#gaelic singer

[scotianostra]

Happy 87th Birthday Scottish bagpiper and singer Rona Lightfoot.

Born on South Uist on April 17th, 1936, Rona grew up in a family that was rich in tradition. Just how rich was their culture inheritance became clear when the family doctor decided to record Rona’s mother, expecting her to contribute a song to his collection, only to discover that Kate had a veritable treasury of songs passed down through the generations committed to memory. Rona’s father, Eairdsidh Ragnaill, was a piper, as were all the men in his family, and a seanachaidh of renown and the family home at Gearraidh-sheilidh was known as a ceilidh house, where Rona heard music and song from day one.

By the age of nine Rona was already copying her father’s fingering on the chanter and shortly afterwards she began playing the pipes. Her uncle showed her how to read music and she began taking lessons from the man who would remain her tutor for many years, Angus Campbell. A teacher who, Rona says, could draw music from a stone, Campbell lived three miles from Gearraidh-sheilidh and Rona would walk there sometimes in the dark on a Friday night and stay until Sunday, learning tunes and hearing ghost stories that would make the walk home all the more interesting.

After leaving secondary school in Fort William, Rona moved to Glasgow to train as a nurse. She met and married her husband, a sailor, and would often go to sea with him, taking her pipes so that she could continue teaching herself pibroch and would receive honest but supportive appraisals of her progress when she next caught up with Angus Campbell.

Having begun competing as a piper at the age of twelve at the College of Piping in Glasgow on her first trip to the city, Rona continued through her teens and into adulthood, winning prizes at the annual South Uist meeting. Many of the competitions were for men only and Rona campaigned against this, proving her point by becoming the first woman to take part in the coveted Bratach Gorm (or Blue Banner), the Scottish Piping Society of London’s premier pibroch competition.

In Rona’s own words “I have to tell you that whilst I fought for the right to be allowed to compete in the Bratach Gorm competition in London, I was only ever permitted to compete on one occasion” It was a proud moment but she’s equally proud that she later piped the Skye Bridge toll protesters to the court house and that they won that argument, too.

Meanwhile, her value as a singer, tradition bearer and raconteur were being recognised and appreciated ever more widely. She has sung all over Scotland, across Canada and the United States and in 2004 she finally recorded her first album, Eadarainn. She has also recorded with Margaret Stewart and made an important contribution as a storyteller to Duncan Chisholm’s multi-media commission for Blas 2007, Kin.

The young singers and pipers who have benefited from Rona’s tuition are legion. She has taught at feisean including Inverness, Bettyhill and Ullapool and has been an instructor at Ceolas on South Uist every year since its inception. She has also given workshops throughout Scotland, in Canada and America, as well as crossing over from competitor to judge at piping meetings, and she continues to be a source of inspiration, songs, wisdom and humour to the Gaelic community worldwide.

#scotland #scottish #musician #bagpiper #singer #hebridean #outer hebrides #musical history #gael #gaelic singer #folk singer #Youtube

[celtic-cd-releases]

https://www.fionajmackenzie.scot/

https://www.facebook.com/fionamackenziedingwall

https://open.spotify.com/album/6DMur0S6CBu5b0MkCeE3nc

#folk music #scottish folk music #gaelic singer #celtic folk

[haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll]

Tracklist:

A Phiuthrag 's a Phiuthar (O Sister, Beloved Sister) • Camariñas • Fear a' Bhrochain / Dòmhnall Binn (The Porridge Man / Sweet-voiced Donald) • Dh'èirich Mi Moch, b' Fheàrr Nach Do Dh'èirich (I Arose Early, Would That I Hadn't) • Go Your Way • Dh'èirich mi moch madainn cheòthar (I Arose Early On A Misty Morning) • Windward Away • Thèid Mi Do Loch Àlainn (I'll Go To Lochaline) • Òran an Ròin (Seal Song) • An Aghaidh Fàilte Na Mòr-Thìr (Response To Fàilte Na Mòr-thìr) • Cearcall Mun Ghealaich (Circle About The Moon)

Spotify ♪ YouTube

#hyltta-polls #polls #artist: julie fowlis #language: scottish gaelic #language: english #decade: 2010s #Scottish Folk Music #Òrain Ghàidhlig #Contemporary Folk #Singer-Songwriter

[red-hemlock]

|| Theme Songs for Your Muse. ||

Standard Theme: Psyche (Flash Treatment) - Massive Attack

Battle Theme: She Moves Like a Knife - Perturbator

Boss Battle Theme: Sleepless Fever - Sea Oleena

Emotion Theme: Torn in Two Directions - Waterstrider

Bonus Singing Voice: Dh’èirich mi moch madainn cheòthar (I arose early on a misty morning) - Julie Fowlis

Bonus Lyric Theme: Bleed for Me - Digital Daggers

You won't taste the poison Hidden in my kiss You won't face the darkness So I'll just walk right in You can't outrun the wicked I'll keep you standing still You refuse to be the hunted But I'm out for the kill So I creep To watch you bleed for me So I creep To watch you bleed for me Bleed for me Won't you bleed for me On your knees for me Won't you bleed for me Bleed for me Won't you bleed for me On your knees for me Won't you bleed for me

Tagged by: (I actually forgot who I stole this from whoops. Dx;;;;) Tagging: @corvidamned, @frostise, @cxpperhead, @bluefeathrs, @sanguine-salvation, @question-marked, @cxpedcrusxder, @ghosts-of-gotham (For Nora!), @mute-call, @the-rorschach-mask, @king-crane, @behindslaughter, @ofwealthandtaste, @twcfaces, @ofdeomnes

#Kill City Killer ( Riverisms ) #Headcanon #(Be careful about the Perturbator song. The one I picked ISN'T one but their other album covers can be kinda Nsfw. Song's a banger tho!) #(Boss Theme is a bit slower. I imagined it like one of those story-driven fights that happen during an emotionally-intense moment.) #(Such as Riv deciding to go large-scale villain-mode and mass-make her poison to use on Gotham or deciding to join back up with her fam.) #(Emotion Theme is a bit of her feeling torn between assassin-ing and stopping it; and part coming to terms with what happened to her. 80) #(Singing voice was REALLY hard cuz I HC Riv not being a great singer but a good hummer. She deffo can't hit the high notes in this. Dx;;;) #(This is probs the closest I'll ever get plus it's how I HC Riv sounding when she speaks Scottish Gaelic. Julie's a great singer tho. 8'D) #(Bleed for Me is a total 'job' song and Psyche... I could go forever on this song it's her theme forever. <3 But this is long enough lol!)

