The Gardener Child (w/ Luna Trick)

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Continuing our sequence of Luna-orchestrated British folk songs. This one is probably Scottish in origin, dating back to at least 1766 when it was published in a song book, but probably older.

It's essentially just a song about the weather and seasons. But it's couched in beautiful imagery of a magical courtship, complete with archaic flower names.

Hope you like it.

Rebsie: vocals
Daniel: cello and orchestration

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Lyrics

words and tune traditional

Proud Maisrie stands in her bower door
As slim as a willow wand
When by there come a gardener child
With a red rose in his hand, his hand
A red rose in his hand

Oh you shall have my rose fair maid
If you'll give your flower to me
And among the flowers in your father's yard
I'll make a gown for thee, for thee
I'll make a gown for thee

Your dress shall be the smelling thyme
And your petticoat camowine
And your apron of the celandine
Come kiss sweetheart and join, and join
Come kiss sweetheart and join

Your feet I'll shoe with yon red rue
That grows in the garden fine
And I'll line them with the tapetan
So join your love with mine, with mine
So join your love with mine

Since you have made a gown for me
Among the summer flowers
So I will make a suit for thee
Among the winter showers, showers
Among the winter showers

The milk-white snow shall be your shirt
And lie your body next
And the mirk-black rain shall be your coat
With a wind gale at your breast, your breast
A wind gale at your breast

The horse that you shall ride upon
Shall be the winter gale
And I'll bridle him with the northern blast
And a few sharp showers of hail, of hail
A few sharp showers of hail

The bonnet that's upon your head
Shall be the southren grey
And every time that you pass by
I'll wish you were away, away
I'll wish you were away

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Uploaded: Apr 06, 2009 - 07:30:51 AM
Last Updated: Apr 06, 2009 - 07:30:51 AM Last Played: Oct 26, 2009 - 01:40:19 PM

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traditional (76), weather (5), flower magic (1)

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Peter Bauckham	Peter Bauckham said 234 days ago (April 6th, 2009)
	Amazing the arrangement is excellent - as is your voice. The production and mix seems just right too - never sounding cluttered - nicely atmospheric and subtle. Peter Check out my latest song called All The Same (CBGB) (Last Chance Challenge)

Rebsie	Rebsie said 234 days ago (April 6th, 2009)
	Thank you Peter for your unstinting support. Daniel worked very hard on this to get layers of complexity into it without compromising the subtlety. Glad you like how it came out. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

MarkHolbrook	MarkHolbrook said 234 days ago (April 6th, 2009)
	Fabulous Rebsie your vocals are simply stunning! Daniel... You know exactly how to make this shine! Excellent! Check out my latest song called Never Say Goodbye - Bond Challenge

Rebsie	Rebsie said 234 days ago (April 6th, 2009)
	Thanks Mark. I'm very lucky to be working with someone who knows how to get the best out of these songs. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

blindsidedpoets	blindsidedpoets said 234 days ago (April 6th, 2009)
	The Gardener Child (w/ Luna Trick) You 2 work so very well together. What a auditory treat, thank you! I can't think of anything to improve on this, just run with it, it's wonderful! Check out my latest song called Sorry (Bracelet of Hope Version)

Rebsie	Rebsie said 234 days ago (April 6th, 2009)
	Your support is appreciated Nigel. We're really enjoying working together and it's wonderful that our collabs are getting such a warm welcome. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

magnatone	magnatone said 234 days ago (April 6th, 2009)
	Gardener Child sigh ...... just exquisite! Check out my latest song called Symphonic Smackdown

Rebsie	Rebsie said 234 days ago (April 6th, 2009)
	Very pleased you think so Karen. I still say Daniel did most of the work. :) Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

kassia

kassia said 234 days ago (April 6th, 2009)

sigh
what impressed me most about this one is that - although i already knew this because rebsie is AWESOME! - daniel's orchestration made it very evident that your pitch was perfect. The bassoon(?) in the far right that played along with your melody really accentuated your voice wonderfully and made it quite clear that you are excellent at what you do. The rest of the orchestration is gorgeous - perfect drones, i LOVED the percussion crashes and tambourine. Very cool little clarinet line. Just brilliant, both of you.

