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Píobaire, An, Volume 2, Issue 36, Page 5

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Na Píobairí Uilleann
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Chairman, NPU
periodical Title
Píobaire, An
volume Number
2
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SLOW AIRSODES TO \VOMLN AND WE I ISK EYRecent articles iii An Iobaire have focussed attention on the playing of slow airs, and we ha e pleasure in presentingsome ac ua I music n that genre n this Issue.The frst examp le is from the piping of Tommy Kearney. The second i -s a song from the seannds master, Bha,l OFlatliarra. and is of pailicular interest in that it is often impressed on pipers, or any players of slow airs, ha theyshould have a knowledge of the song on which the air is based, if it exists in the tradition. The recording from whichthis transcription was macfe is to be featured on a forthcoming LP by Bhail horn Ceirninf Cladaigh. so readers have herohe I LIII package, so to speak, of a slow air au thent ca l ly su rig, wE th transcr I Pt] 005 of both s Or ds and music, as vol I asaccess to a sound recording.The-se transcriptions are reprinted from the booklet Folk land, produced by R IF and the Department of rcsh Folklore,LCD for the International Folk Ep:c Conference which has held in Dublin n 1985. The booklet, which has an accom-panying cassette, was a private issue for the conference attendance, and was based on the RYE Radio I series Folk iand,presented by S amas C (:ath in and produced by Harry Rradsbaw. whEch is currently being rerun on Mondays at 8 pm.Transcr:ptior, of the words of R:sin DLrhh and the note on Bha,] C Flatharta are by Rionach til Cgain. Music tran-scriptions and the note on Tornimny Kearney are by Jackie Small, and the rcprint s made with the kind perniission of RTEand the Department of Irish FolkIore.Jack ie Small.AN BUACHAILL CAOL DUBHSLOW AIR____ t#_.-_____ - - --:__ : -- - ---fl J -- H -- -- - I - - : - *flr 9 -- - ___- o -Th 7 _____ _____i Ik&I* - -r - -- __I - - - - r l2 -- + , _ - - - L !5 - - I0 2nr. 9 d r n: , ::rjL w wn: - - - ztr4 _ - - c- , -- -lonimy Kearney plays in he pci ttiiieltil sty!c An l3titicl,ajIi ( ao l F)uhh (The Dark Slenderof the south I ci ister p pers. lniiiiny. now in is Boy) is the air oI;in old song in winch the poet,sixites, made tins- rccord,n cii 291, Sc 1 ilemntier Inmselt 1 pipor at airy dcsposilioii, allegorica lly19R4 at a seni iiur held aclililally iii his tumour in describes his devotion to his bottle of whiskey.Ins native \Vaterford.ROIS N DUERSLOW AIRSa R6s - in, no bPodh bran o n a. f-ao l , ii dh u It45 rI iit4II __T i a bra ith - re teacht than so, le E s ag ri - M i than muirhoc taidh, do phar th in on bP pa is uaidh an RO - nih an - Dir- - Rt - - _8 ni s an ai I 1 on Spi nn each ar no Hos in Ou bh,I3haiI 0 Flatharti (74), lives i ii the Ii ishs 1 ,eaiking lips tecol(IInQ W i ni,ide oil 5th 1984 oi l th edistrict 1 An Caorn MOr, An (hicatitid Rtia iceasioii 01 a seilliiiai 00 scanilti sitlgiiig.Co Calwtiy crc his hninly has lived Icr several orgmiinsetl by lie lolL Mtistc Society ol Ire land.generations. He sings iii t he setrinos F lie Oiig. oi l 1 ur n of which is included heic. istraditional style and a n s i OF lii, songs iie in Iri s i L t unigiii illy a love s(IJIQ nit las t,iieEi beencitci 1 ,reted is a patriotic allegorical saintI s uakii i. I ,a,d lm lirmi ,i o 1 ii iri h &Ihu,i 2 I I , Lii ,, iinc ,l I 110 I , r nilmitti Ic bI,iiirrIir ,ii [ iic ictci,t Ill iL i ,iiIc is le iiF;,iI mli ii ii )iiii_ i.L UI l iRic L ii i CuL!lc. r:i i,:tp:mithe. hoe I;ii,iIm d i. pf , ,idU i e li IiI i 1 t, i i,aidli iii RaP ,,IFL ;.imnii . ( ILL LI (HIi i 112 Inc gall l;ii ic. ga ll mill gal l richSoil l ,;i] I lio,i SpLiim liiet li ;i, ii,o It risii I)iihI, I, i c I i. hi Lclm ,;,, I a I i m Iluili ago , i ii ,iio iteisin I)oi,li5
issue Number
36
page Number
5
periodical Author
[Periodical]
issue Publication Date
1987-07-01T00:00:00
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Píobaire, An, Volume 2, Issue 36

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