An Caoineadh
Via my friend, Kate, for whom eternity is always only ever a step away… Speaking to the condition that those of us who enjoy a session or twenty, kent full well.
Caoineadh is like mojo; it involves the merging of musician with music…more commonly used to mean ‘keening’, which is weeping, wailing, lamenting, the word is associated with a trance-like state…No amount of applause can fill the void if this does not occur.
– Talitha Mackenzie, American-Scottish Singer, Songwriter, Composer and carrier of the puirt à beul tradition.
Glad you enjoyed it
What’s this about eternity only being a step away – are you forecasting my imminent demise?
Yes, it encapsulates the moment perfectly.
It was meant as a compliment; it’s what I think drives your work…
Not your instant demise, but you’ve always walked the line between life and death in the way you view life, ever aware of the power and presence of both