The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #906   Message #112735
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09-Sep-99 - 05:01 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Slievenamon
Subject: RE: Slievenamon
I'm afraid I confused Philippa recently! Aine sings the seven verses given by her on Aug. 27 - but in a different order.

She doesn't recognise the two quoted by O Muirithe - but thinks they are perfectly singable to the usual air. For my part, I'm sure I've heard reference at least to the "Luther agus Calvin" verse. I think Eamon O Broithe mentioned it during the course of a lecture on the (very few) contemporary songs in Irish about the '98 rising.

I didn't ask Aine about the O Hogain verses - they look to me to be a different song.

I'll have a look in the Irish Traditional Music Archive when I get a chance.

Martin Ryan