I am Phil and June Colclough's daughter. My parent's both wrote this song. Tragically my mother died prematurely at 63 only 3 years ago. My parents were both from North Staffordshire not Canada. My father's family have Irish connections in County Wexford. My parents helped to set up the first folk club in Stoke-Trent in 1960 and in 1966 they left Stoke for London. My father joined Ewan Macoll's Critics Group. Back in Staffordshire in 1970's my parents ran folk clubs and produced a folk based radio programme for the BBC Radio Stoke. Song for Ireland was indeed inspired by a holiday my parents took in visiting the Dingle Peninsula. It has been recorded by Joan Baez, Mary Black, The Dubliners and Englebert Humperdinck.
Another song written by my parents which I think is fantastic is called The Call and The Answer. My parents spent much of their lives working in Education as teachers and education advisers. My Dad has left North Staffordshire and is hoping to resume a musical life at some point.