David Kilpatrick
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Si Beg Si Mor Si Beg Si Mor
Seonaid Wolf sent me a single verse written to fit O'Carolan's harp air Sheebeg and Sheemor (which can be spelled in many ways). She asked me to 'look after' the words for her and let others hear them.
She Moved Through the Fair She Moved Through the Fair
Often reserved for the female voice (though clearly a 'male viewpoint narration' and originally performed by a male semi-classical Edwardian music hall star) my version of this Irish tale of marital desertion. With drone guitar, mountain dulcimer a
Jack O'Ryan Jack O'Ryan
The story of an Irish fiddler's deception by his apprentice. Also called Jack Orion, my version mixes two of the tunes variations and a touch of something alien...
Blackwater Side Blackwater Side
As a flute or fiddle tune, a lovely air: as a song, a short and powerful evocative image. A free rendering with modern guitar accompaniment.
The Sally Gardens The Sally Gardens
w B Yeat's words not very accurately used and a slight variation to the tune sometimes given. Classical guitar and voice, one take recording.
