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The Boys of Barr na Sráide | Song of the Isles
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Song of the Isles. Celebrating the song traditions of Ireland, Scotland, and the Anglo-Celtic lands. The Boys of Barr na Sráide. December 26, 2014. January 29, 2015. This well-known Irish song is based on a a poem written by Sigerson Clifford and is titled after the street of the same name in Cahersiveen, County Kerry. Here it is sung by three Kerrymen, the young Padraig Ó Sé (of Dún Chaoin, Co. Kerry) with two masters, Seán Garvey and Tim Dennehy. The Boys of Barr na Sráide. By the groves of Carham rive...
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A-M | Song of the Isles
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Song of the Isles. Celebrating the song traditions of Ireland, Scotland, and the Anglo-Celtic lands. Updated April 2, 2014. A Mhic Iain Ic Sheumais. A Stór Mo Chroí. All the Ways You Wander. Ar Éirinn Ní Neosfainn Cé Hí (For Ireland, I’d Not Tell Her Name). Ar Lan Y Môr (Beside the Sea). As I Roved Out (1). As I Roved Out (2). As I Roved Out (3). The Ballad of Springhill. The Banks of the Bann. The Banks of the Bann (Willie Archer). The Banks of the Lee. The Banks of the Moy. The Banks of the Nile. The G...
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David Wood | Song of the Isles
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Song of the Isles. Celebrating the song traditions of Ireland, Scotland, and the Anglo-Celtic lands. Reflections on the Inishowen Singing Festival – Guest Post by Brían Ó hAirt. February 11, 2015. This post is a special treat. To flesh out SOTI by including the experience of more singers, I’ve begun asking singers of note to share their experience of singing with others. Brían Ó hAirt. I hope you enjoy, and go raibh míle maith agat, a Bhrían! Continue reading →. The Boys of Barr na Sráide. And the Boys o...
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Songs A-Z | Song of the Isles
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Song of the Isles. Celebrating the song traditions of Ireland, Scotland, and the Anglo-Celtic lands. Updated April 2, 2014. A Mhic Iain Ic Sheumais. A Stór Mo Chroí. All the Ways You Wander. Ar Éirinn Ní Neosfainn Cé Hí (For Ireland, I’d Not Tell Her Name). Ar Lan Y Môr (Beside the Sea). As I Roved Out (1). As I Roved Out (2). As I Roved Out (3). The Ballad of Springhill. The Banks of the Bann. The Banks of the Bann (Willie Archer). The Banks of the Lee. The Banks of the Moy. The Banks of the Nile. The G...
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Death and the Lady | Song of the Isles
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Song of the Isles. Celebrating the song traditions of Ireland, Scotland, and the Anglo-Celtic lands. Death and the Lady. October 31, 2014. In this supernatural folksong, a beautiful, young, well-to-do maiden is confronted by her own mortality… literally. Death and the Lady. Was collected in 1946 by Francis M. Collison from Mr Baker of Maidstone, Kent, and published in Ralph Vaughan Williams and A.L. Lloyd’s. Penguin Book of English Folk Songs. Death and the Lady. Death and the Lady. Death and the Lady.
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About | Song of the Isles
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Song of the Isles. Celebrating the song traditions of Ireland, Scotland, and the Anglo-Celtic lands. Here’s an interview I did with the Bitesize Irish Gaelic. Podcast about my love of all things Irish, including traditional music. You can get an abbreviated bio below* *. My first experience with Celtic music was the Missouri-based group. Song of the Isles. Now for you, Dear Reader. I hope that some of you will feel confident/brave/encouraged enough to post videos of yourself singing the music as part...
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Molly Malone | Song of the Isles
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Song of the Isles. Celebrating the song traditions of Ireland, Scotland, and the Anglo-Celtic lands. October 31, 2014. October 31, 2014. One of Ireland’s most well-known songs is also a ghost song. If you’ve never listened through to the last verse, you might not know. Here’s Sinéad O’Connor with this classic in a stripped-down version. In Dublin’s fair city, where the girls are so pretty. I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone. As she wheeled her wheelbarrow through streets broad and narrow. You are ...
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Singer Q&As | Song of the Isles
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Song of the Isles. Celebrating the song traditions of Ireland, Scotland, and the Anglo-Celtic lands. SOTI Chats with Traditional Singers. July 30, 2012 – 11 Questions with Niamh Parsons. January 17, 2013 – Back Home with Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh. April 24, 2013 – A Few Moments with Brian Hart. September 19, 2013 – The Return of Mary Dillon. If you have a singer you’d like to hear from, send an email to SOTI. Or drop us a comment on this page. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here.
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Song of the Isles | Celebrating the song traditions of Ireland, Scotland, and the Anglo-Celtic lands. | Page 2
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Song of the Isles. Celebrating the song traditions of Ireland, Scotland, and the Anglo-Celtic lands. Death and the Lady. October 31, 2014. In this supernatural folksong, a beautiful, young, well-to-do maiden is confronted by her own mortality… literally. Death and the Lady. Was collected in 1946 by Francis M. Collison from Mr Baker of Maidstone, Kent, and published in Ralph Vaughan Williams and A.L. Lloyd’s. Penguin Book of English Folk Songs. Death and the Lady. Death and the Lady. Death and the Lady.
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N-Z | Song of the Isles
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Song of the Isles. Celebrating the song traditions of Ireland, Scotland, and the Anglo-Celtic lands. Updated April 2, 2014. Ned of the Hill (Éamonn an Chnoic). The Night Visiting Song. Òran Dhomhnaill Phadraig Lagain. Òran Màiri Dhall (Och nan och, tha mi fo mhulad). Òran na Bantraich (The Widow’s Song). Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore. Paddy’s Lamentation/By the Hush, Me Boys. Peigi, a Ghràidh (Peggy, My love). The Piper and the Maker. An Poc Ar Buile. The Praties They Grow Small Over Here. Sí do Mhaimeo í.
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