The Heather On The Hill, is a lovely ballad from the musical Brigadoon( currently playng at The Stratford Theatre in Canada.) It's a story set in Scotland with a love duet between a visiting American and a lovely Scottish lass named Fiona.
( Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse in the film version. )
The first is a vocal performance by a large Brisish orchestra. The second ,an orchestral version by Robert Farnon, a famous ex Candian arranger & orchestrator with Sir George Shearing on piano. The irony is that the elegant Scottish themed melody was by Frederick Loewe, a transplanted Austrian who also mastered British musical traditions in My Fair Lady. Both set of lyrics were by Alan Jay Lerner,who was married 8 times, hence the song " It's almost like being in love"has a unique & poignant resonance.
https://youtu.be/TPXwgNej55o VOCAL VERSION
https://youtu.be/v2cQeQWVuo8 Shearing/instrumental version
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