Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór

Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór, also written variously as Sí Beag, Sí Mór or Shi Bhig Shi Mhor (meaning "Small fairy, big fairy" in Irish Gaelic[1]) is an Irish tune, one of the best known internationally. It is usually attributed to blind harpist and singer Turlough Carolan (1670-1738), his first tune, which he wrote to the tune of "The Bonnie Cuckoo".[2] One author describes it as a "beautiful old Irish air, usually played simply and leisurely, and occasionally played as a waltz".[3] Commonly played on the fiddle, it is also a favourite of various finger-style guitarists, including Tony McManus and Pierre Bensusan. It has also been recorded by The Chieftains.[4]

External links

Sí Beag, Sí Mór scores on TheSession.org

References

  1. ↑ Phillips, Stacy (5 March 1996). Twin Fiddling. Mel Bay Publications. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-61065-530-9.
  2. ↑ Duncan, Craig (28 December 2010). Getting Into Fiddling. Mel Bay Publications. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-61065-277-3.
  3. ↑ Dabczynski, Andrew H.; Phillips, Bob. Fiddlers Philharmonic. Alfred Music. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-4574-0671-3.
  4. ↑ Snyder, Jerry (3 May 2005). Jerry Snyder's Guitar School, Method Book 2: A Comprehensive Method for Class and Individual Instruction. Alfred Music. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-4574-1406-0.


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