Meghan Davis, 2012 Philadelphia Mary from Dungloe who went on to be crowned the International Mary from Dungloe in Ireland, is a rarity: a harpist who sings while she plays. These days, this mother of three is performing and producing recordings with her husband, cellist Alex Keller, whom she met in 2009 when the two were getting their Masters degrees in music at Temple University.
Their debut album, The Nearness of You, was released in 2014. Their second, The Skye Boat Song, (the theme from Outlander), came out in January this year.
Our song of the week is The Parting Glass, which you can hear in this video released March 1, 2023.
The Parting Glass is a Scottish song—a version of the lyrics date back to 1605–that has been adopted by the Irish as a farewell song to a friend leaving on a journey, a common theme in Irish music. It’s been performed by artists as varied as the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem and Hozier.
We think this version by Meghan and Alex is haunting and beautiful. We hope you like it too.
You can find the song and their album at their website .
