https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/infant-holy-infant-lowly/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:30:36 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/infant-holy-infant-lowly/#post-146990 Tue, 27 Dec 2005 17:53:07 +0000 Guitar Noise Lessons dsparling https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/infant-holy-infant-lowly/#post-146990 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/infant-holy-infant-lowly/#post-146910 Tue, 27 Dec 2005 07:19:40 +0000
Geoo]]> Guitar Noise Lessons geoo https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/infant-holy-infant-lowly/#post-146910 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/infant-holy-infant-lowly/#post-145393 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 23:23:30 +0000 Thanks for the translations too - so I guess "cailin" has been Anglicized as "colleen." Makes sense. Yep, that's exactly where it came from...

There are actually a lot of Anglicized Irish words that have made it into the English vocabulary. "Brogue" means "shoe" in Irish - Speaking with a brogue refers to speaking with a shoe in ones mouth (making one hard to understand). Another is "shanty" - as in a "shack" or "ramshackle cabin." One source claims it comes from "Sean Tí." "Sean" = "old" and "ti" = "house" or "Old house"...]]> Guitar Noise Lessons dsparling https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/infant-holy-infant-lowly/#post-145393 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/infant-holy-infant-lowly/#post-145384 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:51:16 +0000
Thanks for the translations too - so I guess "cailin" has been Anglicized as "colleen." Makes sense.]]> Guitar Noise Lessons slejhamer https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/infant-holy-infant-lowly/#post-145384 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/infant-holy-infant-lowly/#post-145382 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:37:43 +0000
I've got nearly every Altan CD - seen them a few times as well, back when Frankie Kennedy was still alive and playing flute.

"An" is Irish for "the," "Cailin" is "girl" and "Gaelach" is an adjective - "Irish" or "Gaelic" - so "An Cailin Gaelach" is "The Irish Girl."

Actually, for January I'm planning on doing "Buachaill on Eirne" (Boy of Ireland) in standard tuning. This tune is found in many Irish music tutours - uilleann pipes, whistle, fiddle, etc - but was also done by Clannad and more recently by The Corrs. Considering the title, it might be a good one to pair with "An cailin gaelach."]]> Guitar Noise Lessons dsparling https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/infant-holy-infant-lowly/#post-145382 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/infant-holy-infant-lowly/#post-145337 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:02:21 +0000
Also, An Cailin Gaelach "sounds" like Spring, though I have no idea what the song means. :) The Verdant Braes of Screen, too.

I can probably get you song samples if you don't have access to them, but they are on iTunes as well. Great band, sort of a folky Celtic sound.]]> Guitar Noise Lessons slejhamer https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/infant-holy-infant-lowly/#post-145337 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/infant-holy-infant-lowly/#post-144806 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 07:39:35 +0000
Yeah, I'm trying to do some beginner arrangements - hey, the Guitar Noise banner is "Free Online Guitar Lessons and Easy Guitar Songs," so I'll try to make 'em easy :)

One more Christmas tune in standard tuning should be coming up in a week or so (still need to make an mp3)...and I've already got a lesson planned for January, and it is an easy Celtic tune in standard tuning...maybe not "Spring themed," though :). I'm open for suggestions...]]> Guitar Noise Lessons dsparling https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/infant-holy-infant-lowly/#post-144806 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/infant-holy-infant-lowly/#post-13755 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 06:49:36 +0000
Jus' kiddin', this sounds great and really is easy to play. Good beginner's fingerstyle piece. Nice work again Doug.

I'm looking forward to any Spring-themed Celtic tunes you might come up with (hint hint.)

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