the Feadanaigh Epic
"We are the music makers,
and we are the dreamers of dreams,
wandering by the lone sea-breakers,
and sitting by the desolate streams."
- Arthur O'Shaughnessy
the Feadanaigh Epic is my long term project, which consists
of three parts.
- Wind on the Moors
- Whistler's Bride
- Carra's Lament
Feadanaigh is old Eire and translates as Whistle Player
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Carra's Lament
Carramaena had been sick for a long.
A fey child, yet everyone had grown fond of her.
Even the sullen Garedd, though he'd never admit it.
Her lifeless body seemed impossibly thin and
pale in the moonlight. Her red and golden wealth of
hair seemed haggard and lifeless.
Her mother's keening cut through the still night.
in the distance, owl could be heard calling.
tears shone in her father's eyes
Garedd was lost in thought; or in guilt perhaps.
he was the one who most often had bullied Carra. He
leaned against a tree as if it could somehow sustain him.
obviously, it failed, for Garedd sat down abrubtly, knees
failing.
the others stood mute witness; sharing the grief of her
loved ones.
The bard had finished the ancient prayers for those who
are to pass beyond.
He was the first to notice the dark stain in
Garedd's shirt.
His dagger was neatly buried in his chest. Few inches
left from the golden ring hanging from his neck.
The Claddagh ring, intertwined with a single,
shining lock of red-gold hair - his secretly cherished
treasure.
the Claddagh soaked in his lifeblood hung testimony
to how much had never been said.
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the Closing Words
It's time to declare my Feadanaigh Epic complete. When I began
tracking "Moors of Ireland" the idea was already forming in my
head, but then I planned nothing like this...
But it's done, so let's call it a wrap.
I feel each part has a character. As the saga goes on, the
emotional aspects get simpler and simpler;
Moors of Ireland packs together the mystic atmosphere of
Celtic Countryside, the contrast of Irish melancholy and
the fiery feasting.
Whistler's Bride is a song of loss and sacrifice; symbol of
choosing the priorities in one's life.
Carra's Lament is precious for me. It symbolizes grief and the
only way to overcome it; realizing its captivating beauty.
The low tinwhistle was very dominant in this trilogy, thus the
name "Feadanaigh" which means whistle player.
Please enjoy this work.
signed Warder
warder@dlc.fi
http://www.dlc.fi/~warder
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