Gaol Ise Gaol I (Scottish-Gaelic Trad.)

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The Scottish Gaelic waulking song "Gaol Ise Gaol I" performed by the newfound Norwegian choir Artemis on their premiere concert (Uropptreden).
"Gaol ise gaol i" (She is my love) is a so-called waulking song of Scottish Gaelic origin. A waulking song is a type of work song sung by women to keep the rhythm when kneading wool into felt (waulking). They can be said to be the female equivalent to sea shanties traditionally sung by men. Both of these forms of work songs originated primarily with the Hebrides, who were a Scottish Gaelic people in todays northwest-Scotland.
"Gail Ise Gaol I" is about a man who has fallen head over heels for a woman, Anna MacNeil, who sadly is expecting a child with another.
Soli: Ingrid, Marita, Thea, Linn Kaia, Therese, Martine, Tonje
Arrangement and conductor: Daniel Bahram

Пікірлер: 30

@nicksullivan480 4 ай бұрын

There used to be Waulking songs in the Hebrides like this . Waulking is not walking it’s the process by which a long piece of newly woven tweed is pummeled by a group of women sat round a table to Matt the fibers and effectively finish the cloth. They would sing to maintain the rhythm apparently. I’m wondering if the hand movements here echo that process. I’m sure there’s a video of waulking on KZfaq somewhere….

@peterdavidson3268 2 ай бұрын

"I’m sure there’s a video of waulking on KZfaq somewhere…." There is indeed - recorded in 1941 and now in the British Council archive

@MrJmagenta 2 ай бұрын

There is also a wonderful documentary about work songs that talk and show Waulking being done today

@cm.s.2164 2 ай бұрын

You are absolutely right. This is a waulking song. One of many that can be found on KZfaq. A piece of history brought back to life.

@oldwarrant4 5 ай бұрын

That's the song my ancestors would have sung.

@irvinfeliciano7473 5 ай бұрын

I imagine them washing cloths on the river by that rhythm. Like magic!

@stephanieadams3747 5 ай бұрын

You have a lousy imagination.

@Bananas904 4 ай бұрын

@@stephanieadams3747 That was the legitimate purpose of these songs. Lousy? No. Realisitic? Yes.

@nmmccrea 4 ай бұрын

@@Bananas904 Well, no. Waulking was part of the preparation process for fabrics. They'd do these motions with wool to this rhythm sitting at a table...They didn't do it in a river, but they did use urine as part of the cleansing/prep process.

@Skyebright1 3 ай бұрын

Outlander has Claire waulking with a group of women inside

@pattileethomas8950 10 ай бұрын

The loveliest sounds I have heard today!

@carlomariabezzi8460 3 ай бұрын

❤❤❤è bellissima, piena di gioia ed energia! ❤❤❤😊

@yellojuice_8594 Жыл бұрын

I'm in love with this

@christinecollins404 10 ай бұрын

That's just fabulous 👏 👏

@user-jb8hw4zo8p 4 ай бұрын

Awesome. Thank you for sharing

@SpaceGirlLaika 11 ай бұрын

Mesmerizing! ❤

@NSResponder 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant performance.

@dingus_doofus 7 ай бұрын

Isn't the song much rather about the expectant mother's love for her unborn child (and the great life of singing in the woods while your dashing hero husband can drink a lot of beer and commands great warriors)?

@schoolingdiana9086 6 ай бұрын

It’s a waulking song. Waulking is the process of making felted woolen cloth.

@windy1439 4 ай бұрын

no its about being in love with a married woman

@Skyebright1 3 ай бұрын

M. Maire Ni Shuilleabhain has a translation of the song

@Skyebright1 3 ай бұрын

She’s pregnant from the son of the lord of the ships, and then she goes on to describe herself

@jamsodonnelljamsodonnell7342 2 ай бұрын

Eh no

@TheSpotlightSoprano 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful. Is there somewhere to get/buy the arrangement sheet music?

@kaylaloha2023 2 ай бұрын

Where can I get sheet music?

@AredelNerven 5 ай бұрын

Song for washing clothes. Woman's song. I know songs for shipping, when command synhronized by rhythm of song. Man's song. It's old songs of Irish, breton, bulgarian, norwegian, Russian, and native Siberian people. I think, what song for washing clothes have many nations/people, avoid people from deserts.

@finlay2695 2 ай бұрын

Actually, it was more commonly a waulking song! Essentially the song is sung while the women work on a long piece of tweed fabric, where they repeatedly beat and stretch the fabric in order to matt it and finish it. Another commenter went into further detail