Farewell to old Ireland the land of my childhood
That now and forever I am bound for to leave
Farewell to the shores where the shamrock is growing
It's the bright spot of beauty in the home of the brave
I will think on its valleys with fond admiration
Though never again its green hills will I see
For I'm bound for to cross o'er the wild swelling ocean
In search of fame fortune and sweet liberty
It's hard to be forced from the lands that we live in
Our houses and farms we're obliged for to sell
And to wander alone among Indians and strangers
To Find some sweet spot where our children may dwell
O I have a wee lassie I fain would take with me
Her dwelling at present lies in County Down
It would break my poor heart for to leave her behind me
We'll both roam together this wide world around
So it's come along Bessie my own blue-eyed lassie
Bid farewell to your mother and then come with me
And I'll make my endeavour for to keep your mind easy
Till we reach the green fields of Amerikay
Our ship at the present lies in lovely Derry
To bear us away o'er the wild swelling sea
May heaven be her pilot and grant her fond breezes
Till we reach the green fields of Amerikay
Our artists our farmers our tradesmen are leaving
To seek for employment far over the sea
Where they will get riches with care and with industry
There is nothing but hardship at home if you spin
So it's cheer up your hearts now you lads and gay lassies
There's gold for the digging and lots of it too
Here's health to the heart that has courage to venture
Bad luck to the lad or the lass that would rue
There's brandy in Quebec at ten cents a quart boys
The ale in New Brunswick's a penny a glass
There is wine in that sweet town they call Montreal boys
At inn after inn we will drink as we pass
And we'll call for a bumper of ale wine and brandy
And we'll drink to the health of those far far away
Our hearts will all warm at the thoughts of old Ireland
When we're in the green fields of Amerikay
I'll name two - The Rambling Irishman and Loch Lomond. In some respects the words aren't as impressive overall as in some other songs, but the tunes have a marvellous anthemic quality that carries all before it.
Going by the post above the song is better if it is totally unknown, and no-one sings it. In that case "Cyanide Sunshine" penned by a close friend of mine.
"Song for Ireland" is a very evocative, great song.
For me its more the melody than the words, though of course strong meaningful lyrics are great, but the tunes can be brilliant.
I like to listen to a lot of Rai, all sung in French and Arabic. I dont really care If I understand the lyrics or not. Infact it might even be a dissapointment ....
Definitely "Galway Bay" as sung by Dolores Keane. I've been known to listen to it 5-6 times in a row when it's in my CD player. I think it is an evocative, heart-wrenching rendition of a song that can be somewhat trite in other hands.
"On the Banks of the Clyde", "The Green Shores Fogo" or the Wee Weaver. Both brilliant songs with both fantastic melody and lyrics. The first is an old Scottish song, the second is a beautiful Newfoundland song, and the third is an Irish song which I've heard sung by Delores Keane beautifully.
Have heard it said that "Danny Boy" by Irish singer Damien Leith off his new CD last year is one of the best versions ever done. Great song, great voice. I see it's on iTunes if you want a listen, otherwise he's got a website, there might be a sampler there.
The Queen of Connemara from - from Cherish the Ladies - The Girls Won't Leave the Boys Alone -- such a great song in the tradition of a man writing about his work......pride in the tools of his trade -- he loves his boat.
"Oh my boat can safely float in the teeth of wind
and weather.........There she rides in her pride
like a seagull o'er the waves
Oh she's neat, Oh she's sweet.
She's a beauty in every line,
The Queen of Conemmara is
that bounding barque of mine!
Bonnie May from June Tabor is always one of my favorite ones to hear, but there's a lot of competition. If you want one that isn't ttied to a particular performance - that is, if you want more the song and less the singer, I might say Twa Corbies, which always sounds good if sung at all well, but again, there are a lot of songs out there.
To sing, maybe the version of Barbara Allen that I got from Bob Soper. I don't know exactly where he got it, but it's not the typical setting.
Fishmonger,
Sineád leaves out a crucial verse of The Foggy Dew which for me detracts from what otherwise would be the perfect version. I understand and appreciate the need for artistic licence occassionally but look at the fab an important lines she left out!
'Twas Britannia bade our Wild Geese go that small nations might be free
But their lonely graves are by Sulva's waves or the shore of the Great North Sea
Oh, had they died by Pearse's side or fought with Cathal Brugha
Their names we will keep where the fenians sleep 'neath the shroud of the foggy dew
How about a classic Irish American song? This one I've been singing for months now, it's always #1 in my head when someone asks for a song recently. Pat Murphy of Meagher's Brigade:
Sean Doyle singing The Flying Cloud; or (in a much happier valentine day sort of mood): my dear husband singing The Lakes of Ponchartrain. Even though the poor guy doesn't get the girl. The guy in the song, that is.....
