RACHEL TAYLOR-BEALES ~ 'Feathers & Flowers' ~ LIVE

Popular singer songwriter Rachel Taylor-Beales showcasing her debut performance of her original compostion 'Feathers & Flowers' at Bournemouth Folk Club on Thursday 15th January 2009.

Backing vocals/harmonies & Flute - Karen Chalk


Rachel explains...
"Feathers & Flowers was inspired by a book I read called The Owl Service by Alan Garner. It's a children's book which Alan Garner wrote while he was in Wales.
It's kind of a modern adaptation on an old myth of a woman called Blodeuwedd who was created entirely of flowers by a mystical wizard, but betrayed her true love and had an affair with another man. As a punishment she was turned into an owl.
Alan Garner added mystery and magic to the children's tale by setting it in an old spooky house, and strange things happen when the children find some plates with an owl pattern around the edge...
So it's a spooky story & I've written kind of a spooky song about it...."

Wikipedia says...
The Owl Service is a novel by Alan Garner first published in 1967. It is a contemporary interpretation, which Garner described as an "expression of the myth", of the story of the mythical Welsh figure of Blodeuwedd, whose story is told in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi.
The legend concerns a woman created from flowers by a Welsh wizard. She betrays her husband, Lleu, in favour of another, Gronw or Goronwy, and is turned into an owl as punishment for inducing Gronw to kill Lleu.

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[megapix4]

...this song really touched all of us in the audience!

Just beautiful! :-)

Fi_x

[MuzoPro]

Im sooo blown away, what a song, what a voice, what a performance!

I never heard of Rachel Taylor-Beales until today - thanks to LiveMusicShowcase.

[Vodaboy18]

Beautiful...flawless...as usual!