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16 Jul 03 - 11:34 AM (#984462) Subject: The most beautiful modern slow air From: GUEST,Tunesmith Now I know this is very subjective, BUT can we have some suggestions for the most beautiful modern slow air. I'll start with "Leaving Stoer". |
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16 Jul 03 - 11:42 AM (#984470) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: GUEST,Tunesmith I must check the archives before I start a new thread. Threads similar to this already exist. |
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16 Jul 03 - 11:59 AM (#984482) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: Micca You could do a LOT worse than Oakleys, " Abbeyfeale" on Caras "behind the settee" CD!!!! |
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16 Jul 03 - 12:07 PM (#984486) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: Kim C Slockit Light. |
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16 Jul 03 - 12:31 PM (#984498) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: GUEST,Auldtimer Yes, Da slockit Licht must be in contention. Written by Dr.Tom Anderson for his wife and was played at his own funeral. My nomination would be, An Feochan, written by Tommy Peoples. Best version of this air is on Altan's, "Horse With A Heart", played by Frankie Kennedy. |
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16 Jul 03 - 12:34 PM (#984502) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: CraigS My vote goes to Heaven Would Be Near Thee, the tune that Gordon Tyrrall wrote to set the poem by John Clare - it works beautifully as a song, too. |
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16 Jul 03 - 12:41 PM (#984506) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca If Ever You Were Mine |
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16 Jul 03 - 12:43 PM (#984509) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Ashokan Farewell |
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16 Jul 03 - 12:54 PM (#984518) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: smallpiper Oakleys; 2nd of May and Abbeyfeale |
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16 Jul 03 - 01:09 PM (#984527) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: treewind Lindisfarne (Matt Seattle) |
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16 Jul 03 - 01:53 PM (#984562) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: GUEST,weerover The Dying Year as played by Aly Bain |
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16 Jul 03 - 01:58 PM (#984567) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: GUEST,MMario what do you define as an "air" - and how does that differ from a "slow air"? |
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16 Jul 03 - 02:43 PM (#984603) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: zanderfish3 (inactive) Tom Anderson's other well known air ' Da old Restin Chair ' |
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16 Jul 03 - 02:48 PM (#984605) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: GUEST,Q Echo George Seto on "Ashokan Farewell." |
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16 Jul 03 - 03:06 PM (#984615) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: John Routledge "Lament for Ian Dickson" played on Northumbrian Smallpipes. Written by Anthony Robb for a friend who died tragically young. |
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16 Jul 03 - 04:56 PM (#984676) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: Sorcha Add Teelin Bay Waltz to George's list. |
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16 Jul 03 - 05:16 PM (#984686) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: The Borchester Echo Red Kites by John Spiers. (Through & Through) |
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16 Jul 03 - 05:20 PM (#984688) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: GUEST Leaving Friday Harbour by John McCusker |
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16 Jul 03 - 05:23 PM (#984691) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: Ebbie 'Lament For The Death Of the Reverend Archie Beaton.' One of my very favorites. |
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16 Jul 03 - 05:31 PM (#984693) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: Bee-dubya-ell Since Ashoken's already gotten two votes, here's one for another Jay Unger tune, "Lovers' Waltz". |
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16 Jul 03 - 06:00 PM (#984714) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: Bassic A Phill Cunningham tune I love to play on the Cello, "Ross Memorial Hospital". |
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16 Jul 03 - 09:12 PM (#984804) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: GUEST,anais oliver schroer's "far away by the sea" as played by himself |
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17 Jul 03 - 08:49 AM (#985088) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: fogie I like Ciel d'Automne by Bottine Souriante, and Winter's end ?by Sean Davy played by Liam O'Flynn. |
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17 Jul 03 - 05:09 PM (#985473) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: GUEST,M Definitely Red Kites, written and played by John Spiers. |
