Song of the Week – Lord of the Dance
Well, I’m back from my nephew’s wedding. It was great and I had a good time seeing the family. I actually have a week off before my next event which will be Bloodmoon in the Midrealm. Long way to travel but I’m introducing some friends to the SCA and they need to meet people from their area. And of course I will be busy Saturday night handing out candy to Trick-or-Treaters. Stop by!
This week’s song is Lord of the Dance, the “neo-pagan” version. It’s a version which has no specific author though the names Aidan Kelly and Ann Cass are sometimes credited for some of the verses. It is known in both filk and SCA traditions and Joe Bethancourt has a version on his “Celtic Circle Dance” CD. The tune (I’m told) is a Shaker hymn and it can also be sung to the better-known Shaker hymn, Simple Gifts.
Lord of the Dance by Glen E Hammer is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
