#aikendrum

[susannah25]

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[thiswaitingheart]

Unpopular opinion that no one asked for:

If you do not have a basic grasp of Scots, you should not attempt to sing Johnny Cope or Cam Ye O’er Frae France. 

[hazaya]

Aiken Drumこと藤本将さんの個展に伺いました。福島グッズ『F-pins』のデザイナーの方です。 奥さまにお目にかかれました。はしゃいじゃって、たくさんお話ししちゃいました。 幸せなひとときでした。 F-pinsに出逢えて、お取り扱いさせて頂いて、大げさではなく、私の人生が変わりました❤ #Fpins #AikenDrum #福島ありがとう #長崎ありがとう (たまプラーザテラス (Tama Plaza Terrace))

[gotojobin]

#AikenDrum Aiken Drum A Scottish Brownie of Galloway. Brownies are creatures that live in someone’s house to help out with daily chores. The Aiken Drum help to tidy up in the kitchen. They are in the form of a small person and wears a kilt made from rushes. They sleep during the day and come out at night to do work. If one gives them clothes as payment for their work, they will take the clothes and leave the house.

[nakoafromkaneohe]

Things that freaked me out as a kid.  

[lil-spaceman]

We took a ride on the mountain side only you and I The light in your eyes shine like the air the scent the sky Oh Oh Oh Go slow, time Oh Oh Oh Don't vanish away Lost in mind Lost in my lines Lost in mind Lost in my lines

[lil-spaceman]

The ghosts in your eyes Block the light from afar I cannot see the star behind I wanna float in time Between the thoughts Between the lines Is there wind in this secretive speed? I don't mind I wanna get old so slow Let the wrinkles grow On my face On my heart Behind my ears and my toes Dull me up all my senses Then I wouldn't know A chunk of time A bunch of thoughts A handful of sand A gust of wind A trace of smile The weight of sounds Track art by Christos Dikeakos, 2009

[spiritoftheagesmuseum-blog]

Edmund Dulac: "The Man in the Moon"

The subject of this illustration by Dulac appears to be the mythical 'Man in the Moon', possibly in the form of 'Aikendrum' from Scottish legend.

Aikendrum is a character mentioned in a number of Scottish folk songs - some with very obvious references to the Moon, while others are more tangential. Early references to the character are noted in James Hogg's Jacobite Relics of Scotland (1819) and in the tale "The Brownie of Blednoch". It is possible, however, that the earliest example - based upon oral tradition - is recorded in the Percy Society's Early English Poetry, Ballads and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages (1841). The fanciful lyrics of Aikendrum place him in the moon, with a hat made of cream cheese, a coat of roast beef (buttoned by penny loaves) and breeches made of haggis bags. The character is also linked with a European tradition of a man being banished to the moon for a crime - it is thought that tradition arises from an Old Testament passage (Numbers XV: 32-36) wherein God sentenced a man to death by stoning for gathering sticks on the Sabbath.

While Dulac's Aikendrum is in his nightgown, rather than his customary cream cheese hat, roast beef coat and haggis bag trousers, he is nonetheless, depicted in a suitably whimsical manner appearing in a cloudy sky - as is described in "The Brownie of Blednoch" - and curiously, is held in the moon by bars (as may be in keeping with the old European tradition). In addition, somewhat fittingly, he is reaching for a kite emblazoned with an image of the sun (as shown in the detail appearing below).

For more information on Edmund Dulac, to see more of his art and to shop for Posters and Greeting Cards, we invite you to peruse our Edmund Dulac Collection - and to purchase our latest publication, visit our "Coloring the Ages" page. Below, we show one of the illustrations in Volume One of "Coloring the Ages".