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	Sliabh Notes, Along Blackwater's Banks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Sliabh Luachra, in southwestern Ireland, overlaps sections of counties Cork, Kerry and Limerick, and is an area rich in its own traditions and music.
		Sandwiched between the polka sets that open and close the album (the final starting with the "Blackwater Polka," a river with its source in Sliabh Luachra and which provides the album with its title) are another 11 tracks, a wide selection of known and lesser-heard tunes and songs.
		But each is played with the melodic drive of the Sliabh Luachra style: this is not only good dance music, it's also designed for listening to.
	www.rambles.net /sliabh_along02.html (385 words)

	The Kingdom: Sliabh Luachra music style coming under serious threat
		DISTINCT regional styles of traditional music, such as the spirited Sliabh Luachra style that’s found along the Kerry/Cork border area, are under serious threat, Jack Roche, President of the European Leader Group, has warned.
		Launching the 12th issue of the Sliabh Luachra Journal, in Gneeveguilla, he referred to the late Johnny O’Leary, one of the iconic traditional musicians in the area in the 20th century.
		He described the music, song and dance of Sliabh Luachra as a national treasure that could be compared to the Rock of Cashel, or the Book of Kells, but it was far more fragile because it was not as visible as other treasures.
	www.the-kingdom.ie /news/story.asp?j=22554 (600 words)

	Mel Bay's Fiddle Sessions \| Brendan Taaffe - Regional Fiddle Styles in Ireland, Part One: Sliabh Luachra \| June 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Sliabh Luachra is known for a rhythmic, dance-oriented approach to music, a wildness, and a specific repertoire not common in the rest of the country-polkas and slides.
		House dances were a vital part of rural life throughout the country, but older Sliabh Luachra musicians invariably refer to the dances as the source of their inspiration and style.
		It's on this gem that you can hear Sliabh Luachra music at her finest: polkas and slides with great lift, the melodies often doubled an octave lower by one of the fiddles, expressive airs, and arresting jigs and reels.
	www.fiddlesessions.com /jun06/irish.html (1203 words)

	Sliabh Notes - MadForTrad Biography
		Sliabh Notes, the traditional group from the south-west of Ireland, features Dónal Murphy from Abbeyfeale, Matt Cranitch from Cork, and Tommy O'Sullivan from Dingle.
		Sliabh Notes’ sound is centered around the box and fiddle combination of Donal Murphy and Matt Cranitch.
		Matt is an authority on Sliabh Luachra music having researched and promoted this most unique style of music for many years.
	www.madfortrad.com /artsliabh.htm (211 words)

	Waterford Today - 10 September 2003 - Sliabh Notes at Garter Lane
		At all these events, Sliabh Notes and their music, which has been described as “having a distinctive regional flavour but with international appeal”, were given a very warm and enthusiastic reception.
		In the November 2000 issue of Irish Music Magazine, their performances at Milwaukee Irish Fest were reviewed by Betsy Ener, Director of North Texas Irish Festival, and she had this to say;- Sliabh Notes outstandingly represents Irelands Sliabh Luachra region and they also get my award for one of the best Irish band names.
		Sliabh Luachra is well-known for its unique style of Irish traditional music, particularly its distinctive repertoire of slides and polkas.
	www.waterford-today.ie /index.php?id=8640&what=1&issue=165 (426 words)

	Kerry Flyer
		Pre 2001 pre-development work undertaken by Sliabh Luachra Local Development and North Kerry Together identified the lack of a rural transport service as a major barrier to social inclusion in the rural communities in North and East Kerry.
		Sliabh Luachra is situated in an inland area located to the center and east of County Kerry.
		The Sliabh Luachra area is made up of ten rural communities and comprises of 25 DED’s and has a population of 15, 023.
	www.kerrytransport.ie /kerry_flyer.htm (850 words)

	Copperplate Distribution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Sliabh Luachra’s reputation for pristine, powerful music is legendary, and Sliabh Notes have never been behind the door when it comes to raising its flag high.
		Sliabh Luachra is located in the south-west of Ireland incorporating areas of Kerry, Cork and Limerick and is known for its diverse and vibrant music.
		Sliabh Luachra on the Cork — Kerry border, is an area famed for its b ox and fiddle players and their preference for playing polkas and slides.
	www.copperplatedistribution.com /oss130.html (2948 words)

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		Julia Clifford was of the famous Murphy family from Sliabh Luachra - she awas a sister of Denis Murphy - and a pupil of Pádraig O'Keeffe.
		There are many jigs in Sliabh Luachra with this title, but - as far as I know - none of them is related to this one.
		This is a very common tune in the tradition: this is given as a Sliabh Luachra version of it.
	www.nigelgatherer.com /books/CRE/cre5.html (12433 words)

