Song of the Week – Celtic Circle Dance
This is another song by Master Iosef of Locksley, m.k.a. Joe Bethancourt. The tune is the Traditional “Leatherwing Bat.” I think I got this off a tape somewhere but not sure which one. Joe has a CD called Celtic Circle Dance for sale on his website, that includes the song (and others.) Of course he also has many other recording available too, including some of him and Leslie Fish. Joe’s main site is http://www.whitetreeaz.com/
When I sing this song, the refrain is different every time. I think it is imitating a bodhran (drum) with the syllables. I try to match my strumming to the syllables to reinforce the idea. Because of this, I had to record it differently than the previous pieces. I usually record myself playing and singing through a song and then re-record the singing on the third track. This gives better quality vocals because I can concentrate on them more if I’m not playing. It also leaves a fourth track to add a rhythm if I choose. This time because I would not be able to match the syllables with the strumming if I re-recorded it, I had to keep the original vocal track. I can tell the difference but hopefully it’s not too jarring for the rest of you. =)
Celtic Circle Dance – Lyrics – Link to the song in Joe’s Songbook
Celtic Circle Dance by Glen E Hammer is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://www.whitetreeaz.com/. Words copyright 1984 by W. J. Bethancourt III
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