Sliabh Na MBan

waltz

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on August 10th 2007 by samburnstone.

This tune has been added to 34 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• An Buachaill Dreoite by Joe Ryan
• Champions Of Ireland: Tin Whistle by Ciarán Marsden And Gráinne Kelly
• Close To The Bone by Robbie O'Connell
• Donegal And Back by Packie Byrne
• Down From Bell Harbour by Chris Droney
• Fierce Traditional by Frankie Gavin
• Flea Ceoil by Various Artists
• In Good Hands by Paddy Murphy
• Lios A 'Cheoil by Tom And Kerry Barrett
• My Love Is In America by Various Artists
• Oíche Go Maidean by Brendan Begley
• Our Musical Heritage Disc 2 by Various Artists
• Passing Time by Mary And Jim Coogan
• Polbain To Oranmore by Kevin Macleod And Alec Finn
• Potsticks by Sean Moloney
• Pride Of New York by Joanie Madden, Brian Conway, Billy McComiskey And Brendan Dolan
• Pure Piping by Leo Rickard
• Rogha Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy 2008 by Various Artists
• Speed 78 by Mike Rafferty
• Tarraing Tead/ Pulling Strings by Maire Breatnach And Cormac De Barra
• The Art Of Traditional Fiddle Playing by Matt Cranitch
• The Bunch Of Keys: The Complete Recordings Of Johnny Doran by Johnny Doran
• The Celts Play Connecticut by Various Artists
• The Croppy's Complaint: Music And Songs Of 1798 by Various Artists
• The Dawning Of The Day by Finbar And Eddie Furey
• The Forerunner by The Cottars
• The Kitchen Recordings by Sean O'Driscoll And Larry Egan
• The Master Pipers Volume 1 by Johnny Doran
• The Master Pipers Volume 2 by Tommy Kearney
• The Piper's Call by Liam O'Flynn
• The Quays Of Galway Town by Wild Geese
• The Schoolmaster's House by Mike McHale
• The Seventh Veil by Theresa Kavanagh
• The Sound Of Ireland CD4 by Various Artists
• The Uilleann Pipes Of Ireland by Jean-Yves Le Pape
• Two Gentlemen Of Clare by Gerard Commane And Joe Ryan
• Undertones by Adrian Barker And Ben Stephenson
• Up The Moy Road by Brendan Larrissey And Mike Considine
• Willie Clancy: The Gold Ring - CD 1 Of 2 by Willie Clancy

X: 1
T: Sliabh Na MBan
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Gmaj
DF|:G4 cA|B4 AF|G4 Bd|g4 a2|(3gfe f2 {c}d2|AB c2 Bc|
d3 e dc|AB G4|1Bd c3 B|A4 DE/F/ :|2cB A G2 F|G4 A/B/d||
g2 B2 de|fe e2 d2|ca B4-|B4 AF |G3 A Bd|g2 B2 de|
f2 fe f2|fe d4 |z2 D2 EF|G4 cA|B4 AF|G4 Bd|
g4 a2|ge f2 d2|AB c2 Bc|d3 e dc|AB G4|GFG2||

This is a slow air... which i learnt off Theresa Kavanagh (she's got a track of this tune on iTunes).

There is a simpler version on JC's tunefinder but this is a nicer one i think..

cheers,

Sam

# Posted on August 10th 2007 by samburnstone

Sliabh na MBan

Translated from the Irish the name means - The Mountain of the Women
This is a wonderful song/air usually sung in the Gaelic, and is about failed1798 rising in Ireland. The song laments the fact that the Yeomen are camped on the slopes of Slieve Na MBan and that the French did not arrive in time to support the rising. One of the verses criticises Wolf Tone (here translated from the Irish):-
And Tone deceived us. He told us we would win, and overthrow the tyrant in a foreign style
I would not say that he lied willingly.
His heart was true until the last.
And we chased the Yeoman across the country
To the sunny sunny slopes of Sliabh na MBan.

# Posted on August 10th 2007 by Free Reed

oh yeah... sorry, forgot to say what it meant in english

# Posted on August 11th 2007 by samburnstone

Sliabh na Mban

There is a really fine version of the slow air in Matt Cranitch's book. Works on flute/whistle in key of D or G.

# Posted on September 1st 2008 by Mackeagan

Sliabh na Mban

I chose this as my performance piece for my first public violin solo.
I can't remember playing it. (Can you say "nervous"?) I can remember the older women in the room (about 200 people) getting out their hankies, though, and the applause at the end.
I recommend it for such situations. It gives the novice time to think and adjust. I am very happy that I selected this tune.
Regards to you all.

# Posted on July 7th 2009 by Robert English