David Lindely and Ry Cooder - Sídh Beag agus Sídh Mór

[blackandtanful]

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[NYhomewrecker]

Can somebody tell me what kind of guitar David is playing? Thanks in advance.

[clouds882]

i once had a music box which sounded kinda like this..beautiful rendition!

[cirsiumc]

@clouds882 you compare them to a music box? ummm, you don't think the box sounded kind of tinny and flat compared to actual musicians? odd comparison to the greats. just sayin'.

[CalDodger]

This is great. I've recently discovered David Lindley and also enjoy Irish music.

Can anyone suggest other songs like this? thank you much.

[Axoster]

This track is from a double CD called "The Family Tour". It may be a bootleg.

[jmsuijkerbuijk]

@Axoster No bootleg! The double CD 'Family Tour' is recorded in Vienna. It is available from David's own site. Go check it out!

[SmileyGarrish]

note* being 'underrated' by the masses is a sign of originality and talent, so who cares what other people say? if your ears like it, go with it

[DlABL0GlCAL]

sounds as though a music box has been opened

[alonzogarbanzo]

Gorgeous.

[sixstrangtwang]

wow, and the world has no clue. Thanks so much for all you have done for music.

[Guitarbque]

AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!

[pamackenzie]

What album is this on?

[shhhtya]

Breathtakin' Beautiful !!

[MyMoppet52]

I think I Lindley with David Grisman , Jerry Garcia, and Tony Rice...not altogether. I'm pretty sure he does a pretty mean bluegrass...or jazz bluegrass. I've loved him for years. As mentioned somewhere else, my memory is not the greatest but feel sure I have him on some of my bluegrass and Grisman stuff. He is fantastic, even if that wasn't him.

[c0k3chanel5]

heartbreakingly, heart-achingly beautiful..thanks so much for sharing! Cat

[statjay]

I grew up in LA in the late 60s and saw Ry around as well as Lindley when he was in Kaleidescope. I thought I was pretty familiar with both of their work. This blew me away Does anyone know where and when this concert took place? I'd give an awful lot to play a hundredth as well as either of them.

[iceaxe56]

yeah i saw david at a venue about 2 years ago--about 150 people--blows my mind--and these performers you see today do not hold a candle

[waterfordrs22]

John Hiatt's Slow Turning is most likely has Sunny Landreth on slide guitar.

[laughinggirl26]

@waterfordrs22 Both are absolutely incredible musicians. I've seen Sonny play live, but just missed a chance to see Hiatt. Not happy about that either!

[oooSONNYooo]

for anyone who does know know what Sídh Beag agus Sídh Mór means, its native Irish (gaelic) for Small hill and big hill (the type of hill is one which fairies live under)..... RANDOM INFO

[craiglouis]

Never got to see Cooder but FINALLY saw Lindley with John Hiatt in a small theater in Dallas few years ago. The were both fantastic as I knew they would be. Lindley played on a few tunes in the 80s with Hiatt I'm sure. If I replay Slow Turning in my mind it has the Lindley signature on it but I may be wrong. At any rate I think both these artsists have been underrated all these years.

[craiglouis]

Never got to see Cooder but FINALLY got to see Lindley with John Hiatt in a small theater in Dallas just few years ago. The were both just fantastic as I knew they would be.

[kdfromhb]

Thanks for posting lovely music. Thanks to the artist for allowing it to remain on youtube.

[lightlyone]

Fanfriggentastical!

[wc4dblues]

These guys are truly amazing. I would love to see them together. These are musicians,musicians

[Amandalp0]

Dedicated by these two fine musicians to the everlasting memory of the late and so sadly missed Rory Gallagher

[Gingerjake2]

Two of my most favorite people on the planet! Definitely some of the best in the world!

[manuetalain83]

A great moment of music!

[josebombace]

la cancion mas hermosa del mundo

[deblovesbluegrass]

What is the name of this beautiful tune? Awesome!

