Lyke Wake Dirge played by Tradewinds Shindy
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
- A little spooky something for Halloween... A traditional song which can be traced back to 1616 (but which may be much older), describing the soul's journey from earthly life to Purgatory. Serious stuff!
Performed by Tradewinds Shindy, using an A C Norman & Co anglo concertina and hummelchen by Sean Jones. The weird noise at the end is the wind blowing through the strings of a harp!
You do an incredible job with this great song. Thank you.
Loved this!
Wonderful!
Most unusual. I like the Aeolian touch. I made an Aeolian harp once, it sounds great if a bit ethereal.
Is this British folk Christian music?
Well, obviously it has the refrain "Christ receive thy soul" but some regard the imagery as pre-Christian. (We didn't do all the verses but they're along the lines of "if you were generous in life and gave shoes, clothing, food and drink to the poor you'll get clothing and food to smooth your way into the afterlife; if not, well, you'll have a very uncomfortable time of it in Purgatory.") The words are certainly old. They were collected in the 1680s and at that time were known to have been in use back in 1616 in Yorkshire, where the custom was for a woman to sing them over the corpse during the wake. However, the song may well be much older than that.
@@MoiraBracknall Thank you so much for the information. It's an amazing song. I guess it was adapted to Christianity like the Christmas tree. I am sure our pagan ancestors were partial to their pre-Christian symbols and beliefs, so it makes sense that they would bring them over to Christianity. They are wonderful, our European roots. Very rich.