The Solstice & The Merry Blacksmith Mandolin Tab Tablature w/ Standard Notation & Recording

A few days ago I attempted to record The Merry Blacksmith with Tam Lin on my octave mandolin for a student.  I didn’t feel it turned out very well. Even though I used a click track, somehow the tempos on Audacity got mixed up, and it sounded really shoddy. Letting some frustration pass, I then decided to try one of my favorites (that no one seems to play for some reason) The Solstice, with the Merry Blacksmith. I’m happy with the results.

Here’s the tablature and standard notation for mandolin:

The Solstice

Merry Blacksmith

Here is the recording made with a Trinity College Octave Mandolin and an Andrew Mowry Flat Top Mandolin:

Enjoy!

Inisheer and the Merry Blacksmith Tablature and Standard Notation for Mandolin

The Eastern Coast of Inisheer

According to Wikipedia, “Inisheer (Irish: Inis Oírr, the island’s official name, Inis Oirthir, meaning “east island”, and traditionally Inis Thiar, meaning “rear island”) is the smallest and most eastern of the three Aran Islands in Galway Bay, Ireland.”

Here is the mandolin tablature, standard notation, and chords to this lovely waltz.

Inisheer

While I was tabbing and chording Inisheer, I had The Merry Blacksmith right in front of me, so I went ahead and tabbed that one too.

Here it is!

Merry Blacksmith

I tried to find a way to upload music to go along with these, but to no avail through wordpress.  Luckily I found these two great videos on youtube from the same folks.  Looks like a father daughter combo!  Great playing.

Inisheer

The Merry Blacksmith

Enjoy!  Their timing seems good, so play along.