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9 4 18 20130930 18 G AG E A D E G A G A B G E A D E GABD’E’F’ A’ G’ A’ B’A’ G’E’ F’ G’ A’ G’ A’G’E’ F’E’D’ E’D’B’ D’BA C B D’B A B D’ E’D’B D’BD’BAGE A D EF G G ( x 2 ) D’B A B D’ E’F’ A’ B’A’F’ G’ A’ B’A’G’ F’ G’F’ E’F’ A’ B’G’ F’ G’F’ E’ D’ G’ A’G’F’G’ E’F’E’D’ BABD’ E’D’E’F’ G’ A’ B’A’G’F’ G’ A’ B’A’ G’E’ F’ G’ A’ B’A’ G’ A’G’ E’ F’E’D’ E’D’B D’BA B GE DEGABD’E’F’ A’ G’ A’ B’A’ G’E’ F’ G’A’ B’A’ G’ A’G’ E’ F’E’D’ E’D’B D’BA C B A GE A DEGB D’ AB D’BD’BD’BAGE A D EF A G The Death of Staker Wallis Leo Rowsome Two Tunes from Leo Rowsome O VER THE YEARS I’ve often discussed with Joe Doyle the question of what is the most effective way of teaching airs to pipers. I always tried to use staff notation, but encountered considerable difficulty in try- ing to convey the timing and rhythm with which Irish airs are traditionally played. There’s no point in printing “Rubato” above the music and trusting to the student to get it right. Unless, as we keep saying, the player is familiar with the rhythm of the associated text (for these are mostly song airs), there is the danger that they can go off on musical tangents that sound simply ‘wrong’ to the ear accus- tomed to traditional practice. Although he uses staff notation for dance music, Joe prefers to use letters, the note ‘names’, for transmitting airs, and an example is given below – his ABC transcription of “The Death of Staker Wallis”. This approach has the advantage of NOT specifying note values, so there is an implicit obligation to learn these au- rally from the teacher. Patrick ‘Staker’ Wallis, a smallholder in Teer- more, Co. Limerick, was a member of the United Irishmen. He was hanged in Kilfinane in 1798 for ‘collecting funds to procure the as- sassination’ of Charles Silver Oliver, the local magistrate, member of Parliament and yeo- manry Captain. A 65-year old man, Wallis had been flogged several times before his eventual execution in July 1798. This information (and the correct spelling of his name) is taken from Staker Wallis – His Life and Times and Death, published in 1994 by Mainchín Seoighe. Along with the air, we also present Joe’s tran- scription of Paddy Moloney’s version of the jig “Cailleach an Túirne”. Terry Moylan –– – – – Lift Lift –– – – – – – –––– – – – – –– –– – – – – – – – –– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –– – – – – – – ––– – – – –– – – – – – V V Lift   R V   R = Roll V = Vibrato Lift = Lift chanter = Cuts = Slide to F

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