Music of the British Isles

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cds 1 thru' 5 have individual cat #s RDCD5841 thru' RDCD5845 respectively

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▼ CD 1: Traditional Instrumental Favourites
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Rule Britannia performer: The Band of H.M. Royal Marines (The Band of His/Her Majesty’s Royal Marines) recording of: Rule, Britannia! lyricist: James Thomson (Scottish poet, 1700-1748) composer: Thomas Arne (composer) part of: Alfred: Act III	Thomas Arne		3:12
2	The Cornish Floral Dance performer: The Band of the Blues and Royals	[traditional]		3:25
3	Gaelic Lullaby harp: Margie Butler	[traditional]		1:14
4	Arran Boat Song Irish harp / clàrsach [celtic harp]: Claire Hamilton (Celtic harpist)	[traditional]		3:53
5	Medley: Flowers of Edinburgh / Morpeth Rant performer: The English Country Dance Band	[traditional]		4:04
6	Donegal Reel performer: Christopher Hilton	[traditional]		2:43
7	Medley: Dumfries and Galloway / Regatta performer: Ashley Hutchings Dance Band	Paul Wilson / Gerald Claridge		3:16
8	Once I Loved a Maiden Fair performer: Dave Swarbrick	[traditional]		2:04
9	Rain Irish harp / clàrsach [celtic harp]: Kate Northrop (US Celtic harpist, lyricist and songwriter, now living in Switzerland)	Kate Northrop		2:29
10	Folk Dance	Harrington and Ward		1:27
11	Come Back to Erin Irish harp / clàrsach [celtic harp]: Claire Hamilton (Celtic harpist)	Charlotte Barnard		2:35
12	The Saddest Breeze	The Kells		4:05
13	Purple Heather performer: The Band of the Black Watch	Francis McPeake		2:59
14	Gay Gordons Medley: 79ths Farewell to Gibraltar / Barren Rocks of Aden / Sweet Maid of Glendarnel performer: Steve Kendall, His Accordion and Orchestra	P/M John MacDonald / P/M Alexander MacKellar / [traditional]		3:36
15	Men of Harlech performer: The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards	[traditional]		2:09
16	Clog Dance performer: The Welwyn Garden City Band	John Marcangelo		3:03
17	All Through the Night (Ar Hyd Y Nos) performer: The Band of H.M. Welsh Guards	[traditional]		3:06
18	Nimrod performer: The Band of H.M. Welsh Guards recording of: Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (catch-all for arrangements) composer: Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899) arrangement of: Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)	Edward Elgar		3:20
19	Folk Song From Suffolk performer: Stella Dickinson	Paul Hart		3:07
20	Medley: Flower of Scotland / Mingulay Boat Song performer: The Pipes and Drums of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards	Roy Williamson / [traditional]		3:01
21	Medley: Monymusk / Highland Laddie performer: The Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders	[traditional]		1:31
22	Amazing Grace performer: The Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders	[traditional]		3:27
23	Land of Hope and Glory performer: The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards recording of: Land of Hope and Glory anthem of: England, United Kingdom (ended) lyricist: Arthur Christopher Benson composer: Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1902) is based on: Coronation Ode, op. 44: VI. Finale: “Land of Hope and Glory” (contralto soloist, with chorus)	Edward Elgar		6:13

