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Song of the Ghost
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A Mournful "Lament" or "Farewell" played on the flute and guitar.
instrumental canada canadian celtic traditional scottish irish tin whistle bodhran
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A Celtic music duo from Ontario, Canada. Performed imaginitively arranged traditional and traditionally-based original compositions on the Irish flute, guitar,
GreanStalk was a traditional Celtic music duo from Ontario, Canada. The duo performed imaginitively arranged traditional and traditionally-based original compositions on the Irish flute, guitar, cittern, tin-whistle, bodhran and bones. GreanStalk was formed in 1996 and first performed in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada for six months, before moving eastward and performing for two more years in the province of Ontario. Greanstalk disbanded in 1998. Greanstalk was: Brent Santin (Irish flute, tin-whistle and bones), and Jim Maxwell (Guitar, lead-vocals, cittern, and bodhran). Band Members: Brent Santin - Irish wooden flute, tin-whistle, bones. Brent composed the songs "King's Company" and "The Night After We Slaughtered Seals" as well as the instrumentals "The Money Pit" and "Farewell All Dark Haired Lassies". Jim Maxwell - Guitar, Cittern, Bodhran. Jim composed the tune "The Money Pit" as well as the song "Blackamutt Jack". Ray Caldwell - Uillean bagpipes[guest musician]. Ray is a Uillean piper who currently resides in Southern Ontario. He performs as a guest on the track "Ray's Reels" from the album "The Money Pit".
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Peak #49
Peak in subgenre #6
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Brent Santin, Jim Maxwell
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1996 B. Santin, J. Maxwell
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November 27, 2004
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MP3 2.8 MB 128 kbps 0:00
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Now here's an interesting tune. I learned this from a rare archival tape recording of a Warsaw, Ontario, Canada flute player (now deceased). He called it "The Song of the Ghost" and said it was played at funerals, etc. in the area (settled largely by Irish immigrants in the 19th century). I've never heard this tune anywhere else. Perhaps it has almost become extinct. Well here it is again!
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