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which he sings. A gentle voice that of a trusted teacher or This publication contains more than 400 songs of the
guide into another world. sean nós tradition, collected from all over the country.
It is a wonderful testament to the power of this music that Published by Cló Iar Chonnacht, the collection also
despite words sung in the Irish language, the emotion and contains historical notes on each song as well as where
the strength carries on – inviting the listener to another to find recordings.
world, the river of Ireland’s emotion runs deep! Peadar O Ceannabháín worked on this collection
Saileóg Ní Ceannabháin, while born and raise in Dublin together with publisher and writer Micheál Ó Conghaile
has a great affinity with Connemara and Carna, a place and editor Lochlainn Ó Tuairisg.
her family also call home. Through her albums, Saileóg To find out more about Saileóg and her music visit:
has been reviving rare gems of the sean nós singing www.saileog.blogspot.com
tradition – songs that were recorded by Seamus Ennis but
have since fallen out of practice in the locality. Above: Saileóg Ní Cheannabháin
To hear Saileóg’s beautiful voice with it’s plaintive tone Below: Leabhar Mór na nAmhráin
is to be transported to a realm out of time, one can hear
the restless waves and the bleak Connemara landscape (The Great Book of Songs)
echoing in her song. Sean nós is a therapeutic music and
could be prescribed as medicine for our westernised ears,
such depth of feeling and presence is there in the music.
A breath of fresh air in our saturated pop culture, a clear
voice from a land rich in emotion and memory.
Even when one does not know a songs’ meaning, the
words in Irish find their way into our consciousness –
and have their affect. Call it ancestral memory. These
songs have been inhabited for generations, like portals
to another state of consciousness they persist in their
essential vitality.
Traditionally, the predominant places where the style is
popular are regions where the Irish language is spoken by
a large percentage of the populace. Such regions include
Meath, Cork, Galway, Donegal, Waterford, Kerry, and
Mayo. In recent years, non-Gaelic singers also have taken
up the style, but first must learn the language. Look out
for music sessions in Connemara and in fact all along the
coast it is likely to hear this special Irish singing tradition.
Particular Festivals such as Féile Joe Éiniú in Connemara,
Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh on the Dingle peninsula
or Sean Nós cois life in Dublin are strongholds
of sean nós singing. In Cork watch out for
the Singing club upstairs in An Spailpín
Fánach.
If you care to learn more about Irish
Traditional Music you will enjoy
browsing the online collection
of the Irish Traditional Music
Archives in Dublin :
www.itma.ie/digitallibrary
Another newly published
source for Irish Singing
traditionis Leabhar
Mór na nAmhráin (The
Great Book of Songs).
169
guide into another world. sean nós tradition, collected from all over the country.
It is a wonderful testament to the power of this music that Published by Cló Iar Chonnacht, the collection also
despite words sung in the Irish language, the emotion and contains historical notes on each song as well as where
the strength carries on – inviting the listener to another to find recordings.
world, the river of Ireland’s emotion runs deep! Peadar O Ceannabháín worked on this collection
Saileóg Ní Ceannabháin, while born and raise in Dublin together with publisher and writer Micheál Ó Conghaile
has a great affinity with Connemara and Carna, a place and editor Lochlainn Ó Tuairisg.
her family also call home. Through her albums, Saileóg To find out more about Saileóg and her music visit:
has been reviving rare gems of the sean nós singing www.saileog.blogspot.com
tradition – songs that were recorded by Seamus Ennis but
have since fallen out of practice in the locality. Above: Saileóg Ní Cheannabháin
To hear Saileóg’s beautiful voice with it’s plaintive tone Below: Leabhar Mór na nAmhráin
is to be transported to a realm out of time, one can hear
the restless waves and the bleak Connemara landscape (The Great Book of Songs)
echoing in her song. Sean nós is a therapeutic music and
could be prescribed as medicine for our westernised ears,
such depth of feeling and presence is there in the music.
A breath of fresh air in our saturated pop culture, a clear
voice from a land rich in emotion and memory.
Even when one does not know a songs’ meaning, the
words in Irish find their way into our consciousness –
and have their affect. Call it ancestral memory. These
songs have been inhabited for generations, like portals
to another state of consciousness they persist in their
essential vitality.
Traditionally, the predominant places where the style is
popular are regions where the Irish language is spoken by
a large percentage of the populace. Such regions include
Meath, Cork, Galway, Donegal, Waterford, Kerry, and
Mayo. In recent years, non-Gaelic singers also have taken
up the style, but first must learn the language. Look out
for music sessions in Connemara and in fact all along the
coast it is likely to hear this special Irish singing tradition.
Particular Festivals such as Féile Joe Éiniú in Connemara,
Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh on the Dingle peninsula
or Sean Nós cois life in Dublin are strongholds
of sean nós singing. In Cork watch out for
the Singing club upstairs in An Spailpín
Fánach.
If you care to learn more about Irish
Traditional Music you will enjoy
browsing the online collection
of the Irish Traditional Music
Archives in Dublin :
www.itma.ie/digitallibrary
Another newly published
source for Irish Singing
traditionis Leabhar
Mór na nAmhráin (The
Great Book of Songs).
169
