Down by the Salley Gardens/Maureen Hegarty

One of William Butler Yeats most famous poems published in 1889 and set to music by Herbert Hughes.
I have included this song in my CD of Irish songs 'Ireland, Mother Ireland'

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Salley
• Gardens
• William
• Butler
• Yeats
• Maureen
• Hegarty
• folk
• traditional
• world
• music

[lakenewell]

Perfection. Thanks for the voice and the pictures.

[maureenderry]

@lakenewell Thank you for your lovely comment. Maureen

[LaurentziuRo]

wonderful ...!

[maureenderry]

@LaurentziuRo Thank you....Maureen

[Frurotot]

Oh, Maureen, your rendition of this beautiful poem is honey to the ears. The purity of your voice, the sweetness and cadence, the expression - all conspires to uplift the listener. William Butler Yeats would have been proud of this. God bless you, my dear. - Peter in New Zealand, far from home.

[maureenderry]

@Frurotot Thank you for this lovely comment. I really appreciate you leaving such nice words.

Maureen

[ljbabysprite]

You're quite welcome. It kind of hurts to know that were it not for the troubles in the Northern Counties at the time, I'd have been born in Country Derry or perhaps across the North Channel in County Midlothan, amidst generations and generations of Celts and Gales making lovely music such the likes of yours. I guess I'm more Celt than yank. Best wishes to you from across the big pond. Robert.

[winghold]

This is how Down by the Salley Gardens SHOULD be sung!

God bless Wílliam Butler Yeats, the best poet EVER!

[LaViolinista007]

Absolutely beautiful. I was assigned this piece for a vocal class and this is the perfection I'm going to try and aim for. Lovely :)

[jd7x7jd]

not my favourite arrrangement, but wow what a voice! :)

[maureenderry]

@Yaklich Thank you for your beautiful comment. Maureen.

[maureenderry]

@Lolagater Thank you for your comment. Maureen.