Help: Session songs

Subject: RE: Help: Session songs
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 08 Sep 02 - 09:16 AM

Molly Malone. Look for the older version in O'Neill's Music of Ireland. (notes only) I assume everybody knows the words.

Subject: RE: Help: Session songs
From: Gurney
Date: 08 Sep 02 - 03:43 AM

All the above are great, but.... the Irish and others of a whimsical nature have a sense of humour, so how about:

Lannigans Ball and The Rocky Road to Dublin - just for the fun of singing them.

Sister Josephine and Bridget and the Pill - just for the fun of watching Irishwomens faces start beaming.

Try to get hold of a recording by Sean Cannon. Have a good time.

Subject: RE: Help: Session songs
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 07 Sep 02 - 12:09 PM

I sing Hard Times in sessions too - in C...

Ossian Publications have published 4 books of songs and ballads popular in Ireland. There are 50 songs in each. John Loesberg, who edited and arranged them, explains in the introduction to volume 1 that the purpose of the book is to provide songs that are actually popular in Ireland today (this was published in 1978!) so they include English, American and Scottish songs as well as Irish ones. Eg "Joe Hill", "Amazing Grace" and "The House of the Rising Sun". And Australian - volume 3 includes "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda". Volume 4 was published in 1989. The address was PO Box 84, Cork, Ireland, but they are now linked to the Living Tradition - try http://www.ossian.ie

Kitty

Subject: RE: Help: Session songs
From: Larkin
Date: 06 Sep 02 - 07:04 PM

Thnks Folks Keep em coming- Any favouites, mine at the moment is Hard Times come again no more! Yes I know it's a Stephen Foster song but it's crackin in a session Martiin

Subject: RE: Help: Session songs
From: Alice
Date: 04 Sep 02 - 08:57 PM

You can also search the DT database with @Irish.

Subject: RE: Help: Session songs
From: Alice
Date: 04 Sep 02 - 08:55 PM

Here is one CD for only $9.99 with:
CLICK HERE for Irish Voices
Humours Of The King Of Ballyhooley, The - Patrick Street/Andy Irvine
Stor Mo Chroi - Sean MacDonnchadha
Blackwaterside - Ron Kavana
Traveller All Over The World, The - Frank Harte
Raggle Taggle Gypsy, The - John Reilly
P For Paddy - Irish Country Four
Rollicking Boys Of Tandaragee, The - Paddy Tunney
Bucket Of The Mountain Dew, A - The McPeake Family
Bean An Leanna - Joe Heaney
Wind That Shakes The Barley, The - Sarah Makem
Song Of The Riddles, The - Wille Clancy
Sgeilpin Droighneach, An - Tomas O Neachtain
Maid On The Shore, The - John Lyons
Lake Of Coolfin, The - Tom Lenihan
John Reilly - Sarah Ann O'Neill
Green Fields Of America, The - Len Graham
High On A Mountain - Four Men And A Dog

Subject: RE: Help: Session songs
From: Alice
Date: 04 Sep 02 - 08:42 PM

www.ulstersongs.com

Subject: RE: Help: Session songs
From: GUEST,eoin o'buadhaigh
Date: 04 Sep 02 - 06:00 AM

Len Graham has a few good albums out ad almost everyone of the ballads he sings on them are aired at singing sessions. Others are Roisin White, Rosie Stewart, Frank Harte, Patricia Flynn and a recent CD from the 'Golin Singers' in Dublin. There are lots to choose from. Contact John Mouldin at 'Ulstersongs' he has most of them for sale.

slan eoin

Subject: Session songs
From: Larkin
Date: 04 Sep 02 - 05:50 AM

I play in quite a few Irish Sessions and am asked to sing quite a lot. I know some of the standardsbut need to expand my repertoire- Any ideas ( any but the bloody Fields of Athenry)

Cheers MArtin