Celtic

Chronicles of Eternity

The Prayer

dlougheed3@sympatico.ca

Killarney Calling 2

I did it just out of curiosity,just to see if people would like my type of music,I was afraid,nervous and scared of putting it out there,the reception I got was amazing,so I owe the Soundcloud comunity all my music after Dragon because it was all inspired by the nice motivational feedback I got.

Dragon

Abissi

An Irish-tinged tune about the Lindisfarne Gospels to reflect the Irish foundations of the community despite the later Romanisation of the Celtic church. 

The track title comes from me thinking about it being a beacon of civilisation, a rallying point, during the Early Middle Ages whist a far chunk of the UK was under Viking rule and Christianity had again been pushed to the margins of the UK.

Thanks to Karen O'Mahony (MonnoDB) for her (harp playing) advice - check out her stuff here:- https://soundcloud.com/monnodb

This track is now part of "The Pilgrims Way Project" exploring the history and natural world of Lindisfarne

Project Playlist

soundcloud.com/mrbouzouki/sets/the-pilgrims-way-project

Project Website 

https://www.pilgrims-way.co.uk

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Instrumentation
A Light in the Darkness instrumental features strings, high C whistle, harp, violin,  Uilleann pipes, bodhrán (Irish frame drum) and a choir backing.

The sound of 'Eadfrith' doing his writing is a sound FX that is classed as Public Domain and used to add colour to the track, It can be found on www.freesound.org

creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

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Background
The Lindisfarne Gospels is an illuminated manuscript gospel book probably produced around the years 715-720 in the monastery at Lindisfarne, off the coast of Northumberland, which is now in the British Library in London. The manuscript is one of the finest works in the unique style of Hiberno-Saxon or Insular art, combining Mediterranean, Anglo-Saxon and Celtic elements.

The Lindisfarne Gospels are presumed to be the work of a monk named Eadfrith, who became Bishop of Lindisfarne in 698 and died in 721 AD

A Light In The Darkness

Semi-Finalist in the Instrumental category in the UK Songwriting Contest 2018

With The North Shore I hope to give a feel of that 'magical interface' between land and sea, a place apart from the hustle and bustle of life where your soul can find peace for a while. A natural world full of wonder for those with the time and inclination to see.  

This track is now part of "The Pilgrims Way Project" exploring the history and natural world of Lindisfarne.

Project Playlist

soundcloud.com/mrbouzouki/sets/the-pilgrims-way-project

Project Website 

https://www.pilgrims-way.co.uk

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Instrumentation
The North Shore instrumental features low whistle, DADGAD tuned acoustic guitar, strings, choir backing, violin and synthesizer

A sea waves sound FX that is classed as Public Domain is used to add colour to the track from www.freesound.org

This recording was actually done at Bamburgh, just down the coast from Lindisfarne island.

creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

"Flock of Seagulls" by juskiddink (5th June 2010) licensed under creative commons attribution licence via www.freesound.org

creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Background
The 'semi-hidden' North Shore of Lindisfarne is driven past by tourists every day, eager to see the 'sites' of the Island in their race against time before the tide cuts them off from the mainland. It is part of the Lindisfarne Natural Nature Reserve and its shifting sands and tides combine to create the 3500 hectares of dunes, saltmarsh and mudflats of the Reserve, home to a fascinating array of birdlife, seals, rare orchids and other wildlife. To experience it you need to spend time on the island, either by choosing to be cut off by an early tide or ideally stay on the island for a while.

The North Shore

Music by Carmen Belle White - www.carmenbellewhite.com

Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DjsV10ZpoTY

Cover image by Carmen Belle White

© 2018 Carmen Belle White

Wildwood Mantra

Links to artists, label and stores can be found at the bottom of the description!

The album: The Dark Side of Things
Release date: 19/10/2018 on Legacy of Thought label:

"Halloween is near.....Magic and unanswered love, physical and mental wounds of war, bloodshed and abuse, greed and a contract with the devil. These stories of The Dark Side of Things are illustrated in this collection of songs by AndAWan and RGW. Listen if you dare...."

The tracks:

1. This is The Witching Hour (2014)
2. No More Dark Clouds (2014)
3. SoulCatcher (2014)
4. I Can See The Killing (2014)
5. Dizzy Spell (2018)
6. The Old Field (2014)

The cover artwork:
Mike Winkelmann: https://www.facebook.com/beeple

Music, production and mastering: Anders Birr a.k.a. AndAWan
https://soundcloud.com/andawan

Vocals and Lyrics: Rachel Gaskin-Whitrod a.k.a. RGW

The links:
https://www.facebook.com/legacyofthought
https://twitter.com/legacyofthought
https://play.spotify.com/user/21uctd3lr4p7ayim7pcfqwfyi/playlist/2gUTsBD0UHwYJhUeZd8wJu
http://play.qobuz.com/playlist/1394344
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMxdVM6Yc5lMao_kVGYODw
https://www.beatport.com/label/legacy-of-thought/56466
http://www.junodownload.com/labels/Legacy+Of+Thought/releases/
https://soundcloud.com/legacy-of-thought
Also on itunes and amazon

The Dark Side of Things

The Old Field

"Aline's Theme", original music composed and performed by Florian Bochkovsky, Luminae Productions.

Luminae Productions, all rights reserved.

Buy on Bandcamp

Aline's Theme

"A Bard's Tale", original music composed and performed by Eric Valette, Luminae Productions.

