Bruce Guthro and Heather Rankin did a beautiful rendition of The Water is Wide for a TV Special called Celtic Electric.

Heather Rankin (from the Rankin Family), also did a song on their Grey Dusk of Eve 5 cut CD, which was called An Téid Thu Leam, a Mh&argrave;iri. This is meant to be an ANSWER shong. She sang six verses, but each alternate verse was meant to be sung by the other sex. It starts off with the man asking if the girl would return with him to his home with the high mountains, and trees, etc. And she says no, for different reasons in each verse. Until the last verse, where she finally says yes.

The song was not meant to be sung this way, but it works beautifully that way. Originally, the song was started, then the man sang about 4 or 5 verses extolling his home, and then the girl replied that she would not leave her home, her family, or her friends, until the end. The original song had 12 verses in total. It's a beautiful song. Too bad it doesn't get sung often in the form of a duet.

Hmmmm. I wonder if I can convince Alasdair to sing it with either Cathy Anne or Mairi.