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08 Dec 11 - 06:56 PM (#3270739) Subject: 'Bannow's Lonely Shore'- Paddy Berry From: MartinRyan Paddy Berry is a well known traditional singer from Co. Wexford in Ireland. For a nice example of his style on a local Wexford song Click here Regards |
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08 Dec 11 - 08:35 PM (#3270788) Subject: ADD: 'Bannow's Lonely Shore'- Paddy Berry From: GUEST,Donal These are the words of the song as given in Paddy Berry's book 'More Wexford Ballads' (1987). BANNOW'S LONELY SHORE To Bannow's lonely banks farewell where once I used to stray To view the craft of smaller size glide swiftly o'er the bay The birds above that lonely beach their sweetest notes did pour Which echoed thro' the silent woods near Bannow's lonely shore. On those lone banks I often sat to watch the flowing tide And gentle barques with swelling sails that o'er its surface glide The seabirds' dismal cries were heard, but now those joys are o'er Yet recollection brings me back to Bannow's lonely shore. The village school-house on the hill, it still appears in view As bright and beautiful as when I bade my last adieu Those pleasant hours are past and gone, perhaps tp come no more Yet fondly still my heart will cling to Bannow's lonely shore. The boys with whom my youth was spent when sporting on the green Their smiling faces I behold, though seas roll wide between Our youthful joys I still retain though sadly I deplore When I cast back my wandering eyes on Bannow's lonely shore. As on my pillow I recline in a foreign land to rest The love of Bannow's flowery banks still throbs within my breast When silent sleep steals over me I dream I see once more The rocky cliffs that close abound by Bannow's lonely shore. With these few lines I now conclude and bid a long farewell May Heaven's beams shine bright on all who on those banks do dwell May happiness forever reign and choicest blessings pour Where first I drew the breath of life near Bannow's lonely shore. John Keane, Grange, Bannow, wrote this fine song in Philadelphia, U.S.A., about the year 1847 to where he had emigrated some years earlier. He sent this song to his aunt in Bannow and when he returned home for a holiday he heard it sung many times such was its popularity. Fr. Ranson in his "Songs of Wexford Coast" 1948, claimed it was one of the most popular songs of the county. It is still sung to-day. John Keane died in Phildelphia around 1897. A biographical sketch of Johne Keane and words of song appeared in "The People" 1909. |
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09 Dec 11 - 04:59 AM (#3270912) Subject: RE: 'Bannow's Lonely Shore'- Paddy Berry From: MartinRyan Thanks for that, GUESTDonal. Regards |
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23 Dec 11 - 08:28 PM (#3279162) Subject: RE: 'Bannow's Lonely Shore'- Paddy Berry From: MartinRyan That link seems to have broken. I'll check it out. Regards |