Luminae Productions, all rights reserved.

A Bard's Tale

Once again the original concept for this song belongs to Rudi,yet with typical humility he has listed his name below mine on the accompanying picture. I got my own back on my cloud! 😝 

My point is...yes,this is a collaboration between Rudi and myself,but all I did was tweak stuff and add a little guitar/vox here and there. Rudi is the root.

Winter has come is a playful,celebration of how we recall it from our childhood. There's nothing like a snowball fight to release the inner child! 😄

Go back,remember and feel it. 😎

Winter Has Come - F.R.Kniel and Davy Vance

Today we celebrate Imbolc, the start of the Celtic Spring
Blessings to you all and may you always have fire in your hearth!
Music, guitar and vocals  Lizzie Taypen

Stirrings from the Cell of Oak

This song always brings us in mind fairytales and stories about mythical creatures that cast their light on river water and springs.

Dance Of The River Fairies

The Mad Joker's Tale is the second sound of "Chromatic" [Green Side] EP. Still acoustic with a bit of celtic and exotic touches, it has some variations I enjoyed to do. 

As the previous sound shows some success, I hope you'll like this one as much ! 

Don't forget to like if you do, comment if you want and share if you can !

Regards !

Rahab

The Mad Joker's Tale

A Touch Of Celtic (music by philippe blanc)

Music composed, arranged & produced by Timo Pääkkönen
www.facebook.com/Grimwater
open.spotify.com/artist/1Xe0XfPaLvRSFy4F7QT3Ll
soundcloud.com/grimwater
www.youtube.com/channel/UCBITXJqd2A-hjkhg9mmPvaw

Nightcrown

Nightcrown - A Fireplace Story

A Fireplace Story

This one was recorded a while ago,all the knobs were twiddled by Martin. The song reminds me of good times in his studio when we laughed and made music. Fond memories.

We all have times when our mouth runs away ahead,this is the song subject.


My mouth is hung in the middle and runs at both ends 
I'm forever flapping my gums 
I blurt every word my tired old mind sends 
Fire them out,one after one 

So pin back your ears while I'm yammering' on 
Setting the whole world to right 
I'm holding the floor and I've plenty more 
To say,if you'll listen tonight 

Yet the only words that matter at all are the words I didn't say 

I should learn when to shut up my mouth 
There are things I don't need to say 
In anger and spite and what I think's right 
Speaking out is not always the way 

Chances are missed,what's said is done 
White noise,so it would appear 
Opportunity called,but now it's all gone 
I as too busy talking to hear 

I wish I could take back the things I've said 
I wish I could wipe the slate clean 
But time has moved on,opportunity's dead 
If only and what may have been 

In the peace of the night when the blood cools down 
I reflect on the things I say 
I'm a loose lipped fool,I'm a jabbering clown 
And I think I've talked you away 

Yet the only words that matter at all are the words I didn't say

credits
released January 28, 2017 
Davy Vance - guitar/vocals 
Colin Vance - bass 
Fiona Magill - vocals 
Martin Magill - keyboards/vocals/recording/mixing 

Mastered by Paul 'Boydie' Boyd
license
all rights reserved

Mouth Waltz - feat Martin,Fiona and Colin

Der Finne

This poem from Tolkien's The Hobbit tells the backstory of the Dwarves of Erebor, and it awakens the adventurous side of Bilbo. It is sung by Thorin's Dwarwes in Bagend, but as Tolkien left no music with it, there has been many (great) musical adaptations. Here's my take at it. I chose to focus on the Dwarves' nostalgia for the beauty of Erebor and the mastery of its craftsmanship - where the dwarf smiths used to "mesh the light of Moon and Sun". Hope you enjoy the song and if you do, please comment and repost!

Far Over The Misty Mountains Cold

Enjoy this short tribal atmosphere at 432Hz!
Cover photo & artwork by me... :)

The Ritual

( REPOSTS  are  routed to Synthgrinder [REPOSTS] )
( https://soundcloud.com/user-813544615 )


++++. PROFILE NOTES ++++

Once a wannabe, not yet a has been.

It had been over a decade since I put together a song,
and for that matter basically walked away from music altogether.
Losing hope that I would ever have the time to put into music again,
I finally gave away my 3rd music studio.
I ran across SoundCloud around 2013,
and thought I might take what few songs I had recorded, 
and lay them to rest there.
And there they languished.

HOWEVER, around 2017 I went back to SoundCloud
and began listening a little more and a little more,
and actively taking a part in visiting the sites
of so many wonderful musicians and beautiful songs.
Also, more and more often I would discover that these artists
were blossoming everywhere around the world,
and most definitely worthy of high praise and compliments.

Then suddenly, these old dead soundtracks right here
began to have a bit of life breathed back into them.
From the kind words that began to come trickling in,
I thought, maybe, someday I might give this music thing a try again.

The thing that finally pushed me into action
was a particular SoundCloud artist…Sander Heerings,
AKA https://soundcloud.com/wane-of-summer
 

Not only was he encouraging,
but he began faithfully responding to a few questions,
then a barrage of them.

The final result seemed to be that after a couple of months,
the Old Grinder now has a 4th studio and, finally, a new song.
I hope there may be many more to come.

Thank you Sander, and to the multitude that have dropped in
to listen to these old songs, 
and most of all, for perking up my spirits.