There are many, many fine ballads, I like ballads and slow airs, cheers you up, lifts the spirits.
"Flower Of Magherally", ""Go Lassie Go", "Anachie Gordon" too many to name.
However there have been some great modern "trad" songs, such as "Who knows where the Time Goes" (Sandy Denny "Dimming of the Day" (Richard Thompson" and Mary Black doing "The Thorn upon the Rose" an absolutely cracking song.
Mary Black has done great "Katie" "No Frontiers" a whole host of them, and the wonderful backing group makes them great.
But for a real simple love song, Ewan McColl and "The First Time Ever I saw her Face", especially with Roberta Flack singing. That's the one for me.
Bliss, isn't that a curious phenomena? I love a good sad ballad or melancholy slow air; feel pretty happy after indulging, actually. Why do we love to wallow in the agony of others? Catharsis, I guess.
For weepies, if anyone out there is hyperlachrimose, Andy Irvine's recordings of As I Roved Out and Bonny Woodhall would bring tears to a banjo. They are studied and perfected specimens of their kind.
I do like Julie Fowlis' new album Cuilidh. first found out about her on Mike Hardings Radio 2 show, when he played Hug Air A' Bhonaid Mhoir*, which was brill
*- I know someone reading this will think, "hang on-he's spelt it wrong, but i don't know how to get the right letters"
Batlady, I think it is reality. All these upbeat (pop) songs about how wonderful everything is are meant to fool and control the masses.
Mournful songs usually have great lyrics (Cohen, Waits, Dylan) and the lyrics can inspire.
Or maybe we are just romantics. Want a GREAT love song "A Woman's Heart". Sung emotionally by the right person, great lyrics. "I mourn for my dreams, I mourn for my wasted love".
Reality, heartbreak, regrets, it has it all.
And Nicholas has found the only thing I like by Andy Irvine, "As I Roved Out"
To be honest Bliss would sing a number of dirges at our session, "The Four Mary's" "Geordie" "Raglan Road" and "Lord Franklin". The Pentangle version of the latter is a classic.
Rose of Allendale by Bandoggs featuring Nic Jones is hard to beat as is anything by Paddy Tunney. Good call with The Flying Cloud, Batlady. BB, spot on the money as well, Bob, Tom & Leonard, phew. One of the best ever (not trad) is Heroin by The VU, apart from Atmosphere by Joy Division or how about Neil Young? Dick Gaughan? I could go on forever, maybe I will.... on second thoughts I'll just listen to them.
I know it is not really Irish, but I have a soft spot in my heart for "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen." And others must as well, as it is one of the few Irish American favorites that shows up in song books printed back in the old country.
And I also like "I'll Tell Me Ma," a fun song from start to finish--I guess I am just an old sap.
And I get a huge kick out of the way my granddaughter gets surprised when she starts singing and I sing along, I guess she doesn't realize that we were all young enough to sing "Ring Around the Rosie" once upon a time, and even us old timers remember the words.
""Lord Franklin". The Pentangle version of the latter is a classic."
Love that song! That album was really my first exposure to trad. My mother owned it. I was maybe... 6 or 7 years old when it came out. I didn't "get into" ITM until I was in my early 30's but I've since added Cruel Sister and Basket of Light to my own cd collection.
I Heard Deirdre Scanlan sing Lone Shanakyle on the gig rig at the fleadh - absolutely wonderful! So that song her version is a definate not sure about the Dervish rendition mind!
Anachie Gordon plus the Roads and the Miles to Dundee, must be my celtic heritage, but they both tug on the heart strings, love Mary Blacks version of Anachie she sings like an angel, My Dad was married to a Dundee lass so say no more
Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
My favourite trad song is the emigrant's farewell
It was given to me by muireann Mc Auliff of Danu.
A cracker of a song!
# Posted on February 13th 2008 by roisinrua
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
tune or song?
# Posted on February 13th 2008 by al@the Box Office
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Didn't Andy Irvine record this one too?
