TOW#26: Tigh Na Gorm

[nigelgatherer]

Tigh Na Gorm



This is a tune in the manner of a pipe retreat, composed by the late Ian Powrie. You can download a PDF file of this tune:

Tigh Na Gorm

[John Kelly]

Great wee tune, Nigel. Think it might be my next SoundCloud attempt. I really enjoy those retreat marches even when written by a fiddle player of Ian's skill! Thanks again for yet another new one for the armoury.

[John Kelly]

Here is my version of the tune, played on bouzouki with tenor guitar in first half of tune and mandolin in second half. Link is to the SoundCloud file:

Tigh Na Gorm

[nigelgatherer]

That's great, John - I really enjoyed listening to that. I think it's a fantastic tune, and I had the honour of playing it last week with accordionist John Carmichael, who has played with many of the greats, and Finlay Allison, Jenn Butterworth, and a few others.

[Beginner Sandra]

Nigel, I can't seem to get access to the PDF it just keeps loading but never gets there. Is it me?

[nigelgatherer]

I just tried it and it loaded immediately for me. What if I send it direct to you, Sandra?

[John Kelly]

Nigel, many thanks for your encouraging comments. John Carmichael is indeed a fine player - one of many we are blessed with in our music.
Sandra, if you cannot access the pdf I have downloaded it from the site and could e-mail it to you if you wish. Another way is to highlight the music on the page above, copy it then paste it into a new Word document.
Let me know if you still cannot access it.

[alistair]

(10-10-2011 04:15 PM)John Kelly Wrote:  Here is my version of the tune, played on bouzouki with tenor guitar in first half of tune and mandolin in second half. Link is to the SoundCloud file:

Tigh Na Gorm

Wonderful tune and beautifully played, John. Would make a great accompaniment to Battle of the Somme. Looks like it would work on the Highlander harmonica (one low G natural and no high Gs at all). Must have a go at that soon.

[nigelgatherer]

I think you're right, Alistair, it would go well with Battle of the Somme. At first I thought it would be too similar, but the key change makes all the difference.

[John Kelly]

Alistair, that was a great suggestion on both counts. A good partner indeed for Battle of the Somme, and it does translate beautifully to the Highlander harmonica. Just been trying it out just now and it works - clever of Donald Black to get Hohner to make the Highlander and playable in the 2 pipe keys. Thanks for your comments and for the tips.