A Stór mo Chroí (Treasure of my Heart) Ilse de Ziah Irish Cello

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Irish Airs for Solo Cello includes:
Carrickfergus
Buachaill on Eirne (Boy from Ireland)
Aisling An Oigfhir (Young Man’s Dream)
Amhran na Leabhar (Song of the Books)
Fanny Power – O’Carolan
Cape Clear
Down by the Sally Gardens
Eamonn a’ Chnuic (Ned of the Hill)
A Stor mo Chroi (Treasure of my Heart)
Inch Strand – Ilse de Ziah

This publication lead to the creation of my music film Living the Tradition:
In the summer of 2013, I traveled around Ireland in search of the origins of ten Irish Airs, meeting and interviewing fantastic people along the way, and playing each air in the areas where they originated. The journey was made with filmmaker Marten Roos, and the film is called "Living the Tradition" It won best documentary in the EIFF, Eerie International Film Festival, has been shown in Sydney Australia, Ireland, and the UK, and has been playing on Aer Lingus in-flight entertainment.

This filming took place on the fifth day of our journey. We went to visit Lillis Ó Laoire at the National University of Ireland, Galway, to ask him about the song. He is a Séan-nos singer and Head of School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.
A Stór mo Chroí (Treasure of my Heart) was written by Brian O’Higgins (1882 – 1963) at a time when emigration was prevalent. He used the melody of an Irish air, Bruach na Carriage Báine. It was published in his collection of verse Glen na Mona, in 1929. Other songs, for example Bruach Dún Réimhe by a South Ulster poet called Art Mac Cooey, (died in 1773) use a very similar melody.
There is some interesting background information in Lillis’ book “Bright Star of the West: Joe Heaney, Irish Song Man” by Sean Williams, Lillis Ó Laoire (Chap. 5, pg. 132-135). Joe Heaney made the song quite popular as an emigration anthem.
We asked Lillis what would be an appropriate spot to film the air. He suggested we go to the iconic Benbulben in county Sligo. This is a magnificent rock formation that was said to be home of the Fianna, a band of warriors from the 3rd century. Who knows, this melody may even have been sung there in those days!

For anyone wanting to learn to play this beautiful tune easily and quickly I have made a series of video lessons;
https://playcellomusic.thinkific.com/courses/irish-airs-for-solo-cello
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