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.
1 Lilting. Be?Dh R?L Againn, the Ten-Penny Bit, Smash the Windows
2 M?Ire St?Nton - Mary Stanton
3 Lullaby: Thobh? Mo Leanbh (Hush - O, My Child) / Se?-Th?N Se? / Se?-Th?N Se?, 's T? Mo Leanbh (Hush-A-Bye, You're My Little One) (Medley)
4 Amhr?N Na Tr?Gha B?Ine - Song of Trabane
5 Twas Early, Early in the Spring
6 ?R? Mh?Le GR?DH - Oro, My Thousand Treasures
7 An Cail?N Fearamhail F?Onn - the Fair Brave Girl
8 Sagart Na Cuile B?Ine - the Priest of Coolbawn
9 A She?In a Mhic Mo Chomharsan - O John, Son of My Neighbor
10 An Droighnean Donn - the Blackthorn
11 M? Th?Ann T?'Un a Aonaigh - If You Go to the Fair
12 Peig? Miste?L - Peggy Mitchell
13 Bean A'leanna - the Ale Woman
14 Amhr?N An T?I - Song of the Tea
15 An T?Irn?N L?N - the Flax Spinning Wheel
16 Milking Croon: An Tsin, An Tsin
17 Do-Een Do A-Diddle Am - (Vocables)
18 Lullaby: Thobha Mo Leanbh / Seo-Thin Seo / 's Tu Mo Leanbh (Medley)
19 Caoineadh Na Marbh - Caoine for the Dead
20 Caoineadh Na Marbh - Caoine for the Dead
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.
