Neptune's Keep

Gentraige (merry), Goltraige (sad), and Súantraige (lullaby) are the three types of magical music unique to the Good Folk (the"fairies") of Ireland. The album trilogy by Neptune's Keep is a treasure trove of fairy folklore set to music. The first installment, Vol. 1 The Child, was released on Winter Solstice 2022. Two more volumes will eventually emerge from beyond the veil.
 The songs on Vol. 1 T...

Gentraige (merry), Goltraige (sad), and Súantraige (lullaby) are the three types of magical music unique to the Good Folk (the"fairies") of Ireland. The album trilogy by Neptune's Keep is a treasure trove of fairy folklore set to music. The first installment, Vol. 1 The Child, was released on Winter Solstice 2022. Two more volumes will eventually emerge from beyond the veil.
 The songs on Vol. 1 T...

Gentraige (merry), Goltraige (sad), and Súantraige (lullaby) are the three types of magical music unique to the Good Folk (the"fairies") of Ireland. The album trilogy by Neptune's Keep is a treasure trove of fairy folklore set to music. The first installment, Vol. 1 The Child, was released on Winter Solstice 2022. Two more volumes will eventually emerge from beyond the veil.
 The songs on Vol. 1 T...

Gentraige (merry), Goltraige (sad), and Súantraige (lullaby) are the three types of magical music unique to the Good Folk (the"fairies") of Ireland. The album trilogy by Neptune's Keep is a treasure trove of fairy folklore set to music. The first installment, Vol. 1 The Child, was released on Winter Solstice 2022. Two more volumes will eventually emerge from beyond the veil.
 The songs on Vol. 1 T...

Gentraige (merry), Goltraige (sad), and Súantraige (lullaby) are the three types of magical music unique to the Good Folk (the"fairies") of Ireland. The album trilogy by Neptune's Keep is a treasure trove of fairy folklore set to music. The first installment, Vol. 1 The Child, was released on Winter Solstice 2022. Two more volumes will eventually emerge from beyond the veil.
 The songs on Vol. 1 T...

Gentraige (merry), Goltraige (sad), and Súantraige (lullaby) are the three types of magical music unique to the Good Folk (the"fairies") of Ireland. The album trilogy by Neptune's Keep is a treasure trove of fairy folklore set to music. The first installment, Vol. 1 The Child, was released on Winter Solstice 2022. Two more volumes will eventually emerge from beyond the veil.
 The songs on Vol. 1 T...

Gentraige (merry), Goltraige (sad), and Súantraige (lullaby) are the three types of magical music unique to the Good Folk (the"fairies") of Ireland. The album trilogy by Neptune's Keep is a treasure trove of fairy folklore set to music. The first installment, Vol. 1 The Child, was released on Winter Solstice 2022. Two more volumes will eventually emerge from beyond the veil.
 The songs on Vol. 1 T...

A moving, emotional song from another realm, dropped fully formed in my brain by The Good Folk. This rendition is the first time the tune became audible, as I worked it out in real time today at my piano. With accompaniment by our dog, Moki, on squeaky toy! ∞∞∞ Music by Diane Laura Rains. Copyright © 2022 by Diane Laura Rains. All Rights Reserved.

Autumn has always been my favorite season. It’s a time of vivid color, invigoratingly cool (and for me, safer) temperatures, and the urgent sense of movement that bird migration brings. I relish the arrival of my migrating featherkin returning to their winter refuge. In Autumn the year's sun-soaked days dwindle down to a precious few. Nature assesses its stores and prepares for the cold times, whe...

This morning as the glorious sun rose, I opened my window and sang this hymn to her. And she bathed me in her golden smile. 🟡🌞🟡 A’Ghrian Scots Gaelic text and English translation by Ian Carmichael, Carmina Gaedelica Vol. iii, 1940. Music by Shaun Davey. Vocals and cover photo by Diane Laura Rains. Accompaniment by morning birds and traffic. COMING SOON in 2021: A fully instrumented Neptune’s Ke...

How I start my mornings: On a frigid morning with a -15ºF windchill, I share kulning and conversation with my dear young Crow featherkin, Brubeck. Bru schools me on the correct pronunciation of his name (Awwaw-AA-AA!). And I return by saying my Crow name Aa -aa -AA-AA-AA. This is how it's done in polite Corvid Society! :-D

Every morning I open my second story bedroom window and send a kulning (ancient Swedish herding song) out to our lands and wildlife. Today my kulning wasn't just for my beloved Crows and other birds, not just for the prairie blanketed with snow, the ring of trees laced with hoarfrost, and the distant hills stretching miles beyond. Today my kulning was an echo of the chaos and heartbreak of America...

Flidais is a fascinating figure in Irish mythology. She is a wild thing, an antlered goddess most at home in the vast forest with a herd of does and a magic cow for her companions. Born of the De Danaan – a clan of fae folk - Flidais is known as the Protectress of wild animals, cattle, and deer. In the old tales she has colorful encounters with men, as well. She demonstrates powerful magic and a p...

