Ulster Folk Song Posted on: April 2, 2022 by: Jane Cassidy ‘Linen Songs’ by Maurice Leyden and Jane Cassidy

Maurice and Jane release a new album entitled ‘Linen Songs’ featuring seventeen songs from Maurice’s extensive collection of local folk-songs associated with the Ulster linen industry. Half the songs are accompanied and half unaccompanied.

The album was produced by Rod McVey who plays piano, keyboard and accordion. Maurice and Jane are also accompanied by Frank Cassidy on bouzouki, Paddy Finney on guitar, Joe McHugh on pipes and whistle and Conor Caldwell on fiddle.

The album can be purchased via the Shop function on this website where you can also find the lyrics and in-depth information on all the tracks. Thanks to the Arts Council of Northern Ireland for their support in the making of this album.