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"The Water Is Wide" may be considered a family of lyrics with a particular hymn-like tune. [1]"O Waly Waly" (Wail, Wail) may be sometimes a particular lyric, sometimes a family tree of lyrics, sometimes "Jamie Douglas", sometimes one melody or another with the correct meter, and sometimes versions of the modern compilation "The Water Is Wide" (usually with the addition of the verse starting "O ...
The Water Is Wide" might refer to: The Water Is Wide (1972), by Pat Conroy; The Water Is Wide (2006 film), a Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie based on Pat Conroy's book "The Water Is Wide" (song), a British folk song of Scottish origin; The Water Is Wide (Charles Lloyd album) by jazz musician Charles Lloyd; The Water is Wide (Órla Fallon album ...
The Water Is Wide is a 1972 memoir [1] by Pat Conroy and is based on his work as a teacher on Daufuskie Island, South Carolina, which is called Yamacraw Island in the book. The book sometimes is identified as nonfiction [ 2 ] and other times identified as a novel.
Conrack is a 1974 American drama film based on the 1972 autobiographical book The Water Is Wide by Pat Conroy, directed by Martin Ritt and starring Jon Voight in the title role, alongside Paul Winfield, Madge Sinclair, Hume Cronyn and Antonio Fargas. The film was released by 20th Century Fox on March 15, 1974.
The Water Is Wide is an album by American jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd recorded in December 1999 and released on ECM August the following year. The quintet features rhythm section John Abercrombie, Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier and Billy Higgins, with a guest appearance from bassist Darek Oles.
Love Songs is a compilation album of romantic songs by American alto saxophonist David Sanborn and was released in 1995 through Warner Bros. Records.The album peaked at No. 11 on December 2, 1995 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
Donald Patrick Conroy (October 26, 1945 – March 4, 2016) was an American author who wrote several acclaimed novels and memoirs; his books The Water is Wide, The Lords of Discipline, The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini were made into films, the last two being nominated for Oscars.
The Water is Wide is the debut album of Irish singer Órla Fallon. Most of the album was recorded and mixed at The Mill Studio in Swords, Co, Dublin, Ireland in July 2000 and was published by Liffey Music. The song "Siúil a Rún" was recorded in December 1999 and published by Bardis Music.