[vehwill]

My first test for a cover of a song I love. I swear it's Scottish Galeic, I just have a terrible pronunciation.

Translation in English: Little baby hear my voice, I'm beside you, O maiden fair. Our young lady grow and see, your land, your own faithful land. Sun and moon guide us, to the hour of our glory and honor. Little baby, our young lady. Noble maiden fair. - Made for fun, all rights go to the original composer! -

#singer #song lyrics #scottish gaelic #first try #singing test #cover #merida #italian singer

[cruelsister-moved2]

i hate the trend of cutesyifying all gaelic music and always singing it in such a pretty girly voice like ur literally singing about how ur jealous sister braided ur hair in with the seaweed at low tide and tomorrow ur husband and father will come buy in the boat to find ur bloated white corpse floating and have to cut it free and take it home why tf are u so happy rn

#its so weirdly soulless... #its annoying when people are like edgy and overhammy but #a certain beloved gaelic singer literally sounds the exact same if shes singing a murder ballad or a cute love song and its so weird

[taz-writes]

this is the weirdest question i’ve ever returned to a half/hiatus’d blog to ask but do any of y’all know of a relatively simple guide for figuring out the pronunciations of gaelic words? i’ve tried googling, but that just gives me long lists of specific names when what i want is a breakdown of the sounds themselves

i know that the use of the latin alphabet with gaelic is internally consistent (or at least so i’ve been told), but i cannot for the LIFE of me consistently remember which letters sound like what for the purposes of gaelic… i would like to train my brain to stop autocorrecting to french or italian or german letter sounds when i am reading things that are none of the above

#taz talks #gaelic #i’ve studied a bunch of european languages as an opera singer #but gaelic & other british isles languages are not latinate or even particularly english adjacent #so my brain just record scratches every time i see them #Make It Stop #i would like to know if there is in fact a rule for when D is randomly silent #or when O sounds like short I #so i can make the ‘everything is secretly latin or transcribed by english speakers in latinate ways’ brain shut up

[spoopydeboop]

Hello, and welcome to…

Pointless Palia Head-Cannons!

This is a segment where my hyper-focused and obsessive brain will shower you all with all of the pointless very important head-cannons I have about the MMO Palia and its many NPCs!

Today’s topic is:

Which Palia NPCs can sing well and which ones simply cannot carry a tune?

Now, in the words of the famous Italian plumber, “Here we go!” (List below the cut!)

NPCs are listed in alphabetical order.

• Ashura - Absolutely yes, but in a very deep, sea-shanty / Gaelic tune way. He’s not the most technically sound, but his voice is very gruff and soothing. Absolutely sang his son lullabies every night.

• Auni - No, I’m sorry. Convinced that he cannot carry a tune AT ALL but thinks he can. Sings loudly with zero inhibition whatsoever. Gotta give him credit there!

• Badruu - We know this man was in a traveling Bard group, so he’s musically inclined for sure. I feel like he would have been killer backup and filler vocals and he can harmonize beautifully.

• Caleri - Doesn’t believe in fun, jovial activities like singing. (Elouisa informs you later that her sister can in fact not carry a tune at all.)

• Chayne - Absolutely. He’s naturally musically inclined, but part of his spiritual training involved learning to lead chants and hymns. Bass level vocals, v soothing.

• Delaila - Not at all. Where do you think Auni gets it? Part of what entranced her about Badruu in the beginning was his musical abilities. She’ll still sing along with a group and put her all into it though!

• Einar - The concept of producing a vocal stimulation to create a pleasing melodic sound is lost to the robot. But if it’s your Oneness, he respects it.

• Elouisa - Cannot sing, but definitely played clarinet in high school and was first chair!

• Eshe - No way. Cruella de Vil type vibes. She definitely was classically trained on the piano, but doesn’t often exercise the skill.

• Hassain - Can absolutely carry a tune and harmonize well! Definitely low baritone or higher bass in range. Can harmonize with higher ranges very well!

• Hekla - Her Jina often sings to herself as she works, but the ability and desire to produce a series of melodies is not within her rune programming.

• Hodari - Not the biggest fan of singing, but has a decent voice that comes off pleasantly gruff and southern. I imagine if Pedro Pascal’s ‘Joel’ from The Last of Us sang a slower, more reserved tune. (My other example was the dad cow from Back at the Barnyard that sings “I Won’t Back Down”… Let me know if that woulda been better or worse.)

• Jel - Definitely took vocal lessons with his sisters. Has a very pleasant and airy singing voice that is very technically sound.

• Jina - Doesn’t really sing much except for to herself. Massive stage fright on this one! Hekla says that her Jina seems happy when she sings, and that’s what matters.

• Kenji - Honestly? 100%, yes. Maybe like a broadway or an operatic voice. Doesn’t sing much but I imagine it would sound really jolly if he was a jollier guy.

• Kenyatta - YES! Doesn’t sing because she thinks it’s ‘lame’ (she gives me massive ‘too cool for school’ vibes) but has a delightful and powerful singing voice (kinda like the wolf Porsha Crystal played by Halsey in Sing 2.)

• Nai’O - Yes absolutely. Got his talent from his dad! He’s very shy when put on the spot though, so he doesn’t sing in front of people often — mostly when he works in the field with his animals by himself.

• Najuma - Not at all! But it’s okay because Najuma has zero desire to, haha. Kid is happy to be tinkering!

• Reth - On god, YES. Man has a beautiful and casual singing voice with a little rasp around the edges. Sings to himself while he cooks or gets really focused on something. I’m thinking “Feelin’ Good” by Michael Bublé, but maybe bit more rough around the edges.

• Sifuu - Not much of a singer, but I know our Muscle Mommy definitely has a few war chants or something up her sleeve! Lady can keep a beat for sure.

• Tamala - Thinks she can, but makes it way too sultry. You heard me. There’s such a thing as too much!

• Tish - Yes! Absolutely. She seems like she would 100% have like a Mandy Moore or Kristen Bell vibe. Very Disney Princess-esque!

• Zeki - Okay, honestly I think yes — but not in a conventional way. Kind of like Ashura; I think he would be great at singing like traditional Grimalkin shanties or folk-songs. Not very practiced, but he’s got spirit!

OKAY FINALLY DONE! I plan to do a lot more of these! Let me know if you have any suggestions!

#palia theory #headcanon #palia headcanons #palia tish #palia najuma #palia hodari #palia oc #palia open beta #palia reth #play palia #palia game #palia mmo #palia jel #palia hassian #palia #palia ashura

[alpaca-clouds]

What are Minstrels, Jesters and Bards?

