The Brosna Slide

Slide, G, Traditional Irish
Also known as Brosna Slide No. 1; The Lonesome Road To Dingle

Recordings

• Video – Brosna Céilí Band: Brosna Slide Set. From the album All-Ireland Céilí Band Champions, Reunion Concert (Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann).
• Audio – Stephen Ducke: The Brosna Slide. Played on tin whistle. From the book Irish Music – 400 Traditional Tunes.
• Audio – Emma O’Leary, Maura O’Connor & Bryan O’Leary: The Brosna Slides

Dots (Music Notation)

As always for traditional tunes, the musical notation and chords do not indicate the “right” way to play the tune, but are a useful reference.

Sets

Examples of sets that include this tune.

• Brosna Slide Set: The Brosna Slide / O’Keefe’s Slide / Dennis Murphy’s Slide

References and Resources

For those who want to dig deeper, here are some other resources.

• More recordings
  • Video – Ilse de Ziah: Irish Cello and Bassoon – The Brosna. Ilse de Ziah with Clara Babbot-Ward
  • Audio (Album) – All-Ireland Céilí Band Champions, Reunion Concert. CD published by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, also available as MP3.
• Books
  • Book – Foinn Seisiún, Vol 1. Published by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann.
  • Book – Irish Music 400 Traditional Tunes, by Stephen Ducke