"Around the hills of clare, "
You stupid little man
Around the Hills of Clare is a collection of very fine field singers we are proud to have been in the position to issue because of the contribution those singers have made to our understanding of traditional song.
It was issued by the Goilín Club, who, hopefully, got back the financial support they were generous put into it
A it has sold exceptionally well, all further proceeds have gone to The Irish Traditional Music Association - so we have not made one penny out of it - it was a labour of love.
Although it continues to sell, it will become obsolete in the next couple of months as our entire collection of Clare songs will be freely accessible on the Clare County Library website so it is in no need of "promotion".
Unlike you, people like Mike Yates, Tom Munnelly, and all the otrher collectors wo have embarked on similar projects down the years do what they/we do out of love for the music
W don't persistently blow our own trumpets, as you do, we do not persistently remid people that we are professionals wwho need to earn a living, as you do.
We want people to know what these sinngers had to offer, simple as that.
Jim Carroll