Tapestry II - In a Garden Green 2000

Julia Lane - Celtic Harp, Voice
Fred Gosbee - Violin, Viola, Woodwinds, Guitar, Voice
L'O rchestre Naturale du Jardin - Bird Songs, Peepers and Crickets

Gloomy Winter's Now Awa' (5:18)
Traditional Scottish

A gardener's year begins with the songs of a brook, free from ice and a whistling bird.

Smiling Spring (2:27)

Gloomy Winter's Now Awa' and Smiling Spring are two Scottish expressions of the awakening season.

The Heather Breeze / The Butterfly (Potts) (6:58)

Wafting around a Celtic hillside one might hear a traditional melody like The Heather Breeze. The Butterfly is a contemporary Irish slip jig depicting a jaunty flight among the flowers.

Sharon Pyne, Irish Flute

The Harmony of May (4:10)

Originally a song, The Harmony of May was collected in the early 1800's by George Petrie. The lyrics have unfortunately been lost.

The Southwind /A Rosebud by my Early Walk (5:49)

There are, however, lovely lyrics invoking the Southwind to bless Ireland. A Rosebud by My Early Walk depicts a dewy morning stroll through a Scottish garden as perceived by a traditional musician.

Patricia Boyle -Wight, flute

The Sprig of Shellaly / The Acorn (4:09)
The Acorn © 2000 Julia Lane

A tribute to the ancient oak forests (shillelagh means “oak” in Gaelic) is the traditional Irish set-dance The Sprig o' Shellaly. The Acorn “sprang” into Julia's hands one day while playing.

The Lea Rig/Corn Rigs (3:40)

In Scotland, a plot of arable land was known as a “rig”.The Lea Rig was out of the wind, perfect for romantic meetings, while the Lammas moon shone on a rendezvous in the Corn Rigs.

An Italian Bouquet (4:44)

Music in the garden was required by Renaissance aristocrats. The tunes for An Italian Bouquet are from a collection of anonymous 16th century Italian lute suites.

All in a Garden Green (3:14)

All in a Garden Green, an English country dance tune, evokes an elegant garden celebration

Doreen Conboy, cello

The Last Rose of Summer (4:09)

Crickets serenade as pale petals drift from The Last Rose of Summer. 19th century Irish poet Thomas Moore penned lyrics for his wife.

Country Gardens / Harvest Home (3:27)

A beautiful Country Garden requires good humored work while Harvest Home celebrates the delights of gathering the fruits of one's labor.

Doreen Conboy, cello

Migration (3:48)
© 1995 Julia Lane

As the year spirals into autumn, many creatures set off on their annual Migration. This melody celebrates the monarch butterflies that surrounded Julia as she played outside one September day. Even after the frost has nipped the leaves and the apples have fallen, the music of the garden gives one courage to face the coming winter.