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Part of my heart is Irish, and I love Celtic music.  I hope you do too!  Here are some great Celtic tracks on Soundcloud!

Celtic Gems

A track I have played with in the past but was never fully satisfied with until now.  Very happy to have collaborated with Finn again on this fun take on a Irish trad standard.

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The Star of the County Down (Phil & Finn)

Watch YT music video here: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD1sVV_G1Bw

"If I Were a Blackbird" is a timeless, classic Nova Scotia folk song about forbidden love between a young maiden and a sailor re-imagined by Sue McBride. This beloved folk song of Nova Scotia was collected by Helen Creighton from the Armstrong twins, Alister and Judson, around 1950 in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. It appears to have originated in Ireland. In this variant of  the folk song, Sue pushes the boundaries of traditional folk music in instrumentation with mainly computer generated instruments and effects other than piano and tin whistle to create a melancholy atmosphere.

Lyrics:
If I Were a Blackbird - Traditional 

Verse 1:
I am a young maiden, a maiden so fair
Fell in love with a sailor, a young sailor boy
And we courted in secret,  by night and by day
'Til at length that young sailor, oh he sailed far away. 

Chorus:
If I were a blackbird, I'd whistle and sing
I'd follow the ship that my true love sails in
And in the top rigging, there I'd build my nest
And flutter my wings o'er his broad golden chest. 

Verse 2:
My true love is handsome, in every degree
And my parents despise him, because he loves me
Well,  let them despise him and say what they will
For as long as I'm living, I'll love that boy still. (Chorus)

Verse 3:
And if I were a scholar who could handle a pen
A secret love letter unto him I would send
And I'd tell him my sorrows, my pain, and my woes
Should the day come I find him, I'll crown him with gold. (Chorus)
Verse 1:  (repeat and fade)

Treasures Of Earth And Sea

If I Were A Blackbird

If I Were I Blackbird

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbFu_0jlqvY 

A song I've grown up with but always thought deserved a softer approach than the usual raucous 'pub song' it is usually portrayed as.  Another collaboration with my friend the amazing @Philleann with the very talented Sue McBride whose vocal performance gives the song the tragic, haunting, melancholy air I was aiming for.  
  
Vocal - Sue McBride. https://suemcbridemusic.com/music/ 
Accordion, Whistle & Flute - Philleann https://philleann.com/ 
Vocal, Mandolin, Banjo & Guitar - Finn Eces 
Produced by Finn Eces

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"Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye"  also known as "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya", is a popular traditional song, sung to the same tune as "When Johnny Comes Marching Home". For More https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_I_Hardly_Knew_Ye

Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya

Celtic Woman - She Moved Through The Fair

Celtic Woman - Send Me A Song

Scarborough Fair - Celtic Woman

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Y para la precentción del libro Tierra de Estrellas del cual soy coautora

- Scottish Gaelic Music - Julie Fowlis - Cadal Ciarach Mo Luran (Scottish Gaelic Song)

Song written by @miracleofsound
Half Man's Song Copyright Gavin Dunne 2012 

Arranged & Performed by @Sharmie and Iain Pinnell.
Made for Gigi for her birthday.

Lyrics:
There are some who are born distinguished 
There are some who are raised in praise 
But me I was always the last in line 
A blot in my father's gaze 

No cheekbones chiseled on a feline face 
No skill or savvy with a sword 
But this game we all play is won in wily ways 
And sly is this littlest lord 

Cruel tricks of romance 
Degraded by their spite 
You snub your cub too many times 
You just might feel his bite... 

Beware beware of the words I twist 
I am small but my reach is long 
And the ravens black against the winter's mist 
Are whispering the half-man's song 

The land is a blooming orchard 
With fruits so juicy and ripe 
With a clink of a coin loose the lion's loin 
Play a tune on the half man's pipe 

In the arms of a whore I made a promise 
Sinking deeper into danger every day 
Cut through all their shit with a brazen wit 
Molding puppets from their minds of clay 

I'm no man of honour 
Myself is my true king 
But somewhere deep within me 
The bells of conscience ring 

Beware beware of the words I twist 
I am small but my reach is long 
And the ravens black against the winter's mist 
Are whispering the half-man's song 

Halfman's Song (Miracle Of Sound Cover)

Colors of the Wind (From Disneys Pocahontas) - Violin Cover - Taylor Davis

A mixture of traditional lyrics with Robert Louis Stevenson's poem. 

Skye Boat Song

Scarborough Fair was recorded on the Gothard Sisters' 2011 album, Story Girl:
https://the-gothard-sisters.myshopify.com/collections/physical-music/products/story-girl-cd

Scarborough Fair (2011) - The Gothard Sisters

Hi! This is the Outlander cover that I made for my Youtube Channel. I hope you like it!

Celtic Woman - Send Me A Song

Lizzie

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