Name: Mimsy Were the Borogoves
Duration: 4 min 40 s
Channel: Carlo D'Anna
Description: Free MP3 download. 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. For the Celtic CBC 3/15/14

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'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. For the Celtic CBC 3/15/14

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Carlo D'Anna

Finger style and Acoustic Progressive guitar, flute, synth and Mellotron.

Welcome to the music of Carlo D'Anna's Ridiculous Dream music. Also known as "Dream Warrior" in some circles. Influences and music styles ranging from basic to progressive rock, with definite Retro seventies sound. If you enjoy the sound of Moody Blues, George Harrison, Genesis, Dead Can Dance, and others of the same style, more or less, you will probably like this music. I use quite a bit of Mellotron and acoustic fingerstyle guitar as well.

Song Info

Genre

World • Traditional Celtic

Charts

#72 in subgenre Peak #4

Charts

Peak #21

Author

Carlo D'Anna

Rights

Uploaded

March 11, 2014

Track Files

MP3

MP3 10.7 MB • 320 kbps • 4:40

Story behind the song

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
   Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
   And the mome raths outgrabe.

'Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
   The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
   The frumious Bandersnatch!'

He took his vorpal sword in hand:
   Long time the manxome foe he sought -
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
   And stood awhile in thought.

And as in uffish thought he stood,
   The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
   And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! And through and through
   The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
   He went galumphing back.

'And thou hast slain the Jabberwock?
   Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
   He chortled in his joy.

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
   Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
   And the mome raths outgrabe.

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Ascenzion - Al Massey

Mar 12, 2016

Strong and powerful track with exciting musical changes that are very creative. Love the organ.

gabe stenziano

Apr 07, 2014

a totally wild piece of music. love the title and the attack of the music. some interesting changes as well. great listen.

Dr. Bob's Jazz - Benefit Boppin' Quartet - JBBQ

Mar 26, 2014

A most powerful song, Carlo, with the wonderful sounds of the historic Celtic past.  Your tempo changes are effective for the desired mood.  And, as always, 
your playing is outsanding.

Ziggophon

Mar 24, 2014

Very exciting song with lots of nice details :o)

Musan Dera

Mar 20, 2014

You are throwing me back in the 60's-70's. I think you picked up a lot of musical inspiration out of that time.
I hear Progressive Rock and Folk, but both genres stay separated (changing). And this is again the typical Carlo-style (sound) which nobody COULD imitate.

A new adventure. Ah, that guitar on the end sounds very Mike Oldfield.

Good job!

The Smivets

Mar 19, 2014

Uncategorizable, unconventional, unhinged, this tune is all the uns! Fantastic work in every sense of the word Carlo - one of the big highlights of the night and a wild psychedelic thrill ride.
Brillig!

Michael Bennett

Mar 18, 2014

This rocks, Carlo! In listening to this I can tell that this was not a quick and easy song to track and produce. Very nice work!!!

J3r3my

Mar 17, 2014

Oh Yeah! so youre the Mimsy guy?! I loved this tune at the CBC bash! Im a psychedelic junky.. you nailed that old feeling so well with the organ and the minimal feel of it all. you even have a flute! You absolutely nailed it all so well! great job man! slip into this house as you pass by anytime you like. ;)
thanks for the comments back at my page.  it always means a lot to me..thanks!

Joe Hill

Mar 16, 2014

Cool musical idea! Very creative and enjoyable!

VMP (USA)

Mar 16, 2014

Classic intro (those keys!), such a journey, oh man, the flute (sublime!) and back again, this is really special!

Pinecats

Mar 16, 2014

Man i had no idea where this was gonna go with that intro...the tones caught me off guard! Then it morphs into those changes..and more changes..and a smorgasboard of beats, keys, tones...wild!! You've a great imagination Carlo and it's a talent to get it from your mind into a tangible entity like this. Psychedelic and fun!

Holik

Mar 16, 2014

Prognosis,Progressive!a very cool twist of the Irish.Ireally dig that distortion sound.can t put my finger on it.Excelent.Patrk

Rodrica Rudge

Mar 16, 2014

Superb fusion of styles -  prog rock meets Celtic. Riveted by the arrangement - love all the changes and twists and turns, definitely kept me hooked right the way through. Fantastic retro sound.

Dollar Bill and the Unmentionables

Mar 16, 2014

I was hooked just by reading the song title.  A mysterious prog romp that had me wondering if Syd Barrett was hiding around the corner.  Perfect music to prep for battle against the Jabberwocky.

Oddger

Mar 16, 2014

You have a fantastic ability to recreate the sound of the early 70's in your music. This piece has some early Pink Floyd and you almost expect Greg Lake from ELP to start singing on top of it, at some points. Very nice tunes and song structure. The organs and guitars are magic!

FusionFall Project

Mar 16, 2014

Nice one amico :D this has a grand epic Prog flavor to it that keeps morphing, twisting, and turning.
Great track Carlo!

Astronomusic

Mar 15, 2014

Always great to listen to some 60's & 70's vibe from our so dear friends !!!
Thank you for sharing it, amico Carlo !!!
Z&A

Bob Forbes

Mar 15, 2014

Groovin' hit for the Celtic challenge Carlo! Man, those organs give the chills. Neat change at 2:00, and back at 2:52 - nicely arranged!