130 Great Irish Ballads<br>
130<br>
Great Irish Ballads, by Robert Gogan, pub. 2004<br>
Includes a CD with the first verse and chorus of<br>
each song, melody notation and guitar chords (and lyrics, of course).<br>
The book has three indexes at the front -- titles, CD tracks, and first<br>
lines. These are very helpful in quickly locating specific songs.<br>
Excellent background notes on each song plus LOTS of wonderful color photos<br>
throughout the book from all around Ireland. It's functional, educational<br>
and This book is a great buy!<br>
Here is a PARTIAL table of contents:<br>
A Bunch Of Thyme; All For Me Grog; Arthur McBride; As I Roved Out; Avondale;<br>
Banks Of Claudy, The; Banna Strand; Bard Of Armagh, The; Believe Me, If All<br>
Those Endearing Young Charms; Black Velvet Band, The; Bold O'donoghue; Bold<br>
Thady Quill; Bonny Boy, The; Botany Bay; Boulavogue; Boys of Fairhill, The;<br>
Boys of the County Armagh, The; Brennan On The Moor; Bunclody; Butcher Boy,<br>
The; Carrickfergus; Cliffs Of Doneen; Cockles And Mussels; Come To The<br>
Bower; Courtin' In The Kitchen; Croppy Boy, The; Danny Boy; Dicey Riley;<br>
Easy And Slow; Enniskillen Dragoon, The; Fiddlers Green; Finnegan's Wake;<br>
Follow Me Up To Carlow; Galway Races, The; Galway Shawl, The; Golden<br>
Jubilee, The; The Banks Of My Own Lovely Lee; The Banks Of The Roses; The<br>
Boston Burglar; The Curragh Of Kildare; The Foggy Dew ; The German<br>
Clockwinder; The Glendalough Saint.... and LOTS more<br>
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