The Irish songbook / collected, adapted, written, and sung by the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem ; arranged for piano and guitar by Robert DeCormier ; compiled and edited by Joy Graeme ; with a foreword by Pete Hamill.
| Format | Musical Score |
| Publication Info | New York : Oak Publications, [1979], ©1969. |
| Description | 1 score (vi, 186 pages) : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Makem, Tommy. |
| Other author/creator | De Cormier, Robert arranger of music. |
| Other author/creator | Graeme, Joy, editor. |
| Other author/creator | Clancy Brothers. |
| Contents | Óró, sé do bheatha 'bhaile! -- Hi for the beggarman -- The holy ground -- Johnny is a roving blade -- Ar fol lol lol o -- I once loved a lass -- Redmond O'Hanlon -- Éamann an chnoic -- Paddy Doyle's boots -- What would you do if you married a soldier? -- Maid of the sweet brown knowe -- Galway City -- Johnny, I hardly knew ye -- My son Ted -- William Bloat -- Mr. Moses Ri-tooral-i-ay -- The black cavalry -- Eileen Aroon -- As I roved out -- Nell Flaherty's drake -- An poc ar buile -- Ever the winds -- Rocky road to Dublin -- The bard of Armagh -- Lament for Brendan Behan -- Whiskey, you're the devil -- The leaving of Liverpool -- Blow ye winds -- Boulavogue -- The croppy boy -- Mrs. Rockett's pub -- A man of double deed -- Paper of pins -- The wren song -- Weela Wallia -- When I was young -- Sally-o -- The curlew's song -- Blackwater side -- The month of January -- Bungle rye -- Master McGrath -- The lowlands of Holland -- The rapparee -- The Lough Neagh fishers -- Maid of Fife-e-o -- The Earl of Moray -- The cobbler -- Lord Nelson -- The butcher boy -- Winds of morning -- The rocks of Bawn -- Maderine Rue -- McPherson's lament -- Four green fields -- Bold tenant farmer -- Freedom's sons -- The wind that shakes the barley -- Convict of Clonmel -- O'Donnel Abú -- The 23rd of June -- Nancy Whiskey -- The old orange flute -- The cockies of Bungaree -- The wild rover -- Fare thee well, Enniskillen -- Mick McGuire -- Isn't it grand, boys? -- The beggarman -- Irish Rover -- Cruiscín Lán -- Galway races -- Portláirge -- Foggy dew -- The parting glass. |
| General note | Songs, arranged for voice, piano, and guitar, with chord symbols. |
| General note | Includes commentary on the songs. |
| Bibliography note | Discography: p. 185-186. |
| LCCN | 78080299 |
| ISBN | 0825602378 |
| Publisher number | 000237 Oak Publications |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | M1744 .I75 1979 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |