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S e a J o y

by C J o y

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paulchenp I am thrilled and find this music fabulously beautiful.
You let yourself fall automatically while you listen to these fascinating sounds and relax. The videos are also totally in tune with the great music. When you listen to the album, you dive into another sphere. In our fast-moving world you rarely have something like that. This music is perfectly suited to escape from everyday life. After that you feel light as a feather and tidy. Unbelievable and beautiful. Favorite track: Ship at sea.
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darkmoon1968 My first contact with the music of C. J O Y and I am absolutely thrilled by this album. A voice that immediately took me into another world. Accompanied by beautiful sounds that touched my heart. "Bens of jura" didn't just give me goose bumps, it also hit me deep in my soul. I haven't heard an album with so much depth for a long time. Music and voice harmonize in a very special way. Simply wonderful!

Favorite track: Bens of Jura.
WhiteStar1967
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WhiteStar1967 A wonderful and very sensitive album, which plays musically on an extremely high level. An extremely beautiful voice that goes into the heart and invites the listener on an emotional journey. I'm absolutely thrilled by this impressive masterpiece of detailed, atmospheric Celtic music. Favorite track: Ship at sea.
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Ship at sea 05:00
O daonnan daonnan daonnan hug o ro ghaoil cuan ag eirigh (repeat). Far I hear the galloping galley bounding thro’ the sea of Erin. Far the sound of leaping birlinn bounding o’er the seething billows. O daonnan daonnan daonnan hug o ro ghaoil cuan ag eirigh (repeat). Hurl they ruthless 'gainst our Galley, wind and tide and ocean fury. At the helm the rare McCloud, the billowing waves to him sweet music. O daonnan daonnan daonnan hug o ro ghaoil cuan ag eirigh (repeat).
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Bens of Jura 02:33
Like watercress gathered fresh from cool streams, thy kiss dear love by the Bens of Jura, cold cold the hills, cold thy love as they. Like watercress gathered fresh from cool streams. Gold the morn at dawn upwingeth, dreams the night deep-drowned in dew-mist and my heart reft of its own sun, deep lies sunk in death-torpor cold and grey. Like watercress gathered fresh from cool streams, thy kiss dear love by the Bens of Jura, cold, cold the hills, cold the mist and grey. Like watercress gathered fresh from cool streams.
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Sea-longing 03:01
Sore sea-longing in my heart. Blue deep Barra waves are calling. Sore sea-longing in my heart. Glides the sun, but ahh how slowly, far away to luring seas. Sore sea-longing in my heart. Blue deep Barra waves are calling. Sore sea-longing in my heart. Hear O Sun the roar of waters, breaking, calling by yon Isle. Sore sea-longing in my heart. Blue deep Barra waves are calling. Sore sea-longing in my heart. Sun on high ere falls the gloamin heart to heart you’ll greet the waves. Mary Mother how I yearn. Blue deep Barra waves are calling. Mary Mother how I yearn.
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Sleeps the noon in the deep blue sky, while bright the sun shines on Cona’s Steep. Sweet sounds the note of the lonely Heron. Sleeps the noon in the deep blue sky. Bright the sun shines on Cona’s Steep, while hounds for chase all on fire are straining.Their deep-mouthed bay, sweet as bardic music. Sleeps the noon in the deep blue sky. Sweet the wind, softly murmuring, of Eagle sweet is the far-heard cry as sails she o’er Morven's mighty sea-board. Sleeps the noon in the deep blue sky.
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Ho ro haradal "Hind ye" haradal, Ho ro haradal "Hind Ye" han dan (repeat). Dance to your shadow when it's good to be living, lad. Dance to your shadow when there's nothing better near you. Dance to your shadow when it's fine to be living, lad. Dance to your shadow when there's nothing better near you. Ho ro haradal "Hind ye" haradal, Ho ro haradal "Hind Ye" han dan (repeat). Dance to your shadow when it's hard to be living, lad. Dance to your shadow when there's nothing better near you. Dance to your shadow when it's sore to be living, lad. Dance to your shadow when there's nothing better near you. Ho ro haradal "Hind ye" haradal, Ho ro haradal "Hind Ye" han dan (repeat). Dance to your shadow and let Fate to her fiddle, lad. Dance to your shadow when there's nothing better near you. Dance to your shadow for it's fine to be living, lad. Dance to your shadow when there's nothing better near you. Ho ro haradal "Hind ye" haradal, Ho ro haradal "Hind Ye" han dan (repeat).
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Wild Swan 03:30
Swan of the West, mate of my heart, westward I ‘d fly toward Jura On night of star, strangewards I’d fly, westward fly toward Jura Swan of the West, mate of my heart, would that with the toward Jura On night of stars, far might I fly, westward fly toward Jura
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Di-do-bheath, a ghealach ur, is sleuchdam glun, a righinn bhan. Buaidh Dhuitse thar gach neul dubh, Stu air cheann nan reultan ard. S’air cho maith’s gun d’fhuair do li mi, cuirs’an lionadh air am lan. Cuirs’an lionadh air am lan. Translation Hail to thee, thou new lit moon, I bend the knee thou Queen so fair. Through the dark clouds thine the way be, thine who leadest all the stars.Though thy light e’en find me joy-filled, put thy flow-tide on the flood send thou flow-tide on the flood.
9.
onn da, Ionn do Ionn da, Odar da Hio dan dao, Hio dan dao Hio dan dao, Odar dah
10.
Oh Mhairead og, Mhairead my girl. Thy sea-blue eyes, with witchery haunts me by night, out on the deep, I can no sleep, for love of thee. Oh Mhairead og, Mhairead my girl, thy voice like Music o’er the sea, haunts me by day, off Mull’s wild shore, my heart is sore for love of thee. Oh Mhairead og, Mhairead my girl.Thy heart so true, and innocent draws me to thee, by night by day, I cannot pray, for love of thee.

