Padraic Colum Reading His Irish Tales and Poems

Padraic Colum (1881–1972) was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer, playwright, children’s author, and collector of folklore. In 1965, he recorded two of his stories and ten poems for Folkways. The opening story tells of a visit to Blarney Castle, home of the fabled Blarney Stone. His second tale is the fable of Gerald, the Earl of Kildare, who became the Wizard Earl riding a horse with silver horseshoes every Midsummer’s Eve. The liner notes contain the texts of the stories and poems.

Track Listing

101	Blarney Castle	Padraic Colum	09:18
102	The Wizard Earl	Padraic Colum	15:45
201	Reminiscence II (I saw the wind to-day)	Padraic Colum	00:56
202	Reminiscence X (At the fore of the year)	Padraic Colum	01:16
203	The Bird of Jesus	Padraic Colum	03:56
204	An Old Song Re-Sung (As I went down through Dublin city)	Padraic Colum	02:27
205	Wild Ass	Padraic Colum	01:14
206	Bird of Paradise	Padraic Colum	00:44
207	Condors	Padraic Colum	01:06
208	May Day	Padraic Colum	03:03
209	Honey-Seller	Padraic Colum	01:44
210	Old Woman of the Roads	Padraic Colum	02:46