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Irish and British Songs from the Ottawa Valley
Artist:
O Abbott J
Format: CD
New: Available $19.98
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Formats and Editions
1. The Dog and the Gun - the Golden Glove
2. The Gypsy Daisy
3. The Barley Grain for Me
4. To Be a Farmer's Boy - the Farmer's Boy
5. The Silver Herrings
6. The Lass of Glenshee
7. The Colleen Bawn - Limerick Is Beautiful
8. The Bunch of Water Cresses
9. The Bonny Irish Boy 1
10. Daniel O'Connell 1
11. The Mountain Dew 1
12. The Cruiskeen Lawn 1
13. A Young Man Lived in Belfast Town 1
14. The Plains of Waterloo 1
15. The Green Linnet 1
16. Kelly the Pirate 1
17. Captain Coldstein 1
18. Nellie Coming Home from the Wake 1
19. The Banks of Newfoundland 2
20. Skibbereen - a Ballad of the Famine 2
21. The Heights of Alma 2
22. The Bold and Undaunted Youth - the Rambling Boy 2
23. By the Hush, Me Boys
More Info:
For five days in the summer of 1957, folklorist Edith Fowke recorded over eighty songs performed by O. J. Abbott, an octogenarian native of Ottawa. Mr. Abbott's songs reflect influences from Ireland, England, and Scotland, with lyrics that relate swashbuckling pirate tales and mournful ballads of love lost. Liner notes include a personal account of Ms. Fowke's experience working with Mr. Abbott, a brief autobiography from the performer, and descriptions with lyrics for each track.
