Trad. Scottish: Gloomy Winter's Now Awa' / Giga do Tenerife | Rachell Ellen Wong, Nicholas Marsical

00:00 Gloomy Winter's Now Awa' 05:39 Gigo Do Tenerife From the "Heifetz Holiday Hoemcoming" concert recorded at Mary Baldwin University's Francis Auditorium in December 2015, violinist Rachell Wong and cellist Nicholas Mariscal perform two tunes arranged by Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas: "Gloomy Winter's Now Awa'" - based on a poem by Scottish poet Robert Tannahill (1774-1810), followed by "Gigo do Tenerife." The original Scottish poem: Gloomy winter's noo awa', saft the westlin' breezes blaw Amang the birks o' Stanley Shaw, the mavis sings fu' cheery o Sweet the crawflower's early bell, decks Glennifer's dewy dell Bloomin' like your bonnie sel', my ain my darlin' dearie o Come my lassie let us stray o'er Glennifer's sunny brae And blythely spend the gowden day 'midst joys that never weary o Towerin' o'er the Newton woods, lavrocks fan the snaw white clouds And siller saughs wi' downy buds, adorn the banks sae briery o Round the sylvan fairy nooks, feathery brackens fringe the rocks And 'neath the brae the burnie jouks, and ilka thing is cheery o O trees my bud and birds may sing, flowers may bloom and verdure spring But joy tae me they cannae bring, unless wi' you my dearie o Find out more about the Heifetz Institute at https://www.heifetzinstitute.org To Apply: https://www.heifetz.institute/applynow Subscribe to us on YouTube here: https://heifetz.institute/subscribe Follow us on Facebook:   / heifetzmusic   Follow @HeifetzMusic on Instagram:   / heifetzmusic   Follow @HeifetzMusic on Twitter:   / heifetzmusic   #rachellellenwong #fraserandhaas #scottish