【钢琴单曲】The Flight of the Earls

Composer, producer and performer Phil Coulter was the reigning king of contemporary Celtic music, becoming the best-selling Irish artist of his generation. Born in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1942, Coulter began his career while studying music at Belfast's Queens University, writing the Capitol Showband's 1963 hit "Foolin' Time" and later penning the ensemble's 1965 Eurovision Song Contest entry "Walking the Streets in the Rain." Other notable compositions of the era include Twinkle's 1964 smash "Terry" and Them's oft-covered garage-rock classic "I Can Only Give You Everything." Still, Coulter enjoyed his greatest success as a writer after teaming up with collaborator Bill Martin; together they authored some of the biggest pop hits of the period, including Sandie Shaw's Eurovision-winning "Puppet on a String" and Cliff Richard's "Congratulations." Despite his pop success, he remained drawn to the Irish folk of his youth, working with acts including the Dubliners, Planxty and the Furey Brothers while concurrently writing a series of hits for the Bay City Rollers. After his partnership with Martin ended during the late '70s, Coulter turned increasingly to performing, and in 1983 issued his solo debut Classic Tranquility; its meditative, lushly-orchestrated renditions of traditional Celtic favorites immediately scored with Irish audiences, and on the strength of subsequent efforts including 1984's Sea of Tranquility and 1985's Phil Coulter's Ireland, he emerged as the country's best-selling artist. Later material including 1990's Words and Music, 1993's Recollections and 2000's Highland Cathedral introduced Coulter to a growing international audience as well. The intimate Songs I Love So Well was issued on Shanachie in early 2001. Phil Coulter may have made his name way back when as a writer of pop hits, but since then he's practiced his craft on a broader musical canvas. Here the art becomes more intimate, dealing as it does with a most specific place in Ireland, Lough Swilly, and its associations, both warm and tragic, with his own history. In the '80s, the lake claimed the lives of both his brother and sister, but he remains drawn to it, and its pristine memories of his childhood vacations. The musical result isn't a million miles from the neo-classical Celticisms of Peadar O'Riada — who helps out here — but also tinged with sorrow, as on "The Shores of the Swilly," beautifully and sparely sung by Sinead O'Connor, which is the tale of Cyd Coulter's death. There's history in actor Liam Neeson's spoken-word piece, "The Flight of the Earls," and the mournful simplicity of the hymn "For Those in Peril on the Sea." There's also plenty of orchestral sweep to the melodies, evoking the water, which brings some of the album perilously close to new age music. Always, though, Coulter knows when to back off and not let things go too far. Even "Prayer for the Fishermen," with Roma Downey's invocation, never reaches overkill. In essence, this album is a catharsis of spirit and a memorial, and Coulter's touch ensures that it succeeds as both.

The Flight of the Earls

[Autumn]

鱼儿，凉凉，笛笛，谢谢你们的关心。我的烧刚退就被朋友们挟持外出度假去了，行前匆匆，未及留下片言只语，然后又一直不能上网，害你们挂念，很不好意思。

这些天一直很想念大家，今天回来就在第一时间冲上来了。真诚希望你们度过了一个快乐的周末~~~

[箫笛]

水流友说得对，多喝水，但治疗感冒最有效的是大碗热鸡汤！还有就是柠檬水加蜂蜜！病毒性感冒没有特效药，试试蜂胶吧：
Propolis, 在Whole Foods有售，有些华人药铺也有喷式的蜂胶销售

[箫笛]

问好秋秋，衷心为你祈福！

[秋凉如我心]

来问候一句：秋儿，好点了吗？！

希望你早日康复！！

[微笑的鱼]

秋好些了没有啊，今晚被水折腾得都快夜里三点了，唉，还要交卷，又不能交白卷，临下前来问问秋好些了没有？快点好起来哦　：）

[Autumn]

也许真正在阴阳两界徘徊过才会懂得珍惜，秋匆匆走了个过场，还没来得及体验什么就给打发回来了，所以才会觉得好玩。不过，凉凉说的对，那种体验没有也没什么好可惜的，过界时虽然不痛，可准备工作的滋味真不怎样。

