I must admit that I have fallen behind on my blog, but have been to see Ellen a few times since I last wrote and I think things are going well. I have been on an exploration into musicology – specifically Women’s Songs of defiance and social change and I have been doing a course […]
Belt it out!
I have been focussing on 3 songs so far and we spent time today talking about where we would go next. The 3 songs so far have been Mary Mild, Far Over the Forth and The Border Widow’s Lament. I love them all, and they are of a similar ilk – dealing with the difficult […]
Blog no.2 – Getting stuck in to some songs!
So, having met and blethered with Ellen at the last session we were keen to do more singing this time. I have been enjoying her CD ‘On Yonder Lea’ since I saw her last and was particularly taken with the songs ‘Far Over the Forth’ and ‘Mary Mild’. I have been listening to different versions […]
My Introduction to Ellen Mitchell.
Here is Gillian Fleetwood’s first Paths to Songs blog. When setting off to my first session with Ellen Mitchell, I was struck by my novelty of not having my clarsach with me. I hadn’t met Ellen before but I was very much looking forward to it and, especially, to hearing her sing. Being able to […]