Farewell to old Ireland the land of my childhood
That now and forever I am bound for to leave
Farewell to the shores where the shamrock is growing
It's the bright spot of beauty in the home of the brave
I will think on its valleys with fond admiration
Though never again its green hills will I see
For I'm bound for to cross o'er the wild swelling ocean
In search of fame fortune and sweet liberty
It's hard to be forced from the lands that we live in
Our houses and farms we're obliged for to sell
And to wander alone among Indians and strangers
To Find some sweet spot where our children may dwell
O I have a wee lassie I fain would take with me
Her dwelling at present lies in County Down
It would break my poor heart for to leave her behind me
We'll both roam together this wide world around
So it's come along Bessie my own blue-eyed lassie
Bid farewell to your mother and then come with me
And I'll make my endeavour for to keep your mind easy
Till we reach the green fields of Amerikay
Our ship at the present lies in lovely Derry
To bear us away o'er the wild swelling sea
May heaven be her pilot and grant her fond breezes
Till we reach the green fields of Amerikay
Our artists our farmers our tradesmen are leaving
To seek for employment far over the sea
Where they will get riches with care and with industry
There is nothing but hardship at home if you spin
So it's cheer up your hearts now you lads and gay lassies
There's gold for the digging and lots of it too
Here's health to the heart that has courage to venture
Bad luck to the lad or the lass that would rue
There's brandy in Quebec at ten cents a quart boys
The ale in New Brunswick's a penny a glass
There is wine in that sweet town they call Montreal boys
At inn after inn we will drink as we pass
And we'll call for a bumper of ale wine and brandy
And we'll drink to the health of those far far away
Our hearts will all warm at the thoughts of old Ireland
When we're in the green fields of Amerikay
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by SWFL Fiddler
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
Down by the Glenside, tis such a pretty song, mornful and powerful.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by al@the Box Office
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
Andy Irvine recorded it with "De Danann", SWFL fiddler. A very good candidate - one of my favourites, certainly.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Kenny
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ON THE BANKS OR THE BANN-(willy angler,version}
Esp - When I first heared - Geordie Hanna sing it in
a session...brill..
jim,,
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by FIDDLE4
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I'll name two - The Rambling Irishman and Loch Lomond. In some respects the words aren't as impressive overall as in some other songs, but the tunes have a marvellous anthemic quality that carries all before it.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by nicholas
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
"Danny Boy". No doubt about it.
And there's so few recordings of it available.
Same goes for "Song For ireland."
Sigh.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Piece
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
Going by the post above the song is better if it is totally unknown, and no-one sings it. In that case "Cyanide Sunshine" penned by a close friend of mine.
"Song for Ireland" is a very evocative, great song.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by bodhran bliss
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So many, ahh.... Paddys lamentation........ this week.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by piobagusfidil
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
For me its more the melody than the words, though of course strong meaningful lyrics are great, but the tunes can be brilliant.
....
I like to listen to a lot of Rai, all sung in French and Arabic. I dont really care If I understand the lyrics or not. Infact it might even be a dissapointment
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by piobagusfidil
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Trimble's Pimple - as sung by Sean Mone
The Muckin' o Geordie's Byre - as sung by Jimmy MacBeath
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Rudall the time
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Johnnie Cope as done by the Tannahill Weavers
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Ginepro
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Paul Brady, Arthur McBride. Wassup with you guys!
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Steve Shaw
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Wild Mountain Thyme (aka Will Ye Go Lassie, Go).
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Ailin
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That one about the poor captain's dog that drowns, leaving the man the last of the ship, always makes me sad.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by sbhikes
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My favorite would have to be Island of the Woods, by Liz Carroll.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Bryn
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If we're having Irish Rover, can we have Pair of Brown Eyes?
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Steve Shaw
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
Definitely "Galway Bay" as sung by Dolores Keane. I've been known to listen to it 5-6 times in a row when it's in my CD player. I think it is an evocative, heart-wrenching rendition of a song that can be somewhat trite in other hands.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by moria enya
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Oh, I love that as well. Sentimental old fool. And don't get me on about a dozen songs sung by John McCormack...
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Steve Shaw
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
"On the Banks of the Clyde", "The Green Shores Fogo" or the Wee Weaver. Both brilliant songs with both fantastic melody and lyrics. The first is an old Scottish song, the second is a beautiful Newfoundland song, and the third is an Irish song which I've heard sung by Delores Keane beautifully.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by dannym
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Have heard it said that "Danny Boy" by Irish singer Damien Leith off his new CD last year is one of the best versions ever done. Great song, great voice. I see it's on iTunes if you want a listen, otherwise he's got a website, there might be a sampler there.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Skull Duggeraigh Dubh
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
The Queen of Connemara from - from Cherish the Ladies - The Girls Won't Leave the Boys Alone -- such a great song in the tradition of a man writing about his work......pride in the tools of his trade -- he loves his boat.
