Any songs good to sing at Imbolc Festival?

Subject: Folklore: Imbolc
From: folkwaller
Date: 20 Jan 08 - 05:09 PM

Does anyone know of any folk songs that are suitable for singing at the forth coming Imbolc festival.

Subject: RE: Folklore: Imbolc
From: Anne Lister
Date: 20 Jan 08 - 05:50 PM

Anything to do with lambs would be a start ... or early spring ...

Subject: RE: Any songs good to sing at Imbolc Festival?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 21 Jan 08 - 03:00 AM

Lamb Henry ?

eric

Subject: RE: Any songs good to sing at Imbolc Festival?
From: pavane
Date: 21 Jan 08 - 03:10 AM

What and where is Imbolc?

Subject: RE: Any songs good to sing at Imbolc Festival?
From: Bryn Pugh
Date: 21 Jan 08 - 03:51 AM

Imbolc, also called Brigid's Day, February 2nd,and christians call it candlemas, is the Feast of the Celebration of Lactation of Ewes.

Searching for Lambs might be appropriate.

Blessed Be.

Subject: RE: Any songs good to sing at Imbolc Festival?
From: theleveller
Date: 21 Jan 08 - 04:01 AM

How about The Broom of Cowdenkowes - "Fain would I be in my country to milk (or is it tend?)my daddy's ewes"?

Subject: RE: Any songs good to sing at Imbolc Festival?
From: GUEST,Nigel Spencer (cookieless)
Date: 21 Jan 08 - 08:50 AM

If you're ok with contemporary(ish) songs in a folk style, you could do worse than Steve Ashley's superb 'Candlemas Carol' from the Stroll On album. Can't remember if there is anything for that time of year on Sharron Kraus's 'Right Wantonly a Mumming', but as it is an album of seasonal songs it may be worth a listen. In fact, you should take a listen anyway, if you haven't already, if only because it's such a damned fine album.

Nigel