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17 Jul 03 - 05:13 PM (#985475) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: TheBigPinkLad Someone asked ... the Oxford defines 'air' as N.(Mus) Melody, tune, esp., in harmonized composition, prominant (usu. soprano) part. |
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17 Jul 03 - 05:57 PM (#985501) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: PoppaGator I need more info than the OED provides to understand what *this group* means by an "air," as opposed to a song or ballad or isntrumental piece or whatever else -- and I suspect the MMario (a pretty knowledgable fellow) does as well. I know that an "air" means a tune or melody, but it seems that a more limited and more precise meaning is being used here. |
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17 Jul 03 - 06:05 PM (#985511) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: TheBigPinkLad PoppaGator ... you're right of course. Common understanding often drifts from the definition. I was once asked to dance to a slow song (Lady in Red)at the end of the night and my partner told me she 'just loved waltzes.' |
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17 Jul 03 - 06:50 PM (#985536) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: Sorcha To me, 'air' means slow as opposed to a jig, reel, etc. Often in 3 but sometimes in 4. Also, usually something sad about it like the C natural in Ashoken but not always. |
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17 Jul 03 - 09:00 PM (#985605) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: GUEST,Q Why put on airs and make it complicated? An air is simply a tune or melody. Webster's Collegiate- 3a: TUNE, MELODY. Then it goes on to b. definition with regard to Elizabethan and Jacobean music, and c. the chief voice part or melody in choral music. |
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17 Jul 03 - 09:41 PM (#985623) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: smallpiper Its a slow tune! end of story |
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17 Jul 03 - 10:13 PM (#985635) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: Brían Inisheer is pretty nice for a contemporary tune. La Bottine Souriante does some real nice slow tunes-HOMMAGE Á PHILIPPE BRUNEAU I think is one and another is Le rêve du quêteux Tremblay. Brían |
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18 Jul 03 - 12:28 AM (#985686) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: Barry T I'll second Ebbie's suggestion of 'Lament For The Death Of the Reverend Archie Beaton' ...but to keep the list growing I'll also propose Eileen Ivers' 'Bygone Days'. |
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18 Jul 03 - 04:50 AM (#985749) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: GUEST,forty two Was in Orkney for the folk festival this year and heard Douglas Montgomery of a band called Saltfishforty from the Orkney Islands play an air in a session called Watersound Shore. It was written by someone called F Gray and is on their new CD Goosemusic. Someone mentioned Inis Oirr (Innisheer) above - a lovely tune. What I liked about Watersound Shore is that it is unpredictable and suddenly shoots off in a direction you don't expect; it keeps your interest while still being a beautiful tune. I am not getting paid for promoting Saltfishforty but their CD is good!!! |
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18 Jul 03 - 08:06 AM (#985842) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: GUEST,Tunesmith It occures to me, that if somebody was looking for material for an album of modern slow airs, this thread would be a great place to start. |
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30 Jan 04 - 01:49 PM (#1105313) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: GUEST,Guest - Queen of Caber ALTAN - An Feochan ( the gentle wind ) Modern well, they put it on albums in the 90's, whether they wrote it or not, I do not know. Moving and stirring! |
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30 Jan 04 - 02:02 PM (#1105321) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: Sorcha Air For the Island/Kent Fiddy Prairie Spring/Jay Ungar |
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30 Jan 04 - 06:37 PM (#1105522) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: mooman For me... Phil Cunninghams's "Farewell to Govan" Peace moo |
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30 Jan 04 - 07:04 PM (#1105538) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: Compton It's been around a bit....but Dark Island ?? ......Christmas Day in the Morning..or is that not slow enough? |
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30 Jan 04 - 09:36 PM (#1105600) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: Sorcha I like Dark Island/Isle. And, it's not been 'around' as much as Ashoken Farewell. Pretty tired of that one, but it is pretty. |
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31 Jan 04 - 01:02 AM (#1105677) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: Matt_R The Dark Isle DEFINITELY. I was just blasting it last night. I want it played at my funeral. |
