"Ar Éirinn ní n-eósainn cé h-í", or "For Ireland, I'd Not Tell Her Name", or "Tweedside" This is a traditional Irish slow air, also used as a song air. In Scotland, it's known as "Tweedside" and sometime attributed to David Rizzio, musician and confidante to Mary Stuart, murdered on behalf of her husband. The harmonies I have used are from a concertina arrangement by Michel Van Der Meiren, which I have adapted to my instrumentation: http://www.tangosite.com/concertina/pub/for-ireland-2 I'm playing the lead on octave mandolin for the first repetition, with mandolin harmony, and swap parts between the OM and the Ajr for the second repetition. Mid-Missouri M-111 octave mandolin 1921 Gibson Ajr mandolin Mid-Missouri M-0W mandolin Ozark tenor guitar Eddie has previously uploaded his recording of this slow air in a thread called "Airs and Graces" which also covered other tunes (Link). As Barbara has asked us to have separate threads for each tune, I've started a new thread rather than posting to Eddie's old thread. Martin
Very nice . Martin. Do you have a copy of your arrangement, my son plays the concertina and this would make a nice duet...
Oops, just followed that link. Thanks, Martin.
Here's another one of my re-recordings of tunes that we play on a regular basis in our weekly mandolin gatherings. Same arrangement as my old 2014 recording, but different instrumentation. 1921 Gibson Ajr mandolin (x2) Suzuki MC-815 mandocello Vintage Viaten tenor guitar Martin
Beautiful tune, nice playing Martin!
Thanks, Christian -- it's a very rewarding tune to play!
I had found this tune in a tunebook I must have loaded down some time ago, but I didn't like the melody all that much. So I gave up the tune and looked for something else to play. Then I heard Martin's version, really liked it and again tried to play it:
Lovely arrangement and very well played, Christian
I like both of these. I have a version, not quite the same as these..I will look again. Nice song CC and Martin.
Lovely tune – very well played by both of you, Martin and Christian.
Thanks John, Ginny and Frithjof!
Very nice playing from both of you! Christian, that's a remarkable story about coming to like this tune only at the second attempt. And you produced such a nice version after all that. The photos look great, too. Did you take them?
I've never been to Ireland, so I had to find the pictures on the net.
Martin and CC - I am inspired by you both. I have recorded Sunset over Ayr and will do For Ireland next and pack them as a two- some.
Thanks, Ginny -- looking forward to hearing your recordings!
A big thanks to all who liked this tune from me too!
