 Le Fonn (with a will)
Sounds
From the first version of
"Dónall Óg"
From the second version of
"Dónall Óg"
Tunes 1-12
- Dónall Óg (air):
- The
Dublin jig/the treblin' jig (jigs)(E. MacAogáin):
- An
Mhaighdean Mhara (air):
- The
Derry air (air):
- The American reel/the milliner's
daughter (reels):
- Molly
gheal bhán Ní Chuilleanáin (air)(E. Ní Uallacháin):
- The New Land
(air) (O. Thomas)
- Máire's jigs
(jigs)
- Sliabh na mBan
(air):
- There's
a room in my heart for you (song)(B. O'Connor):
- Dr. O'Connor (Carolan)
- Slán go deo
(air)(E. MacAogáin)
Dónall Óg (air):
Two airs for a song that is widely sung in Ireland, and also known in
Scotland. Chuala mé an dara leagan ar oileán Thoraí, Tír Conaill.
The
Dublin jig/the treblin' jig (jigs)(E. MacAogáin):
Two of my own tunes. The old jokes are the corniest!
An
Mhaighdean Mhara (air):
The melody of a song about a "sea-maiden", or mermaid. It comes
from the Gaeltacht of North-West Donegal.
The
Derry air (air):
 One of the most famous Irish airs. It was first published
in 1855 by George Petrie in his book "Ancient Music of Ireland" with the remark
"name unknown". As Petrie says: "The name of the tune unfortunately was not
ascertained by Miss Ross, who sent it to me with the simple remark that it was "very
old", in the correctness of which statement I have no hesitation in expressing my
perfect concurrence."
The American reel/the milliner's
daughter (reels):
The second reel is No. 460 in O'Neill's 1001 Gems.
Molly gheal bhán Ní Chuilleanáin (air)(E.
Ní Uallacháin):
This is my own version of a tune composed by Eithne Ní Uallacháin (I
hope the liberties taken will be forgiven!). The original song was collected in Co.
Tyrone.
The New
Land (air) (O. Thomas)
Celebrates the purchase of a piece of land in Nova Scotia. The composer, Otis Thomas, is a
fiddle player originally from Rhode Island.
Máire's
jigs (jigs)
These are two jigs I learnt from my mother, Máire MhicAogáin, from Dublin.
Sliabh na
mBan (air):
The air of a traditional song in Irish inspired by the 1798 rising.
There's a room in my heart for you (song)(B.
O'Connor):
A song from the pen of poet and singer Batt O'Connor from Gleann na nGealt, Ciarraí.
Dr.
O'Connor (Carolan)
 Nothing is known of the person for whom Carolan (1670-1738) composed this
piece. It appears as No. 119 in Dónal O'Sullivan's book "Carolan: The Life Times and
Music of an Irish Harper" (1958).
Slán go deo
(air)(E. MacAogáin)
Fonn mall a chum mé féin nuair a bhí gá leis. "Adieu" is ciall leis.
All titles traditional/arranged E.
MacAogáin except where noted above.
Instruments
E-flat flute by Besson and
Co. (c. 1865)
D flute (track 4) by
Rudall and Rose (c. 1830)
whistles by Generation (c.
1994)
bouzouki by Joe Foley
uilleann pipes by Cillian
Ó Briain
guitars by Hohner and
Guild (track 10)
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