Keeping it up with me rambling about the middle ages and fantasy, let me talk about one of the things that seems to confuse a lot of people - especially because most fantasy media just kinda mixes this one up. The difference between Minstrels, Jesters and Bard. Given that all the words are so often used interchangably. But, indeed, there is a big difference, if we look at it from a historical perspective.

The very, very basic differentiation is like this:

A Bard was a Celtic song writer and storyteller

A Minstrel was a medieval travelling singer, poet, acrobat and storyteller

A Jester was a medieval singer, poet, acrobat and storyteller working at a cort. In the late medieval time they were more acrobats and people telling jokes though.

Also there is Troubadoures, who were mostly singers and storytellers at the courts.

Let me talk a bit about the different groups in detail, though.

Bards

Bard as a word comes specifically from the Gaelic word for "poet", which basically tells us most about them. as with so many things concerning the celts, the early history of them is not very well known. We do know, though, that they played a certain role within the Gaelic and Welsh societies both in keeping the oral history of the societies alive, as well as celebrating chiefs and warriors with their songs. Other than other aspects of Celtic societies, the bards did remain for a long while into the medieval period, though how the societies treated them did vary a lot by region.

While in some areas due to their connection to the Celtic (and hence indigenous) religion and culture, they were seen as "second class poets" in some areas - especially in Ireland - with the true poets being connected to the church.

Never the less: Whatever we still know about the Celtic mythology of the British isles is all only known thanks to bards. Because bards kept those oral traditions alive at times till the late and post-medieval period, allowing them to be written down.

Mistrels

Minstrels developed a lot in what their role was. In the early medieval period they were often still bound to courts of kings and lords, where they would perform a wide variety of things. Songs, poems, theatre, acrobatics and dance being most among them. But in the high medieval period it became more and more common that the courts would employ jesters and troubardores, who were more specialized. With those a lot of minstrels became travellers. They would travel the lands and always remain in cities and villages for a while, collect stories, perform their arts and then move on. As such they helped to spread stories throughout the lands - though people could not always be sure whether the stories they told and sang were true or not.

Minstrels often had close networks among each other, though. Exchanging stories and songs they had written and collected. As such they often had a very wide repatoir that they could share with the people.

It should be noted that while there were people like this throughout the entire medieval world, minstrels as we would call them were most common in Medieval France and England, with some also being around in Germany (that is the Holy Roman Empire). Travelling singers and songwriters in the rest of Europe had a bit of a different background, often being closer to the celtic bards.

And yes, minstrels are very much the closest thing here to what bards in DnD are displayed as.

Jesters

Among those noted here, jesters are probably the one occupation people have the best idea of, given that they are fairly big in even modern popculture - even outside of fantasy. I mean, in your standard deck of cards the "Joker" usually is portrayed as a jester.

Jesters were fairly interesting. While they also would at times do poetry and songs, they often were more acrobats, joksters and magicians, who most of the time were bound to the court of a lord, duke or king. In these positions they did however often serve a very important role, as they were allowed to hold a mirror to whoever they served and give them the truth. Basically: They were allowed most of the time to criticize even kings. (Which does not mean that they always got away with it - but usually they got away with way more than most people.) As such a common idea of a jester was, that they were supposed to be wise and also act as a sort of advisor to whomever they served.

Interestingly enough there is a lot of historical evidence that often enough this specific roll was filled by disabled and disfigured people, who could not work in other rolls. Which in hindsight is interesting especially because it gave some disabled people a very important role within the society.

Troubadours

Finally we have the troubadours, who were most of all singers and poets working at the courts. Their art was seen as more "high class" than the work of the normal minstrels. They often would entertain nobility during their feasts and on festivals and celebrations. While they were not the same as jesters, they often were however allowed to parody and do satire of the lords, with that also reflecting on their actions.

So, yeah. There is a difference between these words. While there definitely were bards that served as troubadours, and troubadours who ended up becoming minstrels... It was a bit of a difference between those roles.

The fact that the bards were so tied to celtic cultures is especially a fact that so often gets overlooked.

So, there you have it. xD Maybe some food for thoughts for my dear fellow bard players.

#history #european history #medieval history #middle ages #nobility #royality #bard #bards #minstrel #jester #troubadour #celts #ancient celts #dungeons & dragons #dnd #baldurs gate #baldurs gate 3 #the witcher #jaskier

[chemicallywrit]

Casting Call! Calling all British/Irish actors!

Especially if you are:

A Scottish Gaelic speaker/singer

Scottish, nonbinary, and comfortable playing a teenager

Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi descent and also from the Midlands

We are casting for a bunch of roles for a couple stories in the zombie anthology The Dead, one set in London and another in the Hebrides. There are roles for all sorts of folks, but we are particularly looking for the folks listed above.

Each story is four episodes long and is recorded synchronously. This is a paid role, and you’d get to join Bloody FM’s roster of actors for later opportunities.

All the info, sides, requirements, and the form to submit are here:

If you have questions, you can ask me! I’m director of The Dead and it’s a project I’m so proud of. The turnaround is SO quick on this one so don’t wait! It closes at the end of this Friday (8 March 2024 at midnight!)

#casting call #audio drama #audio fiction #fiction podcast

[deke-rivers-1957]

Kid Galahad Review

In a rare departure from the "Elvis-vehicle" formula, Elvis doesn't have black hair and isn't shoved in our faces with every scene. To be specific we go back to Loving You where, despite being billed as the star, Elvis isn't entirely the focus. This movie was made by United Artists who had a different idea on how to work with Elvis. A formula wasn't entirely perfected, so studios outside of Paramount still felt that Elvis had the range to be more than just a comedic singer.

Unfortunately, compared to the huge success of Blue Hawaii, Kid Galahad seemed to have been swept under the rug and forgotten. Colonel Parker saw this as a sign that the people have spoken and Elvis as a real actor wasn't meant to be. The "failure" of Kid Galahad officially ended any hopes of prioritizing good story telling over soundtracks. Were the doubters correct in saying Elvis flew too close to the sun? Or were the powers that be simply too harsh to pull the plug on Elvis' acting dreams? Let's find out.

We immediately get our first song. "King of the Whole Wide World" is a pretty jazzy opening song. There's a swinging brass band. As weird as it is to have this play over a truck, we have no reason to believe this isn't an instrumental on the radio. At the same time when we do have a close up of him singing, you can tell the lip-synching isn't that great. I have no idea why a recently discharged soldier wouldn't have any indication of rank. It feels like an afterthought on that front. It's nit-picky but I don't get the concept of including a detail like that and not following through with it.

