Irish Fridays

[Ein Heldenleben]

Best of luck tomorrow E H.
I think it's not right that Ireland have the advantage of 1 National Anthem to Nil, even before the match starts, plus a home crowd in full throat. I'm not happy either that the Irish team is over-dominated by Leinster men with few if any Ulster players selected. But sure it's only a game, isn't it? And don't the English love a challenge!

And that’s what I call a game of rugby ….

[Padraig]

And that’s what I call a game of rugby ….

. . . and England certainly rose to the challenge.

[johncorrigan]

Happy St Padraig's Day to one and all. Have a great day.

[Padraig]

Happy St Padraig's Day to one and all.

La Fheile Padraig sona, daoibh.


Aisling - a Dream and a Vision - when I am asleep

[Padraig]

La Fheile Padraig sona, daoibh.


Aisling - a Dream and a Vision - when I am asleep

[johncorrigan]

This turned up yesterday on a certain playlist and I was left feeling that although Afro Celt Sound System could be a bit hit or miss, this one with Iarla on lead is a fantastic piece with a West African input.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5vTpPPITqg

Eireann
An gcuirfea fios orm / Would you search me out
Am mbeadh aithne gat orm / Would you recognize me
M'uisci, croi gach crann / My waters, the heart of every tree
An gcuirfea fios orm / Would you look for me

N'na Kandje... barika... sondon baya gbelemande... ah...
Ikan soron kanke djede wolodi... barika bilatomandi ha
Kiyensoron de kan n'ke
Diede wolodi... dununya... sodon baya gbelemande
Eh nana Kandje fiye dinyesa

Chuiris cros I lar an bhothair dom / You placed a sign on the road to guide me
Lamh na gcarad in am a ghatair dom / A hand of friendship in a time of need
Feach doimhin isteach I'd shuile gorm / I look deep into your blue eyes


Eireann, Eireann / Ireland, Ireland

Chuiris cros I lar an bjothair dom / You placed a sign on the road to guide me
Lamh na gcarad in am a ghatair dom / A hand of friendship in a time of need
Feach doimhin isteach I'd shuile gorm / I look deep into your blue eyes

Eireann, Eireann / Ireland, Ireland

Eireann, Eireann / Ireland, Ireland

Eireann, Eireann / Ireland, Ireland

[johncorrigan]

Skye's wonderful Brìghde Chaimbeul - 'Banish The Giant of Doubt & Despair' (We can all do with that!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPGthC8_CyM

Happy Gaelic Good Friday to ane 'n' a'!

[Ein Heldenleben]

They’ve just been playing this on Composer Of The Week

Charles Villiers Stanford


Irish Rhapsody No 4, Op 141 (The Fisherman of Loch Neagh and What he Saw)

Performer: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.

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A truly lovely piece of music that Ive not heard before. Given how polluted Loch Neagh is these days presumably any fisherman there has to fish elsewhere?

[Padraig]

They’ve just been playing this on Composer Of The Week

Charles Villiers Stanford


Irish Rhapsody No 4, Op 141 (The Fisherman of Loch Neagh and What he Saw)

Performer: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.

Yes E H, I heard that. I always liked Stanford's music. He represented a sophisticated version of what were really to my ear Irish sounds. I was more familiar with his song arrangements which I admired. Nevertheless he could not convince me to abandon my love of traditional Irish Airs and Songs. Here is his arrangement of a song I learned in primary school and which I don't think I've heard since.

irish songs arranged by cv stanford - Google Search

I believe it will pass the Irish Friday test.

[Ein Heldenleben]

Yes E H, I heard that. I always liked Stanford's music. He represented a sophisticated version of what were really to my ear Irish sounds. I was more familiar with his song arrangements which I admired. Nevertheless he could not convince me to abandon my love of traditional Irish Airs and Songs. Here is his arrangement of a song I learned in primary school and which I don't think I've heard since.

irish songs arranged by cv stanford - Google Search

I believe it will pass the Irish Friday test.

Does this though ?
Peter Hope ‘The Ring Of Kerry Suite ‘
being performed live tonight on Friday Night In Music Night
never heard it and know nothing about it. I wonder if and how he musically conveys the experience of being stuck behind a coach on it ?

[Padraig]

Does this though ?
Peter Hope ‘The Ring Of Kerry Suite ‘
being performed live tonight on Friday Night In Music Night
never heard it and know nothing about it. I wonder if and how he musically conveys the experience of being stuck behind a coach on it ?

I'm not confident that it would pass the Irish Friday test, E H, but I'm sure a jaunting car tour of Lough Leane would stir the cockles of any Irishman's heart.

However, here is a strong contender in any competition - no, not Raglan Road, but The Dawning of the Day (Fainne Geal an Lae)



Fáinne Geal An Lae (The Dawning of the Day) - Iarla Ó Lionáird - YouTube

[Ein Heldenleben]

I'm not confident that it would pass the Irish Friday test, E H, but I'm sure a jaunting car tour of Lough Leane would stir the cockles of any Irishman's heart.

However, here is a strong contender in any competition - no, not Raglan Road, but The Dawning of the Day (Fainne Geal an Lae)



Fáinne Geal An Lae (The Dawning of the Day) - Iarla Ó Lionáird - YouTube

turned out to be quite a nice piece full of trad Irish Airs. One section The Jaunting Car was a BBC Test Card piece for years so must have been played thousands of times . Peter was a BBC in house arranger - the Ring Of Kerry suite won an Ivor Novello award,

[Globaltruth]

I'm not confident that it would pass the Irish Friday test, E H, but I'm sure a jaunting car tour of Lough Leane would stir the cockles of any Irishman's heart.

However, here is a strong contender in any competition - no, not Raglan Road, but The Dawning of the Day (Fainne Geal an Lae)



Fáinne Geal An Lae (The Dawning of the Day) - Iarla Ó Lionáird - YouTube

thanks for posting P. Iarla is out touring with Matthew Berrill and Cormac McCarthy at the moment

heres a snippet of them rehearsing in Cork

https://youtu.be/sqd647-THP8?si=63jVI3yEVgY8MVDQ

[johncorrigan]

On last week's 'Music Planet', Kathryn Tickell played a piece by Mary Bergan, Mary Bergin, Alec Finn & Johnny "Ringo" McDonnagh. She called Mary the queen of the tin whistle. I went looking for some tracks by her and in the process found that she was/had been a member of the all women group, Dordan. I thought this was a beautiful piece, though Mary only plays a little on it - beatiful singing from Martina Goggin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyjK-O0Z6RQ

Here's Mary playing with Alec Finn on bazouki.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhkyz66a_mk

Happy sunny Irish Friday.

[Padraig]

On last week's 'Music Planet', Kathryn Tickell played a piece by Mary Bergan, Mary Bergin, Alec Finn & Johnny "Ringo" McDonnagh. She called Mary the queen of the tin whistle. I went looking for some tracks by her and in the process found that she was/had been a member of the all women group, Dordan. I thought this was a beautiful piece, though Mary only plays a little on it - beatiful singing from Martina Goggin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyjK-O0Z6RQ

Here's Mary playing with Alec Finn on bazouki.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhkyz66a_mk

Happy sunny Irish Friday.

Agus mar an gceanna duitse, a Sheain.

Had not heard Dordan before, but familiar with Mary Bergin.

Here are a couple of whistlers who also sing. ( cue 'If I were a blackbird I'd whistle and sing')


Julie Fowlis and Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh - YouTube