Twisting of The Rope
(Casadh an tSúgáin)
Composer: Traditional
Arranger: Lindsay Straw
Key: G
Tuning: Drop D
Years ago I arranged this beautiful melody, "Twisting of the Rope (Casadh an tSúgáin)," for solo guitar, not really thinking about the time signature or structure. Turns out it's subtly crooked! I've played this Irish tune in more guitar demos than I can remember, but here I'm playing it in a form truer to Iarla Ó Lionáird's singing of it, with a two-measure variation every other go round.