So we get introduced to Walter Gulick and he's looking for work as we get introduced to Cream Valley, New York. We get introduced to the people of Grogan's Gaelic Gardens. Just in this first interaction, I get personality. I already understand why Dolly is the way she is when she says she's Willy's fiancee. For once an Elvis character being southern is explained in the story. Despite being born in that small town, Walter's parents died when he was young so he had to be raised by family in Kentucky. There's no reason to go into further detail because the story doesn't need it. A perfect balance between establishing a character and moving the story along.

So we get introduced to Willy Grogan. Just by Gig Young's acting I 100% believe that he's this deadbeat business owner who likes to gamble his money away. Given the history of organized crime's involvement in boxing and in New York period, I totally get why this is included. The mob wants its money and never appreciates someone like him not being able to pay. Naturally when he can't pay for his car, the mob takes it away. This forces Willy to embarrass himself by having to lift a ride from the grocery store's delivery truck.

He meets Walter and immediately assumes that Dolly is having an affair. This introduces the concept of Willy being so insecure about his relationship with her, that he assumes every other man has bad intentions. Walter offers up his "skills" as a boxer until he could meet with the owner of the mechanic's garage. We get more depth on the mob's involvement with Willy's camp. Turns out Willy was a witness to a crime so the boss has his lackeys hang around the camp so Willy doesn't talk. I admit even after multiple watches I don't fully understand everything that was said about this. I won't take points off for this since you still get the idea that the mob's putting Willy in a sticky situation that can't be easily resolved.

This scene works so well despite not being all that grand or climatic. We have a lot of subtlety here. That's something a lot of movies lack. We don't get a lot of characters trying to explain something the audience already knows. Even when we pan down and see Walter's trainer Lew limping, we don't get this song and dance about why that happened. Everything's explained just by watching the movie and taking in the character's expressions. Meanwhile, we get introduced to Willy's sister who looks so much younger than him. Age gaps in siblings exist but it's still an odd casting choice. Turns out she's infinitively more responsible as she has to keep bailing Willy out of financial trouble.

This is the best acting Elvis can ever do. Basic instinct requires you to duck or in some way react when you see a fist coming at your face. A human being not having that ability or even reacting to the pain of being hit simply wouldn't live long. I have no idea how you can teach someone how to consciously control an automatic response. So to see Walter constantly get hit and not have any reaction or protect his face in anyway is just incredible. We also get some nice comedy that was supposedly ad-libbed where Walter's only priority is his five dollars. The fake blood is obvious but because it's meant to be just quickly wiped off it doesn't take away from the overall quality of the movie.

Throughout this scene we get the boxers singing "This Is Living". I love this song. It's not because the song is uniquely written but in the context of this movie, it's just so perfectly intertwined with the story. For once Elvis isn't the main singer. The backup artists do most of the work for this scene and it works so well because these boxers have their own group. Walter isn't exactly part of them yet so there's no reason for him to intrude. It isn't until Joey invites him to sing that he joins in when necessary. Moments like this where we let the side characters and even Elvis just be are what make some of his movies better than others. It's letting these characters be people and not plot devices that allow you to feel something for Walter. Heck none of these boxers, including Joey, really do that much in the story. But they don't need to because just by watching Walter interact with them, we get the idea that they mean something to him. They make him feel included and give him a sense of belonging.

This image of Walter looking at Joey is a nice example of non-verbal acting being able to say more. There's a palpable tension until Joey makes a joke that assures Walter no ill will exists. I love that because they could've easily made Joey the cliched rival who gets all salty that he's no longer the best. Joey isn't jealous of Walter at all and if anything is just in awe of his natural power. He's written to be a real person instead of merely a plot device to foil Walter. So many small details like this add up to being a sign the movie had effort put into it.

So Willy wants to sign Walter to be part of his camp and Lew explains why this is obviously a bad idea. Walter boxing the way he does makes no sense to me. If he had experience boxing in the military, he had to have learned how to block. That's literally the first thing you learn so you don't get hurt. I can understand if this was any other cliched boxing movies where Walter has skill but isn't polished, but that's not the issue. Walter doesn't know how to use the most basic defensive technique. Lew explaining all of this makes perfect sense because any trainer would look at Walter's technique and just groan. Even if Walter has this insane ability to not respond to being hit, that doesn't mean he's immune to head injuries.

A confrontation happens off screen and Walter knocks out a lackey. Turns out he was hitting on Dolly and Walter stepped in. You would think this would lead to a cliched love triangle where Dolly ends up falling in love with Walter. But they don't as there's nothing to suggest she's falling in love or that he has any feelings for her. A nice twist that even the original movie used. Willy is of course jealous that Walter protected Dolly but if anything it speaks to his character that he's also mad at Dolly for not coming to him. Lew and Maynard, the cook, find that one of Otto's lackey's had a gun on him. Turns out Otto had so little trust in Willy, that he's ordered his lackeys to carry weapons. You can clearly put together that if Willy talked, they will kill him.

We get a nice blink and you'll miss it of Lew holding a poster about an actual boxing match that happened in the 1920s. I love the real life references to boxers and boxing history. It shows that the creative team did their research. People who know about boxing would know about John L. Sullivan and Jack Dempsey. Details like this add color to a movie and shows that effort was put into building this world.

I love the car that Walter and Lew find. Walter feeling this need to spruce it up no matter what it'll take is so wholesome. Lew even being in this garage with Walter and supporting his decision to do this is also wholesome. When has an Elvis movie ever had this much of a focus on his character having actual friends? It rarely happens because of concerns that they'll take the focus away from him. Here giving Walter friends, makes Walter shine even more. A good person doesn't have to be boring and by giving Walter multiple relationships with people it gives him depth.

When Rose arrives in Cream Valley, Willy shows just how terrible of a person he is. Despite her being a grown woman, Willy treats her like a child. Like she's still so young and green that she couldn't possibly help him. I don't know if it's out of male pride or if he genuinely believes she can't do it. Even when Dolly comes downstairs he doesn't dare introduce her as his fiancee. And the reason why: He didn't think she could handle such a scandalous relationship. By modern standards this would be completely ridiculous as someone Rose's age would likely have learned at least something about sex one way or another. Even the concept of Willy and Dolly living together despite not being married by modern standards is a nothing-burger. But because it's the 1960s Dolly of course is upset as even back then what Willy is doing is a bit much and if anything makes him a hypocrite. He claims to protect his sister from degenerates, yet by those same standards is also one by having relations with Dolly before marriage.

