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25 Sep 17 - 09:32 AM (#3878635) Subject: Ballinasloe in songs!?!? From: GUEST Can anyone help identify any songs that are about or mention Ballinasloe, Co. Galway I know Brendan Shine sang a song called 'Ballinasloe Fair" And the song 'The Tinkerman's Daughter' also mentions Ballinasloe Fair. Any other suggestions will be most welcome. thanks in advance W |
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25 Sep 17 - 12:02 PM (#3878655) Subject: RE: Ballinasloe in songs!?!? From: GUEST,PH The song Rosie Reilly makes reference to Ballinasloe Fair https://thesession.org/discussions/604 |
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25 Sep 17 - 01:06 PM (#3878673) Subject: RE: Ballinasloe in songs!?!? From: GUEST,Modette Jenny fron Ballinasloe |
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26 Sep 17 - 04:51 AM (#3878759) Subject: RE: Ballinasloe in songs!?!? From: GUEST,W Thanks for the song suggestions thus far |
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26 Sep 17 - 05:43 AM (#3878769) Subject: RE: Ballinasloe in songs!?!? From: FreddyHeadey Ballinasloe : song from the comedy opera My lady Molly(1902>) words G. H. Jessop tune Sidney Jones https://www.itma.ie/digital-library/text/7868-sm ~~~~~~~~~~ There's a choir\music society in the town, might be worth asking... http://www.facebook.com/Musicalblsoe |
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26 Sep 17 - 07:53 AM (#3878787) Subject: RE: Ballinasloe in songs!?!? From: GUEST thank you Freddy |
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26 Sep 17 - 08:23 PM (#3878902) Subject: RE: Ballinasloe in songs!?!? From: GUEST,Ebor Fiddler It is the habitation of the sailor in the song "A sailior coorted a farmers daughter" - I think by Dominic Behan. |
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28 Sep 17 - 10:50 AM (#3879119) Subject: RE: Ballinasloe in songs!?!? From: GUEST,W Thank you Ebor i found the lyrics of the Dominic Behan version on mainlynorfolk https://mainlynorfolk.info/folk/songs/asailorcourtedafarmersdaughter.html |
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29 Sep 17 - 11:19 AM (#3879301) Subject: RE: Ballinasloe in songs!?!? From: GUEST,widget The book, Songs and Ballads by Tadhg MacLochlainn, features two songs about Ballinasloe. 1, Ballinasloe 2, Ballinasloe Carnival Town |
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01 Oct 17 - 03:24 PM (#3879658) Subject: RE: Ballinasloe in songs!?!? From: GUEST,brian sweeny Nancy Myles sung by Johnny McEvoy and Foster & Allen. In Ballinasloe on horse fair day, when tinker men would have their say Many a fight was fought to win the hand of Nancy Myles. |
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01 Oct 17 - 04:50 PM (#3879665) Subject: RE: Ballinasloe in songs!?!? From: GUEST,Martin Ryan Yes - Nancy Miles is a powerful, dark song. I seem to remember an English group recording a great, a capella version of it ...? I've rarely heard it sung "in the wild", so to speak. Regards |