Gaelic in Waipu - dancing to mouth music

This video is of Scottish Dancing in Waipu New Zealand to mouth music. THe singers had only learned the song the day before, and this was a demonstration of how the two - the music and the dance - might fit together.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Gaelic
• mouth
• music
• Waipu
• New
• Zealand
• puirt

[arianvynn]

What is the title of the song? (the one in the beginning?)

[drronmccoy]

HI there - thanks for your question.

It's a Gaelic rowing song called "Iomairaibh Eotrom ho ro".

That's me singing solo and my friends doing the chorus.

If you want, I'm happy to email you an MP3 and the sheet music with the words for you.

ROnald

[rodm4]

This song is about weak or thin porridge. It is an example of Gaelic mouth music.

Song Lyrics:

Brochan lom, tana lom, brochan lom na sùghain

Brochan lom, tana lom, brochan lom na sùghain

Brochan lom, tana lom, brochan lom na sùghain

Brochan lom 's e tana lom 's e brochan lom na sùghain

[fagottist]

can i have the lyrics?

i know the tune and can play it on the bagpipe

[boguspurr]

Usually called "Brochan Lom" or "Orange and Blue", and usually sung/played/danced a lot faster. The guitar tune at the end is the Shetland slow air "Da Day Dawn", which is most likely Norse in origin (i.e. not in least Gaelic).

[exigentrevolution]

If I went to bed, and woke up in the middle of this, I would freak the fuck out.

[BibisMcBryde]

That's cool! I used to highland dance, and this was one of the songs we danced the Fling to. The name of that tune is also "The Orange and the Blue." :D

[HealOverSomeday]

brogan leann..

very old traditional gaelic puirt a bheil..

learnt it when i was a wee girl..

[kiwipipinghot]

Kia ora from America,

Thanks for posting ...now I'm really homesick. From Takahiwai originally. But I am learning the bagpipes up here in the US so hope to come home and play for you all one day.

Slainte mhor, Slainte Banrighinn

Slainte agus buaidh gu brath

le Waipu.