King of the Fairies 2

This is a traditional Irish set or long dance. One tale attached to the tune has it that “The King of the Fairies” is a summoning tune, and if played three times in a row during a festivity the King must appear. Once summoned, however, the King assesses the situation, and if the gathering is to his liking he may join in; if however, he does not find it to his liking he may cause great mischief. “King of the Fairies” appears to be derived from a Jacobite tune called “Bonny Charlie,” appearing in many 18th century Scots and Northern English publications.

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Music

Tags:

• Celtic
• Cynthia
• Douglass
• fiddle
• harp
• Irish
• king
• music

[PsychoticGeek23]

Summoning tune?? i knew there was something odd about it.

great job on the song! it's my favorite. i play it all the time on my ocarina and mellophone(in private because i don't want to call him up) but it's never good enough to suit me. lol. but you did wonderfully and did the song justice.

[UtahHarper]

Thanks for your comments!

[pheona1000]

really enjoyed this.

Please post more.

[UtahHarper]

Glad you liked it! We've got a concert coming up soon, and we'll post more from that event.

[strwrsfvr]

Ooooo, goosebumps!  Love it :)

[PsychoticGeek23]

me too!

and i'm not even all irish! lol

[azspudking602]

I can feel my Irish blood tingle when I listen to this.