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Thread #68241 Message #1148456
Posted By: GUEST
28-Mar-04 - 06:21 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Up the Winding River? / Innisvaddie Annie
Subject: RE: Origins: 'Up a Winding River' by Padraigin Ni Ual
I know nothing of the song
Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin is mostly known for singing in Irish and researching Irish language songs from south east Ulster. Her husband Len Graham is also a well-known traditional singer. I know Pádraigín has arranged and composed music for several songs, I don't know think she's written many lyrics
pronunciation is approximately Pa-dra-geen Ní rhymes with we ool-a-caun (the ch is as in 'loch', not as in 'charm', so I don't know how to represent it in English. 'Chanukah' has a similar sound I think)(the ool is more like a quick oo-al)