about

SeaJoy Is an album of Celtic inspired sea songs steeped in myth and legend. These songs were collected by Marjory Kennedy-Fraser and Kenneth MacLeod in the Scottish Hebrides in the early 20th Century. Marjory Kennedy-Fraser arranged them for both "pianoforte and voice” and “pianoforte, harp and voice". These beautiful sea songs have now been reinterpreted and rearranged by C . J o y in the 21st Century.

Herein is an ancient reverence for nature in the haunting odes of “Sleeps The Noon” and “Rune of the Moon”. There are songs of adventure in the “Ship at Sea”, songs of unbridled joy in "Dance to your Shadow" and the legend based “Seal Woman’s Seajoy”. There are songs of sea longing, betrayal, war and death.

The cycle of life and love renews in the final bewitching love song, “The Mull Fisher’s Song” as featured in the radio play “My Secret Iceland” Radio National, Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC).

In the watery half light of SeaJoy, the worlds of Pagan, Priest and all Manner of Mythical, Mystical Salt Sea Sirens and Shape Shifters exist toe by tail.

C. J o y grew up by the sea and swam everyday at dawn and dusk. She remembers standing on a sea cliff at four years of age hand in hand with her father. Together they watched the early morning sun beams sparkle on the sea.

They then made their long descent to the sea's edge to swim.

She remembers her mermaid sister with longer than waist length hair butterflying through sea waves in bottomless deep blue rock pools.

She remembers a special Merman on the same sea cliff who, hand in hand many years later made the same lovingly long trek down to the sea’s shore to help her give her father back to the sea.

This album is dedicated to my Father and my Merman.

Thank you both for the SeaJoy.

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released April 6, 2019

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C J o y Sydney, Australia

C. J o y plays the Celtic harp and has performed in Opera, Oratorio, and German Lieder. Then came the call of the electro acoustic, folktronica wild.
C . J o y became an audio engineer and explored performances in Ancient Song interactive with music technology.

C . J o y has since arranged, recorded and performed music for the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC), Radio National.
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