Nine Maidens, by The Celturian

Nine Maidens

by The Celturian

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1.	The Fiddler 02:32	buy track
2.	Belstone 02:12	buy track
3.	Borlase 1754 03:05	buy track
4.	Hurlers 01:55	buy track
5.	Dancing Stones at Tregeseal 01:57	buy track
6.	Nine Maidens 02:08	buy track
7.	Cairn Circle 02:55	buy track
8.	Valkryies 03:05	buy track
9.	'Dans Meyn {Dancing Stones} 02:39	buy track
10.	Candlelight Serenade 02:26	buy track

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The Celtic influences over the years has inspired me to write and record this album of Celtic Music, with my guitar, Nine Maidens is about ...

The story is one of a peasant farmer of Pitempton, about 3 miles from Dundee, who had nine daughters. One summer evening he sent the eldest to a nearby well for water. She did not return and, one by one, he sent her remaining sisters after her. Eventually, having run out of daughters, he armed himself and set out to see what had happened. At the well he found the mangled remains of his daughters and beside them an enormous serpent.

He fled only to return with a large band of neighbours, among them Martin, the lover of one of the girls. The crowd attacked and the dragon fled first to Baldragon, a marshy area about a quarter of a mile away. It was then chased on about two more miles until Martin attacked it single-handed. The crowd encouraged him with cries of ‘Strike Martin' (the origin of the name Strathmartine).
Eventually the dragon was killed at Balkello. (Balgillo? )It is recorded as the last dragon to be killed in Scotland. There is a stone there bearing the outline of a serpent.

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released December 1, 2019

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The celturian UK

MARTIN LUCAS - THE CELTURIAN
An acoustic warrior with an acoustic guitar as his
weapon, Martin Lucas - aka The Celturian - has been
captivating audiences with his unique musical style.
The Birmingham-based self-taught musician, who has
also been dubbed the Celtic Jimi Hendrix, has raised
the popularity of Gaelic-themed music to new levels
by pioneering its performance on acoustic guitar. ... more

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