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X:1 T:Song of the Kelpy (Arrane Ghelby) M:3/4 L:1/4 R:Air D:Elke Baker: Over the Border Z:Transcribed by Michael Reid K:D "G"B2 B|"A"A>B c|"Bm"d>e d|"A"c B A| "G"B2 B|"A"A G F|"F#m"F G A|"Bm"B3:| "D"d>e f|"Bm"d>e f|"G"d>e f|"Bm"f e d| "A"c>d e|"F#m"c>d e|"Bm"d c B|"A"f2 e| "Bm"d>c B|"F#m"A G F|"Bm"d>c B|"F#m"A G F| "Bm"d>c B|"A"A G F|"F#m"F G A|"Bm"B3|]



"The Kelpie," by Herbert James Draper, 1913.
ARRANE GHELBY (Song of the Kelpie). English, Slow Air or Waltz (3/4 time). England, Isle of Man. B Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Arrane Ghelby" is a traditional Manx air from Colin Jerry's (1936-2008) 1979 book of Manx songs and dances, Kiaull yn Theay. A wikipedia:Kelpie is a Celtic water sprite, sometimes seen in the form of a horse or an enchanted seal, although it can also take on the form of a young adult. They are also known in Gaelic as Each Uisge (Water Horse). Kelpies are the guardian spirits of certain rivers, lochs and pools.


Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Scottish style fiddler Elke Baker (Washington, D.C.) [Matthiesen].

Printed sources : - Mattheisen (Waltz Book II), 1995; p. 35.

Recorded sources : - Shanachie SH-78010, Solas - “Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers” (1997). Elke Baker – “Over the Border.”




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