WGBH Music: Battlefield Band - Iain Ghlinn Cuaich [Ian of Glen Quoich]

There's nothing quite like a heartbreaking melody played on a fiddle... All the better when played in unison with a whistle. Scotland's own, Battlefield Band, performs this stirring instrumental version of the lovely Gaelic ballad "Iain Ghlinn Cuaich" live at The Burren in Somerville, MA. Sean O'Donnell (vocals/guitar) Ewen Henderson (fiddle/bagpipes/whistles/piano/vocals) Alasdair White (fiddle/whistle//bazouki/Highland and small pipes) Mike Katz (Highland pipes/small pipes/various whistles/bass guitar/guitar) The Burren Backroom Series is hosted by Brian O'Donovan of A Celtic Sojourn on WGBH Radio. Subscribe to WGBH Music: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=WGBHMusic Watch another Battlefield Band video on WGBH Music: http://youtu.be/4Qu8VuveDsk Video Credits: Camera/Editing - Greg Shea Camera - Genevieve Gilson Recording Engineer -- Antonio Oliart Producer/Host - Brian O'Donovan song lyrics: John Of Glen Cuaich Oh John of Glencuaich it does not seem right that you should be so beautiful, Your tresses, in ringlets, are tightly curled to the tips, Your upright handsome appearance has left me love-sick, And you are faultless from head to heel. But, my love, I cannot relate one third of your merits Your presence is more refreshing than the sun-kissed dew-bedecked young trees, I long to have you always within my sight, My beloved is well worthy of defending a royal heiress. John, John my love, why did you abandon me so completely, Without any reminder of the mutual love we once shared, I have never loved any other man on earth but you, Nor will I ever love anyone else 'til my body is interred in the soil. Although your feelings towards me have turned cold, Are you, John, without pity for me in my plight, When you so often declared your undying love for me But if I have so changed in character that I have earned your hatred and anger. My blessings still go with you, and if you can, try to choose someone better.