I think it worth repr-ing here a comment on Paul's singing of this ballad I put on another thread, because he does it so superbly that his rendering deserves maximum attention and praise:—

==Subject: RE: Taking on the Big Boys? - classic big long ballads
From: MtheGM - PM
Date: 30 Dec 09 - 05:21 AM

A master of the sort of enhancing accompaniment I wrote about a couple back has always been Paul Brady. Just played on YouTube his masterly 1977 version of Arthur McBride [not a Child ballad, I know, but nonetheless a long song with a strong narrative]. Paul's elaborate but perfectly judged and matched accompaniment, to my mind, fully enhances and brings out every overtone and nuance of this fine song. His diction is a model too — not a word lost or unclear thruout, despite the concentration that such a complex accompaniment must have called for. Bravo!==