The Dark Island
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The legend of The Dark Island covered by Jane
The Piper
Photos by Timewastersuk
This is the ancient Celtic Legend of an Irish piper who travelled to the shores of the Scottish mainland to widen his experience and learn new things .He would play his pipes at weddings funerals, ceilidhs, dances and any other function where he could earn a shilling. He became known and quietly accepted for being careful with his money at all times and for using his faith and trust in the Lord to hold his impulses in check.
After some years he resolved to return home across the Irish Sea. He decided to leave in the dead of night because, he reasoned, should the locals find out how much silver he had accrued he could become a target for rogues thieves and vagabonds.
He set off, but as he sailed through the night he was accosted seven times by messengers from the devil himself, determined to take his silver. What he did not realise was that the messengers could not simply take his silver: they could only trick him into giving it away.
He sailed, guided by the stars, in a South Westerly direction: he had images of desperately poor wretches materialising before him in surreal play like episodes, begging him for some silver to buy a meal for themselves and their starving families. However, his inner knowingness told him if he gave a single coin, his hard earned fortune would be lost. He had bands of pirates materialise before his very eyes armed with cutlasses and muskets threatening to take his life and belongings in very life like situations, but through it all his faith in God helped him keep his fear in check and they would eventually vaporise cursing his faith and their bad luck. Smugglers arrived and left! He heard the cry of a young woman in the cold cruel sea. He pulled her aboard and she convinced him she had lost her family and all her worldly goods in the storm they were both experiencing. She tempted him with her mind and her body and he almost accepted. He touched her warm desirable flesh and almost succumbed to her youth but he steeled himself and she too vaporised.
Then, to his relief the bright warm light of the dawn lit up the sky around him. Suddenly, an angel emerged before him and gave congratulations from the Lord himself for keeping his faith in the face of adversity. The Angel guided him North - North West, the stars told him, to the Dark Island, the mystical, timeless but very significant portion of the Scottish Outer Hebrides. The Angel invited the piper ashore to rest after his ordeal. The location of the Dark Island was significant and had been a spiritual position much visited and used by the Celts over the centuries. It was difficult to ascertain if the Celts had been drawn to these locations because of their spiritual qualities or if they had eventually become spiritual places because of the practices of the Celts?
Here he was invited to play a lament on the pipes. Should it please the Lord, the piper would be invited to perform in the Kingdom of Heaven and would himself move physically and spiritually into a new dimension and would inherit all the intuition and wisdom of this and all other worlds.
He would be!
He blew into the bag while he breathed and the drone began. He caressed the chanter with a tenderness most men could not imagine giving to the woman of his dreams and as he became one with the sun moon and stars, his fingers were a blur of grace notes and the skirl o the pipes rose up to the heavens.
The following day when the sun came up, all that remained on the rocky beach was a solitary silver coin. The Piper, the Angel, the rest of the silver and the boat had vanished.
But had they gone to heaven or hell?
To this day when a storm blows and the rain lashes the rocky crags of the Dark Island, you can hear this lonely lament in the further reaches of the hilltops... - Hudba
I am Russian. When I accidentally heard the bagpipes on which Jane was playing, I fell in love with this beautiful music. I love Scotland🥰👍
watch her solo... janes solo... OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A piper as beautiful as the music she plays.
Craig McIntosh thank you xxxx
@@JaneEspie Hi Jane. There's a glint in your eye and a smile that could light up the world. Add to that your amazing talent and it's jist braw.
Very true Craig McIntosh
The sexiest woman on the planet that plays the Bagpipes 😍😍😍
I've always loved the sound of the bagpipes. They stir my blood. Your playing is so beautiful and haunting. There's nothing like watching a beautiful woman like you playing the bagpipes.
Iain Maclachlan wrote this tune 1958 for a TV mystery series filmed on Uist in 1963 on BBC TV. Original title, with word is"Dr. Mackay's Farewell to Creagorry" The island has been identified as Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides. And you can get a ferry to the island if you wish to check it out. I play this on a whistle or flute.
I was 11 years old when this was uploaded.
Where has time gone? So much pain & suffering since then.
With bag pipes either you like it or you don't......I love it....don't know what it is ....remember back when I was in third grade living in Connecticut,USA.. in third grade one of my class mates really was into this type of music which got me interested..He played pipes also.....Then the rock and roll thing came about and played a lot of that different styles and still do but when hear this type of music I feel I'm back home..........something pure about it.
Genius & Beautiful lady Scottish from Former Admiral Submarine Dolphin.
One of my ancestors used to play bagipes for Robert the Bruce 1200 years ago. Amazing
Yeah, right.🤗
Bagpipes always sound awesome😁
Sublime..cet instrument est une bête sensuel...et vous la maîtrisez..quel bel symbiose...j'adore votre son.
It feels like coming home. My heart swells and tears come. Just over the next ridge or hill. Old family. Welcoming
A celtic warrior princess!, beautiful lady with an ethereal haunting sound, xx
I am form Algeria, but this sound give me a lot of fealings, the moment of goodbuy, glory, defeat, sadness, happiness, love, revenge...
