Donal O'Connor's

slide

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on July 5th 2007 by ceolachan.

This tune has been added to 7 tunebooks.

Also known as The Scartaglen.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• An Calmfhear: The Trooper by Johnny O'Leary
• Danu by Danu
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• Lover's Ghost by Cran
• Melodic Journeys by James Kelly
• Music From Sliabh Luachra by Denis Murphy
• Northern Lights by Kevin And Seamus Glackin
• Sceal Eile by Gerry Harrington And Eoghan O'Sullivan
• The Chieftains 2 by The Chieftains
• The Iron Man by Tommy Peoples And Daithi Sproule
• The Rushy Mountain: Classic Music From Sliabh Luachra 1952-77 by Various Artists
• The Star Above The Garter by Denis Murphy And Julia Clifford

X: 1
T: Donal O'Connor's
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
R: slide
K: Gmaj
|: G2 A |
B>cB cBA G2 E D2 G | EFG A2 B c3 cBA |
B2 B cBA G2 E D3 | EFG AGF G3 :|
|: GFE |
D2 B B^AB d2 B B=AG | D2 G A2 B c3 AFE |
D2 B B^AB d2 B B=AG | ABA DFA G3 :|

"Donal O'Connor's Slide" / "The Scartaglen Slide"

Yep, another that takes that geographic name as one of its alternates. Here is the same tune in another key, and while I'm at it, with some other possibilities thrown in. I've known this one for a long time, to dance to and to play, and was surprised it wasn't already here. I recieved an email from Wounded Hussar that presented part of this and was asking me for a name for it, another lovely slide, thanks for the reminder...

X: 1134
T: Donal O'Connor's Slide
T: The Scartaglen Slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
R: slide
K: D Major
|: d2 e |
f3 gfe d2 B A2 d | Bcd e2 f g3 gfe |
f>gf gfe d2 B A3 | BB/c/d ecA d3 :|
|: dcB |
A2 f fef a2 f fed | A2 d e2 f g3 gec |
Aff fef aff fed | e>fe Ace d3- :|

# Posted on July 5th 2007 by ceolachan

"Donal O'Connor's"

The following transcription was found online, the work of Bill Black as taken from the Comhaltas magazine "Treoir".

X: ~
T: Donal O'Connor's Slide
Z: Transcribed by Bill Black
S: Treoir
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
R: slide
K: G Major
|: A |
B3 cBA G2 E D2 D | EFG A2 B c3 cBA |
B3 cBA G2 E D2 D | EFG AFD G3 G2 :|
|: E |
D2 B BAB d2 B BAB | D2 G A2 B c2 A ABA |
D2 B BAB d2 B BAB | ABA FGA G3 G2 :|

# Posted on July 5th 2007 by ceolachan

You'd wanna be quick!!

Thanks C for help with title - you must have great collection of sliabh luachra tunes. I was going to put this in later but C has obliged. I've learnt it from a local box player, gentleman name of Joe Dowling. He played it after The Brosna and finishes with Padraig O'Keefes Favourite, both here.
My take on Joe's playing is as follows but playing by ear, there's a good few extra notes thrown in here and there to speed the flow.
K:G
M:12/8
L:1/8
|:c|BcB B2A G2E D3 | DEF G2A c3 c2c | BcB B2A G2E D3 | DEG A2F G3 G2 :||:
E|D2B B3 d2B B3 | E2G A2B c2B A2E | D2B B3 d2B B3 | c2D EGA G3 G2 :|

# Posted on July 5th 2007 by the wounded hussar

Links

The Brosna referred to above
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1414

Padraig O'Keefes Favourite referred above
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5862
Joe resolves this to E, see comments for this tune.

# Posted on July 5th 2007 by the wounded hussar