Bealtaine Song.

[Ptarmigan]

Bealtaine Song.
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Air to an old Traditional song from Ulster, composed by one of Ireland's finest Traditional Singers, the late Eithne Ní Uallacháin.
Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Whistle & Bodhran.
Lockdown Video #583

 

Cheers,

Dick

 

 

 

Edited May 30, 2023 by Ptarmigan

[Peter Laban]

In the documentary about Eithne's life,  'Idir Dhá Shaol’ , this song announces the story's final stages, the descent towards its conclusion.  I can't hear it since without feeling that sense of foreboding and sadness.

[Ptarmigan]

16 hours ago, Peter Laban said:

In the documentary about Eithne's life,  'Idir Dhá Shaol’ , this song announces the story's final stages, the descent towards its conclusion.  I can't hear it since without feeling that sense of foreboding and sadness.

 

Hi Peter, I haven't seen this documentary. Do you have a link to it?

[Peter Laban]

Some years ago TG4 showed it a number of times. It was briefly on YouTube but was taken down quickly. I don't know if it's  still online anywhere.

There are trailers online, but not the whole thing, as far as I can see:

 

 

I did download it at the time, the file is 250-ish Megabyte, as far as I remember.  Hmm, let me think about that for a minute..

Edited May 25, 2023 by Peter Laban