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Rebsie

Rebsie said 233 days ago (April 6th, 2009)

Thanks Shay, that means a lot to me. For this sequence of songs I've been sending Daniel a cappella tracks to work with. So I was singing without a backing track and used a drone as a guide to keep me in tune. I find a drone easier to sing to than an actual song structure in some ways. The Gardener Child is a very difficult one to sing and stretches both ends of my vocal range, so I surprised myself by doing this mostly in one (lightly patched up) take.

I'm very happy with what Daniel did with the orchestration. His judgement of all of it is spot on.

Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

abfkingsport	abfkingsport said 234 days ago (April 6th, 2009)
	ABFkingsport Another great mix and song. Being of Sottish decent I love this. A great rendition. You have such a great voice for Celtic music. I am a fan. The King Check out my latest song called Gold Digger

Rebsie	Rebsie said 233 days ago (April 6th, 2009)
	Thanks Anthony, I'm very glad you enjoyed it and that it stirred your Scotch spirit (great Freudian slip). More Scottish songs to come. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

paul f. page

paul f. page said 234 days ago (April 6th, 2009)

These songs are all...
...amazing treasures from the past that you and Daniel are resurrecting for a 21st century audience. The understatement in your vocal rendition, Rebsie, and in Daniel's simple orchestration are just so absolutely compelling. Such beauty is certainly wonderful to hear in the wasteland of so much harsh music that our contemporary world throws at us at nearly every moment. (And you are right: the imagery of these lyrics is very cool.)
Peace.
Paul

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Rebsie	Rebsie said 233 days ago (April 6th, 2009)
	Thank you Paul for an insightful comment ... it's nice to see how well you've understood what we were trying to do. I think the images evoked by the Shakespearean-style flower names were a big part of why this song appealed to me. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

Dj French Toast

Dj French Toast said 234 days ago (April 6th, 2009)

That Dude has horns
THis could totally open one of those celtic movies like Braveheart ....I vision the camera sweeping quickly over rolling green hills and overa lake and then to the edge of a forest....ha ! I should be a cinematographer ;) I like the production choices ..your vocal has never sounded more beautiful ...well mixed and superbly layered ...very PRO indeed ...yeah sweet and it seems that the song doesnt end after it does ....Yep you and luna ...good stuff indeed !

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Rebsie	Rebsie said 233 days ago (April 6th, 2009)
	All hail the Horned Dude I'm very pleased the song brings out visual imagery and drama for you. Always good when that happens. Thanks for sharing the vision. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

LunaTrick

LunaTrick said 234 days ago (April 6th, 2009)

It gives me great pleasure...
...to orchestrate this old song about the Gardener Child sung by a Daughter of the Soil.

My orchestration seeks to be subtly episodic in the manner of the romantic tone poem - where talk of love and the heart finds the strings - the gown is spun with slightly menacing woodwinds - and the percussion intimates the seasons. With Rebsie's encouragement, there are some odd elements, including a diminished harpsichord chime, a flute-organ and viola drone, and the modal voice harmony at the end. My use of drones throughout much of this series has significance in that it is part of ancient organum techniques employed by early medievalist and pre-baroque composers. Such can be found in plainchant, plainsong, Gregorian chant, liturgical monophony, as well as more recent madrigals and folk songs. I often find it to be a natural accompaniment, with more modern interweavings, for Rebsie's past-future delivery.

Shay's point about Rebsie's pitch is absolutely spot on and and I am constantly blown away when working on these pieces. This is a voice that seeps into the recesses of the most anchorite soul - and I am both humbled by and grateful for the opportunity to work with such a voice. Rebsie's patience, wisdom, and intuitiveness were also a large part of what you hear in my final orchestration.

Check out my latest song called Luna Gypsy Heart II (Eternal Firelight)

Rebsie

Rebsie said 233 days ago (April 6th, 2009)

Sincerest thanks ...
... for your talent, understanding and inspiration, and for the care you put into it.

