Folksong "Return to Ulster"

[Peter]

I really do need to get back to bed!

I was caught with that one. I never spotted the date! Talk about the past coming back to haunt you.

However, I stand by my convictions and will not be swayed from the path of righteousness.

And those songs are well worth a listen.



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Quite right Michael, not the bit about you needing to go back to bed of course I mean the songs!

[Chris]

Quite right Michael, not the bit about you needing to go back to bed of course I mean the songs!

Indeed! And I've found that the Scottish songs are the perfect complement to a tasting of fine Scotch whiskies - just the right amounts of Scottish style and beautiful art. Next time we'll have to try it with Irish whiskies and the Irish songs...

[gprengel]

The song is an arrangement of an air by 17th-18th Century blind harpist and song composer Turlough O'Carolan called "Young Terence MacDonough" or "Lament For Terence MacDonough". Versions of the original tune can be found on Youtube ( e.g. https://youtu.be/0C6p8OcUuoo ).

Thank you, very interesting, this original tune

http://abcnotation.com/getResource/d...McDonough/0000

is beautiful, but still quite different from Beethoven's heartbreaking version. All the more I adore Beethoven's genius