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Oldest Complete Written Melody in History (Greek, 50 CE)

"Epitaph of Seikilos" - a new arrangement of the oldest complete written melody so far found in history for ancient Greek lyres and vocals. Its is on a columnar memorial stone (cippus) now located at the National Museum of Denmark.

Water, Fire, and Smoke (1987)

Song written by Betsy Rose in 1987 and appears in her 2011 album In My Two Hands. Song sung by Grace Griffith.

Song written by Betsy Rose in 1987 and appears in her 2011 album In My Two Hands. Her website is at: https://www.betsyrosemusic.org/lyrics/

Song sung by Grace Griffith. Her YouTube site is: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJcAoBlspKX1WAqs4Akw6xg

Lyrics

It’s been a long journey to come to this placeI’ve traveled in time and I’ve traveled in spaceTraveled in circles, and come face to faceWith the water, fire and smoke.
I have pondered and worried, tightened the ropeFeasted on sorrow and starved out my hopeNow I come like a lover my heart in my throatGive me water, fire and smoke
Oh it’s water for cleansing my eyes and my eatsFire the transformer of sorrows and fearsSmoke for the ancestors, drawing them nearWith the water, fire and smoke
So run from the churchyard, the word and the crossRun to the forest, to the rivers and rocksYou will find the green alter deep in the mossYou’ll find water, fire and smoke
Ancient the spirits of rocks, trees and windAncient the rites of the green sacramentLong before judgment, atonement and sinThere was water, fire and smoke.
Now I lay down my burden, the weight of my yearsGods I have worshipped, and causes held dearAnd who will I be when they all disappearInto water, fire and smoke.
I have knelt in the ashes, in peace may I riseEmpty of knowing and full of surpriseClothed all in silence, a baby baptizedIn water, fire and smoke.
Run from the churchyard, the word and the crossRun to the forest, to the rivers and rocksYou will find the green alter deep in the mossYou’ll find water, fire and smoke

Loreena McKennitt - "The Old Ways" (1991)

Music by Loreena McKennitt from album "The Visit."

The thundering waves are calling me home to youThe pounding sea is calling me home unto you
On a dark new year's nightOn the west coast of ClareI heard your voice singingYour eyes danced the songYour hands played the tuneT'was a vision before me
We left the music behind and the dance carried onAs we stole away to the seashoreAnd smelt the brine, felt the wind in our hairAnd with sadness you paused
Suddenly I knew that you'd have to goYour world was not mine, your eyes told me soYet it was there I felt the crossroads of timeAnd I wondered why
As we cast our gaze on the tumbling seaA vision came o'er meOf thundering hooves and beating wingsIn clouds above
Turning to go I heard you call my nameLike a bird in a cage spreading its wings to fly"The old ways are lost," you sang as you flewAnd I wondered whySee Loreena McKennitt LiveGet tickets as low as $170You might also likeThe Mummers’ DanceLoreena McKennittAll Souls NightLoreena McKennittCaravanseraiLoreena McKennittThe thundering waves are calling me home unto youThe pounding sea is calling me home unto to you
The thundering waves are calling me home unto youThe pounding sea is calling me home unto to you
The thundering waves are calling me home unto youThe pounding sea is calling me home unto to you
The thundering waves are calling me home unto youThe pounding sea is calling me home unto to you

Under a Violet Moon (1999)

Music by Blackmore's Knight from album "Under a Violet Moon). Official artist YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCndjGZ5B1yp1Azd2UH52HVw

The Grey Havens (2006)

Music by David Arkenstone. Official artist YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVV3dzZRRwC98-FftEBSng

Circle within a Circle (2011)

Written by Rick Hamouris and sung by Kate West and the harth of Hekate. This is a common chant around a bonfire at Pagan summer camping festivals

Freya, Shakti (2011)

Music by Emerald Rose from album Verdant. Official artist YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFS2LY9wPnE0Cz357Pz7tTw

Pagan Born (2014)

Music by Incubus Sukkubus from album Wytches. Official artist YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/INKUBUSSUKKUBUSOFFICIAL/featured

Pagan Fire with the Dragon Ritual Drummers (2014)

Drumming by the Dragon Fire Drummers who start out with the song Zulu Dawn. This is a large but otherwise typical Summer Pagan festival night around the central ritual fire.

Fylgija Ear in Album LIFA by Heilung (2017)

Remember, that we all are brothersAll people, beasts, trees and stone and windWe all descend from the one great beingThat was always thereBefore people lived and named itBefore the first seed sprouted

The Heilung Experience/Concert 2021

Premiered Aug 9, 2024. Heilung Iotungard was filmed and recorded at Red Rocks Amphitheater 2021. The full LIFA Iotungard album can be bought here: https://orcd.co/lifaiotungard

Story of Heilung by Curious Tunes

This well done tribute to Heilung tells the story of the start of the phenomenon of Heilung. This is the spiritual journey of Maria Franz, Kai Uwe Faust, and Christopher Juul. Three fates, who all found healing and meaning in the Norse culture, and who trough twist and turns ended up being at the forefront at the movement which aims to show and make one feel the power in the animistic ways.

Wardruna - Lyfjaberg (Healing-Mountain) Official music video 2020

(January 5, 2025) Another song in Old Norse.

Lyfjaberg. The Old Norse word Lyfjaberg means Healing-hill or Healing-mountain and is known from Norse mythology and the Eddic poem Fjölsvinnsmál as a place of comfort and cure for the ‘sick and sore’ who manage to climb the mountain and bear offerings at the shrines there – a gift demands a gift in return.

The Roundhouse Tune, 1828-2023

(October 8, 2024) By Philip Shallcrass who is known as Greywolf in the Druid and Pagan communities. The following is his description of this video:

A probably traditional tune used for an Irish lament written by blind bard, Antoine Ó Raifteiri (1779-1835), for twenty people from Annaghdown (Eanach Dhúin) who drowned on September 4th 1828 when their boat went down whilst carrying them to a fair in Galway. 140 years later, Robin Williamson used the tune for his beautiful and uplifting song, 'The Circle Is Unbroken,' from the 1968 Incredible String Band album, 'Wee Tam & the Big Huge.' It became 'The Roundhouse Tune' because I played it so often during breaks while building the reconstructed Iron Age roundhouse that's featured in the film. A Wren made her nest in the roundhouse while we were building it. Her three chicks used to join in with delightful, twittering choruses every time I played the tune.

The film follows the roundhouse through building its structure, thatching and re-thatching its roof, and creating ceremonies in it. It also shows it through all four seasons. A couple of those who appear in the film have since journeyed on to the Otherworld. May they be blessed.

For those who like the techie stuff, I'm playing a B flat 'Generation' penny whistle and the recording was done on a Zoom H4n Pro Handy Recorder. Reverb and echo applied using Audacity, a truly beautiful example of open source software. The video was put together using the OpenShot video editor, another brilliant piece of open source software.

Ecumenical Hymn - O God, Our Help in Ages Past (1719)

Words by Isaac Watts 1719. This originally Christian hymn has many allusions to nature and does not insert any dogmatic apocalyptic ideology. "God" is a personification of all the divine powers.

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