Na ceannabháin bhána ; and other tunes / Mick O'Brien & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh

Na ceannabháin bhána ; Mairseál Alasdruim ; Munster buttermilk, jigs. [applause] Woman of the house ; Rolling in the rye grass, reels / Mick O'Brien, uilleann pipes ; Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, fiddle. Recorded in the Primate's chapel, Armagh at the 10th William Kennedy Piping Festival, November 2004. REFNO: 228-ITMA-DVD.

[@graceomalley4]

It is a play on the name plant bog cotton. "Na Ceannabháin Bhána" = "The Fair Canavans" is a song in slip jig time from Carna in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It was collected by Séamus Ennis from Colm Ó Caoidheáin who is thought to have written it for his two fairhaired ("bán" = "white" or "fair-haired") grandchildren whose surname was Canavan / Ó Ceannabháin.

[@MrLuridan]

Note to young trad players: Tunes don't have to be played fast to be awesome.

[@tomgreene1843]

Amen to that ....these fellows play the sweet music.

[@EricOwensFlute]

Ironically this is the faster way of playing. When you play at this tempo you add much more finger work embellishments and fills. When you play at a fast tempo it’s stripped bare to largely single note playing with some rolls etc. It’s actually much simpler and easier than what they’re doing.

[@Lisnageeragh]

Absolutely ...no tearing and hammering here..long may they continue!!

[@Senpatientulo]

Two musicians playing as one. I love it!

[@michaeltodd3225]

Doesn’t get any better than this....great lift, fantastic swing

[@derekabbott84]

Best version of rolling of the ryegrass ive heard

[@skobywankenobi]

He was my Irish teacher in secondary school...

[@paddyearly]

Great masters of their instruments✅🇮🇪

[@tinamcloughlin3820]

Beautiful

[@robertenglish9838]

Well presented ITMA. Helpful notes as well. TGFITMA!

[@kieranmcd6778]

So good!!!

[@williamsanderson9785]

It doesn't get much better than this.

[@eileennestor9274]

Very good nice listening

[@coleraineful]

This is not the first time these two played this together. Smooth.

[@PederBHellandMusic]

Sounds awesome! Love it!

[@blancan918]

great sound off that fiddle!

[@jamesdumbelton]

Magic playing

[@walkingpictures]

Fuggin awesome,love it

[@coleraineful]

Beautiful music!

[@spacefoodable]

excellent!

[@jhohlkennedy]

Iontach maith, lads. Maith sibh!

[@thelightwasbrighter]

Lovely!

[@walkingpictures]

Superb

[@glogregg]

❤

[@Cochranflutes]

Very nice!

[@paulanderson8143]

Sublime...

[@richgouette]

lovely

[@irishviolinmaker]

Ceol iontach.

[@annecurran3986]

superb...

[@marianedwards6898]

Utterly beautiful...

[@MarkRobertCuthbert]

mór. sláinte!

[@alexbarrass4252]

@7:12 😮😮 ....how?!?!

[@AngelaGergel]

'S math sin!

[@seamusbreen-shey]

Is the fiddle tuned to the chanter? Love this.

[@tomgreene1843]

Yes.

[@JohnDuncanAVLFiddler]

@@tomgreene1843 do you know what the tuning is for the fiddle?

[@tomgreene1843]

@@JohnDuncanAVLFiddlerI'm a fluteplayer, but would try starting on Bb-lowest line on bass clef and work upwards in perfect 5th intervals...so Bb F C G should work I think.

[@SeanFolsom]

Cad a BLAS iontach !!!

[@Pteromandias]

Kevin O'Reilly. Ha, I decoded it!

[@Kitiwake]

English coded it.

[@MrLuridan]

Impossibly good.

[@aldanohara3018]

This is beautiful. Can anyone tell me what key they are playing the tunes in? Cheers

[@sara505sings]

seems to be F

[@sara505sings]

nope, B

[@dcartier1692]

Actually, they are in the “standard” keys of D and G (Woman of the House) - however, they SOUND in B and E because Mick is playing a “flat” set, in B (I.e., a “transposing” instrument, in this case).

[@michaeltodd3225]

What is Kevin doing with his bowing?