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Duration3:30

Wanderer's Reel Home

Celtic Shores Band

Celtic

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This fully-produced Celtic jig pulses with authentic Irish folk energy, featuring lilting 6/8 rhythms driven by bodhrán and fiddle, while uilleann pipes and harp weave modal melodies that tell a tale of a sailor's return. Male vocals deliver heartfelt storytelling over layered acoustic instrumentation, evoking a misty glen gathering with subtle reverb for timeless depth. The track builds from introspective verses to exuberant choruses, fading into an instrumental outro that lingers like echoes on the wind.

Lyrics

Intro
Instrumental jig on fiddle and harp
Verse 1

Through the mist of the Atlantic's roar, I chased the stars to your shore, Waves like whispers of the old ones call, Guiding me back where the green hills stand tall.

Chorus

Oh, the green hills call me back again, With pipes and drums, we'll sing till the end, In the firelight, our hearts entwine, Homeward bound, in rhythm divine.

Verse 2

Storms have battered this weary soul, But the fiddle's cry makes me whole, From foreign ports to the emerald bay, Your voice in the wind lights my way.

Chorus

Oh, the green hills call me back again, With pipes and drums, we'll sing till the end, In the firelight, our hearts entwine, Homeward bound, in rhythm divine.

Bridge

Shadows of the ones who sailed before, Echo in the pipes' mournful lore, Yet the reel's fire burns ever bright, Turning sorrow to the dance of night.

Chorus

Oh, the green hills call me back again, With pipes and drums, we'll sing till the end, In the firelight, our hearts entwine

hearts entwine

, Homeward bound, in rhythm divine.

Outro
Fading jig reel on instruments, wordless vocalise: Ah-oh, ah-oh...

Through the mist, we fade away.

Wanderer's Reel Home

Celtic Shores Band

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