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Searching For Lambs
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The somewhat fuzzy 1993 version of this British traditional song, taught to me by the late minstrel Richard Dyer-Bennet. Lesl- vocals, guitars, 4-track cassette recorder. Trad. Arr. ©1993 Lesl Harker.
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Lesl Harker, Irish flute - Teacher and player of the traditional Irish concert flute, Lesl specializes in teaching the repertoire and fluid old-style music of East County Galway. She serves as an Irish-flute mentor for the PA, SC and NJ State Arts Councils' Apprenticeship programs, and teaches privately. The "Tunes & Tales of Old East Galway" programs ran from 2011-2023, most with piper Jerry O'Sullivan. Drawn from long apprenticeship to legendary flute player Mike Rafferty, a relationship which lasted to the end of his life, she published two award-winning Rafferty tune books beginning in 2005, with an award for them in 2009 from Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, the international Irish music association. Contact Lesl at https://iflute.weebly.com/ for more information and lessons.
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Peak #289
Peak in subgenre #13
Author
British trad.
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trad arr. 1993 Lesl Harker
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December 05, 2003
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MP3 2.8 MB 128 kbps 3:06
Story behind the song
The meter of this song moves primarily around 5 beats to a bar. Richard Dyer-Bennet used to say that this was because of the shepherdess searching for the lambs. Played in D minor tuning, it was recorded by Lesl and Mike Metz in 1972 for a demo. It was then recorded by many others. Re-recorded by Lesl in 1993.
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