CASTLEBAY: Ae Fond Kiss

Castlebay

Ae Fond Kiss

© 2003 Julia Lane & Fred Gosbee (660654848825)

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Gentle Celtic folk songs and ballads. These romantic songs are the perfect compliment to a good wine and a charming companion.

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JULIA LANE is a self-taught harper whose unique style has won the New England Regional Scottish Harp Championship at the Loon Mt Highland Games ('90, '91) and the Stonehill Irish Festival International Celtic Harp Competition ('92). She is an exceptional vocalist whose voice has been described as "vibrant, haunting"

FRED GOSBEE, in addition to singing in his rich baritone, plays guitars, viola, fiddle and woodwinds. Several of the instruments used by the duo are of his own design and construction.

Castlebay is known for sensitive arrangements of traditional Celtic music and their evocative original compositions. Notably, their "Sang o' the Solway", commissioned by the Galloway Scotland Arts Association, incorporates original music in the Scottish style, traditional songs and poetry. The work was performed at Celtic Connections in Glasgow with local Scottish musicians in 2001. In addition to their concerts and recordings, Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee have a commitment to cultural education. They maintain an on-going exchange with Scottish musicians and folklorists and present educational programs integrating music, culture and history at schools, museums and Elderhostels.

Notes on the Music
Artful expressions of Love abound in the Scottish tradition. Though in no way does he have a monopoly on romanc, the champion on the subject was the poet Robert Burns (1759-1796). In addition to his own creations, he often adapted or "improved" pre-existing traditional lyrics for inclusion in his song collections. Burns wrote in his native Scots language, a cousin of English.

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  • Bewdy CD!
    author: Ariel Marguin

    One of the most beautifully arranged and sung collections ever - love it for ever and aye! Thanks to CD Baby and the net for letting me get it - I've been trying to get the song AE Fond Kiss for years but never knew the name etc keep on harping on! all the best Ariel

  • Good selection...moving, elegant, and largely emotive...
    author: The Scots Magazine

    From the state of Maine in the USA - "pine-scented, harbour-dented Maine", gushed the National Geographic in 1935 - comes AE FOND KISS, presented by Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee, both Burns enthuiasts, in a collection offering seven songs by our national bard and five pieces from other pens, including "My Bonnie Greenwood Laddie" by Julia herself. A good selection, finely judged so as to be moving, elegant and largely emotive, though prize-winning clarsach player Julia and guitarist and viola player Fred also find time for the ironic as in "Fordell Ball". Incidentally if their names seem familiar to some readers, yes, it is the same Julia and Fred whose "Sang O' The Solway" was aired at Celtic Connections in Glasgow in 2002. Alasdair MacLean April 2004

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