Song of Wandering Aengus - official music video

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Song of Wandering Aengus
Poem by William Butler Yeats
Music by Alana Levandoski
Special guest Carnyx Horn player, John Kenny
Musicians:
Electric guitar - Murray Pulver
Bass- Gilles Fournier
Drums - Daniel Roy
All other instruments and vocals - Alana Levandoski
Music Video Directed and filmed by Alana Levandoski
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Ancestral locations:
Calanais Standing Stones, Isle of Lewis
Węsiory, Poland
When I first conceived of penning a folk opera about homesickness… about longing… about this mysterious haunting amnesia we seem to have in “the West”, I knew I would have to begin with longing. And not just any longing. But a heart of hearts, marrow of marrow longing. The kind that makes you aware of that great ache somewhere in the center of your chest.
So who did I turn to, to achieve this level of haunted intuition - that we’ve lost something very treasured and dear to us?
William Butler Yeats, and his exquisite poem, Song of Wandering Aengus, of course.
This is the opening track of a 13 song folk opera called Cianalas/Tãsknota - words that mean homesick/longing in two of my mother tongues, Scottish Gaelic and Kashubian. This is a work that is both personal and “catholic” (which was supposed to mean, as James Joyce once defined it, “here comes everybody”).
Cianalas/Tãsknota officially releases November 2023 but you can pre-purchase the album now by heading to Alana’s store alanalevandosk...
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@mos1654 Жыл бұрын

So many layers, yet they all work, I enjoyed anticipating the glimmering girl, and the energy and mystery of the Henges.

@beckieboger7823 Жыл бұрын

Wow!!! Brilliant, with so many layers of Beauty!!

@AlanaLevandoskimusic Жыл бұрын

Thank-you!

@KennyJacksonMusic Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! I don’t think it’s possible to express the longing spirit of Yeats’ poem any more beautifully.

@AlanaLevandoskimusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kenny! Love the old time fiddle. In the evenings I'm often backing my husband up on fiddle tunes. His new favourite is Old Yeller Dog Come Trottin' Through the Meetinghouse. :)

@KennyJacksonMusic Жыл бұрын

@@AlanaLevandoskimusic Ah, that’s a good tune, that Old Yeller Dog! Delighted to know that your husband plays old-time fiddle music. Who knows, perhaps we’ll cross paths one day and can have a little tune session. Anyway, I just want to say that I’m so glad to have discovered your music (thanks to seeing your posts on Dr. Shaw’s Substack). It rings some deep tones and I sure look forward to hearing more.

@AlanaLevandoskimusic Жыл бұрын

@@KennyJacksonMusic Ah, wonderful. By the way, through some wild-spirited utterly beyond my doing occurrence, due to 2 very thoughtful people working in the imaginal, and thinking I should be there, I will be attending Dr. Shaw's Wolf Milk event in a few days. And regarding the music... I look forward to sharing more... Song of Wandering Aengus is the opening song of a 13 track folk opera, and the layers will just keep coming as we journey to November.

@hamadah4 Жыл бұрын

Different than some of your other work (in my opnion). Your lyrics were always deep and rich but now your music has also that extra layer.

@hamadah4 Жыл бұрын

P.S. I noticed the standing b & w figure in your video and figured out that that was a carnyx hornplayer. Never knew of the instrument. Fascinating! Video is fascinating to me as well.

@AlanaLevandoskimusic Жыл бұрын

@@hamadah4 Yes that is John Kenny, world renowned carnyx horn player... if you watch the miniseries The Celts: Blood, Iron and Sacrifice, you'll see John featured there. I interviewed him this week, and will be posting our conversation here on KZbin, and on other social media. Fascinating conversation! I was honoured to produce him on this recording.