Scherzo from the Irish Symphony Hamilton Harty Halle

[John27346]

Available from all good record stores, and even a few crap ones.

[ratoils]

By a very strange coincidence, just after I had finished my previous message,

I caught the end of a BBC Radio 4 docudrama enitled 'At War with Wellington'.

On several occasions, we heard brief extracts from a contemporary (Irish) ballad

'The Girl I Left Behind (Me)' subsequently adopted in both Britain and the USA.

Other songs which share the same tune: 'The Rare Old Mountain Dew' and

'An Spailpin Fanach'. My list is doubtless incomplete.

[ratoils]

To the best of my knowledge, the 'other folk song' is known as 'The Waxies'

Dargle'. 'Waxies' were the Dublin ladies from the inner-city tenements who used

to do for' - waxing the floors, among other things - the posher denizens of the

city. The Dargle is a small river, which ripples through the picturesque village

of Enniskery. Apparently, that was the place chosen by these ladies for their

annual day out - a rare pleasure, indeed!

[ilovelanky]

good ole norn irish talent!

[3aoibhinn]

music gcse set work!!

[MichaelTheSilageMan]

Its Actually called "Fair Day" and consists of 2 Songs, Blackberry Blossom and another Folk song.

[jrakg]

I welcome anything from this conductor.