Download or read book Danny Boy written by Malachy McCourt and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling Irish-American author Malachy McCourt takes a fascinating historical look at the traditional folk song, Danny Boy, discovering its origin, lyricist, and the moving heritage that has grown around it. Everyone can hum this haunting Irish ballad that inevitably brings a tear to the eye. The most requested Irish song, it has been recorded by a variety of performers ranging from Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby, and Kate Smith to the Pogues. The complete story of this moving tune has been shrouded in mystery until now. Where did "Danny Boy" originate, who actually wrote the lyrics, and is it even Irish? Acclaimed novelist, actor, memoirist, screenwriter, playwright, and raconteur, Malachy McCourt, turns his Irish eye to the song's complex history and myths in an eloquent ode to this classic. He traces the evolution of the music, which is one of more than 100 songs composed to the very same tune, including the familiar "Londonderry Air," and explores the enduring mystique of "Danny Boy" in an unforgettable tribute that brilliantly weaves history with folklore.
Download or read book In Nearly Every House written by Gregory Daly and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book O Neill s Music of Ireland written by Capt. Francis ONeill and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A facsimile edition containing the original collection of 1,850 melodies consisting of airs, jigs, reels, hornpipes, marches, and more for fiddle
Download or read book Blood on the Harp written by Turlough Faolain and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of the Irish resistance, from its beginnings through Robert Emmet's abortive rising. The book describes, in unique format, the path the resitance took to reach its modern republican character, including songs to establish the intricacies of Irish National Tradition.
Download or read book 100 Irish Ballads Volume 1 written by Hal Leonard Corp and published by Waltons Irish Music. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Waltons Irish Music Books). 100 of the best-loved Irish songs and ballads are presented in this collection of lyrics, music and guitar chords. Includes a CD with the first verse and chorus of the songs from the book. Volume 1 includes: A Bunch of Thyme * Butcher Boy * I Know My Love * Waxies Dargle * A Nation Once Again * The Black Velvet Band * I'm a Rover * Slievenamon * Wild Colonial Boy * Kelly of Killane * Easy and Slow * The Rising of the Moon * The Last Rose of Summer * The Rose of Tralee * I Know Where I'm Going * Lannigan's Ball * and more.
Download or read book Folksongs of Britain and Ireland written by Peter Kennedy and published by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1984 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A treasure trove for anyone interested in the folklore of the British Isles. Illustrated throughout, this lovely collection contains 360 folk songs from field recordings. Includes melody lines, lyrics, and chord symbols. Melody line format.
Download or read book The Ballads of Ireland Collected and Edited by Edward Hayes written by Edward Hayes and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dear Harp of My Country written by James W. Flannery and published by J. S. Sanders. This book was released on 1997 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best friend to Lord Byron; famous throughout Europe and America as a poet, composer, singer, wit, and polemicist; Thomas Moore (1779-1852) was the embodiment of Romanticism. It is said he was often moved to tears by his own songs, and so were his audiences. Servants lined up behind closed doors to hear him; women swooned, wrote him notes in verse, and treasured locks of his hair. The first in a long line of Irish poet-performers who combined personal expression with a zeal for political and social reform, Moore formed a vital link between the old Gaelic bardic tradition -- nearly extinct in his day -- and the popular songs in English that fueled the flames of nationalism in early nineteenth century Ireland.Including Moore's lyrics to accompany the songs recorded here, James Flannery's book is part biography, part music history, and part history of a nation. It presents the story of Thomas Moore in the context of the Irish nationalist movement and explains the lasting influence the songs of Moore have had on the lives of countless millions of Irish emigrants, who found in them a symbolic link with their homeland.
Download or read book Songs of the Shenandoah written by Michael K. Reynolds and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2014 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Siblings who immigrated from Ireland to the United States find themselves on opposite sides of the Civil War and struggling to understand God's purpose in the midst of unspeakable tragedy.