I'm very glad you work so comfortably with modes and drones. I love drones, they're a part of how my musical brain works. They anchor me into the song somehow, and give me a foundation and focus. Each note of the melody bounces off the drone in its own unique way. They're powerful things.

I've had this song on my to-do list for years, but didn't know where to begin. You've done me proud again.

Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

apb

apb said 233 days ago (April 6th, 2009)

Lovely indeed ..

.. fantastic performance Rebs (your voice just fits these songs like a glove). Daniel did an amazing job on the mix and instrumentation- just right amount... loved the oboe? in particular... perhaps a bassoon... and the clip-clop of the horses: gave me minor visions of the Monty Python team with coconuts .. that violin sounded very real at the very end too.

PS. I think your quite right about the Scottish origins, since I found this: Gairdner Chyld lyrics. It's not so often text goes from English to native Scots dialect... more the other way around. I never knew Nick Cave did this too... I even found some mandolin tab for it and a version on iTunes of it by Alan Lomax too.... but this is a much better version... if more 'haunting' and less 'drinking and pipe songs' :o)

Therein lies my only nit, to be honest, is it's a bit too 'haunting' sounding an interpretation imo .. like 'she moved through the fair' with it's ghostly leanings, when, (to me) the lyrics just speak of typical boy woos girl, girl accepts wooing .. and various gift exchanging in between or perhaps a crush from a young boy on an older woman(?).. but it's all fabulously done never-the-less and pay no heed to my whining.

Would have suited a duet since it seems to be a call and answer dialog between male and female verse about after the 1st verse.

Not sure how to interpret the last two lines in the last verse .. has he grown tired of her already?? lol ;o)

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Rebsie

Rebsie said 230 days ago (April 9th, 2009)

Whoa Patsy
You were taken in by the fake violin (ooh that rhymes) which was cunningly emulated by a cello.

Thanks for doing the research! I've seen lots of versions of this song in Scots dialect and I'm not sure where this anglicised version comes from ... most likely a product of the 1960s folk revival.

Maybe it's just me and my little pagan soul, but I always assumed it wasn't a literal boy woos girl story but a metaphysical one. She is summer and he is winter, and they endow each other with the appropriate symbolism for each season.

Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

davisamerica	davisamerica said 233 days ago (April 6th, 2009)
	you know this series of songs has been one of the most exciting and satisfying things for me here in a while. It has been an amazing lesson in the history of a distinct musical period and has been exciting to hear the unique inter play between the two of you. Great stuff! Check out my latest song called No Son(egobandit band)

Rebsie	Rebsie said 230 days ago (April 9th, 2009)
	Thank you Jack. There's plenty more of these to come and it means a lot to us to have such positive feedback. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

Calchas	Calchas said 233 days ago (April 6th, 2009)
	Love it! Geez Rebsie. You do those trad tunes like no one else. Your voice ENCHANTS as per usual. Especially the angelic harmonies. Daniel does his as-always-excellent job of providing the orchestral background....Supporting but not overwhelming or competing. Bravo and encore you two! Be well! Check out my latest song called It's Not The Same

Rebsie	Rebsie said 230 days ago (April 9th, 2009)
	Thanks Micheal. In this instance Daniel is responsible for the angelic harmonies ... he pitch-shifted my main vocal track to get that effect. I really feel I've hit my stride with trad vocals now, and Daniel is giving them a whole new life. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

Calchas	Calchas said 230 days ago (April 10th, 2009)
	RE Daniel... Wow! Those pitch-shifted harmonies sound so natural. I'm doubly impressed now! Nice going Daniel! Check out my latest song called It's Not The Same

jiguma

jiguma said 233 days ago (April 6th, 2009)

Beautiful!
Another wonderful Rebsie vocal over a classy Luna bed. Excellent production. Wasn't sure about some of the discordant notes) around 1:15 - although I'm sure there was a logical rationale behind them being there, they didn't really work for me. But that's a small nit only - this is really very good.

It's occurred to me that these tunes you two are doing together warrant some serious attention on a slightly broader stage than MJ - I wonder whether something could be done by MJers to help.

