The latest tune to drive me nuts

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I’ve probably mentioned before: every single morning I wake up with a tune going through my head. It’s almost always a different tune every day.

Today’s rendition is as follows. It’s very slow, and I have a feeling it must be a song. Scottish, I reckon:

X:1
T:
M:3/4
R:Slow air
K:G
dB | G2 FG EC | D4 (3DEF | G3A Bc | A2d3B |
G2 FG EC | D4 (3DEF | GB E2 AF | D2 G2 ||

Anybody any clue? I’m going to link from the Whistle Forum as well, as there are some knowledgeable people, some of whom are in Scotland :poke: around thereabouts …

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It’s The Lark In The Clear Air. I know it from the lovely Cara Dillon (short excerpt here http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005HSMLSE/ref=dm_mu_dp_trk5) but many other versions are available.

Neither Cara, the song, not indeed I, are Scottish, but I hope this solves the ear-worm for you!

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Cara Dillon singing “Lark in the Clear Air”


David

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Thanks Steve and Davy. That was lovely. I wonder why I have a slightly different version of the tune. I know I’ve known it for a very long time. Do you know the origin of the air, Steve?

Such gorgeous singing. :heart:

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Ah. Mudcat to the rescue:

http://mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=6567

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Your version is what I am familiar with. http://www.folknortheast.com/learn/discography maybe ?

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Ah. Billy Pigg. Could be. I think I’ve known the tune all my life. But I may well have heard Billy Pigg playing the tune in the days skulking around the archives in the basement of Peter Kennedy’s house.

… brings back memories - me listening to track after track; Peter bustling about and every now and then thrusting some weird instrument into my hands. Great days. :slight_smile:

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Found it now. This is what led my brain in that direction http://www.folknortheast.com/radio-farne/radio-farne/programme-seven The mp3 link opens in Windows Media Player, then you can chose the track.

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Thanks for finding that David. Some really wonderful stuff in there. :thumbsup:

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Wow thanks for that David - I’m a great admirer of John Doonan and hadn’t heard this one before, and the combination with Billy Pigg and Foster Charlton is just excellent.

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Ain’t it just! :smiley:

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Second!! :smiley:

Bob