The Music of Magic - Faries, Druids, and more


Celtic music of fairies, spirits,
Druids, and more...


Throughout history, in every culture, there have been tales and legends about supernatural music, the music of fairies, spirits, music with powers to enchant, heal, charm, mystify and cause mischief.

 

Legends

In the legends of many countries and cultures, the music of the faeries (sidhe), 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", or in a fairy grove and should happen to hear the music from within, the music will enter into his soul and change him forever.


It is said that many of the people who have once heard the fairy and spirit 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.

But it is 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.

There are not many examples of the music of the fairies, but there are a few. In many old publications, there are a few notated examples of this music that the writers and music collectors claim originated with the fairies, spirits and the Druids.

We have collected those that we could find and created PDF collections and an MP3 collection of these tunes... see the links below....


The Music of Fairies, Druids, Spirits (and more)

Throughout history, in every culture, there have been tales and legends about supernatural music, the music of fairies, spirits, music with powers to enchant, heal, charm, mystify and cause mischief.
We have prepared a PDF collecton of such tunes as music notation.

Also PDF collections of old stories, legends and tales of fairies and music.

Music of the Fairies Page


New: We have also now created an MP3 collection of many of the fairy tunes for those of you who may learn by ear, or for those who may be interested in hearing these tunes. Listen to samples on the Music Of the Fairies page...

Even Newer: Three new collections:


Tales and Tunes about the Leprechaun
and his Treasure


The Music of Magic and Enchantment
A collection of tunes related to
mystery, magic, wonder etc..

Happy Go Lucky Tunes
The music of luck and laughter.