[drofro77]

@deblovesbluegrass : It's a tune usually titled Si Bheag Si Mhor by Irish composer Turlough O'Carolan. There are other great versions by William Coulter and Planxty.

[ahrien53]

If you like Cooder and Lindley together (heaven, as far as I'm concerned!) you might want to check out a 1995 album called "Cooder-Lindley Family: Live at the Vienna Opera House." There are tracks on there that are so ... there are no words to adequately describe the wonderfulness :-)

[mrhipsterdoofus]

@ahrien53 Thanks for the tip!

[1mothra]

@taildragger53: Mothra was mistaken and admittedly underestimated your obvious breadth of musical knowledge, one that is deeper than that of Mothra. Mothra took your musicological advice and now seeks forgiveness. A humbled Mothra thanks you and wishes peace as always.

[taildragger53]

There aren't many real, boundary breaking, musicians like Cooder or Lindley. To play World Music, whether Celtic, Indian or Bahamanian, requires a different level of consciousness & acceptance. Zoot Horn Rollo (Bill Harkleroad) & Ian A. Anderson are similar. Thankfully Derek Trucks has carried the torch also.

[JoeGancher]

@taildragger53

Zoot's interesting but I'm not sure I see a connection to World Music. I can't find much of him on Ytube except his work with Beefheart. Any recommendations ?

[taildragger53]

@JoeGancher There are some superb CD compilations around like 'Slide Crazy' which highlight Harkleroad's playing.

other great players are Harry Manx. & Kevin Breit. World Music is really a misnomer to me because ALL music is Worldly.(e.g. Blues/Jazz has African roots but isn't regarded as World Music)

[taildragger53]

@JoeGancher Meant to add, if you check out Harkleroad's variety of instruments he plays some fairly exotic ones apart from his usual psychedelic 'Troutmask' Telecaster . Influenced Henry Kaiser alot.

[1mothra]

@taildragger53 : Mothra appreciates your gorgeous comment. But Mothra wonders: do you mean Ian Anderson from Jerthro Tull? If so, Mothra asks: compared to Lindley and Cooder? Are ya sure? Perhaps Mothra is mistaken. Anyway, peace to you and yours..!

[taildragger53]

@1mothra Ian . A. Anderson is not to be confused with the Tull leader. This is why Ian placed the intial "A" into his name. He's a British 'World Music' musician, mag editor & radio broadcaster. Usually noted for his work with Mike Cooper during the 1960s-1970s.  Listen out for his version of Blind Willie Johnsons "Dark Is The Night". (the CD " Slide Crazy")

[potrezeb1]

Dave kooks very Impish (or given the origin of the music) like a tall leprachaun !!

Ryland just looks cool ....a marriage made in heaven !!!

[DoowahDiatribe]

This is quite exceptional...you might want to listen to Ry's live CD jam with an Indian Sitar player...Mind-numbing how they play riffs back and forth

[norrisonthespot]

Was this ditty originally by the blind Irish harpist O'Carolan?. I am familiar with the basic tune which I play on a low D tin whistle. I am surprised to see Ry Cooder's playing it. I always think of him with blues slide guitar but the man seems to put his hands to anything! Great playing.

[Cogniscent1]

I heard The Chieftains play this on an old album of theirs. This here version is very nice. I saw these two in concert must have been some time in the early or mid-1990s at London's Royal Festival Hall and they were very good.

[JoeDrumstick]

on which album is this ?

[franzferdinand11]

where and when was this wonderful tune recorded?

[velvetunderpants44]

I meant the song with the same tune.

[leedishmon]

David is the most talented person in the music industry today by far. Life's work. wonderful stuff he does.

[lescot2000]

Lindley & Cooder ... individually ... the best together ... mot so good ... for this tune see P.Bensusan version ... love them all ... but individually ..yes .

[VeganaExPuta]

Two personal favorites of mine, and I do mean "personal."