"Oh my boat can safely float in the teeth of wind
and weather.........There she rides in her pride
like a seagull o'er the waves
Oh she's neat, Oh she's sweet.
She's a beauty in every line,
The Queen of Conemmara is
that bounding barque of mine!
Linda
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Fid42
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The Chieftains with Sinead O'Connor sing Foggy Dew on the Black Veil cd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13MQFCfCYdQ
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Fishmonger
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
Bonnie May from June Tabor is always one of my favorite ones to hear, but there's a lot of competition. If you want one that isn't ttied to a particular performance - that is, if you want more the song and less the singer, I might say Twa Corbies, which always sounds good if sung at all well, but again, there are a lot of songs out there.
To sing, maybe the version of Barbara Allen that I got from Bob Soper. I don't know exactly where he got it, but it's not the typical setting.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Jon Kiparsky
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
"Erin Gra Mo Chroi" by Colm O'Donnell: http://www.bogfire.com/music_cd_mp3s/track03.mp3
"There's a Path across the Ocean" recorded by Carmel Gunning
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by slainte
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You DO all have souls!
I rather love the Scottische Soiridh Leis, the English Three Ravens (Twa Corbies) and the Cruel Mother (Rose & The Lindsey-Oh)
And the Well Below the Valley is an epic that can be such fun to sing.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by mehitabel23
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
Fishmonger,
Sineád leaves out a crucial verse of The Foggy Dew which for me detracts from what otherwise would be the perfect version. I understand and appreciate the need for artistic licence occassionally but look at the fab an important lines she left out!
'Twas Britannia bade our Wild Geese go that small nations might be free
But their lonely graves are by Sulva's waves or the shore of the Great North Sea
Oh, had they died by Pearse's side or fought with Cathal Brugha
Their names we will keep where the fenians sleep 'neath the shroud of the foggy dew
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Curtin
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
The Fields of Athenry.
Altogether now . . .
"LOOOOOOOOOWWWWWW LIIIEEEEEEEEE . . . . ."
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Sugarfoot Jack
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
hands down,
follow me up to carlow.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by molloy
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'Mornin'.
Coffee in hand, smile on my face, just from thinking on these lovely choices you all have reminded me of.
How about "Maggie" off Dedannen's "Star Spangled Molly"? Or ""Rose Of Aranmore" off ""Beginish"? Or Kevin Conneff singing "North Amerikay"?
Cheers.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Piece
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'The Well Below the Valley is an epic that can be such fun to sing...' You do realise the song is about incest and infanticide.
Sam Henry collected 'Loves Lost' commonly known as I' am a Youth Thats Inclined to Ramble' which Paul Brady sings on The Liberty Tapes. My favourite.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by iwerzon
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
Eanach Chuain, sung by Tim Lyons
The Minstrel Boy
Tippin it up to Nancy
Follow me Up to Carlow ("My" song)
Rocky Road to Dublin
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by RockyRoader
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
I thought the question was about the song and not the recording
Mine is Blackwaterside.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by kuec
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
iwerzon - yes, triple incest and triple infanticide, combined neatly with biblical imagery.
Katy Cruel is another classic.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by mehitabel23
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
How about a classic Irish American song? This one I've been singing for months now, it's always #1 in my head when someone asks for a song recently. Pat Murphy of Meagher's Brigade:
http://www.hauntedfieldmusic.com/Lyrics.html#Pat%20Murphy
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by SWFL Fiddler
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Amhran Mhuinse.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Skull Duggeraigh Dubh
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Black velvet band. Surprised no-one's voted for that one.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by domnull
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Raglan Road. One bleak Valentine, baby.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by NEW Pure Drop® Ear Canal Oil
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The Green Linnet"
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Kenny
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Yeah, the Green Linnet would be in my top five.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Bob himself
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
Sean Doyle singing The Flying Cloud; or (in a much happier valentine day sort of mood): my dear husband singing The Lakes of Ponchartrain. Even though the poor guy doesn't get the girl. The guy in the song, that is.....
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Michele Sims
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
There are many, many fine ballads, I like ballads and slow airs, cheers you up, lifts the spirits.
"Flower Of Magherally", ""Go Lassie Go", "Anachie Gordon" too many to name.
