Ged a Sheòl Mi Air M’ Aineol
On the traditional working of tweed and its songs I have already spoken extensively in this page, in…
Categoria: Celtic Canada
Pubblicato inCeltic Canada
The Oda G
This song was written by Stanley G. Triggs, who worked as a deckhand on British Columbia tugboats (Canada)…
Pubblicato inCeltic Canada, gruppi di musica celtica/ CELTIC MUSIC GROUPS, MUSICA CELTICA/ Celtic music, World Music
Loreena McKennitt
Loreena McKennitt has often been called a goddess of Harmony for her beautifull voice (lyrical singing with the…
Pubblicato inCeltic Canada, Drinking song/ CANTI DA OSTERIA, FOLK INGLESE/English Folk, MUSICA CELTICA/ Celtic music, Musica irlandese/ Irish music
Paddy Lay Back: take a turn around the capstan
Paddy Lay Back is a kilometer sea shanty, variant wedge, sung by sailors both as a recreational song…
Row me bullies boys row (Alan Doyle)
The most recent version of this popular sea shanty comes from the movie "Robin Hood Prince of Thieves"…
The Eastern Light (the Banks of Newfoundland)
Sometimes as "The Eastern Light" the ballad of the Canadian tradition entitled "the Banks of Newfoundland" describes a…
Pubblicato inCeltic Canada
The Eastern Light (the Banks of Newfoundland)
Talvolta con il nome "The Eastern Light" la ballata della tradizione canadese intitolata “the Banks of Newfoundland” descrive una…
Pubblicato inCeltic Canada
Shipwreck on the Great Newfoundland Banks
"Banks of Newfoundland" tells the tragic story of a ship tormented by the hurricane and unable to maneuver,…
Pubblicato inCeltic Canada
Naufragio sui Grandi Banchi di Terranova
In "Banks of Newfoundland" si narra la tragica storia, di una nave tormentata dall'uragano e impossibilitata a manovrare,…
Bound down for Newfoundland
Also with the title "Bound down for Newfoundland" the ballad narrates the death of the young captain, struck…
Bound down for Newfoundland
Anche con il titolo "Bound down for Newfoundland" la ballata narra della morte del capitano colpito dal vaiolo,…
Banks of Newfoundland: an offshore bank fishery
"The Banks of Newfoundland" collected by Kenneth Peacock in 1952 from James (Jim) Rice [1879-1958] of Cape Broyle,…
Banks of Newfoundland: once more we must away
La canzone "The Banks of Newfoundland" raccolta da Kenneth Peacock nel 1952 da James (Jim) Rice [1879-1958] di…
Pubblicato inCeltic Canada, Drinking song/ CANTI DA OSTERIA, FOLK AMERICANO/ American Folk, FOLK INGLESE/English Folk, MUSICA CELTICA/ Celtic music
Get Up, Jack! John, Sit Down
Entitled "Jolly Roving Tar" but more frequently "Get Up, Jack! John, Sit Down" here is a forebitter song…
Pubblicato inCeltic Canada, FOLK BALLAD/Ballate popolari, FOLK INGLESE/English Folk, Musica scozzese/ Scottish music
Lass of Glanshee
"The Lass of Glanshee" or "The maid of Glashee" or "The Rose of Glanshee" is a Scottish ballad…
Pubblicato inCeltic Canada, FOLK BALLAD/Ballate popolari, FOLK INGLESE/English Folk, Musica scozzese/ Scottish music
La fanciulla della Valle delle Fate
"The Lass of Glanshee" o "The maid of Glashee" o ancora "The Rose of Glanshee" è una ballata…
Pubblicato inCeltic Canada, MITI/Mythology, MUSICA CELTICA/ Celtic music, Usanze e tradizioni/ Folklore
Changeling child- il bambino scambiato dalle Fate
I folletti campagnoli del folklore celtico sono creature dispettose, a volte cattive o comunque dal comportamento bizzarro. I…
White are the far-off plains
Loreena Mckennitt pays homage to her homeland, Canada putting into music the poem "Snow" written by Archibald Lampman…
Pubblicato inCeltic Canada, Drinking song/ CANTI DA OSTERIA, FOLK INGLESE/English Folk, MUSICA CELTICA/ Celtic music, Musica irlandese/ Irish music
Paddy Lay Back: take a turn around the capstan
Una sea shanty kilometrica con una ventina di strofe e zeppa di varianti, era cantata sia come canzone…
Pubblicato inCeltic Canada, CHRISTMAS TIME/Natale, MUSICA CELTICA/ Celtic music, Usanze e tradizioni/ Folklore
THE MUMMERS ARE PLANKIN’ HER DOWN
Un’usanza solstiziale che richiama certe tradizioni celtiche di Samain (vedi) è quella dell'house visiting tipica del Mumming Natalizio…
