In folk tradition, stories of love lost, betrayal, jealousy, conflict, emigration, and the supernatural are often immortalized in songs of many traditions, demonstrating that singing has been a universal vehicle for the human condition. The criteria for this wonderful collection of prose and melodies is from Celtic traditions that have been with us for hundreds of years. These compositions have been arranged so that each will work both as an air and as a song. Includes access to online audio containing all of the selections in the book.
Contents
A St¢r mo Chro¡ [Treasure of My Heart]
Banks Of Claudy, The
Beauty In Tears
Blind Mary
Bonny Light Horseman
Caoineadh an Spailp¡n [The Lament of the Spalpeen]
Courting Is a Pleasure
Down By The Sally Gardens
Down by the Sally Gardens [a.k.a. The Maid of the Mourne Shore]
amonn a' Chnoic [Ned of the Hill]
Farewell To Tarwathie
Flower of Magherally, The
Flowers Of The Forest
Gabhaim Molta Br¡de [A Prayer for St. Bridget]
Heroes Of St. Valery
Lowlands of Holland, The
MacPherson's Farewell
Maid of Coolmore, The
Maid of Mourne Shore
Martha, The Flower Of Sweet Strabane
Mary's Dream
Mo Ghile Mear [My Spirited Love]
Month Of January
Parting Glass, The
Planxty Connor
Praties, The
Separation of the Soul from the Body
S¡ Beag S¡ M¢r [Little Fairy Hill and Big Fairy Hill]