This is a Jazz treatment of an Irish slow air from the playing of the legendary piper Seamus Ennis, variously called "Valencia Harbor" and a.k.a. "The Song of the Books."  From the album "Shades of Meaning" by David Sidman and Speak of the Sun (Cadence Jazz 1033).

Shades of Meaning Vol. 1

Valencia Harbor

David Sidman has been guitar-picking melodies on Irish, Old-Time and Bluegrass tunes for over 40 years, performing at festivals and venues such as NEFFA, Theatre80, the Eagle Tavern, Swift’s, Slainte, Passim, etc., and with artists such as Kenny Kosek, Harry Bolick, Christy McNamara, Jimmy Coen and many others.  He also plays for the Celtic sword-dance team Half Moon Sword, and is a fixture on the NY contra dance scene with David Sidman’s Elastic Band, often featuring his son Jonah on fiddle.  As a Jazz player, he has worked with the Harlem Renaissance Orchestra, Leroy Jenkins, Rahn Burton, Ken McIntyre, Danny Mixon and many others, and his own his band Speak of the Sun has issued several commercial recordings of original music and performed internationally at major festivals and clubs such as the Kool Jazz Festival and The Blue Note.