Traditional music of Ireland, performed by an Irish street singer.

Compact disc.

Program notes by Matthew Barton and song texts ([33] p. : ports.) inserted in container.

Recorded principally in 1953 by Alan Lomax in London; other selections recorded 1952-1957 by Peter Kennedy or Alan Lomax in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland or in London.

The Alan Lomax collection. Portraits

My Lagan love (4:24)

The factory girl (2:53)

My mother is dying (3:32)

The Galway shawl : (Oranmore) (3:40)

Breakdown (1:46)

Keening, diddling, and lullabies (3:12)

She moved through the fair (our wedding day) (3:41)

I sang through the fairs (2:49)

The Blarney Stone (2:38)

Moses ritoora-li-ay (2:40)

Let Mr. Maguire sit down (1:45)

The bard of Armagh (3:41)

Bally Jamesduff (3:27)

Eileen McMahon / Green grow the rushes (3:16)

Her mantle so green (3:55)

Going to mass last Sunday (0:56)

Lovin' Hannah (1:00)

Gra Machree (4:04)

The flower of sweet Strabane (2:31)

When you're fond of music (1:21)

She moved through the fair (5:07)

And there's music coming into my head (3:01)

The strayaway child (1:57)

Her mantle so green (5:58).

11661-1774-2 Rounder

1774 Rounder

Folk songs, English > Ireland.

Folk music > Ireland.

Music > Ireland.