Irish Fridays

**johncorrigan** · 06-03-23, 12:08

Originally posted by Globaltruth View Post

And so to the Banshees of Inisherin.
Yes, Brendan Gleeson plays the fiddle and he plays it well.
He also composed the eponymous title song.
I can't find a video of it though.

So instead here are the 2 John Mccormack tracks.

Siciliana/Cavalleria

Siciliana / Cavalleria

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmIDxmFIX-U

Provided to YouTube by The state51 ConspiracySiciliana / Cavalleria · John McCormackIreland's Greatest Tenor ; The Magic Of McCormack℗ 2017 Black Cat Product...

Christ went up into the hills alone

John McCormack ~ Christ Went Up into the Hills Alone. 1927

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWutKnwIq94

This recording courtesy of Mike.

And the Bulgarian Ensemble music which works very well...
Polegnala E Todora (Theodora Is Dozing)
A live version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txQUVbO0oQ0

Brilliant film with a great soundtrack and wonderful scenery, G.

I really enjoyed last night's Radio 3 programme that Rhiannon Giddens narrated about Sidney Robertson Cowell, the American song collector and folklorist. One of the most interesting parts of her story was her journey to the Aran Isles in the mid-fifties where she photographed and recorded the local folks. Here's examples of her work from the Irish Traditional Music Archive - https://www.itma.ie/blog/sidney-robe...cowell#samples

**johncorrigan** · 10-03-23, 11:42

Another one of those fine Myles O'Reilly films accompanying another track from Lisa O'Neill's new record...this time it's 'The Globe' - beautiful.

Lisa O'Neill - The Globe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYBwy-k0cFY

Lisa's new album 'all of this is chance' out now - buy/stream here: https://lisaoneill.ffm.to/allofthisischanceDirected by Myles O’ReillyThanks to Daniel O’N...

**Globaltruth** · 17-03-23, 07:57

https://youtu.be/1YpOWFbATBc

Happy St Patricks Day

**johncorrigan** · 17-03-23, 09:34

Originally posted by Globaltruth View Post

https://youtu.be/1YpOWFbATBc

Happy St Patricks Day

Thanks, G. Have a grand one.

**Padraig** · 17-03-23, 11:07

Originally posted by johncorrigan View Post

Thanks, G. Have a grand one.

John. Wasn't that a perfect setting for G's favourite song? With Heaney as well!

Here's one for crying into your beer.

Mountains of Mourne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR8i2WQSvk8

Provided to YouTube by HungarotonMountains of Mourne · Chris Barber Jazz Band · Ottilie PattersonChris Barber Jazz Band℗ 1962 HUNGAROTON RECORDS LTD.Released...

La Fheile Padraig sona daoibh.

**johncorrigan** · 19-03-23, 11:36

Originally posted by Padraig View Post

The same to you John. Now for something less strident - though perhaps challenging the tradition of Sean Nos - a song well known by now but with a new approach. What do you think?

Learning a 16th Century Irish Love Song (in IRELAND ft. Séamus and Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta)

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

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Please forgive the sponsored intro to the video.

Padraig, you may recall posting this last month. Yesterday on 'Music Planet' Kathryn Tickell played a track by the two singers involved, Séamus and Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta - 'Eileanór na Rún'

Eileanór na Rún

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2djJRbIJyE

Provided to YouTube by Symphonic DistributionEileanór na Rún · Séamus and Caoimhe Uí FhlathartaSéamus and Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta℗ 2023 Cloonisle MediaReleased...

**Padraig** · 19-03-23, 17:15

Originally posted by johncorrigan View Post

Padraig, you may recall posting this last month. Yesterday on 'Music Planet' Kathryn Tickell played a track by the two singers involved, Séamus and Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta - 'Eileanór na Rún'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2djJRbIJyE

Just a pedant's corner reply, John. The Irish language treats male and female surnames differently. So, it's Seamus O Flatharta, and Caoimhe Ni Fhlatharta. You'll hear the difference spoken in the introduction in your link. The F is heard in Seamus's surname, but not heard in Caoimhe's.

The song is lovely.

ui and ni in irish surnames - Google Search

https://www.google.com/search?q=ui+and+ni+in+irish+surnames&oq=ui+and+ni+in+irish+surnames&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160.20385j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

**Padraig** · 26-03-23, 18:58

Forgot on Friday - a song without words. I think they want us to listen to the melody.

