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Thread #18669   Message #189820
Posted By: GUEST,Bobby Bob, Ellan Vannin
05-Mar-00 - 10:12 AM
Thread Name: Lyr/Chords Req: MANX FOLK SONGS
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: MANX FOLK SONGS
You have been pointed towards Frances Coakley's web site, where the first and third refer to 'national songs', sometimes based (and then only loosely) on traditional material. The second page is from the A W Moore collection of traditional material.

Unfortunately, I don't know whether you have a guide to pronouncing Manx - its orthography disguises its connections with Irish and Scottish Gaelic.

However, there were versions of the traditional songs rendered into singable English versions, but needless to say they aren't online or even generally available these days.

No, I'm a liar. Having said all that, the Douglas Kennedy 'Folksongs of the British Isles' (I think that's the title) has a section with Manx songs in, with singable English versions by Mona Douglas.

And finally, the reason for pulling this up again is that I did attempt to reply some time ago, hit a problem and have just got round to doing so again. Sorry about that. Get in touch through here or by e-mail if you want any info.

Shoh slaynt,

Bobby Bob