In Every Lake the Moon Shines

Track Listings

1. Cancion del Labrador

2. Copla Castellena

3. Cancion Otonal

4. Seguidilla Murciana

5. Cancion de Trilla

6. Muneira

7. The Troutling Of The Sacred Well

8. Oran Luaidh-An Island Fulling Scene

9. Iona Boat Song

10. The Rune Of Columcill

11. Hebridean Dance-Port A Bial

12. I Bless With My Handkerchief

13. A Woman Dragging A Handkerchief

14. Wake Up!

15. Telly, Vasili

16. This Summer

17. I Entered A New Boat

18. Merry Christmas

19. Little Apple Tree On The Cliff

20. Girls, Join The Dance

See all 52 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

Cancion del Labrador
Copla Castellena
Cancion Otonal
Seguidilla Murciana
Cancion de Trilla
Muneira
The Troutling Of The Sacred Well
Oran Luaidh-An Island Fulling Scene
Iona Boat Song
The Rune Of Columcill
Hebridean Dance-Port A Bial
I Bless With My Handkerchief
A Woman Dragging A Handkerchief
Wake Up!
Telly, Vasili
This Summer
I Entered A New Boat
Merry Christmas
Little Apple Tree On The Cliff
Girls, Join The Dance
My Heart Opens
Bitter Orange Tree In Bloom
Mother, I Told You
Mother, The Turks...Mother, The Franks
What You Have Done To Me, I Will Do To You
I Will Begin
Some Water, Mrs. Vangelio
Jerigonza
La Pastora
Copilla
Ya Llega El Invierno
La Seguidilla
I Lost My Young Couple
The Poor Lads Of Csanad
The Street Of Istvand
My Little Graceful Girl
A Lad Was Killed
Hey, Tulip, Tulip!
Laszlo Feher Stole A Horse
Go Round, Sweetheart, Go Round
Drinking Song
Walachian Game
Parsley And Celery
The Sun Shines Into The Church
Stars, Stars, Brightly Shine
Cattle Call
A King Rules In The East
The Song Of Siri Dale
Small Was The Lad
Ranveig
There Stood Two Girls
In Ola Valley, In Ola Lake

Customer Reviews:

Some nice work, but a disappointing recording.......2007-01-20

Mr. Galbraith is an accomplished musician and displays some fine work on this CD, but the over all product is not as satisfying as I had hoped. One reason, as touched upon by other reviewers, is that this is a collection of 52 short songs, most of which are less than a minute long. The result, from a listener's position, is that one does not have time to get in to a song, to enjoy what it has to offer, before it is over and the mood shifts again. The second problem, at least on my recording, is the presence of distracting noise artifacts in the background. To me they sound like the rustling of Mr. Galbraith's clothing, or maybe his breathing. It's hard to say, but it is definitley there in the quiet moments between notes - of which there are many on this unaccompanied guitar album. To reduce the distraction from this noise, I need to play the CD at low volume, like background music.

Simply Beautiful.......2005-09-24

I must take exception with a previous review of this cd.
Mr. Galbraith's musicianship is unsurpassed on these deeply moving folksongs that are so expertly and sensitively arranged for his 8 string classical guitar.
The pieces, by the way, are not arranged in "suites" as stated in the aforementioned review. They are grouped by composer, a perfectly fine way to arrange titles on a cd, and no convoluted attempt is being made by Galbraith to give musical "whirlwind tours" or "develop themes" of countries, nor does there need to be.
Mr Galbraith's choice of pieces is absolutely delightful, and his sensitive performance of these varied folk songs transports the listener "in time and space" to the far reaches and ages of the European continent. This is not a "world music" fad presentation here, but beautifully arranged and performed pieces by some of history's time-honored composers whose only intention was to faithfully capture the spirit of the music of their native country. There is no lack of substance either by Mr. Galbraith, or any of the composers on this cd that the previous reviewer states. Quite the contrary. These composers have ably used their craft to capture the folk music of their native countries, plain and simple. And yes, Mr Galbraith's passion in performing them has brought to listeners who are willing to hear, musical gems that will delight from beginning to end on this "In Every Lake the Moon Shines Full" cd. Bravo, Mr. Galbraith. Please give us more of the same!

Absolutely incredible.......2004-04-21

It is far too rare that a guitarist of Galbraith's ability applies his skills to folk music, and the results here are breathtaking. The selections are folk tunes from about six countries. Another reviewer was distracted by the fact of 52 tracks. A better way to listen is to think of them as suites from the various sources, such as Spain, Scotland's Hebrides Islands, Greece, etc.

The sonic range he gets from his 8-string guitar is unique in the musical world.

Galbraith is a true artist. The title sets the mood -- I suggest that you go with it.

Pretty, lightweight travelog.......2001-08-21

"There are few things more evocative than a beautiful folk song," states Mr. Galbraith in the liner notes. While there are some lovely impressionistic moments, none of them seem to last long enough to, well, make an impression. There are 52 some odd songs, but the cd is only 60 minutes long. You do the math. I prefer pieces with development sections; these are more like little postcards; melodic fragments. They're arranged in suites so I guess it develops in as far as there are several snapshots to give the impression of the country, but it's a whirlwind tour, the equivalent of taking a 200 mph bullet train through 5 countries in an hour. Little remains of the trip to remember. His musicianship can not be faulted, however, as he does some wonderful things with the songs in the time allotted. It's more a matter of program choice; the standard Aires de la Mancha by Torroba is usually included in a set of more substantial works as a respite instead of a centerpiece as it is here. Many other classical guitarists (and classical artists in general) have been delving into the "world music" genre lately, such as the LAGQ's self-titled cd and David Russell, with varied degrees of success. This is about par with most of them; well-executed, but ultimately lacking in the substance that would make it good classical music and in the authentic instrumentation and passion that would make it good folk music.

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1. Cancion del Labrador
2. Copla Castellena
3. Cancion Otonal
4. Seguidilla Murciana
5. Cancion de Trilla
6. Muneira
7. The Troutling Of The Sacred Well
8. Oran Luaidh-An Island Fulling Scene
9. Iona Boat Song
10. The Rune Of Columcill
11. Hebridean Dance-Port A Bial
12. I Bless With My Handkerchief
13. A Woman Dragging A Handkerchief
14. Wake Up!
15. Telly, Vasili
16. This Summer
17. I Entered A New Boat
18. Merry Christmas
19. Little Apple Tree On The Cliff
20. Girls, Join The Dance