Rebsie, your voice is one of the seven wonders of MacJams!

Neil

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Rebsie	Rebsie said 228 days ago (April 12th, 2009)
	Many thanks Neil for a generous comment. We do see a future for this music beyond MacJams and it's just a case of deciding what we want to do with it ... suggestions welcome. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

lavalamp	lavalamp said 233 days ago (April 6th, 2009)
	This is... ...very pretty. Daniel did an excellent job. Rebsie, you're on a roll here. I think you are finding your focus and path. Keep it up. Enjoyed this very much. Dave Check out my latest song called Googolplex Times Zero

Rebsie	Rebsie said 228 days ago (April 12th, 2009)
	Thank you Dave, I appreciate your support. You're right, this is a fulfilment of something I've wanted to do for a long time - we will certainly keep it up. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

Char	Char said 233 days ago (April 6th, 2009)
	Once again. Perfectly done by all. Take deep bows because this is stunning. Thanks. Check out my latest song called Break Away (Mark Holbrook & Awigze)

Rebsie	Rebsie said 228 days ago (April 12th, 2009)
	Very pleased you enjoyed it Char! Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

guitapick	guitapick said 233 days ago (April 6th, 2009)
	Another... ...beauty from you two...thanks. Check out my latest song called Outside the Corral

Rebsie	Rebsie said 228 days ago (April 12th, 2009)
	Cheers Bob! Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

caroline	caroline said 233 days ago (April 6th, 2009)
	how lovely you both sound - a touch of purity in america - perfect - thank you xoxox Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

Rebsie	Rebsie said 228 days ago (April 12th, 2009)
	Pink and fluffy gratitude ... I hoped you would like this one. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

Feter	Feter said 233 days ago (April 6th, 2009)
	The Gardener Child O My Rebsie I think you really found your realm ...one of your best production song ..as ever the sweetest soulful folkie singing ... excellent song .another awesome collab ..a very high ranking style and poem ...thnx alot for sharin such gem !!!!! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

Rebsie	Rebsie said 228 days ago (April 12th, 2009)
	Very glad you enjoyed it ... I am very much in my native realm with this. Thank you. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

SISTERS	SISTERS said 233 days ago (April 6th, 2009)
	zounds! what an exquisite marriage of vocal purity and minimal but effective instrumental support the harmony at end is so fine i bow to the both of youz, anne Check out my latest song called HOW WOULD I KNOW

Rebsie	Rebsie said 228 days ago (April 12th, 2009)
	Honoured to have such a great comment from you Anne. The harmony at the end is a Luna creation and I confess I didn't sing it myself ... probably just as well because this song is already a challenging stretch for my vocal range and I'd probably have ruptured something if I'd tried to go that high. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

tokai	tokai said 233 days ago (April 7th, 2009)
	Beautiful Love that image too. I am sucker for Celtic roots music. Subtle and evocative. Check out my latest song called maizuru/Bud/Char

Rebsie	Rebsie said 228 days ago (April 12th, 2009)
	Subtle and evocative is a big compliment to me. Thanks very much, glad it floated your boat. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

gail60	gail60 said 233 days ago (April 7th, 2009)
	Beautiful Your voice is simply amazing Rebsie and this song is a perfect match for it. I really enjoyed this alot as I find Celtic music soothing and spiritual to my ears. You did a wonderful job and Daniel knew exactly what it needed throughout to make it all come together so nicely. Great job from you both!! Thanks for sharing this with us. Check out my latest song called Sweet September

Rebsie	Rebsie said 228 days ago (April 12th, 2009)
	Great to see you back here Gail! And I'm glad you find something spiritual in this kind of music too. That's very much a part of where we're coming from, especially with a magical song like this. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

SJB	SJB said 233 days ago (April 7th, 2009)
	what a vocal! I agree with Neil about the discordant notes at about 1:10 and later - they didn't work for me either. The rest is brilliant! Steve Check out my latest song called Short tune

Rebsie	Rebsie said 228 days ago (April 12th, 2009)
	Much appreciated Steve ... we would always rather know your honest opinion! Very glad you enjoyed it overall. Thanks. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

richard13

richard13 said 232 days ago (April 7th, 2009)