▼ CD 2: Our Lands of Song
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Scotland the Brave performer: Jamie McMenemy (Scottish singer and bouzouki player)	[traditional]		2:50
2	Danny Boy performer: Mary O’Hara	[traditional]		3:20
3	Carrickfergus performer: Noel McLoughlin	[traditional]		3:30
4	Jerusalem performer: Mary Hopkin recording of: Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry) lyricist: William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker) composer: Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1916) is based on: Jerusalem (poem by Blake)	Sir Hubert Parry		2:41
5	Dance Ti Thy Daddy performer: Ranken Bushby (operatic bass)	[traditional]		2:37
6	Song of the Miller performer: Osian Ellis (Welsh harpist and composer)	[traditional]		1:05
7	Eli Jenkins’ Prayer choir vocals: Côr Godre'r Aran Male Voice Choir recording of: Eli Jenkins' Prayer ("Sunset Poem") lyricist: Dylan Thomas (the poet) composer: Arthur Henry Dyke Troyte version of: Chant No. 1 (Troyte)	Arthur Henry Dyke Troyte		2:44
8	Cwm Rhondda choir vocals: Cwmbach Male Voice Choir recording of: Wele'n Sefyll Rhwng y Myrtwydd (Cwm Rhondda) (Emyn â thôn / Hymn with tune) lyricist: Ann Griffiths (Welsh hymn writer) composer: John Hughes (Welsh composer of hymns (including "Cwm Rhondda"), 1873–1932) is based on: Cwm Rhondda (1907 hymn tune, no lyrics) is based on: Wele'n Sefyll Rhwng y Myrtwydd (Emyn heb dôn / Hymn without a specified tune)	John Hughes		2:59
9	Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land of My Fathers) choir vocals: Pendyrus Male Voice Choir recording of: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau anthem of: Wales, United Kingdom lyricist: Evan James (Welsh poet) (in 1856-01) composer: James James (in 1856-01)	James James		1:25
10	We’ll Keep a Welcome choir vocals: Cantorion Gwalia (Gwalia Singers) recording of: We’ll Keep a Welcome lyricist: James Harper (songwriter) (in 1940) and Lyn Joshua (songwriter) (in 1940) composer: Mai Jones (in 1940)	Mai Jones		2:38
11	The Birds Are Free From Sorrow performer: Osian Ellis (Welsh harpist and composer)	[traditional]		1:31
12	The Keel Row performer: Ranken Bushby (operatic bass)	[traditional]		0:59
13	Elsie Marley performer: Ranken Bushby (operatic bass)	[traditional]		2:25
14	Lass of Fyve performer: The Band of the Black Watch	[traditional]		3:01
15	Take Me Home choir vocals: Pontarddulais Male Voice Choir	Rod Edwards & Roger Hand		3:39
16	Myfanwy choir vocals: Côr Meibion y Brythoniaid Male Voice Choir recording of: Myfanwy (Joseph Parry) lyricist: Richard Davies (Mynyddog) composer: Joseph Parry	Joseph Parry		4:31
17	Lily of the Valley choir vocals: Pontarddulais Male Voice Choir	William Shakespeare Hays		3:07
18	Song of the Gypsy performer: Osian Ellis (Welsh harpist and composer)	[traditional]		1:36
19	Black Is the Colour performer: Judy Collins	[traditional]		5:18
20	Coming Around performer: Waxies Dargle	Ollie Dowlen		3:43
21	Leezie Lindsay performer: The Campbells (Scottish vocals)	[traditional]		4:28
22	Barbara Allen performer: Judy Collins	[traditional]		4:34
23	Mountains of Mourne performer: Mae McKenna (vocalist)	Percy French		2:49

▼ CD 3: Mood Music of the Isles
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Molly Malone performer: The Eireann Players	James Yorkston		2:56
2	She Moved Through the Fair choir vocals: ANÚNA (Ireland's National Choir)	[traditional]		3:07
3	Suo Gân performer: Stella Dickinson	[traditional]		3:40
4	The Last Rose of Summer Irish harp / clàrsach [celtic harp]: Claire Hamilton (Celtic harpist) recording of: The Last Rose of Summer lyricist: Thomas Moore (Irish poet) composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13861)	Thomas Moore		2:35
5	Bonny Light Horseman performer: Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen	[traditional]		3:42
6	Up the Raw performer: Stella Dickinson	[traditional]		2:58
7	Women of Ireland performer: Stella Dickinson recording of: Mná na hÉireann lyricist: Peadar Ó Doirnín composer: Seán Ó Riada (birth name John Reidy)	Seán Ó Riada		4:44
8	I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen performer: The Eireann Players recording of: I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen lyricist and composer: Thomas P. Westendorf (in 1875)	Thomas P. Westendorff		5:07
9	Auld Scots Song Medley: Sing Tae Me the Auld Scotch Sangs / The Rowan Tree / The Auld Hoose performer: The Alexander Brothers (Scottish easy listening folk duo)	Joseph Frederick Leeson / [traditional] / Lady Nairne		4:00
10	I’ll Give My Love an Apple performer: Stella Dickinson	[traditional]		4:12
11	October Winds performer: Margie Butler	[traditional]		3:52
12	Medley: Beauty of the North / Glen of Copsewood performer: Margie Butler	Simon Fraser / [traditional]		5:19
13	The Brandy Burn performer: The Campbells (Scottish vocals)	Frankie Hepburn, Austin Ince		4:20
14	The Leaving of Liverpool performer: The Eireann Players	[traditional]		3:27
15	Carolan’s Draught performer: Margie Butler recording of: Carolan's Draught composer: Toirdhealbhach Ó Cearbhalláin (Turlough O’Carolan) part of: The Complete Works of Turlough O’Carolan (number: 186)	Turlough O’Carolan		4:29
16	My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose performer: Stella Dickinson recording of: My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose lyricist: Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist) composer: Pietro Urbani	Pietro Urbani		4:04
17	The Celts orchestra: The Taliesin Orchestra conductor: Charles Sayre (American composer, conductor, arranger) recording of: The Celts lyricist: Enya (Irish singer-songwriter) and Roma Ryan composer: Enya (Irish singer-songwriter) and Nicky Ryan publisher: EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and EMI Songs Ltd.	Enya		3:52
18	The Life of the Irish Rover performer: Will Millar	[traditional]		3:32

