Category: Ceol dem’ chuid /My music
Harpsichord Louise
| October 22, 2014 | Posted by peadar under Ceol dem' chuid /My music, Scóir cheoil / Musical scores |
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My Aunt Louise (Reidy) Verling was the only sibling of my father Seán O Riada. As my mother Ruth had no siblings, Louise held a special place in our affections. She was a music teacher and lecturer and had a lovely ‘touch’ when playing the piano. She was married to the painter Walter Verling and […]
A tune for a Triur gig
| December 3, 2013 | Posted by peadar under Ceol dem' chuid /My music |
When we had the Triúr concert in Ennis in the Auburn Lodge we had a visitor in the shape of the Liam McCarthy Cup. It was brought by some of the victorious Banner County Players and in honour of the occasion i put the below tune together. There is a motif based on the rhythm […]
Máirseáil MacMahon
| November 25, 2013 | Posted by peadar under Ceol dem' chuid /My music |
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Máirseáil Mac Mahon (Mac Mahon’s March) Tony Mac Mahon is one of our heroes and a constant supporter and fan. We have learnt a lot from him over the years, not the least of these being to be bold and not to be afraid to state one’s opinion. I have known Tony since the late […]
Damhsa ‘n tSuláin. (Dance of the Sulán)
| May 14, 2013 | Posted by peadar under Ceol dem' chuid /My music, Scóir cheoil / Musical scores |
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Damhsa ‘n tSuláin. (Dance of the Sulán) (1:49) This tune was part of a longer more drawn out affair, which my brother-in-law Kevin Glacken played while I twanged away on the Tambura. The whole affair was in praise of the Sulán River, from its birth, on down the mountain sides, through the plains of Carraig […]
