So, here's my latest song, it's called "The Kelpie".
Kelpies are deeply rooted in Scottish history and heritage.
In Scottish folklore, a kelpie is a dangerous shape-shifting water creature that can appear on land as a horse, enticing the unwitting traveller to ride on it's back, before carrying the person down to a watery grave. But, anyone who can get hold of a kelpie's bridle will have command over it!
So, I've taken this folk-tale to a metaphysical level ; our battle with our shadow is a life long quest, and in this song I've used the image of riding the Kelpie as a metaphor for self-discovery and triumph over the darker aspects of the self - I hope you enjoy it, please give it a thumbs up or subscribe if you do!
The lyrics are:
"Climb on" says the Kelpie,
"for I'll carry you o'er,
and as we ride you can try to
take my bridle's hold,
I may thrash, I may leap
and we'll visit the deep".
You shimmer like diamonds,
you're deep as night
who knows the perils inside you,
the demons you hide,
but that shore is calling
and the river's wide,
must wade the inky black waters
to the other side,
"Climb on" says the Kelpie,
"for I'll carry you o'er,
and as we ride you can try to
take my bridle's hold,
I may thrash, I may leap
and we'll visit the deep".
You're still like black granite,
in deep inert,
the weeds that claw and entrap me
in fury and hurt,
but that shore still calls me
and I must rise above these
bleak, icy currents
to turn back the tides,
Climb on" says the Kelpie,
"for I'll carry you o'er,
and as we ride you can try to
take my bridle's hold,
I may thrash, I may leap
and we'll visit the deep".
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Written and sung by Christine Weir
Produced by Roger Bashew
Tin Whistle by Bev Whelan
Acoustic guitars by Richard Tait and Jonathan Tait
Bagpipes by Peter Odendaal
Chanter by Beth Odendaal
Mastered by Joshua Riley
Video filmed and created by Robyn Schoon
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