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Katy Adelson
United States
Приєднався 24 лип 2013
Hello, my name is Katy, and I love to play the violin! I especially like playing Celtic music, and I have so much fun writing little tunes.
I am not professional violinist/fiddler. I just like playing music as a hobby.
I play a lot of Celtic music, but I am an American from Colorado. ^_^
Feel free to say "Hi!" =)
I needed to set up a PO box in order to create an email list/newsletter, so here's my official PO box address:
Katy Adelson
PO Box 9849
Denver, CO 80209
United States
If you would like to join my email list/newsletter, here is a link:
www.katyadelson.com/newsletter/
Thank you for stopping by! =)
I am not professional violinist/fiddler. I just like playing music as a hobby.
I play a lot of Celtic music, but I am an American from Colorado. ^_^
Feel free to say "Hi!" =)
I needed to set up a PO box in order to create an email list/newsletter, so here's my official PO box address:
Katy Adelson
PO Box 9849
Denver, CO 80209
United States
If you would like to join my email list/newsletter, here is a link:
www.katyadelson.com/newsletter/
Thank you for stopping by! =)
Vanishing Lake - Irish Set Dance Music! (Speed 68 BPM, Composed by Francis Ward) | Katy Adelson
Here is a video of the Irish set dance tune, "Vanishing Lake," played at the speed of 68 BPM, and composed by Francis Ward (winner of the Marie Duffy Foundation Excellence Award In Irish Dance Music Composition). This is a popular tune among Irish step dancers, and is often used in various competitions. I debated about repeating it a second time like I do for my other videos, but I watched many dance videos with this tune, and this video follows the same format they were in (playing the A part 3 times, and the B part once). Picking a tempo was also tricky. I settled on speed 68 because it was easier to convert 6/8 timing to within Logic to an even-numbered speed, and it seemed to be a common speed found in the dance videos I was watching. I noticed that dancers were step-dancing the actual rhythm of the melody line, and some of the higher speeds seemed almost impossible to follow to me! I know I could never step-dance that fast...
It was tricky to get this tempo in Logic Pro (or maybe I have no idea what I'm doing lol). The tempo dancers refer to would be the tempo of a 2/4 timing -- basically the eighth notes are thought of more like a triplet (this tune sounds like a jig, but it's actually not! It's a step dance...). I realized that to convert a 6/8 tempo (I think it's easier to write jig-like arrangements in Logic with the eighth notes counting as a beat) to 2/4, I had to multiply the desired tempo by 3/2, or 1.5. Sooooo..... the eighth notes are actually at the tempo of 102 BPM, but the "mid point" and "down beat" of the measures are at 68 BPM. It took me a bit to figure that out, so hopefully that explanation might help out other musicians who are wanting to make music for Irish dancers.
Apparently there is a vanishing lake in Ireland. One day, there is a giant, sparkling lake, and the next day, it might be gone. People haven't figured out where the water goes, or why, although apparently there has been some research on it. Working with dams, I've seen a few vanishing lakes myself, but not for any unknown reasons.... Usually its because of releases of the water or significant dry spells. It's weird to think that the lake in Ireland randomly might start to release water somewhere. It kind of makes me think of the Rissa disaster -- the earth turned into liquid clay after weight had been added to part of the soil, and the land slide destroyed a large section of the town of Rissa. I'm wondering if a particular type of soil might erode away when the lake reaches some particular elevation, but why it fills back in to bring the lake back is an oddity. It would be a cool mystery to solve!
I was excited to see that this local lake in Colorado was misting the day I went out there to get a bunch of footage. I had it in my head that I wanted a lot of misting lake and fog footage for this video. It was hard to capture the mist's ethereal qualities with my current equipment, but I tried. I think I like how the final video turned out, although I think I could invest in a better lens with a larger aperture. Hopefully I can do that someday soon.
Speaking of lenses, I broke my lens while making this video. =( My camera fell over and hit a rock....It was all my fault, too, because I bumped it. It was the kit lens, and has been the camera lens I've used for all of my videos using my Canon camera. People say that kit lenses aren't very good, but I've thought this lens had performed really well over the years. Time to look into new lenses.
