Euro-American Arts(300)
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Origin of the Song Danny Boy aka Londonderry Air'
Judith Durham Danny Boy (With introduction To Song) 1968https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnLnwWjrIyk Danny Boy Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are callingFrom glen to glen, and down the mountain side.The summer's gone, and all the roses falling,It's you, it's you must go and I must bide. But come ye back when summer's in the meadow,Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow,It's I'll..
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Rowan [róuən] (Mountain Ash) Trees - Scottish Folk song
Rowan (Mountain Ash) TreesRowan [róuən] (Mountain Ash) Trees THE ROWAN TREE - Scottish Folk songhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAIoLhuPbBI The Rowan Tree is a Scottish song whose lyrics hearken back to the Jacobite period.Excellent photographs from 'The UK Landscape Photography Awards' - accompanying the song. Another 'Celtic Mandolins' (Canada) to Scotland collaboration with John Kelly fro..
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Rowan mythology and folklore
The Rowan Tree · Jean Redpathhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xi2GmlHzDw The Rowan Tree The rowan was denoted as a tree of the Goddess or a Faerie tree by virtue of its white flowers.Poem by Carolina Oliphant, also known as Lady Nairne. composed in 1822 by Carolina Oliphant, also known as Lady Nairne (1766-1845)Oh! Rowan Tree Oh! Rowan Tree! Thou'lt aye be dear to me,Entwined thou art wi mony..
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Finlandia - Helsinki University Chorus
Finnish national songSibelius himself arranged the hymn for choral performances. Today, during modern performances of Finlandia in its entirety, a choir is sometimes involved, singing the Finnish lyrics with the hymn section. The Finlandia hymn is often proposed as an official national song or anthem of Finland. Jean Sibelius - Finlandiahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5zg_af9b8c Finlandia, Op..
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Finbar Wright - Be Still My Soul (Finlandia)
"Be Still, My Soul" is the English translation, made by Jane Borthwick in 1855, of Catharina Amalia Dorothea von Schlegel's 1752 hymn, 'Stille, mein Wille, dein Jesus hilft siegen'. The tune is 'Finlandia', taken from the main theme of Jean Sibelius' 1900 tone poem, Finlandia. The text was originally titled ““Stille, mein Wille, dein Jesus hilft siegen,” and was written by Katharina von Schlegal..
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Ellis Island - Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears
Ellis Island - Isle of Hope, Isle of Tearshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10Pb2ia28QM Pictural history of Ellis Island and its first immigrant, Annie Moore from Ireland.Music: Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears, sung by Brian Dunphy. Written by Brendan Graham: lyricist, songwriter and novelist from County Tipperary, Ireland... other famous compositions include, The Voice, and You Raise Me Up. On th..
2024.07.22