In his latest post, Being Joseph Fahey, Jimmy B. writes about Fahey's fiddle playing and how it softened the hardest of hearts of everyone who heard it (my words, not Jimmy's).
That touching post inspired this one: my love for Gaelic music, both played and sung. It lifts me up when I am down, it stirs my pride for my Irish ancestors, and the memories freely flow, both the good and the not so good.
Because of my last post, I have chosen the upbeat over the melancholy. It is an older piece of tape featuring the Corrs (three sisters and their brother), and the incredible Chieftains—who Martha and I saw from the second row of a revolving stage.
There are three songs on this video—it is typical of the Chieftains to segue from one piece to another—and it is best listened to in loud mode.
So, Queen Savannah, may I ask you to dance?