Upon a shamrock shore [sound recording] : songs of Ireland and the Irish / The Irish Rovers.
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MusicPublisher number: 088 112 162-2 | MCAPublication details: Universal City, CA : MCA, p2000.Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + program notesOther title: - Songs of Ireland and the Irish
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Adult CD
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Main Library | CD | FOLK Irish Rovers | Available | 33111002914055 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
On this compilation, Will Millar's singing is alternated with that of the more sober Jimmy Ferguson, who handles ballads. Even on this Irish-themed material, the Irish Rovers are original and of their late-'60s time. "Pat From Mullingar" celebrates a hero of the I.R.A., while "Pennywhistle Peddler" seems to describe a person and a milieu more reminiscent of the Haight-Ashbury hippie scene in which the group was living than an Irish village. Nevertheless, more traditional fare is heard in the bawdy "Up Among the Heather" and in a quartet of songs about the Irish diaspora to America in the 19th century and the immigrants' subsequent experiences. This is a varied collection by a distinctive group that took its heritage in sometimes surprising directions. ("The Rovers Street Song Medley" is previously unreleased, while "Pigs Can't Fly" has been stripped of overdubs.) ~ William Ruhlmann
King of the faeries -- Mountain tay -- Bridget Flynn -- Up among the heather -- Bonnie Kellswater -- Pat from Mullingar -- Rovers fancy -- Pennywhistle peddler -- Shamrock shore -- Banks of Newfoundland -- Shores of Americay -- Lament for the Molly Maguires -- Fiddler's green -- Rovers street song medley -- Pigs can't fly.
Previously released on Decca DL74951, DL75637, DL75681, DL75157, DL75302 from 1968-1971. Digitally remastered. Some selections previously unreleased.
Compact disc.