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The Sea Cat
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Re: Slightly OT - Silbury music etc
Nov 22, 2010, 09:52
tiompan wrote:
The Sea Cat wrote:
texlahoma wrote:
Ley lines influencing music....Atlantis (for John Michell)
http://sonicoysterrecords.blogspot.com/2010/05/fougou-atlantis-for-john-michell.html

The Sea Cat wrote:
Sanctuary wrote:
Sweep wrote:
Thanks. That's interesting, and I didn't know about it. It's interesting to hear someone talking a different musical language about the same thing and yet making sense although the overall effect is totally different.

There's also Julian Cope and Thighpaulsandra's Avebury album, of course. Different again. That's always sounded like an interesting first take of something that needs more work, though, to me.


How interesting that in a Ley Line discussion where we have seen so many different takes on the subject that we now see music coming in which is also interpreted in differing ways. What is right for one person would not be considered by another although the underlying themes remain the same.
Sweep, do you think that people such as yourself who seem to have an affinity with ley lines has this same deep feeling with music and the two are somehow connected in a shall we call it 'spiritual' way? Hope that makes sense.



Sorry to but in, but that's a very interesting point. I think my very first post here was along similar lines eg Robin Williamson's solo work, in particular his Celtic Harp/Bardic material, to use but one example. There are many individual choices re. particular music that seems to work very well and resonate with sacred sites, invoking Coleridge's Secondary Imagination perhaps .


That is an excellent link. Thank you. I am definitely going to investigate this music.

Zerkalo put me on to this wonderful band, who I will also be listening to when I visit the stones at Kealkill, West Cork in a few days time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAx6EMjeGuk&feature=related


Apart from the obvious Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring " and the Birtwhistle , which is more concerned with Silbury rather than ley lines it's only late 20th C pop and folk music has been mentioned both of which have a definite romantic/mystical slant .I ve never heard the Cope example that may take a different approach . One slightly older take is Carolan's "Sidh Mor & Sidh Beag " (written circa 1690 )probably used by Robin Williamson at some time or at least he would know it . Quite jaunty .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYta01gs8dI&feature=related


That's beautiful. Thanks.

This is superb:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQUT6mS0eY8
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