非常同意水是个好东东这话@@~~~ 虽然不像是感冒，可也一直很虔诚地灌冰水，相信多喝水不会有错。平时水就是秋日常起居不可或缺的要素，这个时刻当然更少不了水的支持啦。

今天不烧了，就是走路还有些打晃儿，估计躺了两天有些忘了直立状态的一些动作切换。

嗯，贫归贫，其实内心里非常感激朋友们的关心。不说谢了，只希望你们珍惜自己的身体，亲人和朋友的健康和快乐是我最高的期待和最大的安慰。

[water6]

你这丫头, 怎么会闹的这么重? 烧到那温度, 应该是病毒性感冒了. Tylenol要用, 烧就是退了, 药还要用正常剂量巩固一下, 以免反复.

多喝水吧, 不管想不想喝. 拿大杯子尽着灌. 水在这时最是好东东了 ~~.

问凉飞鱼好. 凉凉说的对, 多为爱自己的人们保重自己 :)).

[秋凉如我心]

保重！秋秋！！

人生有些体验还是没有的好，两界之间的来去并不轻松！

凉凉也体验过，当然不是因病。但绝不轻松！

只希望朋友爱惜自己，爱惜在乎你的人。

祝福你，好朋友！

[Autumn]

太感谢众“花痴”的厚爱和解惑，才明白这道理，难怪一直觉得自己笨乎乎儿的，原来是好久没有发烧的缘故呀。伤风感冒倒是常客，可真记不起来上一次发烧是何年何月了，这次算是一次清账，烧了个痛快。不错，当体温升到104度时终于开了窍，知道爬起来找Tylenol，待本痴踩着朵朵彩云“飘”进盥洗间打开医药柜，未及搞清状况就被请到另外一个空间站进行短期造访，回来后的第一个感觉就是房间里的灯光太刺眼了。对于这番经历感到无比兴奋，人生又多了一种体验，原来两界之间不过一步之遥，可以很轻松地来来去去哦~~~

在牛剂量的药物控制下，体温终于降下来了，嗯，96度不会是降得过分了点吧？

这个网速慢嘛，用俺这刚刚开了点智窍的小脑袋瓜初步分析一下，大概是网也发烧了，除了敷冰袋，也可以试试Tylenol，哈哈。BTW，在本痴无力参与的情况下，诸位还需要快捷的网速吗？--- Hey, 难道这就是水所预言的智窍？

[飞飞~]

真是的，秋秋怎么这么大热天的生病啊，让俺这个新加入的花痴好心疼呢。好好休息多喝水啊。：)
也发现这几天网速奇慢，家里上班处都是这样。连个音乐听的都是断断续续的。：((

[微笑的鱼]

给秋送个冰袋 ：），水也不知哪听来的什么开智窍，这条对秋管用，对我刚好相反，嘻嘻

家里这两天网速不知为何象蜗牛一样，本来想去那边顶水的，想想自己也是半夜还没睡，不过非但不是愈加聪慧，是一点聪慧也不沾边，就不去那凑热闹了

同喜此曲，唉，好的音乐真是想不迷离都难。。。。。。

秋快点好起来哦 ：）

已过午夜，虽没什么力气，还是很想借个肩膀让秋靠靠

[water6]

这大热的天还发... 好吧, 都说好孩子一年要病一回才开智窍. 恭喜秋更聪明了 ~~~~~

这主题音乐一起, 那独特的旋律就能把思绪抽离...... 好曲.

[Autumn]

汗，没有放上音乐就把帖子贴出来了。

今天卧病在床，温度刚下来一些就跑上来贴音乐，真佩服自己。

这首曲子喜欢了很久很久了，凯尔特音乐总有种深厚悠远的味道令人迷恋，也许这就是一种文化的魅力吧。Lake of shadows的确是个不错的集子，尤其喜欢这一首……