All this fealings in one song, it's magic !?
I maybe a sassenach but this really stirs the soul, great rendition well done
One of my favorite pipe tunes
Aye 'tis a fine lass there. Quite talented, very beautiful indeed. Fine job to her and her bagpipes.
Silver Sands / Giants Footsteps. Nice! 🤘🏻
The impact to my soul, makes me believe there is a connection to the land long ago.
Back when jane started you have come along way since then always a pleasure to here you play
I play trad music on whistle banjo mandolin etc. FOR some reason the pipes for some reason puts the shivers down my spine. Peadar MacGhillemhaol.
Totally in my DNA on salt spring Island
West coast of Canada,⛵🏝️
God Bless You Always,
Beauty and brains........why dont we hear and see Scottish performers on the BBC and channel 4 like we used to? then we could be asking for people such as Jane every week.......a great tune too.
my scottish soul loves the pipes.
Nice boots - good arch support. Sturdy construction and they go with almost anything.
Well played. A talented piper who just happens to be an attractive women. there are thousands of them in the world, that does not detract from this performance. Thank you well done.
Today I discovered Scotland's most beautiful flower and she plays the pipes
Greatest instrument on earth😍😍😍😍😍😍 🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴greetings from the small🇨🇭😉
You're absolutely right about that I couldn't agree more God bless you
The fact that the Piper's went out before the Army attest to its divine nature
Can't fault thee lass. Well played bonnie lass
Dark isle Piper:She moved Through Fair: Bagpipe #SlowAirSunday ☘️🌸☦️Thank you.
IMHO The best interpretation of The Dark Island on YT.
Pure and accurate... Right in the heart.
Thanks!
Beautiful music the young
Lady
Nice, could almost see the mist. Love that story too about the song.
My dad song when he past away last year 14th dec 2018 this song will always keep me safe i know my dad with me x 💔😭xxx
Very Good 🥇⭐⭐⭐
God bless 🙏
What a stunningly beautiful and talented lady!
Total respect, sister.
Perhaps the best version of Dark Island on the bagpipes that I have ever heard. I am just learning this tune. It will be my fourth tune.
It sounds like come from the deepest of the Soul... And I love it...
Nothing sums up Scotland more than this perfect, many memories of the highlands.
love DARK ISLAND ON THE PIPES
More Beautiful than spring flowers
Jane is so marvellous and genuine in this. Many thanks.
A beautiful Scottish Lassie playing beautifully.
Love this song.
Love yer smile 😃
Great. Thank jou The Dark Island
Beautiful song
Wonderful- my hands are shaking, can`t hardly see.
Bravo lady,Serbia salute you!
A great tune played beautyfully by a good looking Lady, what more does one want? Thanks for posting it ...........
beautiful music played by a bueaitful woman, what more could this video have?
Wow ! Jane is really something ! And, she can play the pipes too .
a bonnie wee las wie talent,, much luv fae St.Andrews
What a great version by this girl ! it,s on my favourites.
Wonderful music....Played beautifully. ...What an unexpected pleasure to come across this....Power to your elbow .
Gorgeous woman, much to protect
Thank YOU young Lady
Bravo Phantom Bravo that was awesome!
A tune close to me, as I played this at my dad's funeral on his final journey... You have done a great job of playing this from the heart. I can only thank you for this. ♥️
Eye lassy big fan Jane #1fan another master piece keep up the good work jane
beautiful song and wonderlful girl
cette interpretation de dark island est tres belle et emouvante
Wonderful!! I need to return home to the highlands~!
Lovely
Allways nice jane to come hame and listin to your fine pipe playing x
thanks for sharing this!
This is on Fife Coast Path - around between Aberdour and Dalgety Bay.
Lovely music and views.
Beautiful... I Heil from the MacFarlane Clan.... What an Honour to hear my history played... " To Scotland...To All Th Clans "
Just brilliant.
amazing!
Beautiful music by a Beautiful Lady.
Beautiful playing!
Great tune and song, which I've sang in many pubs!
beautiful!
Thanks for the information.
Perfection ❤️
Love the crisp sound of the pipes.
Thanks heaps, that's really 'woken up' my day.
a lovely version uncluttered by lyrics or "lets all cheer up now " bits added at the end. It took me straight back to my time on Coll in the early 1960s. Thank you.
Beautiful. Erni!
Fantastic !
Brilliant!
Awesome!
Lovely x
lovely
Great! GREAT! Beutiful ,Nice and smooth Keep up the good work . Best wishes in music emb
Those are some real ass kicking boots ma'am
i must agree there.. i am part scottish, of the dunlop clan from ayershire.. sadly i have never visitet.. perhepas its for the better, for i would never leave
Love this tune u are beuatiful
Beautiful and haunting. Thank you!
Amazing
Beautiful
I think i am in Love.
awesome thank you x
fantastic
Simply Beautiful!!!!
Blowing up with wind.....beautiful.
beautifully played, very moving
I love it.
Truly excellent and a pleasure to listen to!
Beautiful solo and well played.
Beautiful =)
Gorgeous
Great job...