In the season of Imbolg, it is cold, it is snowy, but there's also clear signs that spring will be coming soon. There is more sunlight each day, which makes for signs of hope. But the snow and cold also keep you indoors, making this a good time for celebrating hearth and home. Which, conveniently, the Irish goddess Brighid absolutely is a present part of, so this is designated, at least in our local calendar, her birthday, a fitting time of in-gathering and preparation for the coming year.
Musically, this is another entry in my Imbolg-season slip jigs, which consists of 3 triplet beats to the bar, typically written as 9/8 time. It takes a little bit of getting used to, but has a long history in Irish and British folk music as well as being the beat hidden in more than a few gospel-style songs. Harmonically, there isn't anything too weird going on, just straight-up D major with a couple of minor chords thrown in for flavoring.
All works are copyright by yours truly, but may be distributed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike 4.0. That means, in short, you can use them yourself and your grove, and play the song to your heart's content both in private and in public, but must give credit where credit is due, and if you're planning on selling something involving this song we need to talk about that first.
Brighid of the Triple Blessings
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