Eriskay Love Lilt for SSA choir and piano (arr. Colin Kirkpatrick) by Traditional Sheet Music for SSA Choir at Sheet Music Direct
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Eriskay Love Lilt for SSA choir and piano (arr. Colin Kirkpatrick) Digital Sheet Music
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Eriskay Love Lilt for SSA choir and piano (arr. Colin Kirkpatrick)by Traditional SSA Choir - Digital Sheet Music

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Eriskay Love Lilt is one of Scotlands most popular folk songs. This song conveys themes of love and nostalgia and the lyrics are rich with imagery. The melody of the song has been used a hymn tune. The song became extremely popular after it was recorded in 1964 in a somewhat sanitized version by a folk group called The Seekers. Since then, it has travelled the world and has become a favorite folk song of the British Isles. The popularity of the song increased after being used in the Outlander television series.

Eriskay is a small island lying between the larger islands of South Uist and Barra. They are part of the Outer Hebrides (HEB-rid-eez), a group of islands which stand in the Atlantic Ocean off the rugged north-west coast of Scotland. Eriskay is only a few square miles in area and has around two hundred inhabitants. It is connected to South Uist by a mile-long causeway. The island is known for the local Eriskay ponies, of which only a few hundred exist.
In this arrangement, the melody is in G major then later in A major. The Soprano 1 range is from D4 to F sharp 5; Soprano 2 is from C4 to E5 and the Alto range is from A3 to C5. Duration 02:35.

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