Thank you for watching, and I hope you have a good rest of the week! =)
~ Katy
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A big "Thank you!" goes to my supporters on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/KatyAdelson
Music store website:
www.goldenaspenmusic.com
Artist portfolio website:
www.katyadelson.com
Download/stream my "Tune Collection" album:
fanlink.to/TuneCollectionDownload/
Stream my "Ghost Ship" single:
fanlink.to/GhostShip
Hashtags:#irishmusic #irishtune #Fiddle #Violin #KatyAdelson #Music
Software and equipment used:
Full list of all my basic violin equipment:
www.katyadelson.com/about/violin-equipment-and-recommendations/
Software used (for Macintosh):
Garageband for attempted sound mixing
Final Cut Pro for video editing
PicMonkey.com for the ending cards
Plugins for sound effects (I have A LOT to learn in this department!):
East West plugins - Goliath Virtual Instrument,
Best Service Forest Kingdom II by Eduardo Tarilonte (See: bestservice.de)
Camera:
Canon 70D + 18-135 mm kit lens (RIP)
Microphone for audio recording:Blue Woodpecker
It was tricky to get this tempo in Logic Pro (or maybe I have no idea what I'm doing lol). The tempo dancers refer to would be the tempo of a 2/4 timing -- basically the eighth notes are thought of more like a triplet (this tune sounds like a jig, but it's actually not! It's a step dance...). I realized that to convert a 6/8 tempo (I think it's easier to write jig-like arrangements in Logic with the eighth notes counting as a beat) to 2/4, I had to multiply the desired tempo by 3/2, or 1.5. Sooooo..... the eighth notes are actually at the tempo of 102 BPM, but the "mid point" and "down beat" of the measures are at 68 BPM. It took me a bit to figure that out, so hopefully that explanation might help out other musicians who are wanting to make music for Irish dancers.
Apparently there is a vanishing lake in Ireland. One day, there is a giant, sparkling lake, and the next day, it might be gone. People haven't figured out where the water goes, or why, although apparently there has been some research on it. Working with dams, I've seen a few vanishing lakes myself, but not for any unknown reasons.... Usually its because of releases of the water or significant dry spells. It's weird to think that the lake in Ireland randomly might start to release water somewhere. It kind of makes me think of the Rissa disaster -- the earth turned into liquid clay after weight had been added to part of the soil, and the land slide destroyed a large section of the town of Rissa. I'm wondering if a particular type of soil might erode away when the lake reaches some particular elevation, but why it fills back in to bring the lake back is an oddity. It would be a cool mystery to solve!
I was excited to see that this local lake in Colorado was misting the day I went out there to get a bunch of footage. I had it in my head that I wanted a lot of misting lake and fog footage for this video. It was hard to capture the mist's ethereal qualities with my current equipment, but I tried. I think I like how the final video turned out, although I think I could invest in a better lens with a larger aperture. Hopefully I can do that someday soon.
Speaking of lenses, I broke my lens while making this video. =( My camera fell over and hit a rock....It was all my fault, too, because I bumped it. It was the kit lens, and has been the camera lens I've used for all of my videos using my Canon camera. People say that kit lenses aren't very good, but I've thought this lens had performed really well over the years. Time to look into new lenses.
Thank you for watching, and I hope you have a good rest of the week! =)
~ Katy
------------
A big "Thank you!" goes to my supporters on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/KatyAdelson
Music store website:
www.goldenaspenmusic.com
Artist portfolio website:
www.katyadelson.com
Download/stream my "Tune Collection" album:
fanlink.to/TuneCollectionDownload/
Stream my "Ghost Ship" single:
fanlink.to/GhostShip
Hashtags:#irishmusic #irishtune #Fiddle #Violin #KatyAdelson #Music
Software and equipment used:
Full list of all my basic violin equipment:
www.katyadelson.com/about/violin-equipment-and-recommendations/
Software used (for Macintosh):
Garageband for attempted sound mixing
Final Cut Pro for video editing
PicMonkey.com for the ending cards
Plugins for sound effects (I have A LOT to learn in this department!):
East West plugins - Goliath Virtual Instrument,
Best Service Forest Kingdom II by Eduardo Tarilonte (See: bestservice.de)
Camera:
Canon 70D + 18-135 mm kit lens (RIP)
Microphone for audio recording:Blue Woodpecker
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Stone Tower Temple Theme (Zelda, Majora's Mask) - Violin Cover | Katy Adelson
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Hi Everyone! I hope you have been well. Here is a cover to the Stone Temple Theme song (composed by Koji Kondo) in the Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask video game. I remember being mesmerized by this song the first time I heard it, and tried to figure out how to play it on the violin. I wanted to just listen to the music rather than actually figure out the temple puzzle - pressing pause helped me...
We Three Kings -- Instrumental Christmas Carol | Katy Adelson
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Hi Everyone! Here is a pretty Christmas song called, "We Three Kings." John Henry Hopkins wrote this carol in Pennsylvania in 1865. This is an instrumental fiddle version, but there typically are five verses I played it through five times for anyone who wanted to sing along kind of like a karaoke. I also played all the instruments to make a fully acoustic version of the song I hope that you lik...