Walter meets Rose and I immediately support this pairing. The soft focus on the close up works so well. Just by watching them interact you buy the love at first sight cliche. Walter looks smitten and you can tell she appreciates him too. This immediately foils how Willy sees Rose. He sees her as if she's still a child and shouldn't dare start dating anyone. Walter however, sees her as a woman. He's attracted to her, but because he respects her as an equal he doesn't force himself on her.

Everyone's character works so well. Lew is a classic New York tough love type of guy. He doesn't hand Walter things on a silver platter but he still believes in ensuring Walter gets his fair share. Lew makes for a great foil to Willy. Lew has morals and isn't willing to let Walter get hurt because Willy just wants to make a few bucks. He's just so supportive of Walter where at times he looks like a proud mom.

The scene of Walter riding his now repaired Model T demonstrates that. They have to travel to Albany, New York for his first fight and since Willy's car was repossessed they have to take the antique. Lew can just keep to himself but he's so proud of Walter. "Riding the Rainbow" works well in the context of the movie. Walter sings along with the radio and it's such a natural thing to do while you drive long distances.

I love this face. The fact that Walter is just staring at his opponent with a blank expression is just gold. The promoter calling him lamb eyes is such a fitting nickname. It's like how some animals just don't know they're about to die. That's Walter as he's trying to comprehend the severity of the situation and is failing miserably. I have no idea if Elvis was told to look like that but it ultimately doesn't matter as it's just so fitting. Walter had never been in a professional fight before so naturally that would be overwhelming.

In spite of Walter's terrible defensive abilities, he manages to win. Everyone is stunned by this ability but now there's no doubt about his ability to win. While Muhammed Ali was renowned for the "rope a dope" method, Walter still adds a layer of complexity by not blocking. Walter not being able to register getting hit is an unteachable skill that can lead to him being very successful. And he is as he begins to go on a winning streak. He makes it up to the championship fight slated to take place around Labor Day.

Walter returns to Cream Valley where it's the 4th of July celebration. Maynard had put Dolly up to supervising his corned beef. Now obviously that's a traditionally Irish product but I admit this is the first time I've heard of people eating it for the 4th of July. If there's any Irish Americans in New York or in general out there let me know if this is a thing. Me personally I would've just went with making it St. Patrick's Day. Even though it's in March, it's not that farfetched to have a warm spring. Plus you give Walter more time to train as opposed to just giving him one summer to take on a fighter who's likely trained for years.

Walter meanwhile starts getting really close with Rose. He serenades her with "Home Is Where The Heart Is" and I love this ballad. You can tell that sparks are starting to fly. We do get a funny moment where Walter gets annoyed about being interrupted. He was about to kiss Rose then just goes "whaaaa" when Lew asks him how they're going to get to the picnic. I just love small moments like this where it doesn't mean anything in the long run, but when put together makes for an entertaining movie.

This is how you do multiple songs in a short period of time correctly. I don't care that we just had a song not even five minutes ago because both songs adequately fit into the scene. This is a 4th of July picnic so naturally there's going to be music involved. "I Got Lucky" isn't a typical ballad he uses for serenading his girl. What adds to the natural feeling of this scene is if you look closely Walter crosses his eyes near the end of the song and it makes Rose smile and almost start laughing. It wasn't intended to happen, but it wouldn't have mattered if she did laugh. If anything it would give her a nice character moment by laughing along to Walter being cheesy. Couples do things like this all the time and it helps you see these two as real people.

So the young couple start walking and talk about Walter's upcoming fight. Despite having different opinions about it, Rose understands why Walter is doing it. We don't get this cliche disagreement induced breakup where we don't see her again until the climax. I like that. It shows that this couple is fully supportive of each other even if they don't agree on decisions being made. Walter isn't doing this as his permanent job. As much as he's friends with the people in Willy's camp, Walter is using boxing as a means to get what he really wants. Walter doesn't need to learn some type of lesson and I'm glad the movie doesn't want to add drama about them not agreeing about his decision to box.

Walter is an underrated feminist icon. Because feminism is about treating women as equals. Walter doesn't ignore Rose's opinions. Even if they don't agree about him fighting against Sugar Boy, he completely understands why she feels that way. He isn't using her as a tool to spite Willy. Walter wants to get married because she wants to get married. It's a mutual decision made by two fully consenting adults. "WE DECIDED TO GET MARRIED" is the most important line in their relationship. Rose doesn't have a big role but at the same time she doesn't need to. She represents why Walter's nickname is Galahad. Walter is a gentleman who respects women as an equal. This is a relationship based on a young couple's mutual feelings of attraction. She is another piece of the puzzle that makes up Walter's forever home. That's something he's always wanted and is why he came back to Cream Valley. We have a high amount of respect for Walter because he's aware of his exploitation and isn't going to let Willy disrespect him or Rose. Naturally Willy is furious but Dolly comes to Walter's defense. After all, Walter at least has the guts to maintain his commitment to his relationship which she's obviously referencing to something Willy doesn't have.

Things get even worse for Willy as the pressure against him mounts. The Chamber of Commerce for Cream Valley and Otto's mob have differing beliefs on who should win. For the Chamber of Commerce, of course they want Walter to win. It's a middle of nowhere town nobody wants to call home, Walter winning would be a big boost to their economy. This is where the exploitation really starts. Walter's body is being sold because people are now going to Willy's camp and paying just to watch Walter train. Otto's mob is equally exploitive but in a different way. Otto had recently "adopted" Sugar Boy so they're now sponsoring him. Naturally Otto would want Sugar Boy to win and for Willy to encourage Walter to take a dive. With Willy in all of this debt to them, he doesn't have a lot of options.

Willy and Dolly's relationship is completely on the rocks. Despite the image above, Dolly is furious. The cliche breakup I mentioned earlier still doesn't exist here. It's a cliche when the drama happens out of nowhere and doesn't reflect the actual character's emotions. Dolly here has been getting frustrated with Willy since before the movie started. Despite stating exactly why she's upset numerous times before this incident, Willy somehow completely misses the point. While Dolly was upset about him gambling his money away, his lack of commitment in her eyes is much much worse.

