Lyr Req: Isle of Hope and Tears

Subject: Isle Of Hope???neone know this song?M.C.
From: GUEST,M.C.
Date: 03 Jan 02 - 08:05 PM

If anybody has heard of this song and knows the lyrics. Will ye write back+ tell me, please.Thanx, M.C.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Isle Of Hope???neone know this song?
From: alison
Date: 03 Jan 02 - 08:17 PM

possibly you mean "Isle au haut"...

"we'll pull down the sails where the bays come together
bide away the days on the hills of Isle au haut"

does that sound familiar?

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Isle Of Hope???neone know this song?
From: alison
Date: 03 Jan 02 - 08:18 PM

its here

if you enter "haut" in the filter box on the threads page... there are a few other songs too...

slainte

alison

Subject: Lyr Add: Isle of Hope and Tears
From: Sorcha
Date: 03 Jan 02 - 08:44 PM

You mean this one from the Irish tenors?

ISLE OF HOPE AND TEARS

On the first day of January 1892
They opened Ellis Island
And they let the people through
And the first to cross the threshold
Of the isle of hope and tears
Was Annie Moore from Ireland
Who was all of 15 years

Chorus:
Isle of hope, isle of tears
Isle of freedom, isle of fears
But it's not the isle you left behind
That isle of hunger, isle of pain,
Isle you'll never see again
But the isle of home is always on your mind

In her little bag she carried
All her past and history
And her dreams for the future in the land of liberty
And courage is the passport
When your old world disappears
Cos there's no future in the past
When you're 15 years

Chorus

When they closed down Ellis Island in 1943
Seventeen million people had come there for sanctuary
And in springtime when I came here
And stepped on to it's piers
I thought of how it must have been
When you're only 15 years

Chorus

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Isle Of Hope???neone know this song?
From: GUEST,KT
Date: 03 Jan 02 - 08:52 PM

Or perhaps you mean the one that goes...

When you see old Isle au Haut
Rising in the dawn
You will play in yellow fields
In the morning sun.

KT

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Isle Of Hope???neone know this song?
From: GUEST,M.C.
Date: 03 Jan 02 - 09:25 PM

THanx Sorcha.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Isle Of Hope???neone know this song?
From: Sorcha
Date: 03 Jan 02 - 11:10 PM

You're welcome!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Isle Of Hope???neone know this song?
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 04 Jan 02 - 03:08 PM

It was written by Brendan Graham, and recorded by Sean Keane on his CD, "The man that I am".

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Isle Of Hope???neone know this song?
From: Big Mick
Date: 04 Jan 02 - 06:51 PM

Priceless, Herga Kitty. Thanks. We have recorded this for our new CD and I was about to start tracking down the appropriate information for the liner notes. You have given me the starting point. Never did know who wrote it, but we do a killer version.

All the best,

Mick

Subject: Tune Req: Isle of hope isle of tears backing trac
From: GUEST,ardmacha
Date: 03 Jun 08 - 08:22 AM

I was wondering coul anyone tell me where i could get a backing track or midi file for the song Isle of hope isle of tears.This song was recorded by the Irish Tenors Sean Keane and Tommy Fleming
Joe

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Isle of hope isle of tears backing trac
From: Peace
Date: 03 Jun 08 - 11:28 AM

It is performed on Youtube by the Irish Tenors.

Can't find a midi anywhere. But I'll look further.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Isle of hope isle of tears backing trac
From: katlaughing
Date: 03 Jun 08 - 11:35 AM

Big Mick and the Conklin Ceili band did it on their CD, too. I know he's away for the moment, but ought to be back online in a day or two. You could PM him...I'll bet he could help.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Isle of hope isle of tears backing trac
From: GUEST,ardmacha
Date: 11 Jun 08 - 07:21 AM

Many thanks for your replies,As you wsuggested I'll try big mick

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Isle of hope isle of tears backing trac
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Jun 08 - 06:21 AM

I have found a beautiful orchestral version of this song on Phil Coulters Timless Tranquility CD under the title Ellis Island

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