However there have been some great modern "trad" songs, such as "Who knows where the Time Goes" (Sandy Denny "Dimming of the Day" (Richard Thompson" and Mary Black doing "The Thorn upon the Rose" an absolutely cracking song.
Mary Black has done great "Katie" "No Frontiers" a whole host of them, and the wonderful backing group makes them great.
But for a real simple love song, Ewan McColl and "The First Time Ever I saw her Face", especially with Roberta Flack singing. That's the one for me.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by bodhran bliss
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Bliss, isn't that a curious phenomena? I love a good sad ballad or melancholy slow air; feel pretty happy after indulging, actually. Why do we love to wallow in the agony of others? Catharsis, I guess.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Michele Sims
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
For weepies, if anyone out there is hyperlachrimose, Andy Irvine's recordings of As I Roved Out and Bonny Woodhall would bring tears to a banjo. They are studied and perfected specimens of their kind.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by nicholas
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
I do like Julie Fowlis' new album Cuilidh. first found out about her on Mike Hardings Radio 2 show, when he played Hug Air A' Bhonaid Mhoir*, which was brill
*- I know someone reading this will think, "hang on-he's spelt it wrong, but i don't know how to get the right letters"
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by jack.rowe
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
Batlady, I think it is reality. All these upbeat (pop) songs about how wonderful everything is are meant to fool and control the masses.
Mournful songs usually have great lyrics (Cohen, Waits, Dylan) and the lyrics can inspire.
Or maybe we are just romantics. Want a GREAT love song "A Woman's Heart". Sung emotionally by the right person, great lyrics. "I mourn for my dreams, I mourn for my wasted love".
Reality, heartbreak, regrets, it has it all.
And Nicholas has found the only thing I like by Andy Irvine, "As I Roved Out"
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by bodhran bliss
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
"Brigit O'Malley" recorded by Andy Stewart
"Cavan Girl" recorded by John McCann
"Anachie Gordon" recorded by Sinead O'Connor
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by pbassnote
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10,000 Miles, sung by Nic Jones. There, that's the thread ended apart from 500 people chiming in to agree. And bad luck to Bulmer while we're at it.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Steve Shaw
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
To be honest Bliss would sing a number of dirges at our session, "The Four Mary's" "Geordie" "Raglan Road" and "Lord Franklin". The Pentangle version of the latter is a classic.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by bodhran bliss
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
Rose of Allendale by Bandoggs featuring Nic Jones is hard to beat as is anything by Paddy Tunney. Good call with The Flying Cloud, Batlady. BB, spot on the money as well, Bob, Tom & Leonard, phew. One of the best ever (not trad) is Heroin by The VU, apart from Atmosphere by Joy Division or how about Neil Young? Dick Gaughan? I could go on forever, maybe I will.... on second thoughts I'll just listen to them.
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by strayaway
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
I know it is not really Irish, but I have a soft spot in my heart for "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen." And others must as well, as it is one of the few Irish American favorites that shows up in song books printed back in the old country.
And I also like "I'll Tell Me Ma," a fun song from start to finish--I guess I am just an old sap.
And I get a huge kick out of the way my granddaughter gets surprised when she starts singing and I sing along, I guess she doesn't realize that we were all young enough to sing "Ring Around the Rosie" once upon a time, and even us old timers remember the words.
# Posted on February 15th 2008 by AlBrown
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""Lord Franklin". The Pentangle version of the latter is a classic."
Love that song! That album was really my first exposure to trad. My mother owned it. I was maybe... 6 or 7 years old when it came out. I didn't "get into" ITM until I was in my early 30's but I've since added Cruel Sister and Basket of Light to my own cd collection.
OBD's version of Cruel Sister is pretty cool too.
# Posted on February 15th 2008 by Fishmonger
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We do Jenny Lind going into I'll Tell Me Ma. A totally-untraditional hoot it is too. I recommend it!
# Posted on February 15th 2008 by Steve Shaw
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
I Heard Deirdre Scanlan sing Lone Shanakyle on the gig rig at the fleadh - absolutely wonderful! So that song her version is a definate not sure about the Dervish rendition mind!
# Posted on February 17th 2008 by newdeafman
Re: Whats Your Favourite Traditional Song?
Anachie Gordon plus the Roads and the Miles to Dundee, must be my celtic heritage, but they both tug on the heart strings, love Mary Blacks version of Anachie she sings like an angel, My Dad was married to a Dundee lass so say no more
# Posted on March 26th 2008 by helen mary