I’ve loved the music of Scottish folk band Capercaillie since I first heard their 1991 album Delirium. Singer Karen Matheson has a voice I never tire of listening to, and there are a number of songs I could have chosen for 30 Days, 30 Songs. I’ve picked this, partly because it’s sung in English and I love the lyrics.
You paint me pictures that fade so fast
To try and fool me
You give me words that will never last
But you won’t rule me
I shield my skin from the stinging rain
My eyes I cover
I walk across these privileged fields
To the sound of the clumsy lover
Chorus:
If you think you can hold me down
I beg to differ
If you think you can twist my words
I’ll sing forever
You cannot change a mother’s love for her child
With the ill you bring
You’re sending gifts that nobody wants
With the cool fresh winds of spring
(Chorus)
You change your shape and you change your face
So I can’t see you
You travel from a different land
But I can feel you
(Chorus)
My friend Sarah at Art Expedition is hosting 30 Days, 30 Songs during June. You can listen to her latest choice here.
I absolutely love it, Su. I’ve started a note on all this good music so that i can listen to it again.
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I though you might like this, and Iβm glad you do.
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This is a new one for me Su. Thank you for introducing me to this lovely talent.
Leslie
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Iβm so glad you like it Leslie π
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Weβve been lucky enough to see Karen Matheson, with and without Capercaille, several times. Lovely voice.
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Turning envy-green. I wish theyβd do an Australasian your.
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One day, maybe! I guess Donald Shaw is kept very busy being Artistic Director of Celtic Connections.
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Thank you for the introduction- I love the Celtic aesthetic and have not heard them before.
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Yay. I love introducing favourite bands to people. Iβm glad you liked them.
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beautiful
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Wow! What a voice! I could listen to this for hours!!π
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Isn’t she wonderful. π
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She is!! π
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