	The Kingdom - 2002/09/19: Sliabh Luachra awards all about a way of life
		A total of nine groups were presented with the Eacht Sliabh Luachra awards which are sponsored to the tune of 40,000 by Wall Street tycoon Denis Kelliher, a native of Sliabh Luachra.
		Cumann Luachra for its project to erect a 30,000 memorial to the late actor and seanchai, Eamon Kelly, in Gneeveguilla
		Dan Cronin and Crede, a Sliabh Luachra Heritage Group, for the book, In the Shadow of the Paps, a collection of memories, life experiences and local history.
	archives.tcm.ie /thekingdom/2002/09/19/story424.asp (467 words)

	Sliabh Luachra 'An Instinct for Southern Swing'
		Sliabh Luachra "An Instinct for Southern Swing" by Paul Dromey, Irish Music, June 1996 (Vol.1,no.10)
		The words of fiddle player Matt Cranitch speaking about the music of Sliabh Luachra, that almost mythical cultural heartland which takes in parts of Cork, Kerry and West Limerick.
		Matt Cranitch is himself widely respected as one of the leading exponents of Sliabh Luachra fiddle.
	mag.irish-music.net /BckIssue/9606Jun/SbhLchra.htm (492 words)

	Sliabh Luachra Cultural Centre - Tim Hickey
		While all of the agencies involved in the development of Kerry are sympathetic to the development of the Sliabh Luachra Cultural Centre, concerns were expressed about the relatively high degree of risk involved, the need for professional management and the need for a unique and imaginative concept in order to succeed.
		Sliabh Luachra has not benefited from the very significant growth of tourism in Co. Kerry.
		While the risk involved is considerable, there exists a strong conviction that the rewards in terms of heritage and rural regeneration expected from the centre warrant its development.
	www.leaderii.ie /A555A1/Leader/linnnews.nsf/504ca249c786e20f85256284006da7ab/b6684131413d8df28025658c0005969f!OpenDocument (558 words)

	How it all came to be!
		Thus the music of Sliabh Luachra is a wordless expression of a people who struggled with a hostile world, both material and human, who never forgot through joy and pain that there was a supreme power, whose will they accepted and in Whom they always trusted.
		Their many sorrows of death or emigration were expressed in the lonely caoine that re-echoed the cry of the curlew or the banshee wail, but through poverty and pain their joy came lilting through in lively times that set old feet tapping, and young feet moving in carefree dance.
		A poem, Rodney’s Glory written by the Sliabh Luachra poet Eoghan Rua O Suilleabhain in 1782 is the basis for a tune and a set dance.
	www.sliabhluachra.com /history.html (1412 words)

	Donal Hickey, Stone Mad for Music: The Sliabh Luachra Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Subtitled "The Sliabh Luachra story," this book attempts to demythologize the heartland of Sliabh Luachra, a legendary area where Irish traditional music is concerned.
		Something of a mini republic in Irish music terms, Sliabh Luachra, translated from the Gaelic as 'the mountain of the rushes,' is an area that has written its own rule book within the Irish traditional lexicon and produced its share of masterful exponents.
		A map of the Sliabh Luachra area shows places like Kishkeam, Ballydesmond, Gneevguilla, Scarataglen, and Knocknaboul, names which are mentioned in tune titles and played in sessions from Kenmare to Kingston Jamaica.
	www.greenmanreview.com /book/book_hickey_stonemad.html (601 words)

	An Evening in Sliabh Luachra – Volume 1
		Recorded in aid of the Sliabh Luachra Cultural Centre in Scartaglen, this little box of delights features 24-tracks’ worth of music from the area surrounding the ‘Rushy Mountain’.
		All the highlights are too numerous to mention, but it’s certainly worth cocking an ear to the pairing of accordionist John Brosnan and uilleann piper Pádraig Buckley, an instrumental coupling rarely heard either live or on record, as they frolic through Swinging on the Gates/The Corner House.
		All told, it’s a grand introduction to the “modern” sound of Sliabh Luachra and, as such, an excellent companion to the Globestyle collection The Rushy Mountain.
	www.irishmusicreview.com /Sliabhluachra.htm (319 words)

