A must-see video for every songcollector about how the late Tom Munnely went out to find and record the old Irish songs, reportedly more than 20 thousand! Listen to Christy Moore, Sinéad O’Connor, Thomas McCarthy, Lisa Lambe and Lankum. If you wish, you can also…
Happy New Year song by Simon Oak, written at the start of 2023. Lyrics Chorus There it is, another year behind us Let’s forget the sadness, remember all the happiness Remember those we had to leave behind us Cheer up, I wish you Happy New…
Ballad by Simon Oak (Jan. 2023) describing an average Saturday of a traditional singing festival. To the tune of Simon’s Lofty Pheasant. Lyrics No better start of the day, the birds are singing, my alarm is ringing I hurl the damn thing away, and I…
Ballad by Simon Oak to remember the 2023 edition of the Traditional Singing Weekend in Inishowen. The stone is real and still on his desk in Holland. Lyrics There you are, just a stone Are you waiting for some company? On the sand, all alone…