Love you to pieces, "The Claw!"

Thank you SO much for sharing this superb track with the world.

[dulcie22]

Zat you, Claw? Lindley's gonna be in TC...better get up here....

[petiethepitt]

What blows my mind is I get people asking me who my biggest influences were.And when I say Ry Cooder,David Lindley almost always they say Who??

[Jeremybluesman]

sucks man, eh?....they were and still are madly underappreciated or unkown among the average music lister but talk to any musician who knows what's up and they'll tell u how great those two are!....i just saw Lindley in Toronto...the man's a genius

[petiethepitt]

Yeah it does,lol,and most so called educated guitarists have no idea that Ry arguably has the longest reume of any guitarist in history.The guys that have heard of him are only familiar with his work in the Crossroads movie soundtrack.They just don't know what they are missing,two of my all time favorite slide musicians that never get old,ha,ha.

[petiethepitt]

Resume,sorry.

[petiethepitt]

Ahh man,ment to ask you what stuff he played when you saw him..Such a great show/stand up act, David puts on.I swear if he wasnt a musician he would have been a great stand up commic,lol.I saw him once I think in late 90s and he had the place in stitches between songs.Absolutely love Lindely.

[Jeremybluesman]

The show was awsome and you're absolutely right, he has some of the dryest humor around.....as for what he played, to be honest i can't really remember the specific songs.....i can tell you that he did not play any El Rayo X or Twango Bango Deluxe material....it was more world/blues....he played strictly lap steel guitars (oud, Weisenborn, Bizouki etc)...he probably switched between 6 "guitars" that night, half of them using a slide...he covered the Dylan tune Well Well Well - fav of the night

[timpipe]

I feel the same way about Leo Kottke.

[Spartreeman]

@Jeremybluesman :

I wouldn't say they are either unknown or underappreciated...I know their music well and I totally appreciate them both.!..I will go to see David next year at the Royal Conservatory in TO....looking forward to it...it will be packed.

[Acharn2]

@Spartreeman I second that. I've known of Ry Cooder for years, but only just learned about David Lindley. Wonderful. And I keep going back to listen to Catfood Sandwiches every time I think of the Simpson-Bowles commission.

[Spartreeman]

@Jeremybluesman :

I wouldn't say they are either unknown or underappreciated...I know their music well and I totally appreciate them both.!..I will go to see David next year at the Royal Conservatory in TO....looking forward to it...it will be packed.

Catfood sandwiches is one of the funniest monologues I've ever heard!

[velvetunderpants44]

And it's "Tabhair Dom Do Lámh" or, Give Me Your Hand in English. Am I boring anyone yet?! Cos I'm boring the tits off of myself...

[huskerspew]

Oday ouyay owknay igpay atinlay? - Translation: "Do you know pig latin?"

[kmoukaddem]

Beautiful stuff. Really beautiful. Thanks for the post

[velvetunderpants44]

For what it's worth, the word is Sláinte. Not Sliante. Just so you... Sláinte mhaith agat!

[pam101dalmatians]

and what language is sidh beag agus sidh mor?

[SuperSleepOver]

its Gaelic

[pam101dalmatians]

ok pardon my ignorance...but who are d lindley and r cooder and is some1 playing a mandolin in this song?

[henley65]

Fantastic!

Thanks for posting it!

Sliante

[vthick851]

Any body know, is that a National Night Ranger in Lindley's Hands? sure looks like one.

[kiskeamman]

Sounds very similar to " Tabhair dom do lamh " [ Give me your hand] by Sean O Riada .

[cuchaia]

" Tabhair Dom Do Lamb ' is a composition of the blind Co. Derry harper, Róry ( Dall ) Ó Catháin, 1550 - 1650 or thereabouts.

