Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
This video continues my arrangements of traditional Irish airs, using double stops and chords on the bass viola da gamba. The selections are as follows, with a bit of information on the songs, wherever I could find any:
00:00 The Leaves So Green: a man asks his love to bury him in a verdant place when he dies.
01:51 The Dear Irish Boy: a young woman remembers her love who went off to war and has not returned.
03:08 The Snowy Breasted Pearl: a young man's tale of unrequited love.
4:58 The Hard Hearted Maiden: I have not been able to find any lyrics to this song, but it too is probably a tale of unrequited love.
06:44 Erin's Lovely Home: There seem to be numerous versions of the lyrics to this song, some shorter, some longer. What they all have in common is the theme of having to leave Ireland because of poverty.
08:25 She's a Lovely Girl: I haven't found lyrics for this song either, but the title suggests that it is praise of an admired beauty.
10:28 The Foggy Morn: This piece appears to be instrumental.
12:25 The Young Man's Dream: a young is united with his love only to awake and discover that he had been dreaming.
13:33 Molly McAlpin: perhaps a song about a woman who was left alone after five members of her family were outlawed in the early 17th century.
15:21 Dermot O'Dowd: a song about an unhappily married couple.
This video continues my arrangements of traditional Irish airs, using double stops and chords on the bass viola da gamba. The selections are as follows, with a bit of information on the songs, wherever I could find any:
00:00 The Leaves So Green: a man asks his love to bury him in a verdant place when he dies.
01:51 The Dear Irish Boy: a young woman remembers her love who went off to war and has not returned.
03:08 The Snowy Breasted Pearl: a young man's tale of unrequited love.
4:58 The Hard Hearted Maiden: I have not been able to find any lyrics to this song, but it too is probably a tale of unrequited love.
06:44 Erin's Lovely Home: There seem to be numerous versions of the lyrics to this song, some shorter, some longer. What they all have in common is the theme of having to leave Ireland because of poverty.
08:25 She's a Lovely Girl: I haven't found lyrics for this song either, but the title suggests that it is praise of an admired beauty.
10:28 The Foggy Morn: This piece appears to be instrumental.
12:25 The Young Man's Dream: a young is united with his love only to awake and discover that he had been dreaming.
13:33 Molly McAlpin: perhaps a song about a woman who was left alone after five members of her family were outlawed in the early 17th century.
15:21 Dermot O'Dowd: a song about an unhappily married couple.
