Tunes that put me in a wistful mood

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Tunes that put me in a wistful mood

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I was just running through a few old tunes this week and came across a couple that move me to neither happiness nor sadness, but definitely move me:

Yearning - by Sarah Shaw of this board (whwre are you Sarah?)

The Wedding Gift (Waltz)
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That song by Chad and Jeremy that starts: "When the rain, beats upon my window pane"
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Cars Hiss by my Window by The Doors
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Billy and the Beaters, "At This Moment"
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Anything on Paul Simon's self-titled album, but especially "Papa Hobo."
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Whistful eh?

What'll I Do? by Irving Berlin

Weekend in New England, By Barry ( :puppyeyes: ulp :puppyeyes: ) Manilow

Someone to Watch Over Me, By George Gershwin

Black Coffee, As performed by Sinead O'Connor

Ma Vlast, Vltava, (movement II: "The Moldau"), By Bedrich Setana... oooh shudder

sorry... I have to go sigh whilst gazing out a window now...
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Inion Ni Scannlain as played by Lunasa.
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Van Morrison, "In The Garden"... :)
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Brooke Benton - A Rainy Night In Georgia ("Lord, I feel like it's rainin' all over the world.") It gets me every time I hear it -- although it's been a while.

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Christmas in the Trenches - John McCutcheon
Giles: "We few, we happy few."
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Woody Herman's original recording of Early Autumn with Stan Getz.
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jsluder wrote:Christmas in the Trenches - John McCutcheon
Oh, God, that's not whistful, that's absolutely depressing. I haven't heard John McC's version, but have it on an album by Aengus (One of the Keanes and Robbie O'Connell). This one is right up there with Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis by Tom Waits.

Back to MarMil's original theme, tunes. Some waltzes that move me:

Another wedding waltz, Waltz of the Lilies, by Katie O'Brien of Deanta. She walked down the aisle to it.
Valse Frontenac, a Quebecois waltz that Chris Norman does on a low-A flute. I'm getting an A flute just to play this (actually, there's also a Mazurka that Frankie Kennedy plays on an A flute).
The New Land

Some non-waltzes:

The Sunset, a slow reel by Cathal McConnell that Altan do.
Gye Fiane, a tune in triple time from the Neal collection that the Baltimore Consort do, with Chris Norman and Custer LaRue taking turns
Farewell for Evermore, a tune I found in the Joyce collection that I've never heard anyone else play

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chas wrote:
jsluder wrote:Christmas in the Trenches - John McCutcheon
Oh, God, that's not whistful, that's absolutely depressing.
I guess I'm not easily depressed. :lol:

A tune which I find very moving, but neither cheerful nor depressing, is Port na bPucai.
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chas wrote:
Back to MarMil's original theme, tunes. Some waltzes that move me:

Another wedding waltz, Waltz of the Lilies, by Katie O'Brien of Deanta. She walked down the aisle to it.
Valse Frontenac, a Quebecois waltz that Chris Norman does on a low-A flute. I'm getting an A flute just to play this (actually, there's also a Mazurka that Frankie Kennedy plays on an A flute).
The New Land

Some non-waltzes:

The Sunset, a slow reel by Cathal McConnell that Altan do.
Gye Fiane, a tune in triple time from the Neal collection that the Baltimore Consort do, with Chris Norman and Custer LaRue taking turns
Farewell for Evermore, a tune I found in the Joyce collection that I've never heard anyone else play

Many others.
Thanks Chas! I've found Valse Frontenac on The Session, I'll be giving it a lash at lunchtime! Nice one!
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Enez Eusa.
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