Annotation:Arrane Ghelby

"The Kelpie," by Herbert James Draper, 1913.

ARRANE GHELBY (Song of the Kelpie). English, Slow Air or Waltz (3/4 time). England, Isle of Man. B Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Arrane Ghelby" is a traditional Manx air from Colin Jerry's (1936-2008) 1979 book of Manx songs and dances, Kiaull yn Theay. A wikipedia:Kelpie is a Celtic water sprite, sometimes seen in the form of a horse or an enchanted seal, although it can also take on the form of a young adult. They are also known in Gaelic as Each Uisge (Water Horse). Kelpies are the guardian spirits of certain rivers, lochs and pools.

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Scottish style fiddler Elke Baker (Washington, D.C.) [Matthiesen].

Printed sources : - Mattheisen (Waltz Book II), 1995; p. 35.

Recorded sources : - Shanachie SH-78010, Solas - “Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers” (1997). Elke Baker – “Over the Border.”

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