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31 Jan 04 - 03:08 AM (#1105701) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: GUEST,JTT Hmm. Went to saltfishforty.co.uk to have a listen, but while Goose Music is there, that track isn't sampled. Pity. Is The Bonnie Lass of Headlake modern? It feels kind of modern, but I only know it from hearing it on the CD of Cape Breton music recorded in Cork a few years ago. Fabulous heartscald of a tune. |
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31 Jan 04 - 03:58 AM (#1105711) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: Little Robyn I was going to add my vote for Ashokan Farewell and there in a Random Link at the top of the page right now is www.jayandmolly.com/ Very timely. Ashokan Farewell with all the details and a midi version on piano as well. Interesting chord progression too. It's still playing as I write this. Robyn |
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31 Jan 04 - 04:27 AM (#1105719) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: The Borchester Echo Just played Ashoken's Farewell from the link above. It's quite a schmaltzy tune in 3/4 time that sounds like lots of others. Can a dance tune be a slow air? I still prefer Red Kites by John Spiers. It's supposed to be inspired by the birds which have been reintroduced to the Chiltern Hills to give drivers something to watch from M40 traffic jams. Actually, though, I think it comes from the beer of that name... |
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31 Jan 04 - 06:06 AM (#1105747) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: GUEST,Oryx Neil Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife Floating Across from Skerry |
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31 Jan 04 - 07:20 AM (#1105778) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: The Borchester Echo Oh, very modern. It's only about 200 years since she died.... |
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03 Feb 04 - 07:24 PM (#1108633) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: Compton ........Flowers of the Forest!! .....or "A Cider Drinkers farewell to his liver"! |
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03 Feb 04 - 08:07 PM (#1108666) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: Tattie Bogle More from Ivan Drever and Duncan Chisholm: seeing the thread started with "The Leaving of Stoer": also try the "Rose of St Magnus" and "El Caballo Blanco", in fact most of the slow tracks on Duncan's 2 CDs, "Redpoint" and "Doors of the Saints". |
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03 Feb 04 - 08:12 PM (#1108669) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: harpgirl Where is "Dark Isle"? |
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03 Feb 04 - 08:52 PM (#1108704) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: Barry T It's Benbecula, Harpgirl. Here's a great url for some background on the composer and the tune... http://www.springthyme.co.uk/album22/22iainmcl.html - - - |
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03 Feb 04 - 11:10 PM (#1108762) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: Robin2 How about "Jim and Judy's wedding", by Jay Unger's brother, Larry? Also, "The Crested Hen" Robin2 |
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04 Feb 04 - 10:35 AM (#1109126) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: moocowpoo how old is "the blackbird" ?? I don't know but it's my favourite!! |
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04 Feb 04 - 10:48 AM (#1109137) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: GUEST,Strollin' Johnny Try out 'Air for Maurice Ogg' by (I think) Alistair Anderson. Mo was a star in the folk firmament of North Lincs/East Yorks/South Yorks before he was called to The Big Session In The Sky. Listen to it played from the heart by that Fine Son o'Scunny, Martin Simpson on his CD 'The Bramble Briar'. Bliss! Johnny :0) |
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04 Feb 04 - 05:41 PM (#1109481) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: Tattie Bogle I always thought the Dark Isle was Rhum or Eigg! |
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04 Feb 04 - 06:10 PM (#1109504) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: Cluin Loads of them here. I remember when this guy Phil Whittaker was requesting submissions on Usenet and several e-mail lists related to the subject. He asked a similar question. Personally, I like (in no particular order) Ashokan Farewell (Jay Ungar), If Ever You Were Mine (Maurice Lennon), Ross Memorial Hospital (Phil Cunningham), Mr & Mrs. MacLean of Snaigow (Dougie MacLean), The Osprey (Dougie MacLean), Miss Rowan Davies (Phil Cunningham), The Pearl (Phil Cunningham), Da Slockit Light (Tom Anderson), among others. And, though they're not modern, I'm quite partial to Niel Gow's "Farewell to Whiskey" and "Lament for the Death of His Second Wife". |
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05 Feb 04 - 03:50 AM (#1109767) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: RichM "Frideray"played on "Magic and Mystery- Majestic Music from Scotland and Ireland" Also has been recorded by Battlefield Band. See this websight for list of tunes: http://sale-depot.co.uk/classical-music/item/B000002NP3/Magic,and,Mystery.html |
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05 Feb 04 - 10:45 AM (#1109965) Subject: RE: The most beautiful modern slow air From: GUEST,wschultz@nhpd.org I'm rather partial to Martin Carthy's McVeagh on his Right of Passage album |