Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1210 (Marbhna Luimni)
| Rhythm ? | Mode ? |
|---|---|
| Air | A Major |
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Marbhna Luimni / Limerick's Lamentation / The Lament for Limerick / Lochaber No More / Farewell to Lochaber, Farewell to My Jean
Discography
Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1991 | 12#1 | [SS 1] Sharon Shannon. Sharon Shannon. Sharon Shannon (accordion, fiddle). |
| 1992 | 12#1 | [Ch CH] The Chieftains. The Celtic Harp. A Tribute to Edward Bunting with the Belfast Harp Orchestra. Martin Fay (fiddle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán, vocals), Matt Molloy (flute), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Derek Bell (harp, tiompán, harpsichord). |
| ~1996 | 3#1 | [JK 3] James Kelly. Traditional Irish Music. James Kelly (fiddle). |
| 1997 | 7#1 | [MH 3] Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill. The Lonesome Touch. Martin Hayes (fiddle), Dennis Cahill (guitar). |
| ~2001 | 7#1 | [HOP] Claire Byrne, Darragh Murphy, Barry Kerr, Patrick Davey. The Humours of Piping. Claire Byrne (pipes), Darragh Murphy (pipes), Barry Kerr (pipes), Patrick Davey (pipes). |
Bibliography
According to my research, there are zero transcriptions that sound very similar to this tune anywhere in the indexed books, regardless of tune title. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. To learn to play this tune, simply learn it from another musician or study the recording(s) listed above. See also: Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music.
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1991