X: 1
T:Song of Home, The
C:
R: air, waltz
S: printed copy of unknown origin in Concord Slow Scottish Session collection
Z: 2015 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
F:http://www.john-chambers.us/~jc/music/abc/air/Mo_Dhachaidh-G-15-2.abc
K: G
D2 |\
"G"G4 (Gd) | B3 A G2 | "D7"F3 G A2 | F3 E D2 |"G"G4 (Gd) |
B3 A G2 | "D7"A6 |A2 B2 c2 |"G"d3 e d2 | "Em"B3 A G2 |
"Bm"d3 B G2 | "D7"F3 E D2 |"C"c3 d e2 | "D7"(dB3) A2 | "G"G4 :|
SONG OF HOME, THE (Mo dhachaidh). AKA - "Airfal li lo iriag." Scottish, Slow Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA. The Scots Gaelic title "Mo dhachaidh" has also been used for the melody "My Own House/My Ain Hoose", but that is a different air.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Martin (Ceol na Fidhle, vol. 1), 1991; p. 10.
Recorded sources : - Decca SPA 154, "The Scottish Dance World of Jim MacLeod and His Band" (1971). Lismore LILP 5117, "Popular Songs of Scotland Sung in Gaelic" (1982).
See also listing at : Hear the song sung by the Govan Gaelic Choir at youtube.com [1]