music for LotR songs in the books

[mark12_30]

Hi Arwen Evenstar,

You seem to share my passion for finding tunes for the songs out of the LotR books. There have been numerous approaches to this. The midi files are one approach.

How familiar are you with celtic music? There are some tunes that go with certain songs quite well. Some need a little adjusting, or only work for half the verse (Upon The Hearth is a bit tricky to adapt for.)

p. 271
I sit beside the fire and think
Annie Laurie: Maxwelton's braes are bonnie...
or: Broom o the cowdenknowes: Blythe was I ilk morn...

p. 35
The Road goes ever ever on
THe Water Is Wide
p. 76
Upon the Hearth the fire is red
Peat Fire Flame : Far away and o'er the moor
Band o shearers: Summer days and heather bells
p. 99
Sing Hey! for the bath
Lassie wi the yellow coatie
Band o shearers: Summer days and heather bells
p. 187
The leaves were long, the grass was green (Luthien)
The Lea Rig: When O'er the hills the eastern star
p. 330:
An Elven Maid there was of old (Nimrodel)
Jock o' Hazeldean: Why weep ye by the tide, lady
(Or, O my love is like a Red Red Rose)

Here are a couple of other threads you might be interested in.

[http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthr...ge=1&pp=40]The most tolkien-oriented music you make[/URL]

Middle-Earth Music Reviews In this thread there are numerous CDs discussed that have tunes for the poems in the book. I have slowly built a selection of (almost!) all the songs in the book that I wanted to learn. THe one that I'm still struggling with is Legolas' song of the sea...

"Grey ship, grey ship, do you hear them calling?"