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Thread #157299   Message #3711836
Posted By: GUEST
26-May-15 - 06:30 AM
Thread Name: Róise na nAmhrán's Lily of the West
Subject: RE: Róise na nAmhrán's Lily of the West
Kevin, I am the person who wrote the the review in Musical Traditions which you mentioned. The CD was issued by Radio Teilifís Éireann as part of an informal series of Irish traditional singers and musicians, and the discographical details are as follows:- Róise Bean Mhic Grianna. Róise na nAmhran; Songs of a Donegal Woman. RTÉ. CD 178.

I'd start by contacting RTÉ and finding out whether it is still available. If not, I'm not too well up on specialist Irish music shops these days, but I'd certainly try Custy's music shop in Ennis. Also, the Claddagh record shop in Dublin, if it's still going.

If the disc is no longer obtainable then all I can say is bad cess to RTÉ. Of all the records they ever published, that to me is surely the jewel in the crown. It should have been kept in catalogue, purely to show people what a national treasure looks like.

Tell you what, if all else fails, give me a shout and I'll see if I can master the intricacies of Drop Box and send you a copy of mine.