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Thread #52746 Message #824032
Posted By: Declan
12-Nov-02 - 06:34 AM
Thread Name: New singer: Lasairfhiona Ni Chonaola
Subject: RE: New singer: Lasairfhiona Ni Chonaola
The program last Thursday was Leargas and it was an interesting documentary. She is from the Aran Islands and among the songs she sang was a set of Gaelic words for the tune Inis Oirr which was originally written as just a melody - we had a thread about that not so long ago. The Gaelic words were her own translation of a poem written by a poet whose name (I think) was Carberry.
A fine singer well worth a listen.
By the way its pronounced (roughly) Losser (rhymes with Tosser,Dosser) - EENA Knee Hun-eela.