Songs of the Hebrides available on line

Subject: Songs of the Hebrides available on line
From: GeoffLawes
Date: 15 Apr 12 - 07:22 PM

This site http://imslp.org/wiki/Songs_of_the_Hebrides_(Folk_Songs,_Scottish)
has downloads of all three volumes of Songs of the Hebrides by Majory Kennedy-Frazer.

Subject: RE: Songs of the Hebrides available on line
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 15 Apr 12 - 07:57 PM

Duly nabbed - thanks so much!

Subject: RE: Songs of the Hebrides available on line
From: Charmion
Date: 16 Apr 12 - 11:57 AM

I, too, have nabbed it.

I can see myself, aged 15 or so, on the bus going to my singing lesson with my mother's precious, fragile copy of Volume III wrapped in dry-cleaner's plastic to protect it from the slings and arrows of winter weather in Ottawa. If I had let it get wet, she would probably have left my bones for the crows to pick.

Subject: RE: Songs of the Hebrides available on line
From: doc.tom
Date: 17 Apr 12 - 05:38 AM

Me too! Thanks for the tip-off.

Subject: RE: Songs of the Hebrides available on line
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Apr 12 - 08:15 AM

As an antidote to M.K.Fs cloying Edwardian drawing room pieces seek out a recording of the late Ishbel MacAskill singing "The Eriskay Lovelilt" in Gaelic to the traditional tune.
Sorry I cannot say where you will find it as the tape of The Lochinver Ceilidh Band on which I had it was probably recorded about forty years ago.

Subject: RE: Songs of the Hebrides available on line
From: GUEST,Charmion's brother Andrew
Date: 17 Apr 12 - 11:32 AM

Wow! The interwebs just redeemed itself.

Subject: RE: Songs of the Hebrides available on line
From: GUEST,999
Date: 17 Apr 12 - 02:30 PM

Check Youtube. Celtic Connections did a tribute to her (Ishbel) and it has footage of her in in it. She had a voice and a half. WOW! Go to Youtube and search

Celtic Connections: Ishbel MacAskill Tribute

Subject: RE: Songs of the Hebrides available on line
From: GUEST,gutcher
Date: 17 Apr 12 - 04:47 PM

Sorry post five was I.
As my tape containing the E.L.L. wore out years ago has anyone been able to come up with a currently available recording of Ishbel singing this one?

Subject: RE: Songs of the Hebrides available on line
From: GUEST,999
Date: 17 Apr 12 - 05:07 PM

gutcher, I'm comin' up empty.

Subject: RE: Songs of the Hebrides available on line
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 17 Apr 12 - 05:13 PM

This seems to be a poorly formed URL or the site is down. I can't reach it from here for now.

I searched on the link and found http://edinburgh.academia.edu/PerGLAhlander/Websites with more links.

SRS

Subject: RE: Songs of the Hebrides available on line
From: GUEST,gutcher
Date: 19 Apr 12 - 02:35 AM

As recordings of Ishbel MacAskill singing The Eriskay Love Lilt seem to be as scarce as hens teeth, I have emailed the source where I purchased the original tape and now await an answer. Who knows such a remote outlet may still have [very] old stock.

Subject: RE: Songs of the Hebrides available on line
From: GUEST,James Molloy
Date: 02 Apr 13 - 04:00 PM

We learned this song in school in Dublin many years ago. The two
opening bars are note for note identical to, Coffee Grows On
White Oak Trees, an American Civil War song. Litt Young a negro
slave born in Vicksburg Mississippi in 1850 "There was fiddles made
from gourds and banjoes from sheep hides. I member one song, Coffee Grows On White Oak Trees, River Flows With Brandy O. That song was
started by the Yankee soldiers when they left to home caus they so glad war over" (Texas Slave Narrative)
          Eriskayis the old norse for Erics Isle. It was here that
the so ca

Subject: RE: Songs of the Hebrides available on line
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Apr 13 - 06:50 PM

Is this is the Ishbel MacAskill recording ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfDtTHC8BoY

Subject: RE: Songs of the Hebrides available on line
From: Gallus Moll
Date: 02 Apr 13 - 07:17 PM

would it be on Kist o' Riches / Tobar an Dulchus (which I can't spell!)
This is an online source of a fair bit of the archives of The School of Scottish Studies- - - - .

Subject: RE: Songs of the Hebrides available on line
From: Gallus Moll
Date: 02 Apr 13 - 07:20 PM

Tobar an Dualchais - - -I should've checked before posting! - and of course I have yet to look at the index, see if Ishbel MacAskill features - --

Subject: RE: Songs of the Hebrides available on line
From: Gutcher
Date: 02 Apr 13 - 07:58 PM

My email of 19/4/12 produced no results but GUEST @ 6-50pm. 2/4/13 has come up with the very song and as Para Handy would have said "it"s chust sublime". Made my [very late] evening.

Subject: RE: Songs of the Hebrides available on line
From: Gutcher
Date: 02 Apr 13 - 08:38 PM

Guest @ 6-50pm. You have a lot to answer for. Your link for Ishbel MacAskill has led me to other favourite gaelic songs including the gaelic gospel song "Sios Dhan An Abhainn" sung by Mary Ann Kennedy & Na Seoid.
I may make it to bed by sunrise.