I have a tall green friend. For 15 years he has been the home for hundreds of birds who come and go in the small wildlife sanctuary where Stu and I live. My friend gives us shade, and his leaves sparkle with molten gold as the sun rises at dawn into his branches. My friend whispers to me when the breeze stirs. He gives me solid, sweet hugs whenever I ask. He is vulnerable, this friend. Death sits...

The Mabinogi is a collection of old Welsh stories compiled form oral tradition in the 11th century. The work has four volumes, or “branches,” as they are known. In the Fourth Branch resides a dramatic tale of a woman called Blodeuwedd. She was magically created from flowers to satisfy the desires of a king. It’s a complicated story filled with political intrigue, magic, mayhem, and murder.

 Blode...

SNOW BUNTINGS Words, music, vocals, sleigh bells, electric Celesta, and Shruti Box by Diane Laura Rains. Hammered dulcimer and bowed psaltery by Stu Janis. Snow Bunting Aurora art by Diane Laura Rains. Copyright © 2018 by Diane Laura Rains. All rights Reserved. ∞∞∞ On a crystal cold day in deep midwinter, when even the north wind’s icy tongue was silent and humble, I stood beside white acres of sl...

An original song by Neptune's Keep celebrating the four elements of our planet: Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Invocations of Earth is song #1 on the album, The Singing Grove, by Neptune's Keep. Purchase the album in our Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Ornithovoyance?section_id=28271238 Words, music, vocals, Celesta and digital strings by Diane Laura Rains. Hammered dulcimer by Stu Janis. Copyr...

A classic standard, in honor of 2020's rare Blue Moon on Samhain/Halloween. ∞∞∞ Piano, vocal, arrangement, and cover art by Diane Laura Rains. Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivatives Non-Commercial license (v. 3.0) 2020.

It's Samhain/Halloween! A time for spooks and ghouls, ancestorsa and memories. Part the veil and look beyond... ∞∞∞ Call to Samhain Words, music, and vocals by Diane Rains. Copyright © 2020 by Diane Laura Rains. All Rights Reserved.

A chant for grounding during a Samhain ritual, to set the mood and contribute to a meditative state. ∞∞∞ Words, music, and vocals by Diane Laura Rains. Copyright © 2020. All Rights Reserved. ∞∞∞ LYRICS ∞∞∞ Breathe in the darkness. Breathe out the light. Breathe on the veil that we will part this night. Breathe all of memory. Breathe in your beating heart. Breathe, between two worlds, undying love...

An original song for Samhain/All Hallows Eve, when the veil between worlds thins and we connect with our loved ones who have moved beyond our sight. They exist still, in memory, in the atoms of trees, in the sound of the wind. This song is for those who believe love is eternal. ∞∞∞ Words, music, vocals, and piano by Diane Laura Rains. Hammered Dulcimer by Stu Janis. This work is protected by a Cre...

A song for my beloved Druid grove, Northern Roots Grove. ∞∞∞ Vocals, piano, and MIDI cello by Diane Laura Rains. Hammered dulcimer by Stu Janis. Words and music Copyright © 2020 by Diane Laura Rains. All Rights Reserved. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ LYRICS ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ NORTHERN ROOTS GROVE Where rushing rivers run into lakes wide and blue, where lyrics of the loon sound beneath a strawberry moon, Where trembling aspen...

A song about the African Bateleur Eagle, a Phoenix-like sacred bird. We shall always rise! Words, music, vocals, harmonium, and MIDI trumpets by Diane Rains. Copyright © 2020 by Diane Laura Rains. All Rights Reserved. Official music video: https://youtu.be/i05y4-OgzMc ∞∞∞∞ LYRICS ∞∞∞∞ Sunrise on the veldt. Ancient rhythms deeply felt. The golden air shimmers with heat, and the sand is hot beneath...

In celebration of the bright and luscious gifts of June. Words, music, vocal and deer photo by Diane Laura Rains. Copyright © 2020 by Diane Laura Rains. All Rights Reserved. This song can be downloaded for free courtesy of Ornithovoyance by Bard Owl. ornithovoyance.com/ www.facebook.com/Ornithovoyance/ ∞∞∞∞ LYRICS ∞∞∞∞ What is as bright as a day in June? What could smell sweeter than clover in blo...

Bright Imbolc Blessings! May the light of renewal and possibility shine. May we heal. May Spring come again. ∞∞∞∞ BRIGHID OF LIGHT ∞∞∞∞ Words, music, vocal and art by Diane Laura Rains. Copyright © 2020 by Diane Laura Rains. All Rights Reserved. This song can be downloaded for free courtesy of Ornithovoyance by Bard Owl. http://ornithovoyance.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Ornithovoyance/ ∞∞∞∞ LYRI...