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Fath Mo Bhuartha barndance

Also known as ’Se Fath Mo Bhuartha, Fáth Mo Bhuartha, The Reason For My Sorrow, Se Bhfath Mo Bhfuartha, Se Fa Mo Bhuartha, Sé Fáth Mo Bhuartha.

There are 28 recordings of this tune.

Fath Mo Bhuartha has been added to 8 tune sets.

Fath Mo Bhuartha has been added to 18 tunebooks.

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Three settings

1
X: 1
T: Fath Mo Bhuartha
R: barndance
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
dc|B>A G>A B3d|g>a a2 g<f g>d|B3c d>B A2|B3A G3{AGA}F|G4 G2 dc|
B>A G>A B3d|g>a a2 g<f g>d|B3c d>B A2|B3A G3{AGA}F|G4 G2 Bc||
(3def|g2 a3g (3fde|=f2 g3a g^f|d2 cA G{AGA}F/G/ Ad/c/|BA GA B3d|
g>a a2 g<f g>d|B3c d>B A2|B3A G3{AGA}F|G4 G4||
# Added by JACKB .
2
X: 2
T: Fath Mo Bhuartha
R: barndance
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
A>G|F>E D>E F3A|d>e e2 d<c d>A|F3G A>F E2|F3E D3{EDE}D|D4 D2 AG|
F>E D>E F3A|d>e e2 d<c d>A|F3G A>F E2|F3E D3{EDE}D|D4 D2||
(3ABc|d2 e3d (3cAB|=c2 d3e d^c|A2 GE D{EDE}E EA/G/|FE DE F3A|
d>e e2 d<c d>A|F3G A>F E2|F3E D3{EDE}D|D4 D4||
# Added by JACKB .
3
X: 3
T: Fath Mo Bhuartha
R: barndance
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
(dc|BAG2 B3 d|gagdB3) (c|dBA2B3A|
GFG4) (dc|BAG2B3d|gagdB3) (c|dBA2B3A|
GFG3) (B/c/ (3def|g2a3) (g (3fde|=f2g3) (a g^f|d2cA GG A)d/c/|
(BAG2 B3d|gagdB3) (c|dBA2B3A|GFG4) z2||

Three comments

Fath Mo Bhuartha

Another beautiful air, I first heard Liam Clancy singing this song, what a brilliant musician he was.

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Re: Fath Mo Bhuartha

This beautiful air is also on the album “Christmas in Ireland” of Cherish the Ladies. It is on track 8 and (unfortunately) mislabelled as “Fair Hills of Ireland.”

Fath Mo Bhuartha, X:3

From ‘Traditional Slow Airs of Ireland (1995)’ by Tomas O Canainn, Ossian Publications Co. LTD, Cork.