Song of the Week – A Pict Song
I’m running out of Leslie Fish songs, this is actually another of the Rudyard Kipling poems that Leslie set to music. Perhaps I will learn some more as part of my A&S 50 Challenge. I’m only up to six Challenge songs so far though this weekend I found several more Irish songs that would go well in the repertoire. The poem first appeared in Puck of Pook’s Hill in 1906. The words posted are the original poem though they don’t quite match up with my version.
I’m not sure if you can hear it but the guitar on this song sounds much better to me. I decided to replace my old Dean Markley Pro-Mag pickup with a new one because the Pro-Mag had a buzz from the plug having separated. The only acoustic pickup the store had was an $80 DiMarzio, which was more than I wanted to spend but I thought I’d give it a try. OMFG is the sound ever better. I’d say it was worth the price. It sounds so good that one of my first thoughts was, “I need to go back and rerecord all my songs with this new pickup.” Uhhh…I’ll get back to you on that.
Remember that Leslie’s music is copyright to her (copyright 1983 by Leslie Fish, assigned to Random Factors,) though the poem is in the public domain in the US. More information about Leslie can be found at her website, www.lesliefish.com. Leslie’s music can be purchased there or from from Random Factors. This song is on the Cold Iron CD which is still available.
A Pict Song – Lyrics: A Pict Song
A Pict Song by Glen E Hammer is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
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Well, I made it to Scots/Welsh War last weekend but it was a bit chilly. As the sun began to go down it was getting too cold for the guitar so I had to pack up early. Next weekend I’ll be at Golden Lily in Meridies. It’s supposed to warm up a bit for the weekend, maybe into the 50s. =)
Not a Bard 
This is one of my favorites!