Watching Walter and Rose get it together despite not being a couple for even a year, was the last straw. There's a difference between waiting to get married because you don't have the money for a wedding and waiting to get married because you have no desire to get married. If you're someone's fiancee for years and have heard nothing about starting any wedding plans, that's a red flag. She shouldn't be expected to wait multiple years for Willy to get it together. He's stringing her along and for all she knows he could never want to marry her. That's a horrible thing to do to someone who is committed to a potential marriage. So she finally leaves Willy and sends him to rock bottom.

The backstory behind "A Whistling Tune" is interesting. Originally it was supposed to be used for Follow That Dream. For one reason or another it was dropped and instead was used here. I'm glad that choice was made. You can argue the songs don't add anything to the movie, but I would highly disagree. The songs' meanings are SUBTLE. Watching Walter and Rose simply be together as they walk to the church is meaningful. You need scenes like this to show that this is a couple that is content with the small things. You are allowing them to exist as people and not as a means to an end because it's an Elvis film and he always gets the girl. Good writing means allowing a couple to have chemistry exist outside of "they're together because the script says so". We need to see why they should be together because otherwise they're not people and therefore un-relatable.

This couple talking with Father Higgins is just incredible. We find out that they've been together for months. So many people complain that they've only known each other for a few days. NO THAT'S NOT THE CASE! Walter's been training over the course of months because if you actually pay attention, it was 4th of July and they wanted his fight against Sugar Boy to be during the Labor Day weekend (for non-Americans that's the 1st Monday of September). They've known each other even before that, but the background is a terrible determination of how time has past. But ultimately, Father Higgins priority was that the young couple was committed to a marriage. They make a great foil to Dolly and Willy's relationship. Walter and Rose know what they want and are willing to support the other if they want something different. That's the type of beautiful, healthy relationship that I wish a lot of people have.

The pressure on Walter mounts as everyone is watching him train. Joey comes back from Boston and I love their relationship. Despite not doing that much, watching them interact gives them both depth. Joey could've easily been a throwaway character that we never see again after he left for Boston. Him coming back was a great move on the writers. It reflects how Walter is more than just a potential cash cow to the town. He's actually well respected even amongst other boxers at the camp. Dare I say these people are his family. Just watching Walter light up when he sees Joey come back is enough to say that these two are good friends.

I love the representation of different cultures. This is supposed to be New York which is the melting pot of America. Ellis Island had only been closed for less than 10 years so it makes perfect sense to have a multi-cultural community. All of the cultures represented in this movie accurately reflect the real life boxing world. Boxing was really a form of exploitation of impoverished minorities. I'll skip the history lesson, but in the US Irish immigrants were in fact considered to be a minority because of their religion. So as a way to make money they would put their bodies at risk by boxing as even with the rules in place, boxers can still get hurt and even die. It was a risk they took because they knew if they were good enough, people would sponsor them. It's a sad reality that still exists and I'm glad that the movie doesn't shy away from how exploitive it can be by Walter outright saying he wants to quit once he wins. I also appreciate how in spite of the ill will that would've very much still existed amongst older generations of immigrants, everyone gets along. Mr. Lieberman and Father Higgins do get in a back and forth regarding the top boxers in their day, but nothing comes from it. They might not agree but they get along because they both love the sport and want to support Walter.

Lew and Maynard talk about Willy's relationship with Dolly. I'm not entirely sure on what to make of Willy going to Lieberman's to try to get her back. She left in the first place because he wouldn't stop gambling and showed no commitment to getting married even after a few years. Maybe there's a part of his character that I missed, but it doesn't really make sense for him to want her back knowing he hasn't changed his mind about marriage. It's nice to see though that we have side characters being allowed to talk without Elvis even being in the room. It's moments like this that make it feel like a real movie in place of an Elvis vehicle.

Maynard leaves the room as Otto and his men come in. Since Lew is responsible for patching up Walter during a fight, they pay him $500 to not show up. Given the amount of money at stake, Otto wants to see Walter lose by being too injured to fight because he was slated to be a favorite. Despite knowing what would happen to him if he refuses, Lew outright says "No!" and rejects the money. Lew is a king for this. He knew by being in the business for so long, that saying no to a mob boss will lead to consequences but he did he anyway. He got his hands broken by some of Otto's lackeys, but to him it didn't matter. Money isn't worth Walter being in an unnecessary amount of pain to Lew. But being injured himself is worth it if it means that plan doesn't go through.

This scene had a King Creole level of tension. The whole fight scene makes you feel like someone might die. It's so incredible to see a fight scene break out and an Elvis character isn't immediately involved. Willy and Lew have a relationship that's lasted for years and we get to see that Willy has a heart. Lew isn't just an employee who didn't fall in line. Lew is his friend who very much risked his life to make sure Walter didn't get hurt anymore than necessary. Seeing him still try to fight despite the horrific injuries to his hands is incredible. It shows that even though he's badly injured, he isn't going to cower in fear.

Seeing Walter come rushing down to save Willy and Lew doesn't necessarily add anything to his character. We already know that even if Willy is treating him like a lamb being fed to wolves, Walter will still stand up for him. So why is this so important? Because it shows that Willy is finally able to swallow his pride about Walter marrying his sister. Willy sees for himself that Walter doesn't have ill will towards him. He didn't help to specifically prove himself, but because it was the right thing to do. Seeing Walter look down at a bloody Willy makes him realize that Walter is good enough. He could've been petty about their argument but he wasn't. And that's what made Willy realize he was wrong. Such a beautiful character moment that didn't have to be verbalized.

We get more development on Willy's plot and while it still doesn't justify him being so overprotective, it at least gives him some depth. It keeps him from being completely irredeemable as a person. Seeing him and the people in Walter's camp emphasize that it's not worth killing himself just to win is beautiful. I love this example of non-toxic masculinity. Walter isn't responsible for making sure people win their bets. All Walter's responsible for is doing his best. The money is nice and is a motivation for Walter, but that doesn't mean he should try to go beyond what he's capable of. It's a good lesson to teach young boys as we still sadly live in a world where men feel pressured to put everything on their shoulders.

We get to see Sugar Boy and despite his involvement with Otto I don't hate him. Sugar Boy is antagonist but he's not at all a villain. He's just as much of a victim of boxing's exploitive nature as Walter is. The sad reality is that unlike Walter, Sugar Boy not being fluent in English would make escaping it even more difficult. I can't fault Sugar Boy for taking this path as we don't even know how aware he is of Otto's plan. So when Otto's lackey shows up to try to "make Walter bleed" Willy shows his true colors by making sure it failed. He took out the saboteur and had some of Otto's men apprehended. With it being a public event, Otto would be trapped from making a scene. That's what makes Willy redeemable. When given the opportunity to do the right thing he does it.

