Tag: Willie Matheson
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Am Faca Tu Saor an t-Sàbhaidh? – Have You Seen the Sawing Joiner?
This light-hearted port à beul is a bit of a tongue-twister. The lyrics are a play on the words saor an t-sàbhaidh (sawing joiner) and sàbh an t-saoir (joiner’s saw). Full lyrics can be found here. Here’s Anne Marie MacLean singing it in a set at the Mòd in 2000: https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/95360?l=en. Rev. Willie Mattheson sings…
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Pòg o Leannan an Fhìdhleir – a Kiss for the Fiddler’s Sweetheart
Pòg o Leannan an Fhìdhleir – a Kiss for the Fiddler’s Sweetheart. This strathspey comes to us from a set of pùirt a beul, vocal dance songs, sung by Wilma Kennedy. Listen to Wilma’s original version here: https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/92767?l=en The tune has a repetitive but highly engaging structure. There are multiple parallel intervals featured, starting with…
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Às an Tobar - From the Well 