This track is from the album Nadurra released in 2000 Nadurra is Gaelic for naturally Capercaille Capercaille is a Celtic modern Folk Band It is made up of 8 musicians mainly from Scotland amp Ireland ID: 628028
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CapercaillieSkye Waulking Song
This track is from the album Nadurra, released in 2000. (Nadurra is Gaelic for naturally)Slide2
CapercailleCapercaille is a Celtic, modern Folk Band.
It is made up of 8 musicians mainly from Scotland & Ireland.It was formed in Oban (Scotland) in 1984, & has become famous worldwide.Slide3
Capercaille continued…
They play traditional folk instruments (uilleannn pipes, flute, fiddle, accordian & bouzouki) over more modern instruments like drums, keyboard & bass guitar.
Their singer,
Karen Matheson
, mainly sings in Scots Gaelic.
Their music is a
mix
of traditional Celtic songs & more contemporary ideas & modern drum beats.Slide4
‘Skye Waulking Song’
Chuir
M’Athair
Mise
Dahn
Taige
Charraideach
The full title translates as ‘My Father Sent Me to a House of Sorrow’.
The song is a mixture of traditional folk music and popular music.Slide5
Instrumentation
Traditionalfiddle
uilleann
pipes
whistle
accordian
bouzouki
Modern
guitar
bass guitar
drum kit
keyboard (2)Slide6
Structure8 verses based on the same melody but slightly different chords
Intro
Begins with sustained keyboard chord
Fiddle joins in (tremolo)
Drums, 2
nd
keyboard and bouzouki join in (counterpoint)
Bass playing staccato
(verses 1-3)
Traditional (fairly simple beat).
It’s in E minor (chords switch between
Em
& G).
Quiet, calm & peaceful.Focus on the singer
Verses 4-6
Full rhythm section drives song forward. It’s in G major.
Chords C,
G
,
Em
C, G
Mostly louder
Instrumental
Pipes and fiddle solo in a
heterophonic
texture. Improvising.
Verse 7
Chords change to
Am9-Em9,Em C, G
Verse 8
Chords change back to
C G
Em
C G
Outro
Vocals improvise to nonsense syllables. Instruments weave counterpoint. Long
fade-out
to end.Slide7
Structure8 verses based on the same melody but slightly different chords
Intro
sustained keyboard chord
EF#GA
chords
switch between
Em
G
V
erses 1-3
Em
G
Verses
4-6
C G
Em
C G
Instrumental
C G
Em
C G
Verse 7
Am9 Em9
Em
C G
Verse 8
C G
Em
C G
Outro
C G C G etc. Slide8
Time Signature/RhythmsBasically in 12/8 (4 beats in a bar)
the singer sings in 12/8, but sometimes the hi-hat plays on every other quaver so it also feels la bit like 6/4.Slide9
2 more thingsThe melody is based on the
pentatonic scale. E G A B D or G A B D E
The song ends with a
fade out
.Slide10
Lyrics
The lyrics are in Scots Gaelic.Words in italics are ‘nonsense’ syllables
Chuir
m’athair
mise
dha’n
taigh
charraideach
Hi ri
huraibhi
o ho
‘N
oidhche
sin a
rinn
e
bhanais
dhomh
O hi a
bho
ro
hu
o hoSlide11
Lyrical MeaningThe lines of the verses are taken from a 13
th century lament called ‘Sethan, Son of the King of Ireland’.It’s about a girl who is unhappy with the marriage her Father has arranged for her. Slide12
Waulking?
A stage in traditional clothmaking.
Woollen cloth/tweed was cleaned, thickened & softened by this process.
Women pounded the cloth against a table or trampled on it.
Women sang songs to pass time & keep the rhythm of the pounding.