I continue to be blown away
in this amazing series of collabs and, quite obviously, I'm not alone. The pair of you are major talents and someday we can all say "I knew them when ..." I'm not going to say that I can't wait for your next post but I will say that I am sincerely looking forward to any, and all, collaborations between you.
Cheers

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Rebsie	Rebsie said 228 days ago (April 12th, 2009)
	Awww, thanks Richard, you really put a smile on my face with that comment. There will definitely be more ... the only problem we have is that we're so flooded with ideas we hardly know what to work on next ... but that's a pretty good problem to have. Your support is genuinely valued. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

guygrooves	guygrooves said 232 days ago (April 7th, 2009)
	This is outstanding.. As of late I have been listening to genres I don't normally listen to, with the help of the music tab. I like being able to go down the list and not looking at the genres. This drew me in and kept me in till the end, mostly because of your beautiful voice. This is worthy of a download and the rating it received. Peace Guy Check out my latest song called Last Day Here

Rebsie	Rebsie said 228 days ago (April 12th, 2009)
	You are very kind Guy, thank you. I agree MacJams is the perfect place to explore different styles and genres without preconceived ideas ... and that can only be a positive thing. Big thanks from us both. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

sloparts

sloparts said 232 days ago (April 7th, 2009)

I love these old songs
you and Daniel keep bringing us Rebsie. you voice is so beautiful in these songs as in everything else I've heard you do. But there seems to be a special quality you bring to these old songs that I cannot put my finger on. Maybe it's just the love you have for this music that is shining through.

thanks you for reviving this wonderful music.

Ed

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Rebsie	Rebsie said 228 days ago (April 12th, 2009)
	You're right Ed, I feel a deep affinity with these songs, as though I'm meant to be singing them ... and I think that must come through in my performance. Daniel is doing a great job in facilitating them and encouraging me. Your kind words mean a lot, thank you. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

kristyjo

kristyjo said 232 days ago (April 8th, 2009)

OOh-
delicate, magical, mysterious. I love that pedal point that keeps it grounded, yet allows for episodic entrances from so many different instruments. Very nicely done. Nevertheless, the vocals stay in the foreground as they need to. The final verse where the vocal harmonies enter is so cool- the mid phrase modal switch from major to minor and back gave me goosebumps. The final cello phrase, from somewhere 'out there' was a really great touch!

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Rebsie	Rebsie said 228 days ago (April 12th, 2009)
	Your informed and insightful comments are always a pleasure Kristine. I think you've understood very well what Daniel was trying to do in harnessing the power of drones. He is very skilled at arrangement and has a knack for getting a mix just right. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

VicDiesel	VicDiesel said 231 days ago (April 8th, 2009)
	Another beautiful chapter I like you guys' collaborations. Beautifully sung as always, and the orchestration is very imaginative. I really like this. Check out my latest song called Desert Stars

Rebsie	Rebsie said 228 days ago (April 12th, 2009)
	Very pleased you like it Vic. As far as the chapters go, this is just the beginning. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

Relic67	Relic67 said 231 days ago (April 8th, 2009)
	nice beautiful song, beautifully sung. I'll have to check out more of your stuff. your voice reminds me a bit of Anne Briggs who is one of my favourite singers. Check out my latest song called Novis Libris

Rebsie

Rebsie said 228 days ago (April 12th, 2009)

Wow, you have really paid me a huge compliment by mentioning me in the same sentence as Anne Briggs (and impressed me with your knowledge of English folk singers). She is a huge influence on me, both directly and indirectly, and although I could never do the complicated flute-like trills she does, I'm very much a part of the same lineage. Thank you.

Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

bud	bud said 231 days ago (April 9th, 2009)
	Another wonderful collab It's great that you and Daniel have found each other and we get to hear such fine music. Your vocals are fantastic as always Rebsie - and I really like that Daniel adds some non traditional voicings and coloration to these arrangements. It adds to the magic. Check out my latest song called try not to think

Rebsie	Rebsie said 228 days ago (April 12th, 2009)
	Thanks Bud. We're pretty glad we found each other too. My aim was always to bring authentic folk song into a non-traditional setting, and Daniel is just so good at it ... I can still hardly believe my luck really. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

lengold	lengold said 230 days ago (April 10th, 2009)
	Thanks for another glimpse into a long forgotten world. Always a fascinating and enjoyable listen. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

sschedra	sschedra said 230 days ago (April 10th, 2009)
	Wow! Very unique arrangement. Your voice is just perfect and the instruments, fittingly haunting. The percussion is really a great idea as it fills out the space and keeps it all tied together. Professionally performed and produced. Very proud of you guys, Stephen Check out my latest song called Love's Fingers Fall

Rocha Malhada	Rocha Malhada said 230 days ago (April 10th, 2009)
	yeah, what a team! Rebsie sings so well, and Daniel - just a marvelous orchestration. The keys that hold, then suspend into drone are fab. All the rest of the parts fit snugly in their placement around about. Music like this gives me sustained chills, seriously. . - Harold Check out my latest song called Kanun Oud Rock (LIOLI9)

Bazz	Bazz said 230 days ago (April 10th, 2009)
	The Gardener Child Absolutely magical! My hair still standing on end! Fabulous accompaniment too.

Rebsie	Rebsie said 230 days ago (April 10th, 2009)
	Well now, there's a mental image I don't get every day! Thanks Dad. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

musichead	musichead said 230 days ago (April 10th, 2009)
	smooth smooth is the word. Very nice melody! Check out my latest song called Lets Take a Holiday

John Stebbe

John Stebbe said 229 days ago (April 10th, 2009)

Celtic Woman, look out!
This does remind me a lot of Celtic Woman, one of my wife's favorite groups. Your voice would fit right in.

Love the sparse orchestration. Just the right amount of spice.

Very sweet, Rebsie! A real pleasure.

I like the organ pedal point, tying the whole thing together.

The whole thing does use just one chord, apparently, but it works great for this song.

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egobandit	egobandit said 229 days ago (April 10th, 2009)
	medieval A minstress in a medival fair, send you back to another time. I swam in it and loved every minute. Luna is a great musician and arranger and together a masterpiece was made! Excellent Check out my latest song called when its love

Ren-Tin-10	Ren-Tin-10 said 229 days ago (April 10th, 2009)
	Ditto on the Celtic Woman sound I hear a good bit of Bothy Band and Pentangle in it, too. Anyway, it's cool! 8-) Cheers, Jim Check out my latest song called Joy to the World

Sigmund

Sigmund said 229 days ago (April 10th, 2009)

The Gardner
I am very impressed with this piece, but what can I say that has not been said already. So, I took choice phrases from several of your other comments that more or less sum up my thoughts on your work : "What an auditory treat"; "exquisite"; "Just brilliant"; "absolutely compelling"; "your voice enchants"; "smooth is the word". Rebsie, I am surprised no one has mentioned your name with Loreena McKennitt's in the same sentence here - you have that same enchanting vocal style. Daniel, once again you have masterfully taken your unique musical style and successfully melded to the genre you are working with to create your own brand of unusual and unique. I keep reading that this is part of a series of songs - guess I have some listening to catch up on! Thank you for sharing this.

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echoroom	echoroom said 229 days ago (April 11th, 2009)
	Spacey Wonderous collab boys and girls - your voice sounds beautiful (as ever), but the arrangement and production support it beautifully. Breath taking Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

Roxylee	Roxylee said 229 days ago (April 11th, 2009)
	superb all around Rebsie, you sing better than Sandy, and the arrangement by Daniel is top notch. Wonderful recording and mixing! Check out my latest song called Sweet Grace

dajama	dajama said 228 days ago (April 12th, 2009)
	What What I like most about this is the fact that the instrumentation never intrudes on the vocal, which is wonderful (as ever!) but rather complements it. The words are, indeed, beautiful, and wonderfully evoke the seasons. All helped of course by the terrific delivery. A great combination of talents. Nicely done to you both. Peace. Check out my latest song called Across the Wire (MJRF)

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