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The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry by Roger McGuinn

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WFMU

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Blues
Old-Time / Historic
Rock
Folk
Americana
Holiday

From Roger McGuinn's "The Folk Den Project" page: "In November of 1995 I began a project for the preservation of the music I love, Folk Music. Each month I would record a song, print the lyrics and chords, add a personal note and put it on my web site, mcguinn.com.

I wanted everyone to have the opportunity to learn the songs and to be able to sing them with their families and friends, so downloads were offered free of charge." The lyrics, chords, and notes on each song can be found at the Folk Den Project website.In 2005, Roger McGuinn released a 4xCD to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of the FOLK DEN. The compilation contains 100 favorites re-recorded in 24-bit 44.1 KHz Stereo, and comes with detailed liner notes. The compilation is available at The Folk Den Project.

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Song

Roger McGuinn - The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry 00:03:12

Track Info

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"The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry" is one of numerous tales of the Silkies, or seafolk, known to the inhabitants of the Orkney Islands and the Hebrides. These enchanted creatures dwell in the depth of the sea, occasionally doffing their seal skins to pass on land as mortal men. Legend has it that they then accept human partners, and some families on the islands actually trace their ancestry to such marriages. In more complete versions of the ballad, the Silkie’s forecast of the death of himself and his son eventually come to pass. Thanks to Mudcat Cafe for that information Lyrics and chords available from Folk Den Project.

Bit Rate

160000

Genres

Folk

UPLOADED:05/14/2009

LISTENS:706

STARRED:1

DOWNLOADS:521

The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry by Roger McGuinn is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.