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Thomas Moran painting of Tintagel 1910
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Once I stood in the sea cave known as Merlin's Cave, which runs beneath Tintagel. There I saw a vision of Faery ships sailing out of the mist. This is my attempt to capture the essence of that vision and its music on the zither. Other instruments include feadan, bodhran and tambourine (3:08).
Original Painting by Thos. Moran, N. A.
~ fromThomas D. Murphy,
In Unfamiliar England (1910)
Tintagel is King Arthur's legendary birthplace