Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy, thought to have first been performed in 1606, “The Scottish Play” explores the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. Of all the plays Shakespeare wrote during the reign of James I, who was...
Like water from a deep well, she draws inspiration from her ancestral roots of Celtic and Old World European folk music. With a voice that dances nimbly from Child Ballads and 17th C. Irish laments, to Scottish Waulking Songs, and Bulgarian mountain calls, she has traveled & studied extensive...
The melody is thought to be based on an old Scottish folk song, but the lyrics were likely added later to create the version we know today. Old MacDonald is a favorite song for children's music classes, preschools, and daycare centers. It is often accompanied by hand motions or actions...
John Weed, fiddler for Molly’s Revenge and New World String Project, is a classically-trained violinist who has spent the last 25 years immersed in various fiddle styles. With an affinity for folk traditions, John’s exploration has emphasized Irish, Scottish, Swedish, and old-time fiddle. ...
There's a lot of talent and high energy in this group of musicians. The show was excellent, with a mix of old traditional Scottish and Irish Ballads and new songs, some written by Steve Lamb. Lamb's rich, low voice is a lot like Paddy Reilly, one of Ireland's most beloved and ...
S 37172 Q Scottish Folk Songs (arr. Haydn & Beethoven). BAKER, MENUHIN, MALCOLM. A. Texts S 37193 Q Haydn: Cello Concertos in D & C. ROSTROPOVICH (cello & cond), Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. A S 37256 Q Schumann: Cello Concerto; Bloch: Schelomo. ROSTROPOVICH; BERNSTEIN...
Some of the world's best-loved songs have had remarkable origins. Had Robert Burns not heard an old man sing a quavering version of an ancient Scottish country song, we would never have had 'Auld Lang Syne'. Miss Jane Ross wrote down the... M Cryer 被引量: 0发表: 2010年 Irish R...
I’m not sure if I’ve ever heard a Schottische before, so a quick look atThe Oxford Encyclopaedia of Danceseemed appropriate. Despite its name, it’s not Scottish but Bohemian. This a type of slow Polka, that arrived in this country around the mid-19thCentury. ...
By 1992, they had gained a reputation as a band adept at mixing traditional Scottish fare with more modern material, but it was the addition of percussionist Davy Cattanach in that year that gave the band a character unlike any other of their contemporary bands and allowed them to branch out...
He wrote poems in the tradition of Scottish folk songs. Many Burns’ works are of love and friendship. Much of the effect for Burns’ works of art was gathered from his surroundings—the places he travelled to, the culture and the people he loved at that time. His poems speak straight ...