The Music Of The Faeries (Sidhe)
In the legends of many countries and cultures, the music of the faeries (sidhe), and also the "celestial musicians" of Asia, is of such enchantment, and such subtle charm, that no one who has heard it can resist its power and in one way or another, they are fated to be connected to the enchantment ever after.
It is also said that if an individual happens to fall asleep on a fairy "rath" and should happen to hear the music from within, the music will enter into his soul and change him forever.
Many of the people who have once heard the fairy music become enchanted, and some cases one could say "possessed" by the music, which haunts them even to their death. Some tales say that hearing this music can also give them a strange and unusual grasp of music and a type of musical power over the souls of men. This was said to be the case
with the famous harpist O'Carolan. Stories say that he acquired the amazing magic of his tunes after sleeping out on a fairy rath at night while a young man, and the fairy music came to him in dreams; and on awaking he played the airs from memory.
In this same way, it is said that others of the legendary bards and harpists learned their songs, and they were skilled musicians. Some even say that some fairies were so impressed by the musical abilities of these bards that they often gathered round at times to listen, to hear the music of these master musicians, but were invisible to most mortals.
But it also said that there are at time dangers associated with this music and that those who hear the music of the faeries can be driven mad by the enchantment.........
One tale tells of people also who hear the fairy music when sleeping
on a rath, and ever after are enchanted and haunted by the melody day and night, so much so that some grow mad with the longing to be with the fairies and hear their music. In some cases many are driven to despair by the madness of longing and have committed suicide, often nearby a faerie rath.
We don't have many examples of the music of the fairies, but there are a few. In many 17th through 19th century publications, there are a few notated examples of this music that the writers and music collectors claim originated with the fairies and celestial musicians. We have collected those that we could find from across the world and recreated these melodies. And we are offering this collection as MP3 files for download.
Here are a few MP3 examples of this music:
Welsh Fairy Tune (excerpt only)
Asaba Forest Spirit Song (excerpt only)
Celestial Spirit Music - Central Asia (excerpt only)
Celtic Fairy Dance (excerpt only)
Downloading The Music Of The Fairies
The complete MP3 collection of Music Of The Fairies, 23 examples from across the world, is now available for download in the form of a "zip" (23 MB) file for the price of $9.00.
You can purchase this collection using the following link. After your credit-card or Paypal payment is processed, you will be immediately directed to the download link .Contact us by e-mail if you have any questions..........
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