The Galway Shawl
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"The Galway Shawl" is a traditional Irish folk song, concerning a rural courtship in the West of Ireland. The first known version was collected by Sam Henry from Bridget Kealey in Dungiven in 1936.[1] The song has been popularly recorded by many ballad groups in Ireland and is now commonly adapted to a waltz time so that people can dance to it.
Recordings
- Four to the Bar on their live album Craic on the Road, in a medley with "The Black Velvet Band" and "The Wild Rover".
- The Dubliners on their album 30 Years A-Greying
- Ryan's Fancy on their album Irish Love Songs.
- Patrick Street on their album On the Fly.
- Liz Madden recorded a new version on her 2010 album My Irish Home.
Sounds Samples
References
- ^ Sam Henry's Songs of the People, p 269