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| This great song is written by Alan Bell.
It is one of the best examples on how the lyrics and the tune can be totally integrated. |
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Credits: Alan Bell |
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| This famous song was written after the Easter Uprising in Dublin in 1916. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| This song is from the time of the Jacobite Rebellion, around 1745. The powerful clan of M'Intosh was lead by a Colonel MacGillavry, but the name might also be just a symbol of loyal Highlanders. Tarbolton is a Scottish reel that is mixed together with the song. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| Our version of this old sea shanty, also known as "Greenland Whale Fisheries" has evolved over the years, from a traditional way of singing it to a more up-tempo version.The instrumental tune heard in the middle of the song is Wren's Polka.
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Credits: Traditional |
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| Laddies & Lassies - a traditional shanty mixed with an instrumental tune! |
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| A traditional song that describes how a man get tired on the sailor's life - get married instead and spend all night in bed! |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| Fiddler's Green is a place I heard tell
where fishermen go, if they don't go to hell..
A fine fisherman's song written by John Connolly. |
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Credits: John Connolly |
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| This is not the famous folk song but the instrumental tune, also well-known. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| A song about the town Talcahuano in Chile, and the girls there. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| "The Balaena" was one of the fastest whaling ships that sailed the seas. This song from around 1850 shows the seamen's pride of their ship.
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Credits: Traditional |
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| The intro tune to this traditional shanty is "Out On the Ocean".
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Credits: Traditional |
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| ...a poor simple sailor just like me, must be tossed and driven on the dark blue sea... |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| This is the story of the lighthouse keeper of Eddystone, and illustrates the problem of having a mermaid as your girlfriend. The song is flanked by two polkas, Johnny Ryan's Polka and The 42£ Cheque. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| We have got this song from Christy Moore, who wrote it down from the singing of Elisabeth Cronin from Macroom in County Cork.
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Credits: Traditional |
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| An up tempo polka about a poor sailor who gets fooled by a harbor damsel, mixed with an instrumental polka.
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Credits: Traditional |
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| Two instrumental jigs related to the sea. Graemsey is one of the Orkney islands. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| In this a capella song from around 1850 the whalermen express their longing for the beautiful island of Maui (and the Maui girls), where they spent the winter season in their year-long hunt for the whales.
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Credits: Traditional |
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| This fine fisherman's song is written by Ewan MacColl. |
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Credits: Ewan MacColl |
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| Maybe the most famous homeward-bound shanty, from around 1860. It was popular in both English and American ships. Our version also features The O.P.S.F. Choir (Occasionally Passing Sailors & Fishermen). Relax to the sound of the ocean waves...
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Credits: Traditional |
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| Famous Scottish song from the Jacobite rebellion in 1745. Lyrics by Robert Burns. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| Two marches - first Irish, second Scottish. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| A very evocative old song from Northern Ireland; parts of the lyrics can be found in the folksongs of most English-speaking countries. "The water is wide" is an English / Scots version also known in America. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| This song is written by Phil Coulter and has became one of the most popular Irish songs. |
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Credits: Phil Coulter |
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| Instrumental medley of two reels. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| A songsheet was published in the 1870's mentioning "the celebrated Galway poet, mr Gavan" as its author. It was brought back from obscurity by the Irish group The Bards in 1980. This is an adaption of their version. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| Instrumental medley of two traditional reels. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| This song was written and composed by Michael McConnell in 1973. |
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Credits: Michael Mc Connell |
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| This raw and slightly brutal version of one of the most popular Irish songs also includes the dance tune "Miss McCloud's reel". Further comments not necessary... |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| Instrumental medley of three reels, also containing "Morning Dew", featuring Claes on the banjo and Kaj on the accordion. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| One of the first songs written by Christy Moore, based on a fragment of a song he came across in a book in 1964. |
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Credits: Christy Moore |
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| This song is written in the 1930's during the Depression in the US. We have got it from The Masters Family. The subject: Only young men wanted for the few jobs that exist.. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| A traditional song, this version adapted by Jimmy Faulkner. |
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Credits: Jimmy Faulkner |
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| An instrumental slow air by Turlogh O'Carolan from the 18th century. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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