Ó Catháin also composed what we now know as Danny Boy or the Derry Air. He called it Aisling an Óighfear ( lament of the young man ) in response to his family being ousted from their land during the Plantation of Ulster. He finally settled in Scotland. He was of noble birth. It's a beautiful air. You can hear it on Kathleen Loughnane's ' Harping On ' cd, 2002

[kopukapu]

astonishing!!..any more available?..anyone have any idea what the tuning is..or what instrument it is?

[seanth014]

Have any of you heard these 2 do that John Lennon song - Jealous Guy ? what a cool version.

[landsbergen]

it seems to be an old Turlough O Carolan song. Wonderfully played. Listen to the songs of Ry Cooder with the Chieftins.

[bellowheadfan]

Ry Cooder worked with The Chieftains? Wow! What album?

[IsabelGolightly]

He has two tracks on the album "The Long Black Veil", 'Dunmore Lassies', and 'Coast of Malabar'. Slainte.

[bogartroach]

Lovely! The imagery this song evokes brings tears to the eyes.

Thank you. Slainte.

[edmeistere]

Wonderfull performance of an ancient irish tune, dedicated to rory gallagher by ry and david. Says heaps about these men as human beings, aswell as musicians of the highest order.

[comaradella]

big thanks from argentina

[leonardoboy2]

DAVID LINDLEY!

[reefrunner9]

Remarkable,,,,what can one say?

[31fergus]

A stunning duet from two virtuosos that gives Pierre Bensusan a run for his money. That's really saying somthing. Thanks for this.

[ValsHere]

Beautiful

Love and Blessings

Val

[jesterlolz]

i saw these guys jam for a couple of hours at al's bar in east la, around the early 90's and haven't heard anything quite like this duo since. mystic.

[WillieDines1]

Funnily enough, even though I enjoy hearing Ry playing instrumental Blues tunes on both guitar and/or on Mandolin, this is an awesome piece of playing by both David and Ry :)

Ry is the only musician that I know of that has had me considering on buying and learning to play a mandolin, even though I'm a lefty player :) lol

Thank you for sharing this, top rating everytime :)

[cuchaia]

If you're still considering it you could contact me - I also have some videos up on youtube that you might like regarding mandolin and all you'd need to do is string the mandolin up in the reverse order than usual

[timpipe]

Interesting sort of a minuet version. Check out Pierre Bensusan's. He does two versions, only one is on youtube, a more traditional one is on his second record (entitled creatively "2")

[tsolaas]

What a joy to listen to, these two marvelous musicians

[JochenVogel]

Wow! This is truly the best version of this tune, I have heard so far. Could it be, that two guitarists put me at ease with good old Carolan?

[caraphyllis]

What can Ry Cooder not do? Damn!

[epicmeade]

Hey boorider. If you want too get a copy of the cooder lindley vienna operahouse album, the best thing to do is order directly from davids website. believe or not he makes each copy of the album by hand himself. Pretty neat.

[JimGilbert58]

wonderful..

my favourite version however has to be that on Planxty's first album....look up Planxty on You Tube...

[boorider123]

Looking for a little help.. I need to get a copy of Cooder and Lindley Live at the Vienna Opera House...as you can guess I'm not a computer whiz afterall Siobhan

[boorider123]

What a happy glorious discovery. Have heard this so many times and so many versions especially in Dublin...how delightful; Cooder and Lindley never fail to please. Go raibh maith agat

Siobhan

[ATMABRAHM]

GREAT BEAUTIFUL

[phillyfreddie]

This is an O'Carolan composition that i learned from the harper de luna that i didn't know anyone else actually played.Title refers to a little(Beag) and a big (Mór) fairy mound(Sídh)

I love it

Thanks

[DoowahDiatribe]

Ry's mandolin is as beautiful as always...deep respects to David also

[amandalee7747]

Awesome -flo when did you learn Irish?

[vwtch]

Hey, thanks for the heads-up. Say, David Lindley will be in Portland, Oregon on the 9th at the Aladdin! I'll be there.

[bluespower]

thanx