Comhaltas Tour Group 1998
• Na Draiodoiri by Na Draiodoiri
• Northern Tradition by Mary Mulholland
• One More Time by McComiskey, Mulvihill And McLeod
• Ring The Bell ... Run Like Hell by Midnight Court
• So Far by Eileen Ivers
• Temple House 2 by Temple House Ceili Band
• The Apple In Winter by Brian Conway And Tony DeMarco
• The Back Door by Cherish The Ladies
• The Branch Line by Jack And Charlie Coen
• The Cat That Ate The Candle by John Carty And Brian McGrath
• The Michael Sexton Ceili Band by The Michael Sexton Ceili Band
• The Slopes Of Benbulben by John Regan
• The Times We've Had by The Irish Tradition
• They Sailed Away From Dublin Bay by Liam Farrell And Joe Whelan
• Traditional Dance Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Trian by Trian
• Up She Flew by Dana Lyn
• Weeds In The Garden by Muintir Lewis
• Wintering Out by Simon Bradley And Luke Plumb
• With Eugene O'Donnell by Mick Moloney

X: 1
T: White Mountain, The
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Emix
EAA EAB =c3 | EAA EAF GED | EGA EAB =c2 d | egd ege dBG :|
A2a gef g3 | Aaa geA B^cd | A2a gef g2 e | d^cd g2e dBG :|

White Mountain

I found this on a pae of music that also had "A Fig for a Kiss".

# Posted on November 7th 2005 by caliope

I have a feeling there is a problem here with the key signature. The G# just doesn't sound right to my ears and the occasional C# might be ok where the accidentals are marked but not in the key signature. Which leaves us with onlythe F# in the key signature (?Amix).
I couldn't find any other source for this tune to see how it might be notated elsewhere.
There is a SLIABH BÁNA reel which is the 'White Mountain' Reel - probably no relation. Alos there is an air also known as "Sliabh Geal gCua " or "The White Mountain".
Also can't find any record of a recording of this tune and I have done an abc search that failed to turn up anything.
Having said all that it seems like a nice tune.

# Posted on November 7th 2005 by Donough

Duplicate

This is Arragh Mountains, aka Paddy O'Brien's, already in the archives here: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1901

# Posted on November 7th 2005 by Will CPT

Well aren't I the silly one. I did an abc search on TuneDB and Google but didn't get around to doing it the only place that really matters - HERE!
Will, do you happen to know whether this was the Nenagh (Tipperary) POB - deceased, or the other one? The settings on the other entry sound great. Really nice tune.

# Posted on November 7th 2005 by Donough

These are the words of a song.The Slivermines are some hills where they found a bit of silver - doh! They are not far from Nenagh and Newtown which was the home of the deceased Paddy O'Brien. He recorded this on his album with a fiddler - Banks of the Shannon.
"Leave me on the road to Nenagh,
Hear the rippling Shannon call,
Where the Arragh mountains meet the Silvermines, "

# Posted on November 7th 2005 by Donough

To complete the picture go to this website:
http://www.destinations-uk.com/ireland.php?countyid=66
Garrykennedy is where Paddy O'Brien used to play in the sessions at Larkins Pub

# Posted on November 7th 2005 by Donough