Download or read book 50 Solos for Irish Tenor Banjo written by Gerry O'Connor and published by Waltons Irish Music. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Waltons Irish Music Books). The most comprehensive collection of Irish tenor banjo tunes currently available! Here are 50 jigs, reels and hornpipes arranged for two types of tuning; the standard CGDA used by Gerry O'Connor, and the traditional GDAE tuning used by David McNevin. The first 25 tunes are played by O'Connor, whose creative and individual style has earned him the reputation of being one of Ireland's finest banjo players. The remaining tunes are arranged and played by McNevin, an extremely skillful player in the traditional style, who has received major awards for his achievements on the banjo.
Download or read book Best Loved Irish Ballads written by Emma Byrne and published by O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Ireland's 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 I'll 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 Jar Best-Loved Irish Ballads celebrates the songs and tradition of Irish music.
Download or read book The Words of 100 Irish Songs and Ballads written by Music Sales Corporation and published by Ossian. This book was released on 1992 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handy book contains the complete lyrics for 100 old favourites from the vast array of Irish songs and ballads.
Download or read book Folk Music and Dances of Ireland written by Breandán Breathnach and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breandan Breathnach's classic study of the history and development of Irish traditional music, song and dance.
Download or read book Irish Folk Songs Collection written by and published by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 2017-12 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Educational Piano Solo). This delightful collection of Celtic favorites for the intermediate level pianist features 24 traditional Irish folk songs, as well as notes on the songs, illustrations, and even a map of Ireland! Songs include: As I Walked Out One Morning * Ballinderry * Carrickfergus * The Cliffs of Doneen * Down by the Salley Gardens * Follow Me Up to Carlow * The Gartan Mother's Lullaby * I'll Tell My Ma * Kitty of Coleraine * The Londonderry Air * Rocky Road to Dublin * Slieve Gallion Braes * and more.
Download or read book Narrative Singing in Ireland written by Hugh Shields and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narrative Singing in Ireland is a definitive account of Irish traditions of singing as a storytelling art. Of interest to scholars and general readers, this book examines the varied associations of song and story in Ireland and why people sing as they do. It ranges from ballads in English, through Irish Heroic songs - of Fionn mac Cumhaill, Deirdre, the Big Fool and others, sung from earliest times to the present - to ballads of European tradition with the lyric songs of Irish. Written in a lively and entertaining style, it includes chapters on: Irish narrative singing in general, Lays, Ballads - old and new, the lyric songs of Irish and their stories, Singers and songmakers, Traditional singing and the media and Narrative singing today.
Download or read book Irish Music 400 Traditional Tunes written by Stephen Ducke and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-21 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 400 classic Irish session tunes from the author of "A Complete to Playing Irish Traditional Music on the Whistle." A unique collection of the most popular tunes played in Ireland... and throughout the world. Complete with 400-track downloadable audio of each tune played at moderate tempo on tin whistle - over 5 hours of music! Download details on copyright page of book. These tunes are suitable for all melody instruments - tin whistle, flute, fiddle, uilleann pipes, accordion, concertina, banjo, mandolin, harp - and feature widely-played session standards as well as less common tunes. All the main tune types are represented - jigs, reels, hornpipes, slip jigs, set dances, polkas, slides, barn dances, marches, waltzes, carolan tunes, mazurkas and flings.
Download or read book 110 Ireland s Best Slow Airs written by and published by . This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Waltons Irish Music Books). 110 of Ireland's most beautiful and haunting melodies, including laments, airs from old Gaelic songs and Carolan tunes. Suitable for all melody instruments, but does not include guitar chords. Songs include: Carrickfergus * Death and the Sinner * Eleanor Plunkett * Brian Boru's March * Blind Mary * Black-Eyed Susan * Easter Snow * Do You Remember That Night? * Killarney * Oft in the Stilly Night * The Poor Irish Boy * Wild Geese * The Dawning of the Day * I'm Sitting by the Stile Mary * Port Gordon * Captain Sudley * Molly St. George * Nora Crionna * Sally Gardens * Planxty Hewlett * The Lambs on the Green Hills * The Young Man's Dream * The Banks of teh Suir * The Castle of Dromore * The Bells of Shandon * The Foggy Dew * Carolan's Concerto * and many more.
