Anne Byrne Fiona and Shane

What a shame that this wonderful LP is not out on CD! The cover is so beautiful it's unreal, itself enough reason for a re-release.
I found I Chose the Green in a pile of discarded Irish LPs years ago at a thrift shop in Manhattan. There were two copies of it, a UK mono original, played to death and sounding awful, and an American Stereo re- release in not bad shape which is playing here. The original owner
evidently loved it enough to wear out one copy and buy another.
The original has a few extra tracks-- one a Dylan cover, and sounded very like America's best 60's folk music. I sent a tape to a radio DJ Bob Fass on WBAI.org and he played the entire tape, asking his audience to call in and try to identify the singer. It mostly reminded people of Joan Baez's "achingly pure soprano" or Carolyn Hester's, but when Anne sang Mary Hamilton, we heard "Yestreen there were four Marys", not "Last night there were four Marys." Since this song belongs to Anne's heritage, not Joan Baez's, and we felt the presence of the real thing. I sent another tape to an Irish DJ at a Catholic University who only plays Irish music and he said he knew of Anne from a compilation LP. He played Come by the Hills and praised her fine voice.
Her ethereal folk soprano never sounded more bell clear,more ghostly than when echoing in the wind of Fiona and Shane, my favorite on the album. I can't find any other covers of this song, and it will always make us think of the lovely Anne Byrne, Won't somebody please release this extraordinary, well-loved LP on CD?

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[patrickpjr]

this is a message from anne byrne. i ma alive and well and appreciate your wonderful comments. Aunry Dolores is not eighty - she is in her early seventies. I am a youthful sixty six and suffering from cronic depression thus have had to give up recording and prefoming.

[clairedelune49]

Welcome to YouTube Anne Byrne! We all find YouTube a great cure for depression. What a wonderful surprise to hear from you. Maybe some of your fellow artists you see here ( Judy Collins at 70, Joan Baez at 68) can inspire you to give us a new video or two?

[patrickpjr]

Anne is alive and - not so well - her depression is awesome!

[clairedelune49]

Her depression saddens us all. "The Blues ain't nothing but the truth."--BB King.

[MANOFNAR]

is this the greeen fire of the marys i feel your soothing love

[1tommymulligan]

Met Jessie Owens last night at our gig in The Sunnybank Hotel Glasnevin Dublin. He was back in Ireland on hollidays . Now lives in LA. He got up and sang a few songs during the break and can still play and sing well, he also looks great for a guy in his sixties.

[euroserf]

@patrickpjr It saddens Me to hear Anne is not well as her Voice lifts me and probably so many others from our black gloom ! I don't pray but tell her she's in my thoughts !

[craigcoxe]

Anne and clairedelune49, My father played I Chose The Green endlessly when we were growing up. We knew all the songs. He still has his well worn and well loved copy. I recently found a copy for sale. Thanks for posting this and thanks for the beautiful music!

[AylinShanita]

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[djfernando00]

watch?v=RGr9LZP4en8... veja essa e muito da hora...

[MrOhainnin]

@patrickpjr great to hear that you are well sorry to hear about you problems with the darkness. Thanks for so many hours of musical bliss from a Marlborough Road neighbour of the 70ties now living in germany

[folkmusicgirl]

To Anne Byrne:

If you by chance read this, I just wanted to let you know that I have been a big fan of your music for many years. I am in California & first came to know of your music when I found one of your LPs in a record shop here in the 80's. I just couldn't stop listening to your beautiful voice! When I went on holiday to London & Ireland I sought out more of your LP's. I have about five albums & one at Abbey Tavern. I only wish your LPs were on CDs . Most of all I hope you are well.