O'Keefe's Slide ~ Irish Fiddle Tune! | Katy Adelson
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Here is a fun Irish fiddle tune called O'Keefe's. It's a slide, which is kind of like a jig, but has a more "bouncy" nature to the tune similar to a hornpipe. They also are also generally played at really fast tempos, but the "bouncy" vibe of the tune makes it feel like you aren't playing so fast. It's kind of strange... I recently started to learn guitar! I thought I'd attempt to make a music ...
Fig for a Kiss + Breakout (LOTD, Ronan Hardiman) - Irish Fiddle Tunes! | Katy Adelson
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Happy St. Paddy's Day! Here are some fun Irish Fiddle Tunes: A Fig for a Kiss, which is a slip jig, and Breakout, which is a modern tune by Ronan Hardiman for Lord of the Dance. Both of the tunes have a "slide" vibe to me, so I tried to play them kind of bouncy. I hope that you like this version of the tunes! They are fun tunes to mix into things. A lot of people like the Breakout tune but don'...
Christmas Day Ida Moarnin' - Scottish Fiddle Tune | Katy Adelson
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Here is a new Shetland tune called, “Christmas Day Ida Moarnin'.” I think this Scottish tune is typically considered an air, but I’ve seen it listed as a jig, as well. I tend to think it has a march-like essence to it, or even a strathspey vibe to it, although I don’t think there really are Shetland Strathspeys. I tend to think it is neither a jig nor a strat...
Burning of the Piper's Hut + An Dro ~ Celtic Folk Music | Katy Adelson
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Here are two neat tunes: a Scottish march called "Burning of the Piper's Hut," and a Breton tune called "An Dro." I usually hear the march played more like an air, so I tried to play it like that. Burning of the Piper's Hut was collected by Robin Williamson in 1976 in the book, "English Welsh Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes." There really aren't any other known earlier sources of the tune playe...
The Wellerman - Sea Shanty (Instrumental) | Katy Adelson
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I have had a lot of requests to play an instrumental version of "The Wellerman" and more "pirate music," so here is my attempt at playing an instrumental version of that song! Sea Shanties are great! I added the tunes Dunmore Lasses and Ievan Polkka, too, because they are fun and seemed to somewhat fit the vibe. I played it in C-minor, which I think is the key signature that Nathan Evans had sa...
How to Improve Violin Tone | Katy Adelson
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One of the most common questions I've received is, "How do I make my violin sound more professional?" The answer is within the concept of Tone. In this video, I discuss what tone is, and how to improve your tone on a violin (or fiddle). This is a video many have asked for, so I tried to go into some depth while also trying to keep to the point with some exercises to help as much as possible. Ho...
Le retour des hirondelles - French Waltz | Katy Adelson
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Here is a fun French waltz called, "Le retour des hirondelles," or, "Return of the Swallows" in English. I believe it was composed by Beniamino Pagano and Robert Trognée. I have often heard it played in the key of C, but I moved it to D to make it easier to play on the violin (more open strings!). It's definitely not a very straight-forward tune to play on a violin since it has a lot of acciden...
Eleanor Plunket - Irish Music (Turlough O'Carolan) | Katy Adelson
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Here is another Carolan song called Eleanor Plunket, arranged as a trio (or two duet harmonies). This arrangement is from my book of 15 Turlough O'Carolan Irish Fiddle Airs (bit.ly/15IrishFiddleAirsPDF). To me, Eleanor Plunket has a somber essence to it. According to the book, “CAROLAN The Life, Times and Music of an S Irish Harper” by Donal O’Sullivan, the song was written by Carolan in praise...
THE GAEL - Theme from Last of the Mohicans ~ Composed by Dougie MacLean | Katy Adelson
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I've had a lot of requests to play the main theme song from Last of the Mohicans (also called "The Gael," and "Promentory"), so here is my version! I hope that you like it! It was composed by Dougie MacLean, a Scottish songwriter, musician, composer, and producer who has written several famous songs. I actually have a Dougie MacLean music book published in 1994 that has The Gael written in A-Do...
How I Make Fiddle Music Videos (Behind the Scenes in 2020) | Katy Adelson
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Here is a behind-the-scenes video that shows how I made my music videos in 2020! I often get comments asking how I make my music videos, or whether or not I have a crew helping me I currently make all of my videos by myself. I hope that I'll someday be able to get some help, but at this point, hiring help would be too expensive. I had filmed many little clips as I created all of my videos this ...
