Immigrants

Songs of the Irish Immigrants

This recording is lovingly dedicated to Margie’s father, William Russell Butler (1921-2004),
who often shared the stage with Golden Bough, performing, touring and recording.
His love of Irish history, culture and music was an inspiration to us during his lifetime and still remains so.
For this recording we were joined by David Brewer (of Molly's Revenge) on the uilleann pipes.

MP3: Mursheen Durkin * Isle of Hope * Paddy's Lamentation * John Riley * Exile Jig

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The Songs

1)   Mursheen Durkin / The Ballydesmond Polka
2)   Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears
3)   Paddy's Green Shamrock Shores /
      The First Night in America
4)   Sliabh Gallon Braes / Siubhán Ni Dhuibhir
5)   John Riley
6)   Paddy's Lamentation
7)   Exile Jig / Ships are Sailing /
      My Love is in America
8)   North Americay / Farewell to Erin
9)   When New York was Irish
10) The Shores of Amerikay / Spancil Hill
11) My Lovely Irish Maid
12) A Song of the Celts

The Irish immigrant song repertoire is one in which life, lore and legend find their respective places.
These songs are an essential part of a living culture of the Irish immigrant and are a fundamental pulse of the Irish heartbeat.

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