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A nice wee song about the buskers on Vancouver Island's inner harbour. |
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Credits: Jim Brannigan |
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A classic old song written by Ralph McTel about the down and outs in London City. |
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Credits: Ralph McTel |
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A beautiful old Scottish love song. |
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Credits: Trad |
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Hymn number 558 in "The Catholic Book of Worship." |
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Written by Barney Rush. Possibly one one of our finest, modern day, Irish poets. |
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Credits: Barney Rush |
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I have many fond memories of my sister Anna singing this song to herself while she did the housework. |
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Label: Indie
Credits: Trad |
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One of the many songs I heard as a child, sitting by the fire. |
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Label: Indie
Credits: Trad |
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"Inch By Inch, Row By Row, Going To Make This Garden Grow" A song for Earth day. |
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To my many friends who have had to leave their homes in Ireland for peace. |
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Label: Indie.
Credits: Phil Coulter |
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One of my all time, favourite love songs. |
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Label: Indie
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I just love singing this old song. Sooner or later I was bound to record it. |
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Label: Indie.
Credits: Trad. |
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A sad, sad tale of emmigration. This one will bring a tear to a glass eye. |
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Label: Indie
Credits: P. Jones |
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I remember singing this to myself as a wee boy.I still love it. Brenda Callan does a fine job of setting this one up with her fiddle. Why not E-mail this song to a friend? It's free!! |
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Credits: Traditional |
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You'll love to sing along with this old favourite. |
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Label: Private label
Credits: Traditional song |
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Yet another version of an old Belfast street song. Very lively. E-mail this one to a friend.
Click on the song title above for the words to this song. |
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Label: Private label
Credits: Traditional folk song |
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One of my own songs. A humorous look at Johnny who seems to have trouble with monogamy (not the wood!). |
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Credits: Jim Brannigan |
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This song starts off very gently and builds up as it goes along. A Cape Breton love song. Click on the song title above ^ for full lyrics and history.
E-Mail this one to a friend. |
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Credits: Jim Brannigan |
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A young maiden runs off with a poor beggar only to find that he's filthy rich! |
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Credits: Traditional song |
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A light-hearted rendition of an old classic. Dedicated here to John Grant. |
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Credits: Old classic |
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Click on the song title above ^ for the lyrics to this song. Possibly the most requested song in bars and concert halls. Why not send it to a friend? |
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Credits: Traditional |
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One of my own. For as long as flowers blooms in the springtime and rivers run to the ocean, young men will dream of young women. |
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If this poet had only put Scotland's interests before his own, how different things might have been! |
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Credits: Traditional song |
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This poor fellow dreams of home only to wake up and find himself in California. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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Every time I hear this song I end up whistling the tune all day.Listen for Brenda Callan's beautiful fiddle harmonies. |
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Credits: Traditional folk song |
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I have played this in many markets and fairs. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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An old Scottish love song.Many the secret lies between these lines. |
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Credits: Traditional song |
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"Traditional" Sung to the drones of the lowland pipes, this old love song will touch you when you least expect it.
Click on the song title above for the words to this song. |
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A parting song, sung slowly here and dedicated to the children of Dunblane. |
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Credits: Tradtional song |
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I was twenty years old when I first started singing this song. It has grown with me over the years. Listen for Erynn Marshall on violin. I still believe she's the finest fiddler in the world!!
Click on the song title above for the words to this song. |
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Credits: Traditional song |
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I learned this one as a schoolboy. The chorus is well loved by many. |
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Credits: Traditional song |
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This tune features Terry Warbey on dulcimer and mandolin. Why not E-mail this one to Nora? It's free and she'll love you for it. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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A lovely song - easy to sing. |
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Credits: Gordon Bok |
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An old Irish emigrant song with a great chorus |
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Also called "Dick Darby" after its politically incorrect hero.Another tongue twister for you. |
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Credits: Traditional folk song |
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"Traditional" A carefree, lilting chorus to go with a wee glass and a warm fire on a winter's night. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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A young maiden dreams of the passing of her own true love. This song haunts. Alan Turnbull is magnificent on the lowland pipes.
Click on the song title above for the words to this song. |
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Credits: Traditional song |
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A great old chorus. I loved this song long before I came to Nova Scotia. Click on the song title above for the words to this song. |
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Credits: Traditional song |
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A narrative telling of a young man who takes a "selkie" for his wife. The wind and waves come to life in this epic tale. |
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Credits: Gordon Bok |
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