![]() In the Irish folk-song The banks of my own lovely Lee a man fondly reflects on his childhood and the beauty of his native land. Stanford’s admiration of her work was not shared by many of his contemporaries, though Frank Bridge and Hubert Parry are among the exceptions. Highly regarded by a minority including some distinguished figures, her poetry is fresh and direct. ![]() Marked Larghetto tranquillo, this gem is the third of 8 Part-Songs, Opus 119, all settings of texts by Mary Coleridge, who during her lifetime was much better known as a novelist. The blue bird by Charles Villiers Stanford (1854-1924), with words by Mary E Coleridge (1861-1907-novelist, poet and great-grandniece of the famous Coleridge), is his most celebrated part-song. He has also published monographs on aspects of 17th-century music. The arranger of the version recorded here, Dr Geoffrey Webber, has been Precentor and Director of Music Studies at Gonville and Caius College Cambridge since 1989. The haunting melody of Lisa lân is used recurrently throughout Paul Haggis’s 2004 film Crash. ![]() Variants of the tune have been collected in Anglesey, some of them revealing a similarity to the Irish melody Charley Reilly. Lisa lân ( Fair Lisa) is a Welsh folk-song, a lover’s lament for his dead Lisa, finally expressing his wish to be reunited with her in the after-life.
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