Greensleeves and Yellow Lace - Fiddle! | Katy Adelson
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Here is a really common song that's often played around the holiday season called, "Greensleeves." The main melody is a very old English (at least I think it's English?) song that I believe is from the 1500s. The melody is sometimes played more like a faster jig instead of an air, and sometimes referred to as, "Greensleeves and Pudding Pies," "Greensleeves and Yellow Lace," The Bunch of Roses,"...
Music for a Found Harmonium - Folk Music (Composer: Simon Jeffes) | Katy Adelson
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Music for a Found Harmonium - Folk Music (Composer: Simon Jeffes) | Katy Adelson
Father Kelly + Mountain Road + Musical Priest - Irish Fiddle ~ Making Elderberry Jam! | Katy Adelson
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Father Kelly Mountain Road Musical Priest - Irish Fiddle ~ Making Elderberry Jam! | Katy Adelson
Carolan's Concerto ~ Irish Folk Music (Violin Trio Version) | Katy Adelson
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Carolan's Concerto ~ Irish Folk Music (Violin Trio Version) | Katy Adelson
Whiskey Before Breakfast (Reel) - Fiddle Tune | Katy Adelson
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Whiskey Before Breakfast (Reel) - Fiddle Tune | Katy Adelson
Jump at the Sun (dm and em) ~ composed by John Kirkpatrick - Fiddle Tune Tutorial | Katy Adelson
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Jump at the Sun (dm and em) ~ composed by John Kirkpatrick - Fiddle Tune Tutorial | Katy Adelson
Over the Rainbow + What a Wonderful World + Blowin' in the Wind - Violin Cover | Katy Adelson
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Over the Rainbow What a Wonderful World Blowin' in the Wind - Violin Cover | Katy Adelson
John Ryan's Polka - By-Ear Fiddle Tune Tutorial | Katy Adelson
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John Ryan's Polka - By-Ear Fiddle Tune Tutorial | Katy Adelson
King of the Fairies + Alister McAlister + Cup of Tea ~ Celtic Fiddle Tunes! | Katy Adelson
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King of the Fairies Alister McAlister Cup of Tea ~ Celtic Fiddle Tunes! | Katy Adelson
INTONATION - What is Music Intonation and "Playing In Tune?" - Music Theory Topic | Katy Adelson
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INTONATION - What is Music Intonation and "Playing In Tune?" - Music Theory Topic | Katy Adelson
Carol of the Bells (Shchedryk) - Violin Version | Katy Adelson
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Carol of the Bells (Shchedryk) - Violin Version | Katy Adelson
Cold and Frosty Morning - Fiddle Tune Tutorial | Katy Adelson
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Cold and Frosty Morning - Fiddle Tune Tutorial | Katy Adelson
Drunken Sailor - Live Fiddle | Katy Adelson
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Drunken Sailor - Live Fiddle | Katy Adelson
Captain O'Kane (Carolan) - Irish Music ~ Fiddle Trio | Katy Adelson
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Captain O'Kane (Carolan) - Irish Music ~ Fiddle Trio | Katy Adelson
Lady Mary Ramsay + Oyster Wives Rant (Black Mill Reel) + Tongadale - Scottish Fiddle | Katy Adelson
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Lady Mary Ramsay Oyster Wives Rant (Black Mill Reel) Tongadale - Scottish Fiddle | Katy Adelson
Scully's Reel (Scollay's Reel) - Fiddle Tune Tutorial (by-ear) | Katy Adelson
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Scully's Reel (Scollay's Reel) - Fiddle Tune Tutorial (by-ear) | Katy Adelson
Fanny Power - Turlough O'Carolan - Irish Music ~ Fiddle Trio | Katy Adelson
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Fanny Power - Turlough O'Carolan - Irish Music ~ Fiddle Trio | Katy Adelson
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You shattered my lead crystal! Just Kidding. That was amazing. Not kidding!
This is the best dungeon song ever 👌👍
Even the birds join in when Katy plays the flute. She changed their opinions of humans after listening to this song.
You are amazing, how you play this song isso easy and helpfull for me. TODAY FIRST TIME I TOUCH A PIANO AND I CAN FOLLOW THGIS!! only one question. I really dont know how to do the vibrations from part b, it seems like you wiggle your finger hahah wow i cant!
Wow how did you learn piano from this
Is there sheet music available for this one?
