Episode XI. This episode features the first of a new segment looking at Alan Lomax's seminal 1951 Irish collecting trip. Alongside this are songs from Planxty, Marlais, Sarah Ghriallais, Frank Harte, Séamus Ennis, Elizabeth 'Bess' Cronin, as well as some of the earliest recordings of Irish music.
Tracklist:
Planxty – The Raggle Taggle Gypsies / Tabhair Dom do Lámh
Marlais – Meeting is a Pleasure
Sarah Ghriallais – Skibereen
Frank Harte – Building Up and Tearing England Down
Percy Ridge – Western Cowboy
Séamus Ennis – Through Dublin City
Séamus Ennis – Bain an Ceann Caol De
Séamus Ennis – The Woman of the House
Elizabeth Cronin – A Bhean Úd Thíos
Elizabeth Cronin – Siúl, a Ghrá
Elizabeth Cronin – Lanigan’s Ball
Dinny Delaney – The Last Glimpse of Erin
Mary Hoare – An Cáilín Deas Crúite na mBó
Planxty – The West Coast of Clare
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