Arrane Ghelby: A traditional Manx harp tune played by Mera Royle скачать в хорошем качестве

Arrane Ghelby: A traditional Manx harp tune played by Mera Royle

Perhaps one of the most beautiful tunes in all of the traditional Manx music repertoire, ‘Arrane Ghelby’ (‘Dalby Song’ in Manx Gaelic) also carries with it one of the most mysterious stories. It is here played by one of the leading young harpists on the Isle of Man today; Mera Royle. When Sophia Morrison first published the tune of 'Arrane Ghelby,' in the journal ‘Mannin’ in 1913, she reported the story told to her by Mr. T. Quane, of Dalby: "In the long ago a curiously shaped boat would be seen at the close of a summer evening coming from Bradda towards Dalby. In the boat sat an old man with long white hair, who rowed until off Niarbyl Point; there he rested on his oars and sang this melody, which runs up and down the minor scale with the lilt of the waves. And as the thing became known, the people would come and stay on the shore to listen to his music, for it was very sweet to them; but his boat was far off, and no words could be distinguished. When the old man had made an end of the song, he rowed south-westward till he was seen no more. And no one knew whence he came, nor whither he went, nor who he was, but the people of Dalby knew his song and taught it to their children’s children." For more information about the music of the Isle of Man, please visit the Manx Music website: http://www.manxmusic.com/ This film was created by Culture Vannin in 2017. Culture Vannin exists to promote and support all aspects of culture in the Isle of Man. https://www.culturevannin.im   / culturevannin     / culturevannin