The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #2895   Message #13328
Posted By: Alice
27-Sep-97 - 12:09 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: When Love is Kind (Thomas Moore)
Subject: RE: LYR. ADD. When Love is Kind
Joe, I've spent time here and there on my hobby of trying to find Thomas Moore sources on the web, and yes it is surprising for the amount of work he did how little is printed and recorded. I did find ONE other recording of Silent O Moyle besides the one I have by Mary O'Hara (my favorite Irish soprano). There is a CD of a collection of classical singers performing Thomas Moore songs, and it includes Silent O Moyle. That song is the story of the children of Lir (the Irish myth version of King Lear).. they were loved by all except their step mother who turned them into swans. There is a great retelling of this story in the webzine "Irelands Eye", written in installments starting, I think, in the April issue. That is a great webzine, BTW. I will post the lyrics to Silent O Moyle sometime when I get the time. The music is haunting... gives you chills. I think I will start a new thread on Moore lyrics, since I am still searching for books with the music. Alice in Montana