Mo Mhúirnín Bán

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTEiJP0Ck-M

Provided to YouTube by 251Mo Mhúirnín Bán · Martin Hayes QuartetThe Blue Room℗ 251 RecordsReleased on: 2017-10-27Producer: TraditionalComposer: TraditionalAu...

**johncorrigan** · 28-03-23, 08:56

Originally posted by Padraig View Post

Forgot on Friday - a song without words. I think they want us to listen to the melody.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTEiJP0Ck-M

Thanks for the reminder, Padraig. Just re-listened to the whole album - terrific stuff, but makes me sad that Dennis Cahill is no longer around.

Now watching a live recording of the Quartet - not sure I'd realised what a bass clarinet looked like previously.

The Martin Hayes Quartet at Irish Arts Center NYC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os6j_tlcKrA

http://www.martinhayes.comvideo by Anthony Pepitone - Recorded October 23, 2016Martin Hayes, fiddleDennis Cahill, guitarLiz Knowles, violaDoug Wieselman, bas...

**Globaltruth** · 28-03-23, 14:45

Originally posted by Padraig View Post

Forgot on Friday - a song without words. I think they want us to listen to the melody.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTEiJP0Ck-M

Still one of my favourite albums and here's a great (Myles O'Reilly) video about the making of the video

https://youtu.be/IgdMPS6wf_A

**johncorrigan** · 31-03-23, 07:52

I was rather caught out in the car the other night when tuning into the 'BBC Radio 3 Mixtape' - I had always thought of 'Molly Malone' as a sweet wee song that we used to murder in Primary School, all gentle, if sad with that classic line, 'She was a fishmonger and sure 'twas no wonder, for so were her father and mother before' - anyway, I hadn't heard it in a long time but on Wednesday evening it came on, dressed in a full regalia that I didn't know it had, with Bryn Terfel giving it welly, and I felt that it deserved an outing for an Irish Friday.

Traditional: Molly Malone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msXj7PAUlXg

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupTraditional: Molly Malone · Bryn Terfel · London Symphony Orchestra · Barry Wordsworth · London VoicesScarborough...

That cleared the cobwebs.

**Padraig** · 01-04-23, 18:14

Molly Malone meets Edwina Guckian, from Dublin up to Leitrim. This is one of my favourite Irish dance videos and Edwina Guckian is a star dancer, teacher and presenter. Watch the play all at once - but it's just as good in scenes.

EDWINA GUCKIAN & Airc Damhsa Dance Club (Ireland)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9DO8pC4q_A

https://www.gofundme.com/f/club-weltenklangEdwina became one of the most relevant dancers and tutors for Sean Nos Dancing (= the „old style” dancing) in the ...

**Globaltruth** · 04-04-23, 17:56

One of my favourite violinists…

https://youtu.be/2aTEbLt7rMA

O’Neill’s Cavalry March by the Silk Road Ensemble, Yo Yo Ma and… Martin Hayes

soon be Friday…

**johncorrigan** · 07-04-23, 07:32

Originally posted by Padraig View Post

Molly Malone meets Edwina Guckian, from Dublin up to Leitrim. This is one of my favourite Irish dance videos and Edwina Guckian is a star dancer, teacher and presenter. Watch the play all at once - but it's just as good in scenes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9DO8pC4q_A

That film was most uplifting, Padraig...and not one health & Safety guy in sight.

**Padraig** · 07-04-23, 11:40

Originally posted by johncorrigan View Post

That film was most uplifting, Padraig...and not one health & Safety guy in sight.

Sure they wouldn't venture into the wilds of Leitrim. They know their history.

'Up the airy mountain
Down the rushy glen
We daren't go a-hunting
For fear of little men.'

Thanks for your appreciation of the piece.

Later . . . As a comment on Global's triumphant O'Neill March I lament with O'Donnell the eventual defeat of the Gaelic clans -

Lament for O'Donnell Irish Fiddle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14T9-kw40vo

Hi everyone, I hope you enjoy Lament for O'Donnell, a traditional Irish slow air.I've always loved Irish music and would love to learn how to fiddle better. ...

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