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AWEN AWEN
Awen was the word bards employed to state their moments of trance, we chose it for the way and significance that tunes, facts, and people in and out of Bran gave birth to and made the whole project possible
La Dame Verte La Dame Verte
La Dame Verte (emp/trad.arr.) The belief in enchanted groves had always allured me very much. Even more when I read about certain faerie ‘Green Ladies’ hidden behind trees , expecting for wandering pedlars eager for elven dance. I felt tha
Loch Liath Loch Liath
Loch Liath (mauricio ceballos) This tune was inspired by our fiddler while staring at a large lake in Guatemala. The music recreates the calm and pleasant sensations of the sounds of ripples and the vibration of pebbles on the shore.
Añada/Rambling Boatman Añada/Rambling Boatman
Añada/ Rambling Boatman (trad.arr.) The 1st tune was collected from the repertoire of Xuacu Amieva, an Asturian piper whom I knew in the ‘90s. It’s a lullaby sang in Asturian language (bable). I first heard the second tune played by the Ma
Morag of Dunvegan/Brosna Slide/Geehan’s Reel Morag of Dunvegan/Brosna Slide/Geehan’s Reel
The first tune is a ‘slow air’ taken from the large extent of scottish pipe tunes. The second and third tunes are examples of a ‘slide’ and a ‘reel’, two popular Irish dances recopilated by Eamonn Jackson in the ‘70s.
Amergin - Part 1 (The Legend/Bard/The call) Amergin - Part 1 (The Legend/Bard/The call)
Historical background proves that Gaelics or Milesians invaded Ireland from Northern Spain about the year 1800-1300 B.C. It is told on the Irish ‘Book of Conquests’ that Ith, son of Breoghan, was slained by order of the De Dannan ‘s three kings
