I continue to read some of these pages and wonder why LOL- there is a very large collection of "Airs" in print including this and several other very beautiful 'strains', It is by John Roche. The tunes present some difficulty for a person not familiar with Sean Nos singing but listening to that will ease playing the tunes.

The big error with these pieces is the way time sig has to be treated. The most prominent part of Sean Nos is the ability of the performer to draw out some notes and/or decorate others. That creates a realy big problem for a strict division of meter, and accouts in Alice's case for the apparent difficulty with the words used in this translation, however the Song is most often sung in 'Gaelge' so that does not have to be a problem.

Bruce may be interested to 'learn' that these airs are very popular at 'Pibreact' - for the uninitiated Pibreact are contests for the Pib Mor - Scottish Bag Pipe - where skill is sometimes measured by how accurately the Piper measures his notes. There are many variations to this including very long notes, some several minutes!

Scoti Abu