As we say goodbye and a heartfelt thank you to Paya Lehane for brightening up September with her beautiful song Memento we move into October, which is definitely the beginning of the darker days of the year. So what could be more fitting than a song about the harshness of winter?
Mirie it is when sumer ilast is (one of) the oldest secular song(s) ever written in English (though we may have some difficulty reading it, used to a more modern version of the language as we are) and it is about the harshness of the darker part of the year as compared to summer.
This version was recorded as a single by our friends of Imbue and released only last week (though also performed during their Live in the Livingroom event with CeltCast), so we are very proud and happy to be able to feature it five to six times a day throughout the month, especially since the Monthly Marker of course already has quite a connection with Imbue. Ever since the first Monthly Marker, in January of 2015 (tempus fugit, anyone?) the song has been preceded by a very special jingle, written and recorded by none other than…Imbue! So in a way we have come full circle now.
You can find Imbue here:
- Facebook: @ImbueFolk
- Instagram: @imbue_music
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ImbueFolk
- Spotify: Imbue
- Bandcamp: https://imbuefolk.bandcamp.com/