Gaelic song's help, PLEASE???

Subject: Gaelic song's help, PLEASE???
From: bri
Date: 06 Mar 99 - 03:19 PM

i'm looking for some good songs, in gaelic, that i could maybe find on the web somewhere, but i have no idea of names of songs, or good ones, or anything, so if anyone has any suggestions of songs that aren't too difficult, that'd be great!! thanx, bri

Subject: RE: Gaelic song's help, PLEASE???
From:
Date: 06 Mar 99 - 03:27 PM

Scots Gaelic or Irish Gaelic?

Subject: RE: Gaelic song's help, PLEASE???
From: Pat Simmonds
Date: 06 Mar 99 - 08:55 PM

Try Clo-Iar-Connacht's site for references to source material and singers. They have the best back catalogue around and an extensive mail order list. Songs are both extremely traditional and modern lightweight stuff. They also carry the standard come all ye singing books. Good Luck.

Subject: RE: Gaelic song's help, PLEASE???
From: mm
Date: 07 Mar 99 - 03:33 PM

try albums by Clannad and Altan and The Bothy Band and The Dubliners and some Gael-Linn ones like "Blasta" and "Binn Blasta" and "Realta Conamara", and take a look at the Claddagh Records site, or the Ceolas archive - do a web search on www.dogpile.com. And look at Custy's Music - www.custysmusic.com

Subject: RE: Gaelic song's help, PLEASE???
From: bri
Date: 08 Mar 99 - 07:18 PM

either kind of gaelic would be good...at sites that have notation and lyrics. thanx! i'm gonna go check those others out. bri

Subject: RE: Gaelic song's help, PLEASE???
From: j0_77
Date: 08 Mar 99 - 07:25 PM

Scot's or Irish - all the same to me I understand neither - but I still love to listen -

Subject: RE: Gaelic song's help, PLEASE???
From: Bobby Bob, Ellan Vannin
Date: 09 Mar 99 - 03:21 PM

Manx Gaelic, anyone?

Shoh slaynt,

Bobby Bob

Subject: RE: Gaelic song's help, PLEASE???
From: Bobby Bob, Ellan Vannin
Date: 09 Mar 99 - 03:22 PM

Manx Gaelic, anyone?

Shoh slaynt,

Bobby Bob

Subject: RE: Gaelic song's help, PLEASE???
From: Mick Lowe
Date: 09 Mar 99 - 09:37 PM

Hi bri
You might find the odd one here PROF
cheers
Mick

Subject: RE: Gaelic song's help, PLEASE???
From: bri
Date: 13 Mar 99 - 01:15 AM

kewl site mick, but can u suggest a couple gaelic songs? i have no idea of good ones and I'd rather not take up his time just to ask for songs I won't ever use...anybody else to...just names of gaelic tunes that caught their ear/eye. Thanx! Bri

Subject: RE: Gaelic song's help, PLEASE???
From:
Date: 13 Mar 99 - 10:38 AM

It's not so easy to find Gaeliclyrics together with music on the web. At Mary Jane Lamond's site you will find sound samples as well as Scottish Gaelic lyrics for "Domhnaill Antaidh" and "Dan do Shean Ford".
If you do a forum search at Mudcat, you'll find lyrics (which I posted)and ABC/midi (posted by Alison) for Oran na Maighdinn Mhara (Scottish) and An Mhaighdean Mhara (Irish), both beautiful songs.
Liam Hart's song site gives both lyrics and abcs for several songs. I recommend Br¡d Og N¡ Mhaille, a sad love song, because I like it and also because it's relatively easy to find recordings of the song (for example Altan). I've heard Br¡d Og sung in translations too, in English and in Scots Gaelic. I'd also recommend Donal Og at Liam's site, for much the same reasons.
But would you like livelier songs? What sort of subject matter?
I strongly advise learning a song from a good recording or live singer so that you can copy the pronounciation and phrasing. I myself am not comfortable singing songs if I don't have at least elementary understanding/speaking ability, as I suspect how bad I would sound to those in the know.
P draig¡n N¡ Ullach in's "A st¢r is a st¢ir¡n" is a good recording for anyone who wants to learn some Irish songs; the booklet with it includes lyrics and background information. I've also heard Brian O'Rourke's (O Ruairc)"Blas Meala:a Sip from the Honey Pot" book and tape recommended.

Subject: RE: Gaelic song's help, PLEASE???
From:
Date: 17 Mar 99 - 04:28 AM

I have a number of good (how does one determine that!) Scottish Gaelic songs at George's Songs. They're broken down by category. These are songs I like, and you may not like them. I don't have translations for most of them.