What a pleasure: Julie and Eamon together, just the two of them. A livestream made for Lindblad Expeditions on April 23rd, 2020 as part of the Virtual Music Lounge concert series.
While looking for videos featuring Mac Dara Ó Faoláin I found this beautiful video of Páraic Mac Donnchadha with Mac Dara Ó Faoláin. Beautiful music with banjo and bouzouki. Páraic Mac Donnchadha released an album some time ago which you can get on bandcamp or at Custy's in Ennis.
This is a song from Daoiri's first CD. I first heard it from Planxty, but there are many versions of the song out there. In this version from youtube Daoiri plays it with such power...
This is the second Tune of the first Set from the album "Good Morning to your Nightcap"
The tune is also called "Cheer up old hag". It took me a while to find out the name. At thesession.org this tune was connected to a polka of the same name. I corrected it now.
As always, don't expect the tab to be totally correct. ;-). This is only thought for learning purposes.
Btw. I can't find out why tabledit always puts the chord boxes over the second headline. Does anyone know how to avoid this?
A song from his first CD, first sung by the Furey's, I think. Please don't expect the chords to be 100% correct!
{t:McShane}
{st:Furey's}
{c:}
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My [D]name is McShane from the plains of Kildare
A farmer I was 'til the last year
'Til I took a notion of higher promotion
Went over to England the harvest to share
(only D first verse)
{soc}
[D]Rum Toora [CM7(no5)]La, [D]Rum Toora [CM7(no5)]Laddie,
[Gsus4]Rum Toora [CM7(no5)]La, Mush- a-rum Toora [D]Lay =run über rum "Toora Lay" = CAGD
{eoc}
I [D]parted with Molly so [CM7(no5)]blythe and so jolly
I [D]Picked up a stick for [CM7(no5)]a staff in me hand
And [D]to keep meself cheery for [CM7(no5)]fear I got [D]weary
I [G]sang "Paddy[Am]whack" as I [C]went on me [D]way.
I landed at Dumbarton on a fine summer's evening
Me bundle and staff I held them in me hands
There were some of them laughing and some of them chaffin'
More of them trying to stick Paddy away.
I went in to a woman to ask her for lodgings
She said "Me young man, now don't look so dull
For I will tell you where you will get lodgings
With a woman that lives next door to "The Black Bull".
So I went to this woman and asked her for lodgings
She instantly showed me to a bed in the room
And I being so tired, and worn out from walking,
I threw meself down in me bed in the room.
But a lump of a tinker lay up in the corner
He swore 'pon his soul sure he'd kill all was there
Says I "Me bold tinker, give over your braggin'
I'm bold McShane from the plains of Kildare!"
But he tried for to hit me a punch in the stomach
I instantly fetched him a one in the throat
And he tumbled heels over his head in the corner
Cut all his head in an old rusty pot.
He lay on the floor, like a sheep he was bleedin'
I swore 'pon my soul sure I'd cut off his life
But I lifted him up and sent down for a noggin
Me and the tinker we ended the strife.
My name is McShane from the plains of Kildare
A farmer I was until the last year
Till I took a notion of higher promotion
Went over to England the harvest to share.
Zac Fitzsimmons is a musician but also a worship pastor. He mostly plays worship songs.
Zac posted this song to youtube and later he made a tutorial how to play it, as he was asked for it. There are some good ideas on how to accompany a song to be found.
Another classic. I first heard Daoiri play this song in 2011 at a ceilidh at a workshop weekend in Halle, Germany. I asked him the next day to play it for me. He played it on my bouzouki, made by Heiner Dreizehnter.
Another song of Daoiri's repertoire. Don't know if it is exactly what he plays. It's the way I tend to play it.
{t:Bogies Bonny Belle} Capo 3 oder 7!
[G]As I went [C]in by [Am]Huntleigh [D]town, One [G]evening [Am]for to[G] see, I [Am]met with Bogey O’ [D]Cair[C]nee, And with[C] {soh}him{eoh} I [Am]did a[D]gree.
To [G]care for his [C]two best [Am]hor[D]ses, Or [G]cart or [Am]harrow or [G]plough, Or [Am]anything a[D]bout farm [C]work, That I [C]very [Am]well should [D]know.
Old [G]Bogey [C]had a [Am]daugh[D]ter, Her [G]name was [Am]Iso[G]bel, She’s the [Am]lily of the [D]val[C]ley, And the [C]primrose [Am]of the [D]dell.
And [G]when she [C]went out [Am]wa[D]lking, She [G]took me [Am]for her [G]guide, Down [Am]by the Burn O’[D]Cair[C]nee, To [C]watch the [Am]small fish [D]glide.
And [G]when three [C]months was [Am]past and [D]gone, This [G]girl she [Am]lost her [G]bloom. The [Am]red fell from her [D]rosy [C]cheeks, And her [C]eyes be[Am]gan to [D]swoon.
And [Bm]{soh}when{eoh} nine months were [Am]past and gone, She [G]bore to me a [Bm]son. And [Am]I was quickly [D]sent [C]for, To [C]see what [Am]could be [D]done.
I [G]said that [C]I would [Am]marry [D]her, but [G]no, that [Am]would not [G]do For [Am]you're not a match for my [D]bonnie [C]girl, And [C]she’s no [Am]match for [D]you.
Now she’s [G]married [C]to a [Am]tinker [D]lad, That [G]comes from [Am]Huntleigh [G]town. He sells [Am]pots and pans and [D]paraffin [C]lamps, And [C]scours the [Am]country [D]round.
[G]Maybe she's [C]gotten a [Am]better [D]match Old [G]Bogie [Am]cannot [G]tell But [Am]I was first to [D]win the [C]heart of [C]Bogie's [Am]bonnie [D]Belle.
I don't know if I posted this site before. Nevertheless, a good site to look at if you need to know a special chord. Look at: http://chords.cc/irishbouzoukigdad/d/major
