Frank Harte - Flower of Magherally

[astrolog7000]

Frank Harte called his singing "hard singing." It was not a mellow croon, but the sound had a punch to it. I think his accent is from Dublin. In big cities, they usually have harder, more nasal voices. But I like his singing. He also adds in the typical Irish melismatic trills.

I wonder what is the origin of this? I know they use melismata so much in Islamic singing and in African-American singing.

[euroserf]

I never knew what that " Trilling" was called before, in Irish Gaelic a Negro is called " Fear Gorm" literally " (a) Blue Man, possibly because in gaelic Fear Dubh literally a Black Man can mean an Evil Man or Devil ?? The Berbers of north Africa Known by other tribes as the Blue People ! Sing very similarly to us Paddies and also play a single sided drum similar to an irish Bodhran....I wonder ???

[HAPPYTHELEAF]

@euroserf However much all dogs bark, not all dogs are the same.

[euroserf]

But all dogs are pack animals descended from wolves ....even chihuahuas !

[Lydia6192]

I love this song!!! :)

[astrolog7000]

The Boys of the Lough sang it back in the l970's. It is a beautiful song.

Lilli Buck

Bristol, VA USA

[fiddleit]

There is a whole concert online at the Kennedy Centers millenium stage.

[bernardevans]

We dont mind at all ;) Cheers, Bernard

[klotzl]

you're welcome

i've been searching for more songs from Frank Harte without any luck (except Valentine O'Hara of course), if someone has any please uplode it :)

[oliverandalexandra]

this was fab.....i live in magherally, banbridge and although ive heard of this song before, this is the first time in have heard it sang...thanks for adding it

[vegasshowgirlshoes]

@oliverandalexandra

Check out the version by "Anuna"

The best I've heard