I thought it would be fun to create thread dedicated to discovering the origins of some of the Celtic Woman songs we know and love.
This is going to blow some minds, especially for some of the newer fans that weren't on the old Celtic Woman forum.
Here are a few to get us started:
Song: Tara's Tunes
Origin: 3 traditional tunes:
- Spatter the Dew
- Farewell to Ireland
- Hunters House
Song: The Enchanted Way:
- Tune 1: ?
- Tune 2 (0:52-1:43): The Swallotail Jig
- Tune 3 (1:43 - 2:13): Morrison's Jig (I think, I'm not sure about this one yet)
- Last tune (last 38 seconds): Cooley's Reel
The Kesh Inn:
- The main part of the tune is The Kesh Jig
- But I think the second melody in there is part of Morrison's Jig (1:37 - 2:08 on the Homecoming album)
Song: The Calm of the Day / The Banshee:
- In this case, these are the actual names of the tunes
Song: Across the World
- Tune 1: The Rocky Road to Dublin
- Tune 2: ?
Song: The first part of Dúlaman in Emerald, which Lisa Lambe performed
Origin: An Cailín Álainn
Song: O, America
Origin: Melody: Sweet Rememberance of You (William Joseph). Brendan Graham heard the melody, loved it, and added lyrics.
Song: The Butterfly (Celtic Woman)
Origin:
- Part 1: The Butterfly slip jig (traditional)
- Part 2: The Butterfly Reel (Liz Carroll)
Song: The Pacific Slope (A New Journey)
Origin:
- Tune 1: The Cock and the Hen
- Tune 2: ?
Song: The Coast of Galicia
Origin: Traditional, but not sure of the original name
Song: The World Falls Away (Believe)
Origin: Part of the song uses "Tamhair Do Lamh"
Song: Bean Phaidin (chorus in the Ancient Land version)
Origin: Nead Na Lachen (aka The Foxhunter's Jig, no relation to melody of The Foxhunter in Believe)
Song: The Foxhunter (Believe)
Origin:
- First tune: Kid ar an Sliabh
- Second tune: ?
Song: Mná na hÉireann (Believe DVD)
- The first tune in the set is as titled
- The second tune (played right after Mná na hÉireann on the Believe DVD) = ?
Song: Dulaman (Emerald DVD)
- The song Lisa opens the track with, before the main melody = ?
Song: Dulaman (Emerald DVD)
- The tune during the extended (very extended) intro to Níl Sé'n Lá = ?
Song: Shenendoah (Emerald DVD)
- There are at least 2 tunes. Shenendoah is obvious, but what is the tune after that?
Song: The Soft Goodbye
Origin: the first tune in Dance at the Crossroads (Heart's Quest album by Fir Na Keol, aka David Downes and Chloë's dad)
Song: How Can I Keep From Singing (Destiny)
Origin: An American folksong, originating as a Christian hymn. It's now in public domain.
Which other origins can we discover?