An album of Irish music, both cover versions and arrangements of traditional music, prepared for St Patrick's Day 2021 during lockdown.

All music arranged by Paul Robertshaw, with the exception of No. 4 which is arranged by Paul Robertshaw based on an arrangement on Daniel O'Donnell's "Moon Over Ireland".

All songs traditional, with the following exceptions:

No. 5 "Dirty Old Town" - written by Ewan MacColl in 1949;

No. 6 "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen" written in 1875 by Thomas Paine Westendorf;

No. 8 "She Moved Through the Fair" - melody traditional, words by Padraic Colum about 1909;

No. 9 "Star of the County Down" - music traditional, words by Cathal MacGarvey;

No. 11 "The Whistling Gypsy" ("The Gypsy Rover") - Written by Leo Maguire in the 1950's;

No 12 "The Irish Rover" - words and music by J. M. Crofts;

No. 13 "Mairi's Wedding" - Words by John Roderick Bannerman about 1934. Music James B. Cosh in 1959;

No. 14 "Carrickfergus" - Dominic Behan in 1965. The music is based on the traditional Irish song "Do Bhí Bean Uasal", and the words may have multiple sources;

No. 15 "Nobody's Child" - Cy Coben and Mel Foree, about 1949;

No. 16 "The Fields of Athenry" - Pete St. John in 1979;

No. 18 "The Forty Shades of Green" - Johnny Cash in 1959;

No. 19 "Red Haired Mary" - Sean McCarthy in about 1967;

No. 20 "Noreen Bawn" - Neil McBride in 1910;

No. 21 "Will Ye Go, Lassie Go?" - Francis McPeake based on “The Braes of Balquhither” by Robert Tannahill and Robert Archibald Smith.

10. The Wild Rover

9. Star Of The County Down

8. She Moved Through The Fair

7. I'll Tell Me Ma

6. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen

5. Dirty Old Town

4. When You Were Sweet Sixteen

3. The Spanish Lady

2. The Parting Glass

1. Black Velvet Band

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A Collection of Christmas Songs recorded by Paul & Rev Eleanor Robertshaw in 2020.

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