	A Guided Tour of North Cork (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It is an area rich in culture and tradition to the present day under the 'Sliabh Luachra' identity.
		This western end of Duhallow is known as Sliabh Luachra - the "Rushy Mountain".
		The landscape of Sliabh Luachra is dominated by twin breast shaped mountains - dignified, noble and beautiful, these are known as the Paps [Dha chic Danann].
	www.foundmark.com /Ireland/Cork-Kerry/Tours/nctour/Duhallow.html (4101 words)

	sliabh luachra area
		This is the question posed by Seanchaí Éamon Kelly as he begins the foreword to the newly-published, Stone Mad for Music, The Sliabh Luachra Story.
		He muses that the exact borders of the territory are never clear to him, and remarks that some say they form a triangle from Millstreet to Killarney with its apex in Castleisland.
		Donal Hickey, born in Gneeveguilla in the heartland of Sliabh Luachra, brings together all the various strands that make the place unique and chronicles the lives of a people `stone mad for music'.
	homepage.eircom.net /~sliabhluachraces/sliabh_luachra_area.htm (1501 words)

	Bruach na Carraige
		It is located in the heart of Sliabh Luachra, an area recognised universally for its authentic and unique Irish culture and tradition.
		The mention of Sliabh Luachra immediately brings to mind great names such as Padraig O'Keefe, Dennis Murphy and his sister, Julia Clifford.
		Sliabh Luachra also has a tradition of unsurpassed polka and slide playing.
	www.comhaltas.com /culturlann/rockchapel.htm (161 words)

	CON CARTHY’S
		The tonality is indeterminate: the tune begins on a G chord in the ‘A’ part and a D chord in the ‘B’ part but resolves to an E minor at both cadences.
		Sliabh Luachra musician Con Cronin used to play this on the concertina.
		Source for notated version: Con Cronin via accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region), recorded at Na Píobairí Uilleann, October, 1984 [Moylan].
	www.ibiblio.org /fiddlers/CON_CONWAY.htm (1482 words)

	The Kingdom: Eamon Kelly packs them in for launch of Sliabh Luachra Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The renowned actor, who hails from the very heart of Sliabh Luachara and is blessed with its traditions and customs, enthralled a capacity gathering for the launch which took place in Gneeveguilla Community Centre on Friday night.
		Reflecting on the great characters and experiences of life in Sliabh Luachra in years gone by, you could hear the proverbial pin drop as one of the countryÆs most famous wordsmiths entertained the crowd which availed of the "open house" invitation to all.
		Edited by journalist and author Donal Hickey, a native of Gneeveguilla in the heart of Sliabh Luachra, the Journal includes a number of interesting old photographs, some of which date back to the late 19th century.
	www.the-kingdom.ie /news/story.asp?j=7332 (294 words)

	Pádraig Ó Caoimh (O' Keeffe) 1887-1963
		Denis Murphy was born in Lisheen (Sliabh Luachra area) in 1912 to Bill and Mainie Murphy, one of a family of nine.
		There were so many Murphy families in that Knocknagree/Gneevgullia area that Bill was always known as "Bill the Waiver" because his people had been weavers of flex in olden times, but Bill himself had gone over to small scale mixed farming in 1890, just like lots of other families.
		After the death of Padraig Ó Caoimh in 1963, Denis was "the exponent of Sliabh Luachra music" making numerous radio and television appearances while his home at Lisheen was a hive of activity.
	www.comhaltas.com /archive/billeog/dmurphy.htm (491 words)

	The Kingdom - 2001/11/01: Dan's new book makes everybody want to be from Sliabh Luachra
		A string of speakers took to the podium to acknowledge the tremendous achievements of Dan and CREDE, the Sliabh Luachra Heritage Group which encouraged and assisted Dan in the book's publication.
		The 264 pages of the book, which seems destined to be a sell-out, are filled with lifetime's research on the history and culture of Sliabh Luachra and its people and reminiscences from Dan's own life.
		So already the book has reached the furthest corners of this island and it won't be long before it reaches the other side of the world as it was noted that copies were purchased on the night for Sliabh Luachra natives residing as far afield s Australia.
	archives.tcm.ie /thekingdom/2001/11/01/story5200.asp (526 words)

	info
		During the traditional music and dance revival of the ‘sixties and seventies,’ Sliabh Luachra’s cultural ethos became (and remains) the dominant one, both at home and world-wide.
		The significance of Sliabh Luachra as a cultural destination is unquestionable.
		Some of the musicians of Sliabh Luachra have influenced and continue to shape the musical development of the Irish people and others throughout the world.
	www.iol.ie /~srdg/info.html (923 words)

	Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival - Boston College
		Johnny Cronin was born in Gneeveguilla, Co. Kerry, and, as a result, he and his brother Paddy have inherited the rich Sliabh Luachra tradition carried by blind fiddler Tom Billy Murphy, itinerant fiddle-master Pádraig O'Keeffe, and legendary fiddler Denis Murphy.
		Succeeded as a teacher by Pádraig O'Keeffe, Tom Billy left behind a treasure trove of tunes, and "one of Tom Billy's" may still be heard during seisiúns in Sliabh Luachra and beyond.
		The "last of the fiddle-masters," O'Keeffe traveled on foot throughout the Sliabh Luachra area and trained pupils in the fiddle and accordion using his own system of musical notation.
	www.bc.edu /libraries/centers/burns/guides/findingaids/s-fiddlefest (5827 words)

	Community Employment Scheme
		Environmental Issues – undertaking a considerably large survey of all the illegal dumpsites in the Sliabh Luachra area.
		The Sliabh Luachra homepage web site, will hopefully one-day function as an up-to date Library, it can carry archives and information, as well as forthcoming local events.
		A survey was undertaken in Sliabh Luachra, to map illegal dump site.
	homepage.eircom.net /~sliabhluachraces/community_employment_scheme.htm (997 words)

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		X: 201249 T: Thadelo Sullivan's #2 S: "Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra" (#184) Z: B.Black L: 1/8 M: 4/4 R: hornpipe N: This is in fact a "single" hornpipe (i.e., no repeats).
		X: 111226 T: Kaiser S: "Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra" (#134) Z: B.Black N: Also known as "Going to the Well for Water" L: 1/8 M: 12/8 Q: 350 R: slide K: D A2f A2f A2f fedB2g B2g B2g gfe
		X: 191223 T: Scartaglen S: "Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra" (#131) Z: B.Black L: 1/8 M: 12/8 Q: 330 R: slide K: D A2a aga Agf gfgA2a aga efg efg
	www.qmcorp.net /webabc/bigfolder/jol2.abc (3538 words)

	Amazon.com: Ceol Cill Na Martra: Music: Connie O'Connell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		O'Connell is from Sliabh Luachra, a border region between the counties Cork and Kerry that is famous for its traditional musical culture.
		Connie is a competent traditional Irish fiddler playing a style and repertoire largely influenced by the traditions of the Sliabh Luachra "Rushy Mountain" district of the Cork-and-Kerry border.
		If you are looking for one more Sliabh Luachra disc for pleasant listening and perhaps to learn a few new tunes, this is a good selection.
	www.amazon.com /Ceol-Cill-Martra-Connie-OConnell/dp/B00003IE1Y (1185 words)

	Interview With Matt Cranitch
		With a long history of tunes under his belt, having played with Na Filí, Any Old Time, and currently Sliabh Notes, Matt is also the author of The Irish Fiddle Book, one of the most useful and comprehensive instructional texts available to beginning students of the music.
		If I were to do it again I would have done it in a much shorter space of time, but as you know yourself So that came out in 1988, and soon afterwards the accompanying CDs, and in a sense that pushed the MA out of the way, with little hope of resurrection.
		Well, Sliabh Notes is the present group I'm involved with -- we have Dónal (Murphy) on accordion, Tommy (O'Sullivan) on guitar and songs, and myself on fiddle.
	www.irishfiddle.com /matt_cranitch_interview.html (2323 words)

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		X: 161091 T: Pete Bradley's S: "Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra" (#23) Z: B.Black Q: 350 L: 1/8 M: 12/8 R: slide K: D ef2a g2e fed B2Adef agf e3 e3
		S: "Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra" (#46) Z: B.Black L: 1/8 M: 12/8 Q: 350 R: slide K: G fg: edB d2B d2B B2gedB d2B c2A A2G
		X: 091127 T: I Won't Marry Her S: "Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra" (#81) Z: B.Black L: 1/8 M: 2/4 Q: 280 R: polka K: D Ad f2gf/g/ fg/e/fe f/e/ced dc/d/
	www.qmcorp.net /webabc/bigfolder/jol1.abc (5047 words)

	Mel Bay's Mandolin Sessions \| Michael B. Gregory - Beginning Irish Mandolin \| June 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Our goal will be to develop a reasonable collection of (mostly) easy-to-play Irish session tunes with a heavy emphasis on the often overlooked slides and polkas of the Sliabh Luachra (schleeve lewkra) region of Counties Cork and Kerry, in the southwest of Ireland.
		In particular, his cd titled "Music of Sliabh Luachra" is still in print and is highly recommended.
		This is the traditional dance music of the southwestern Irish counties of Kerry and Cork, characterized by the polka and slide rhythms.
	www.melbay.com /mandolinsessions/jun06/irish.html (742 words)

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