The Lady of the Lake
Anne Lorne Gillies and Rhona MacKay (clarsach / Harp) combine their talents to give new life to the works of the celebrated novelist Sir Walter Scott
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Soldier Rest
- Not faster yonder rowers' might
- Hail to the Chief
- The Ballad of Alice Brand
- Ave Maria
- Coronach
- Far, far from love and thee
- Blanche of Devan's plaint
- Blanche of Devan's warning
- The Saxon Soldier's Song
- Roderick Dubh's Lament
- The lay of the imprisoned huntsman
The lyrics of these 12 unique tracks were written by the celebrated 19th century Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott. Published in "The Lady of the Lake", a historical tale of clan warfare and royal adventure which became popular throughout Europe and America, they helped to establish Scotland on the international tourist trail.
Two of the songs are world-famous, though few may realise that Scott wrote them: 'Ave Maria' (music by Franz Schubert) and the stirring US Presidential theme 'Hail to the Chief!'
All the other songs were set to music by Anne Lorne Gillies, one of Scotland's most distinguished musicians and "a cracking good singer" (Scots Magazine) whose "dedication to the ethnic roots of Gaelic song has inspired a new generation" (Rock'n'Reel).
Add to this the clàrsach playing of the incomparable harpist Rhona MacKay, and the result is a completely original fusion of new and old, traditional and classical, Highland and Lowland: twelve tracks in which "Scott's poem is brought vividly to life" (Stirling News). "Anne Lorne Gillies and Rhona MacKay should be declared national treasures of Scotland" (Oban Times).