A bit off the subject but I just HAD to tell somebody! I'm really excited about a book I picked up at a Salvation Army store. It is "Moore's Irish Melodies with Symphonies and Accompaniments by Sir John Stevenson, Mus. Doc. and Characteristic Words By Thomas Moore, Esq." which appears to have been published in 1859. It has some delightful period music in it - many of the tunes of which seem to be built off of what I perceive, (My knowledge of Irish music is sorely lacking!) to be traditional "airs" such as "Thama ma Hulla"; "The Brown Irish Girl"; and "The Fairy Queen". The lyrics are exquisite in style and content. The titles include such songs as "The Time I've Lost in Wooing"; "One Bumper At Parting"; "Tho' the Last Glimpse of Erin"; and "How Oft Has the Banshee Cried". They cover a range of subjects from songs of love and death to songs of fierce patriotism. Now, if I can only learn a few of these fine songs, I will love the book all the more.