Sheet Music for Battlefield Band Ge Do Theid Mi Do M'Leabiad

[PhilO]

Does anyone have or know where I can get the referenced sheet music? Yes, I have the cd and love it especially this tune. I know for some of you sheet music is anathema, but I like to use it as opposed to ABC because when I look at it I get the "shape" of the tune in my head, then I listen to it and play with sheet music repeatedly until I have it in my head. Just easier for me. I am going to Irish Week at Davis Elkins College (Augusta Heritage Foundation) in WV in July where I have daily classes both for repertoire increase/ear training for all instruments and specific whistle sessions in afternoon each day as well followed by sessions, etc. throughout the day. I think I have a pretty good ear but never trained it. Thanks. Oh, it's from the album "At The Front"

[Mr.Gumby]

I love that tune. I used to see the Battlefield band fairly often around the time they made that album (and the one before it). They must have been traveling a lot during the seventies. That tune is part of my soundtrack for those, all young and optimistic, days.

The tune somehow made it over to Ireland, into the repertoire of Joe Ryan and (probably through him and Eddie Clarke) onto the harmonica playing of Mick Kinsella. Mick does such a lovely job on it on the harmonica (as you would expect), accompanying himself on the concertina.

That all said and done, I don't have a notation for it but I can suggest it's not very hard to learn by ear

[kenny]

http://youtu.be/0sVV6uwsSfM

I have sheet music for it - will send a pm later.

[PhilO]

Thank you both...

[Mr.Gumby]

No, thank you. Nice to have a tune like that brought back.

[pancelticpiper]

I knew 'leabiad' couldn't be right because it violates Gaelic spelling rules, so I looked it up

leabaidh bed