a misty road unfolds round Coolin; a dirge of woe the banshee is croonin'
Have transcribed another version of MacCrimmon's Lament. Have also transcribed ( whimsical ballad about a dairy farmer who comes to grief in a strange town )
*snicker* That song amuses me so much.
In literary news, I have blazed through Robin McKinley's The Blue Sword, The Hero and the Crown, and Spindle's End, in that order. I am vastly impressed by her ability to write about horses as vital characters without undue sentiment and gooey-ness and with the sense that the book is a fantasy, not a "horse story" as such. I bet she grew up on the Black Stallion books (Walter Farley). I always liked the second one too. ;) The desertness, the mountain chieftains with secrets, not to mention the pretty, pretty horses! *happiness*
In other news, still thinking about horses, I love my own horse. Not thinking about horses, I'm working on an arrangement for Star of the County Down on fiddle using both tempos. Y'all can give me feedback when I get it figured out. Here's a hint: it involves Scarborough Fair in waltz time. *skips off to fiddle*
*snicker* That song amuses me so much.
In literary news, I have blazed through Robin McKinley's The Blue Sword, The Hero and the Crown, and Spindle's End, in that order. I am vastly impressed by her ability to write about horses as vital characters without undue sentiment and gooey-ness and with the sense that the book is a fantasy, not a "horse story" as such. I bet she grew up on the Black Stallion books (Walter Farley). I always liked the second one too. ;) The desertness, the mountain chieftains with secrets, not to mention the pretty, pretty horses! *happiness*
In other news, still thinking about horses, I love my own horse. Not thinking about horses, I'm working on an arrangement for Star of the County Down on fiddle using both tempos. Y'all can give me feedback when I get it figured out. Here's a hint: it involves Scarborough Fair in waltz time. *skips off to fiddle*