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Thread #68241 Message #1148971
Posted By: JWB
29-Mar-04 - 08:41 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Up the Winding River? / Innisvaddie Annie
Subject: RE: Origins: 'Up a Winding River' by Padraigin Ni Ual
Thank you very much, Guest. I think I can get my Yankee tongue around the syllables you spell out.
I have this song on a tape of a group called The Poor Claires, with Padraigin given credit, though there's no breakout of lyricist and composer. Both the tune and words are lovely. The lyrics aren't written down in the notes, so I'm not sure of the spelling of the single place name in the song: Inish "Faddy". I know inish means island, and I'm curious if there really is an inish "faddy". Do you have any idea?