Songs of Aran
Various Artists
This 1957 field recording,
Songs of Aran , documents some of the vocal traditions of the Aran Islands, located off of the west coast of Ireland. Sung for the most part in Irish Gaelic, these songs bring to life the barren and sparsely populated islands of Inishmore, Inisheer, and Inishmaan. Included are lullabies, songs to accompany spinning, and two Irish "Caoines," traditional expressions of grief characterized by wailing or crying. Extensive and affectionate liner notes paint a portrait of the island' cultural history, the people, and the music. Among the performers are Margaret Dirrane, one of the lead characters in the noted 1934 film
Man of Aran , and her son Sean.
Track Listing
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Lilting. Beídh Ríl Againn, The Ten-Penny Bit, Smash the Windows
Seán Dirrane and Pat Wallace
03:24
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102
Máire Stánton - Mary Stanton
Seán Dirrane
03:18
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103
Lullaby: Thobhá Mo Leanbh (Hush - O, My Child) / Seó-Thín Seó / Seó-Thín Seó, 'S Tú Mo Leanbh (Hush-A-Bye, You're My Little One) (medley)
Seán Dirrane
02:06
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104
Amhrán Na Trágha Báine - Song of Trabane
Margaret Dirrane
02:55
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105
Twas Early, Early in the Spring
Margaret Dirrane
01:58
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106
Óró Mhíle Gràdh - Oro, My Thousand Treasures
Margaret Dirrane
01:36
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107
An Cailín Fearamhail Fíonn - The Fair Brave Girl
Miles Joyce
01:46
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108
Sagart Na Cuile Báine - The Priest of Coolbawn
Miles Joyce
02:49
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109
A Sheáin a Mhic Mo Chomharsan - O John, Son of My Neighbor
Miles Joyce
03:10
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201
An Droighnean Donn - The Blackthorn
Seán Dirrane
02:21
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202
Má Théann Tú'un a Aonaigh - If You Go to the Fair
Seán Dirrane
03:20
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203
Peigí Misteál - Peggy Mitchell
Seán Dirrane
03:35
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204
Bean A'Leanna - The Ale Woman
Seán Dirrane
03:32
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205
Amhrán An Téi - Song of the Tea
Margaret Dirrane
01:40
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206
An Túirnín Lín - The Flax Spinning Wheel
Seán Dirrane
01:14
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207
Milking Croon: An Tsin, an Tsin
Margaret Dirrane
01:04
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208
Do-Een Do A-Diddle Am - (Vocables)
Margaret Dirrane
00:41
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209
Lullaby: Thobha Mo Leanbh / Seo-Thin Seo / 'S Tu Mo Leanbh (medley)
Kate Faherty, Margaret Dirrane, and Peg Flaherty
02:57
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210
Caoineadh na Marbh - Caoine for the Dead
Aran female singer
02:53
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211
Caoineadh na Marbh - Caoine for the Dead
Bridget Mullin
02:10