Hi Katy. Here I am in NZ thinking I should learn this one and who pops up at the top of the list😂. Nice one ❤
Hi Jeff, it’s good to hear from you! I hope you are well in New Zealand! 🇳🇿
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This never gets old❤
Youve put your heart into this. Its beautiful thank you😊
My soul resonates with this sound. I am alive!!
So very beautiful.
So cool
Nice
خیلی خوشحالم که تونستم بین این همه سبک و ژانر موسیقی ؛ همچین چیزی رو پیدا کنم ؛ واقعا زیبا بود ، نمیدونم کی به غیر از من اونم در حالی که رشتش موسیقی نیست ، توی کشور iran fiddle گوش میکنه و لذت میبره و دنبال آهنگاش هست ! ❤😂 You can translate this comment in from persian language ! ( iran )
Hurts my soul, to be Irish American listening to the sound of my people from someone wearing the flag of where I live. Music you play was beaut.
Mega
Thanks.very beautiful
Good job ❤❤
The fiddle festival is this week in Weezer Idaho. I hope you are there this year ! ! !
As a fellow violinist/fiddler, I understand how hard this is, so thank you so much for sharing your music with us, Katy.
Oh my gosh! I’m so glad I just discovered your channel!
Thank you for posting this. I like how you folks played it. Fanny Power was one of the first tunes my 2nd teacher taught me, but I learned it a bit differently so now I can add this way to how I play it to make it more interesting.
One of the Best versions ever !!!
Wonderful Performance !!!
Of course the most accurate title would be: drunken sailor, drowsy maggie and tam lin sea shanty remix /arrangement loll really good key changes and variations katy well done yo and helLlo from Canada ~ Roarr!
Lovely!
Now I understand where the use of the viola in American Country came from.
I'd like to play accompaniment on the guitar with you. Keep up the awesome work!
Amazing , very nice variations , thank you , 70 years old , thank you for all the pleasure you've brought to me , thank you so much , moe
Brilliant - Love this💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Well, it sounds very Irish. 😊
Ευχαριστώ 🙏🏻 κορίτσιακη μου 💞☺️ Είναι τέλειο το βιολί 🎻 σου ξέρεις ότι και εγώ Παίζω το μπάντζο 🪕 μου 😁 στο χωριό 🏘️ μου Σε ταβέρνα τρώω 🍞τραγουδάω 🎶πίνω 🍻 και γλένταω 👏🏻 Ερε γλέντια αβαντη μαέστρο
How I wish I could stumble upon an abandoned harmonium like that! You lucky gal! (Is it from Old Delhi Music by any chance?) LOVED your video!
Is there any possibility we might get this song on iTunes or cd or something?🥺
shelter in place? oh look, low prices. A business suit and jammies 😂😂. Thanks for lifting our spirits young lady. The pandemic was bleeeeeeep
Carl , i found federico
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Beautifully played! Currently trying to learn it and came across your version and it is just fab! Very hard tune to learn with the first half! But hopefully I will get there!
Wonderful. Great job.
Damn! I love the Dorian mode
I agree, butterflies have random and somewhat frantic patterns of flight and landings. Increasing the tempo better depicts their true nature. I have a little film clip near a tiny waterfall in a normally dry creek where dozens of migrating orange butterflies are desperately seeking hydration where water is splashing on a sandbank. They know they are vulnerable and space is limited so they're fluttering and landing and landing and fluttering in a very wary and nervous manner. I believe you captured the true essence of their nature in this rendition.😊😊😊
Thats as close to perfection as it gets. Incredible!❤
What a great way to start my day. Awesome cinematography!❤
Awesome. A Zelda dress.
Is this the Pillar Of Fire in Westminster CO? I’d be surprised if it isn’t.
When I am not sauntering through da voods studying vildlife I sell prairie wear for a famous actor of yorn. Katy is wearing a faire isle sweater and a modest cut tartan skirt. Tartan and aqua/turquoise blouses suit you.❤
No, no not tartan blouses, that came out wrong
That is CO for sure.
Oh My Goodness. Daniel Day Lewis approves of this video. I have 8 versions of this on my playlist, and now a new favorite. We used this song in our dance class and combined native american dance, celtic folk dance and even a touch of maypole with a dash square dance and a sprinkle of courtyard steps. We got an A and so do you.
Your clone is simply fabulous. As an autistic wildlife biologist I have but four loves in my life; mountains, fauna, solitude, and last but not least, musica buena. It sure took the YT algo-rythms a long time to bring me here😊. Please excuse me for being late.
What good are studio noise cancelling head phones without impeccable ear candy to make them worth the purchase price? As an autistic adult there are so few highlights in my life, except for perhaps beauty and music, and a well prepared dish.❤❤