The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #6449   Message #37537
Posted By: harpgirl
08-Sep-98 - 11:31 PM
Thread Name: Irish - American traditional songs
Subject: RE: Irish - American traditional songs
...In addition to By the Hush, aka Paddy's Lamentation which I think captures the experience of Irish immigrants in the 1800's, I like "When New York Was Irish and "Ramblin Irishman". Also "When a Man's in Love" tells the story of a man persuading his love to go with him to "Amerikay." I love this era of song because my Irish ggg grampa Tobia Fitzgerald a potato famine fleer, married my ggg gramma America Jane Charles. America Fitzgerald! Now how's that for an Irish name...Trying Paddy in the DT gets one all sorts of Irish immigrant songs... harpgirl