In response - or riposte - to the Steeleye Span recording shared here a few days ago, JD offers a "Celtic Connection" selection, commenting, "Music from the Celtic fringe is so exuberant and joyous". Ready for that!
From Scotland:
... Bretagne:
... Asturias:
... Galicia "(yes, I know they are French but the tune is almost the Galician 'national anthem')":
... and finally, from Ireland (with a Scottish singer):
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Many of those I had not heard. Nice.
ReplyDeleteI love the third one - that cigarette-smoking tomboy voice.
ReplyDeleteNot sure if Celtic (or any 'folk'music) is always joyous - those laments folk goes in for are beautiful but quite wearing.
ReplyDeleteHere's the Italians again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU23V3TVgKk
HG: and they remembered the subjunctive! Don't suppose you'd care to put together a music selection, too?
ReplyDeleteThank you, S, that would be a fascinating thing to do. May take a little time but I expect others are compiling their lists right now. Friday night is music night is catching (or catchy - sorry).
ReplyDeleteVery much looking forward to it, HG.
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