With Walter none the wiser he walks into surprisingly non-segregated crowd. This wasn't the only one either and given that segregated crowds were still practiced when this movie came out in some parts of the country, it's very refreshing to see. We get a name drop of Elvis' boxing trainer, Mushy Callahan who was a very famous Jewish boxer. I love how they don't parade him around for the movie yet still feel the need to honor him. The ensuing fight is intense but the fake blood here is a bit of a distraction. It doesn't completely kill the immersion though since Elvis is sweating up a storm. In fact he's so over zealous that Mushy had to drag him away from Sugar Boy after the bell rang. It was an ad-lib on Elvis' part that if anything works beautifully with how a competitive fight would be. It's so lovely to see everyone Walter has gotten to know be here to support him. You don't care about logistics of whether he should've won a fight because you understand the emotion behind him winning. When he does win, and everyone erupts into cheers and applause, it feels real. You feel that there's a connection between him and the rest of Cream Valley's residents outside of just money. They bet on him because they believed in him.

The ending goes by too fast for my liking. While Otto's lackeys get caught, we have no idea what happens to Otto himself. If they had simply shown him try to leave but get caught by the security guard, we can at least put it together that he'll be punished. Also since Sugar Boy lost, you feel bad because you have no idea what Otto might do to him if he did get away with it. Dolly coming back to Willy is strange as Willy has shown me nothing to suggest he changed his mind about marriage. I get that he did go over to Lieberman's to try to win Dolly back, but I feel like it could've been done better. Walter doesn't even get to talk to Rose. He just kisses her as we get a reprise of "I got Lucky" before fading to black. Given the run time, I think you can afford another 5 minutes if not less to wrap things up.

My criticisms can be written off as nit-picky and simply be a matter of creative differences. That's how good this movie is. If we were to rate movies independently of other movies that came out and the economic situation of Elvis fans, I have no idea how the higher ups can look at this movie's "lack of success" as a failure. I can go on forever about this, but Colonel Parker and the higher ups in Hollywood were wrong to consider this a failure when compared to Blue Hawaii. This isn't a copy and paste version of every other boxing movie out there. It isn't even a copy and paste version of the original Kid Galahad made in 1937. Are there similarities? Yes but there are enough differences that to me makes it above a generic movie.

Is this a perfect film? No but it very well could be in other people's eyes. This movie can very easily be the perfect movie and is a great example of how a movie doesn't have to be Citizen Kane or The Godfather level big to be good. It's also a great example of how a smaller level story doesn't mean shallow. Therefore, I'm giving Kid Galahad my highest rating so far of 9.5/10. I highly recommend watching this movie. It doesn't matter if you're an Elvis fan or not, it's just such a nice story. Simply saying it's a movie about an army vet becoming a boxer and finding love, doesn't do it justice. There's so much depth to even the side characters that you can feel the care put into this movie. A real treat if you want the best of both worlds when movie watching.

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AN: Thank you @arrolyn1114 for requesting this movie. If anyone wants to request a movie I haven't already reviewed feel free to send them in.

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#elvis film #elvis film review #walter gulick #kid galahad #1962

[scotianostra]

Happy 75th Birthday Scottish folk singer and number one hit wonder  Mary Sandeman aka Aneka.

Born in Edinburgh in 1947 Mary rose to become  respected traditional vocalist, she sang with the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, and taught herself to sing in Gaelic. 

Mary Sandeman was asked to provide vocals to a pop project by producer Neil Ross early 1981. Not really wanting to do this in her own name, she chose the pseudonym Aneka for her debut single "Japanese Boy" on Hansa, released in May. The synth pop song featured geisha-like vocals, and when the single suddenly shot up the European charts, eventually peaking at #1 in the UK and eight more countries in August, Mary Sandeman was soon in demand on music shows in which she also dressed like a geisha in kimono. The B side of the single was Rabbie Burn’s Ae Fond Kiss.

The album Japanese Boy, released in the UK simply as Aneka, was released in October 1981 along the new single Little Lady. Although a Top 10 single in Germany, it could only climb to 50 in the UK in November.

Going away from the geisha look, she appeared in a Charleston-suit for her third single, Ooh Shooby Doo Doo Lang, a tongue'n cheek song, telling the story of a backing singer, even with the ironic reference: And I'm sure you must remember / The time when I sang ... ("Japanese Boy"). Again, Germany was more supportive peaking at 18 and 8 in Austria,  unfortunately at home  the single failed to chart. A fourth single release by the end of 1982, "I Was Free" also from the album, went unnoticed.

She switched to Ariola Records in 1983, releasing a new song Heart to Beat in March without success. She was now stigmatized as a one-hit wonder. A final attempt was made with the Scottish traditional Rose, Rose I Love You, released to minimal attention in early 1984, and that was to be the final Aneka recording before Mary Sandeman decided to return as a folk singer.

From what I can glean Mary married a doctor and settled down in Dunblane for a time and later found work as a tour guide just down the road in Stirling, I listened to her speak on Youtube a few years back where she talked of looking out to Loch Tay from her house, so maybe in Kenmore or one of the hamlets up that way. 

I’ve listened to some of her songs and I really like the sound of this on called  Alister McColl, which  has a more rock feel to it, and I guess she is singing in Gaelic, it sounds very much like it took inspiration from the old Waulking songs, and wouldn’t be out of place on a Capercaillie album.

#Scotland #scottish #pop star #pop singer #folk singer #gaelic singer #one hit wonder #happy birhtday

[celtic-cd-releases]

https://www.katiemacfarlane.com/

https://www.facebook.com/katiemacfarlanemusic

https://katiemacfarlane.bandcamp.com/

https://open.spotify.com/album/7v1qVUQQAXItx5Vs97lQcR

#scottish folk music #celtic folk #gaelic singers #folk music

[doodlebat33]

I know I send a lot of requests but this one is going to be king of similar to when reader is playing a instrument. What if reader had an angelic singing voice. I just want Netflix monkey king to hear the reader sing while he drifts off to sleep. Maybe Monkey king is having trouble sleeping, wakes up from a nightmare, and doesn’t want to talk about it. Reader offers to sing a song or lullaby to him to calm him down and help him relax and distract him from the bad dream. Monkey kings like ‘why not, I’d rather they sing than think of my bad nightmare’. So reader sings and monkey king is just paying attention to readers voice, their voice soft and gentle while singing to him. They rub his back gently and softly massages his scalp (like just petting his hair). And Monkey king falls asleep fast. Comfortable in readers arms and safe. I hope this wasn’t too long. I just keep having ideas😭. Have a good day!!😙

Nah man keep em coming! Y'all have got some super cute ideas! I'm always open to listen ✨

For a specific song though (at least for me if I were out in this situation) my favorite lullaby is "Amhrán Na Farraige" from the movie "Song of the Sea". Coming from both Irish and Scottish origins of my ancestry, the movie and music hold a special place in my heart 💙 and singing always helps me relax so win win!

