Tapestry I - Ladies

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.

Morag of Dunvegan / Where Will the Young Lass Sleep? (4:00)
Traditional

Dunvegan castle is the seat of Clan MacLeod on the Isle o' Skye, once the home of Morag of Dunvegan. Where Will the Young Lass Sleep? was written by a young man left on Skye by his sweetheart who had emigrated to America.

Annie Laurie (3:07)

Annie Laurie was composed in the early 1700's as a poem by her lover, William Douglas. In 1834, Lady John Scott found the verses and set them to a tune, Kempye Kaye, which she had written previously.

Bronwen's Dream (3:33)
© 1992 Julia Lane

Awakened by music one moonlit night, Julia met her daughter, Bronwen on the stairs. She had been awakened by a dream, so the tune became Bronwen's Dream

Sharon Pyne, Irish Flute

Miss Maule of Panmure (3:31)

Mrs. Maule of Panmure was composed by 18th century Scottish fiddler Nathaniel Gow, son of Neil Gow...

Neil Gow's Lament on the Death of His 2nd Wife (4:09)

who composed Neil Gow's Lament on the Death of His 2nd Wife. We are told that his first wife was his fiddle.

Kate Dalrymple/Nancy Hanks (3:09)

Kate Dalrymple & Nancy Hanks are tunes passed along in the oral tradition.

Miss Hamilton (2:36)

Although the identity of Miss Hamilton is in question, we do know that Cornelius Lyons, the composer, was harper to the Lord of Antrim in the 17th century.

Bach's Minuet for Anna Magdalena (2:49)
J. S. Bach (or maybe Anna herself)

J.S.Bach wrote Minuet for Anna Magdalena for the amusement of his wife, herself a pianist.

Doreen Conboy, cello

My Lagan Love (4:26)

My Lagan Love is a timeless Irish air in praise of a mysterious lady.

Mary, Queen of Scots (4:09)

The music for Mary, Queen of Scots was found during the recent renovation of a Scottish mansion. It was designated to be played at her execution. Mary is believed to have been a harpist. This version is from George Haig.

George Haig, autoharp

Bridget Cruise (Airs 3 & 4) (4:24)

Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) was a blind professional harper patronized by Irish nobility. Bridget Cruise (Airs 3 & 4) are two pieces he composed for the love of his life.

Sweet Phyllis/ Phyllis in the New Mown Hay are for two dear friends. The first is an original by Julia, the second an Elizabethan ditty

Julia wrote Grandmothers' Waltz for those grand ladies who seem to glide across the dance floor of life, inspired in part by tales of Fred's great-grandmother.

Morag Henriksen is a melody made by Gordon Bok for a mutual friend from Skye.

Tapestry I - Ladies 1999