"Off the wall" beautiful arrangement - how the congregation/audience could sit in silence and not join in is beyond me! Great instrumentalists - bravo from UK!
The Seekers sang a magnificent version with three men and one woman. It’s on utube . When they were Young version, (1964 they are on the ship they performed on) until the 2000’s . They sing in harmony the whole song.
This song is not of Scottish origin - it is from Somerset, England - analysis of the lyrics and melody will show there is no Scottish content. The mis-ascription stems from the alternative title of the song, 'O Waly Waly', a title which was used for a completely different Scottish song of that title (included in 'The Scots Musical Museum' collection by Robert Burns, Thomson et al), which never became as popular as the Somerset one in question.
sadly, I suspect the instrumentation makes it less accessible for many choirs who may not have access to players capable of performing it either due to availability or cost.
@@maestroz25 You are right in your introduction of the song it is Scottish, going by the name Waly Waly, new verses came out a few hundred years after the original.
@@duncancallum - Not so, see my comment above. If you refer to the Scottish song (in 'The Scots Musical Museum'), you will find a completely different melody (and lyrics which are less English).
What kind of an arrangement is this? The musical instruments, especially the flute are supposed - in my opinion - to support the singers and not to play their own tune that kind of disturbs it all... So I am kind of wondering how Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart would have arranged this... Maybe he would have done it a bit differently... Maybe he would have...
May just be me but I feel the poignancy of the choir is wrecked by the instrumentation and over-deviation from the traditional arrangement. Don't get that "feeling."
I just made a similar comment, didn't see this one from 7yrs ago... So I came back to listen to it for the second time... I think the flute disturbs the singers too much... Anyway suddenly this comment from 7yrs ago popped up...
I sang this in Honor Choir summer before my senior year and it was gorgeous
Me and the posse sung this in 5th grade choir. It's been stuck in my head ever since.
"Off the wall" beautiful arrangement - how the congregation/audience could sit in silence and not join in is beyond me! Great instrumentalists - bravo from UK!
Wonderful music making.
my choir is singing this song and i cant wait to perform cus this song is so pretty
How about now?
Beautifully done. Thank you for posting.
Another tender and expressive performance by The Singers - MCA. Wonderful.
Exquisite. Fabulous arrangements.
A favorite of mine beautifully sung.
Maravilloso 😍
WOW AMAZING
Lovely rendition of a song that should only be sung by SATB choirs. Well done.
The Seekers sang a magnificent version with three men and one woman. It’s on utube . When they were Young version, (1964 they are on the ship they performed on) until the 2000’s . They sing in harmony the whole song.
This song is not of Scottish origin - it is from Somerset, England - analysis of the lyrics and melody will show there is no Scottish content. The mis-ascription stems from the alternative title of the song, 'O Waly Waly', a title which was used for a completely different Scottish song of that title (included in 'The Scots Musical Museum' collection by Robert Burns, Thomson et al), which never became as popular as the Somerset one in question.
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This arrangement doesn't get programmed as much as it should.
sadly, I suspect the instrumentation makes it less accessible for many choirs who may not have access to players capable of performing it either due to availability or cost.
tought its english tradicional song from 1600 AD+-
Danielle Deluca You're right. I recall the Pete Seeger rendition, he was certainly an American.
@@maestroz25 You are right in your introduction of the song it is Scottish, going by the name Waly Waly, new verses came out a few hundred years after the original.
@@duncancallum - Not so, see my comment above. If you refer to the Scottish song (in 'The Scots Musical Museum'), you will find a completely different melody (and lyrics which are less English).
I'm wondering if this song has any relation to the Pat Conroy novel of the same name
I'm doubtful that it has any relation.
I read the text, and it would seem the novel's title was chosen from the text. Other than that, it doesn't seem to have any relation
What kind of an arrangement is this? The musical instruments, especially the flute are supposed - in my opinion - to support the singers and not to play their own tune that kind of disturbs it all... So I am kind of wondering how Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart would have arranged this... Maybe he would have done it a bit differently... Maybe he would have...
May just be me but I feel the poignancy of the choir is wrecked by the instrumentation and over-deviation from the traditional arrangement. Don't get that "feeling."
instrumentation often makes a song great, and in this case i believe it does.
You will get "that feeling" from the magnificent arrangement by Benjamin Britten and his recording with Peter Pears.
I agree that the orchestra is intrusive and too loud
I just made a similar comment, didn't see this one from 7yrs ago... So I came back to listen to it for the second time... I think the flute disturbs the singers too much... Anyway suddenly this comment from 7yrs ago popped up...