Best-Loved Irish Ballads: Great Songs from the Irish Folk Tradition [Hardcover]

A collection of Irelands greatest ballads conveys timeless emotion through historic songs and enduring melody.A collection of Irelands greatest and best-loved ballads, including the lyrics, music and chords, along with an introductory piece on each song. Illustrated with photographs and woodcuts. A beautiful guide to the cream of the Irish ballad tradition.Songs of love, yearning, revolution, celebration, emigration, mourning, fun, famine, drinking and more. A collection of powerful yet beautiful ballads of Ireland, placed in and reflecting historical events and traditions. All have stood the test of time and present to the world the uniqueness of Irish history and her musical and revolutionary traditions.Including: Are You Right There Michael? Danny Boy Kevin Barry Ill Tell Me Ma The Irish Rover Molly Malone The Rare Old Mountain Dew The Rocky Road to Dublin The Rose of Tralee Whiskey in the JarBest-Loved Irish Ballads celebrates the songs and tradition of Irish music.Songs to stir the soul and move the feet, raise a roar or bring a tear to the eye.From Danny Boy to Boulavogue and more, this book celebrates the cream of Irish ballads, explaining the origins of each song, along with words, melodies and chords. Illustrated with evocative photographs and woodcuts..Introduction 6Craic and Drink 9Are Ye Right There Michael? 11Finnegans Wake 17Ill Tell Me Ma 21The Irish Rover 25Lanigans Ball 31The Rare Old Mountain Dew 37The Waxies Dargle 41Revolution and Nationalism 45Arthur McBride 47Boulavogue 53Follow Me Up to Carlow 57Kevin Barry 61A Nation Once Again 65The Wearing of the Green 69Love and Tragedy 73As I Roved Out 75Danny Boy 79The Dawning of the Day 83Down By the Sally Gardens 87The Galway Shawl 91The Rose of Tralee 95She Moved Through the Fair 98The Star of the County Down 101Home and Emigration 105The Banks of My Own Lovely Lee 107Carrickfergus 111Molly Malone 115The Mountains of Mourne 119Muirsheen Durkin 123Spancil Hill 127Adventure and Misadvelƒ3