That being said, here's how it would go down for a self-insert of this concept (Vivian)

Monkey King's body jerks as he springs up from bed. He clutches the blanket as he tries to catch his breath from his nightmare, his eyes are having difficulty adjusting to the dark room as he feels the darkness swallowing him up. He's not back in that mountain, is he? He can't be, his nightmare can't be real.

Vivian stirs as she wakes up, she sees Monkey King sitting up and breathing quite heavily. She slowly sits up and gently puts her hand on his. "Monkey?"

Monkey King jumps to the touch and looks at whatever touched him in a defensive fury, his red slit eyes glowing in the pitch black of his own eyes. He snarls until his eyes adjust, his wrinkled nose softens and his eyes return to normal. It's just her. His breathing starts to slow as Vivian scoots closer to him. She holds his hand, entangling her fingers around his.

"Another nightmare?"

Monkey King just nods

"You wanna talk about it?"

He shakes his head. Vivian rests her head in the crook of his shoulder and thinks of how she can help him. Her eyes lighten upon a thought. "Do you need a distraction?"

Monkey sighs and nuzzles her head as a 'yes'

Vivian adjusts herself and Monkey so his head is sitting in her lap, she softly runs her hand through his hair as she looks down at him "How about a song?" Monkey King faintly scoffs a bit,

"You? You can sing?" Vivian shrugs, "On the occasion. Singing helps me relax and maybe it could for you too?"

Monkey King yawns, "Worth a shot I guess. You better be a pretty good singer then." He closes his eyes

Vivian chuckles and clears her throat. She takes a breath and starts to sing. As Monkey listens, his eyebrows furrow a bit. He's a bit surprised at the softness of her voice, but he's just confused. She wasn't singing in English. It was something he'd never heard before, the syllables flow and roll together together like tranquil waves. it was soothing to the ears but a bit strange. "Wait a second." Vivian stops singing and tilts her head, "I can't tell if I'm tired or, are you just making up words?"

"No, it's Irish Gaelic." Monkey King opens his eyes, "Ok yeah that sounds made up." Vivian chuckles and kisses his nose. "I promise it's a real language. Would you like me to sing it in English?" Monkey King closes his eyes again and shakes his head.

"Nah, you keep going. You're gibberish is pretty." Vivian laughs as she continues. After a while, she looks down at Monkey King fast asleep in her lap. She carefully adjusts herself so she can at least lie on her back and fall back asleep herself. Monkey wakes back up from her movement and wraps himself around her. He nuzzles his head under her chin and rests his head on her chest, "Sing it one more time?"

Vivian warmly smiles and hums the tune as she softly scratches his head. Monkey King now asleep again, Vivian kissed his head and whispered, "Sleep well, mo ghrá...”

Monkey king x reader Masterpost

#monkey king netflix #monkey king 2023 #the monkey king netflix #monkey king headcannon #monkey king x reader #sun wukong x reader

[hooked-on-elvis]

Don't you find cute when Elvis messes up onstage? I do. Amazingly nothing he could do made him look bad in any way. This is (I believe) my favorite live performance in which such thing happens. 🥹

He warned, ladies and gentleman, "It's a new one." 💖

October 28th, 1956: Elvis Presley and the Jordanaires performing live "Love Me", during Presley's second appearance on the Ed Sullivan show. His Sullivan's debut was in September 9, 1956, and he would come back one last time on January 6th, 1957. ⚡

About the October 1956 appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show:

Following an innocent act by an Irish children’s choir called The Little Gaelic Singers, Elvis Presley took the stage and sang, “Don’t Be Cruel” and “Love Me Tender.” After Señor Wences’s ventriloquism act, Elvis returned to perform “Love Me.” During this song the camera moved in for a close-up of Elvis’ face, and then, as if on cue, he smiled and snarled his upper lip. The studio audience went wild. Elvis closed with another performance of his hit, “Hound Dog.” Again viewers were shown a head-to-toe Elvis. Source / More about Elvis' appearances on the Ed Sullivan show, read here.

Elvis Presley performing live on the Ed Sullivan show (October 28th, 1956, second appearance on this TV show).

#elvis presley #elvis #elvis the king #elvis fans #elvis fandom #elvis history #50s elvis #elvis music #ed sullivan #ed sullivan show #50s tv #50s tv shows #variety show #50s stars #50s music #50s rock and roll #1950s #Youtube

[anarchotolkienist]

Obviously anyone is allowed to do whatever they want with a song, folk music included, and it's not at all required to sing as it was recorded, or as is traditional. With that said, there are a few problems present if you - either as the collector or the recording artist - present what is fundamentally an interpretation as true authentic tradition and trading of that for legitimacy (and money) is kind of a huckster, and espescially if what you're doing is recording the folk traditions of a suppressed people and presenting them for an audience that dpes the suppression, it becomes quite dispossesionary. Additionally those kinds of interpretations risk meaning that people even forget the originals and the stylings of the actually traditional version, and dilute all other recordings into interpretations of interpretations of interpretations, all without keeping the tradition going or taking it into a new era or whatever these people claim to be doing, since there's a break between the original and the rest. Some people need to actually sing in the unrefined, unaccompanied way that it was recorded in, or we've lost the wellspring and what's left will stagnate and rot.

Also, on a slightly lighter note, I really hate the denigration of songs and traditions by people ostensibly interested in them or who care about them - "we had to change the original, it just was not singable! The original recording sounds dreadful!", which clearly didn't stop people from passing that song in that style down and on, and even doing you the favour of singing it for you. Obviously the people who sang it were of a different opinion than you as to whether or not a song was 'singable'. Murchadh Mac Phàrlain did a much better job of Is fhada leam an oidhche Gheamhraidh than did any of the dozens of educated middle class folk singers who have done a professional recording of it (most of whom don't even speak Gaelic, but I digress), all of whom are flat and uninteresting.

#this is a wall of text sorry #I just feel strongly about it #even within circles of folk ostensibly interested in traditional music in Scotland having like a playlist of ethnographic recordings #and actively listening to them is considered cooky and weird