Fiddler Dance the Light Strathspey/Kirsteen
Traditional/Traditional
Carol learned this strathspey from Celtic harper Sue Richard's lovely CD Morning Aire. I can't remember where I learned Kirsteen, but I believe it is a 19th century 'parlor version' of a Gaelic song.
Carol – harp Gordon – 12-string guitar
Who will walk with thee, Kirsteen
By the shining sea, Kirsteen
O'er the fragrant lea?
Who will be by thy side, Kirsteen
By the high spring-tide, Kirsteen
Walking with his bride?
And when though grown frail, Kirsteen
Wing to Beinneadh Vale, Kirsteen
Who longs with thee to sail?
Fiddler Dance the Light Strathspey/Kirsteen is recorded on the album Gatherings