▼ CD 4: Great Songs, Golden Voices
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Greensleeves performer: The Fireside Singers recording of: Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements) lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	[traditional]		2:15
2	Annie Laurie performer: Ina Williams recording of: Annie Laurie (19th century Scottish song) lyricist: William Douglas (Scottish soldier and poet of poem "Annie Laurie") composer: Alicia Ann Spottiswoode (Scottish songwriter) (from 1834 until 1835) is based on: Annie Laurie (the poem)	Lady John Douglas Scott		4:45
3	Coming Through the Rye performer: Patricia Clark (Scots operatic soprano, fl. late 20c) recording of: Comin’ Thro’ the Rye lyricist: Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist) (in 1782) composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) publisher: Heatherfield Music	[traditional]		1:57
4	When Irish Eyes Are Smiling choir vocals: John McCarthy Chorus vocals: Allan Bruce (Scottish singer) orchestra: Peter Kennedy and His Orchestra recording of: When Irish Eyes Are Smiling lyricist: George Graff, Jr. and Chauncey Olcott composer: Ernest R. Ball publisher: M. Witmark & Sons (in 1912) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25290)	Ernest Ball		2:03
5	The Skye Boat Song performer: Ina Williams recording of: Skye Boat Song lyricist: Harold Boulton composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) version of: Cuchag nan craobh	[traditional]		5:28
6	Lavender’s Blue vocals: Allan Bruce (Scottish singer) orchestra: Robert Mandell & His Orchestra recording of: Lavender’s Blue (late 17th c. English folk song) writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3483)	[traditional]		2:03
7	He’s Gone Away performer: Winifred Smith recording of: He's Gone Away publisher: Elkan-Vogel (a division of Theodore Presser (acquired 1972)) lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) arranger: Ron Nelson (American composer)	Robert Beaser		3:20
8	Galway Bay choir vocals: John McCarthy Chorus vocals: Allan Bruce (Scottish singer) orchestra: Peter Kennedy and His Orchestra recording of: Galway Bay lyricist and composer: Arthur Colahan part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 9306)	Arthur Colahan		2:58
9	Blow the Wind Southerly soprano vocals: Norma Procter recording of: Blow the Wind Southerly lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2619)	[traditional]		3:45
10	Crimond choir vocals: The Boys Choir of the Carmelite Priory recording of: Crimond (The Lord’s my shepherd) (Psalm 23) additional composer: William Baird Ross composer: Jessie Seymour Irvine	Jessie Seymour Irvine		3:05
11	Mother Machree choir vocals: John McCarthy Chorus vocals: Allan Bruce (Scottish singer) orchestra: Peter Kennedy and His Orchestra recording of: Mother Machree lyricist: Chauncey Olcott (in 1910) and Rida Johnson Young (in 1910) composer: Ernest R. Ball (in 1910) publisher: B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s)	Ernest Ball, Chauncey Olcott		2:44
12	Ye Banks and Braes o’ Bonnie Doon vocals: Allan Bruce (Scottish singer) orchestra: Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra recording of: Ye Banks and Braes (traditional Scottish song) lyricist: Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist) composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13889)	[traditional]		3:10
13	Lark in the Clear Air performer: Ina Williams recording of: Lark in the Clear Air lyricist: Samuel Ferguson composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	[traditional]		3:36
14	My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean choir vocals: John McCarthy Chorus vocals: Allan Bruce (Scottish singer) recording of: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean publisher: Charles E. Pratt (in 1881) lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) publisher: Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc. part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1422)	[traditional]		1:56
15	Red Is the Rose performer: Mae McKenna (vocalist) recording of: Red Is the Rose lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	[traditional]		3:34
16	Ae Fond Kiss performer: Ina Williams recording of: Ae Fond Kiss lyricist: Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist) composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: V1011)	[traditional]		4:35
17	Morning Has Broken performer: Judy Collins recording of: Morning Has Broken lyricist: Eleanor Farjeon composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) publisher: Cat Music Ltd., Irving Music, Inc., Island Music Ltd. and Island Music, Inc. (work publisher - NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG) is based on: Bunessan (Scottish hymn tune)	[traditional]		2:44
18	Logan Braes performer: Judy Dunlop	[traditional]		1:49
19	Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms choir vocals: John McCarthy Chorus vocals: Allan Bruce (Scottish singer) recording of: Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms lyricist: Thomas Moore (Irish poet) composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	[traditional]		3:02
20	The Piper o’ Dundee baritone vocals: John Lawrenson (bass-baritone) choir vocals: John McCarthy Chorus orchestra: John McCarthy’s Orchestra conductor: John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) recording of: The Piper o' Dundee lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	[traditional]		2:49
21	The Rose of Tralee performer: Mae McKenna (vocalist) recording of: The Rose of Tralee lyricist: Edward Mordaunt Spencer composer: Charles William Glover part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1978)	Charles Glover		3:03
22	Loch Lomond performer: Judy Collins recording of: Loch Lomond (Scottish folk song) lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 9598)	[traditional]		3:40

▶ CD 5: The Heart and Soul of the British Isles

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