Remember the melody that I used for my "Memories of the Cabin" verses? Today I went to the dentist, and Dr. Trantow, who is also a lover of music (guitar and he sings) knew this melody! I told him that I had written some verses to a melody that I had heard in a movie. The verses had to do with memories of my childhood at the cabin in Utah, and music was a good way to share those stories. He asked me, "What is the melody?" I started to sing it to him, and he hummed along and said that he has played it many times! It is an ancient Irish Tune called Slane, in public domain, and the melody has been used for several songs and hymns. One hymn is called "Lord of All Hopefullness" (Dr. Trantow knows this version that is sung in the Catholic Church), and another called "Be Thou My Vision" which are the words that were sung in the movie where I first heard this melody. I looked it up online, and I found that there are many many pages devoted to the history and performance of this apparently very popular tune. Well, now I KNOW I have good taste in music! I think that you will enjoy this from The Web Family. Web Family Music
Ahhh...I am so glad I went to the dentist today!
