O Waly, Waly - Trad. C17 Scottish Folk Tune (arr. John Rutter)

I've always loved old folk tunes from the British Isles. Many of them make me misty-eyed, and this one is no exception. I hope you enjoy it too.

"O waly, waly" means "wail, wail - woe is me", or words to that effect.

There is an article about this tune (also known as  "the Water is Wide" ) on Wikipedia here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wat...

I took these pictures in various places in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England.

From: "English String Miniatures" Vol. 1
A Naxos Recording (P) 2000
Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones
Catalogue No: 8.554186
Arr. John Rutter (from his Suite for Strings 1973)

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