Kevin, Tom Anderson, who wrote it, explained in an interview in 1970, printed in his book ''Ringing Strings''
''I was coming out of Eshaness in late January 1969,the time was after 11pm and as I looked back at the top of the hill leading out of the district I saw so few lights compared to what I had remembered when I was young. As I watched, the lights started going out one by one. That, coupled with the recent death of my late wife, made me think of the old word 'Slockit' meaning, a light that has gone out, and I think that was what inspired the tune.'' John ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Dave S [[email protected]] Sent: 15 July 2011 22:27 To: Kevin Cc: [email protected] Subject: [NSP] Re: on keilder side Hi, It's probably a lighthouse on a promontary called "Da Slockit" in the Shetland Islands -- super tune on NSP. Tom Anderson wrote some superb melodies for violin --- and the Kielder is a village and a river Dave S On 7/15/2011 10:43 PM, Kevin wrote: > Hello to All, > i have just had a question from my Swedish friend who is asking the meaning > of a tune: > "On one of Kathryn Tickells earliest recordings "on kielder side" theres a > happy tune called "da slockit light" do you know the tune? > which i can only guess means the turned of light?. > What does it really mean? And what is on kielder side? Is it a river perhaps. > Thanks. Mikael. " > > can anyone enlighten him on the title of the tune? > kevin > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1516/3766 - Release Date: 07/15/11 > >
