Festival of Faeries

Festival of Faeries 2013

The Faery Realm is a personification of Nature itself- beautiful, mysterious, unpredictable. It is the land of legend and magic. Those who venture forth return changed, often inspired to create art and music. Visitations from the Fair Folk themselves have the same bittersweet effect.

One who is touched by the Fey is deemed strange- their viewpoint is different having experienced beauty and wildness beyond normal imagination. They are filled with longing to return to the "and of the fair" which haunts their earthly lives.

Those who are earth-bound must choose- either to seek the way back to the Land of Heart's Desire ---- or to create a manifestation of it on this plane. Here is a musical glimpse into Faery and its inhabitants.

This recording has two songs and two stories. The rest of the tracks are instrumental pieces from faerie land. It is noted which of our other recordings the tracks are from.

The sound samples are from the most representative section of a track. The times listed are the total track time, not the length of the sample! The samples range from one to two minutes in length.

Fairies Hornpipe 3:27
Traditional

From an early album of the same name

Sharon Pyne - Irish flute
Julia Lane - harp
Hank Washburn - fiddle Fred Gosbee - percussion

Brian Flynn / The Faerie Reel 9:06
© 2010 Fred Gosbee

From Bards & Blarney

Fred Gosbee - storyteller
Julia Lane - harp

King of the Faeries 6:40
Traditional

From Tapestry IV - Gentlemen

Julia Lane - harp
Fred Gosbee - bull roarer, percussion, choir
Brett Burnham - bones

Bronwen's Dream 3:32
© 1999 Julia Lane

From Tapestry I - Ladies

Sharon Pyne - Irish Flute
Julia Lane - harp

Bonnie Greenwood Laddie 4:49
© 2003 Julia Lane

From Ae Fond Kiss

Julia Lane - vocal - harp
Fred Gosbee - low whistle

When the dawn is breaking on the mountain
And the dew is on the grass
You step lightly through the waking forest
Where the silent deer have passed
Oh my bonny greenwood laddie,
Oh my bonnie greenwood boy
You're as light and breezy as the morning
You're my heart's delight and joy

When at noon the blazing sun is shining
Making diamonds on the lake
Like the brook you're laughing in the sunlight
Like the otter splash and play
Oh my bonnie greenwood laddie,
Oh my bonnie greenwood boy
You're cool water in the heat of noonday
You're my heart's delight and joy

In the cool and magic of the evening
As the stars wink in the sky
In the fire's glow your face is shining
With a peaceful quiet light
Oh my bonnie greenwood laddie,
Oh my bonnie greenwood boy
You're the fire lighting up the darkness,
You're my heart's delight and joy