Lord Randall (fragment) - Maggie Mongins

What Put The Blood (Take 2) - Maggie Mongins

The Sea Captain (words, then Sam sings) - Willie Heaney

The Old County Home (words) - Willie Heaney

The House Carpenter - Willie Heaney

"Paddy McInerney" sung by Hugh Doyle, Co Offaly. Recorded by Lewis Barfoot and Danielle Oxenham on 31.1.18.

Hugh met with the song collectors in early 2018. We met him with his family at their home in County Offaly and he shared a wide range of songs. Now in his 80’s he been travelling all his life. Had 14 children. Born Kinnetty, Co Offaly. He spend much of his life singing songs around the campfire, learning songs from his Uncles. We were lucky enough to hear him share a good many with us.

Paddy McInerney - Hugh Doyle

"Quite Contrary" sung by Hugh Doyle, Co. Offaly. Recorded by Lewis Barfoot and Danielle Oxenham on 31.1.18.

Hugh met with the song collectors in early 2018. We met him with his sons John and Charlie Doyle at their home in County Offaly and he shared a wide range of songs. Now in his 80’s he been travelling all his life. Had 14 children. Born Kinnetty, Co Offaly. He spend much of his life singing songs around the campfire, learning songs from his Uncles. We were lucky enough to hear him share a good many with us.

Quite Contrary - Hugh Doyle

"Cliffs of Doneen" sung by Hugh Doyle, Co. Offaly. Recorded by Lewis Barfoot and Danielle Oxenham on 31.1.18.

What is really special about song collecting is that the old songs are handed down by different families with slightly different lyrics and melody’s and it’s lovely to capture the variety of these old songs. Keeping the legacy of s strong oral tradition alive.
What is really special about song collecting is that the old songs are handed down by different families with slightly different lyrics and melody’s and it’s lovely to capture the variety of these old songs. Keeping the legacy of a strong oral tradition alive.

Hugh met with the song collectors in early 2018. We met him with his sons John and Charlie Doyle at their home in County Offaly and he shared a wide range of songs. Now in his 80’s he been travelling all his life. Had 14 children. Born Kinnetty, Co Offaly. He spend much of his life singing songs around the campfire, learning songs from his Uncles. We were lucky enough to hear him share a good many with us.

Cliffs Of Dooneen - Hugh Doyle

"Barbera Allen" sung by Hugh Doyle, Co Offaly. Recorded by Lewis Barfoot and Danielle Oxenham on 31.1.18.

Hugh met with the song collectors in early 2018. We met him with his sons John and Charlie Doyle at their home in County Offaly and he shared a wide range of songs. Now in his 80’s he been travelling all his life. Had 14 children. Born Kinnetty, Co Offaly. He spend much of his life singing songs around the campfire, learning songs from his Uncles. We were lucky enough to hear him share a good many with us.

Barbery Allen - Hugh Doyle

"The Bonny Boy" also known as "The Trees they Do Grow High" sung by Hugh Doyle, Co Offaly. Recorded by Lewis Barfoot and Danielle Oxenham on 31.1.18.

Hugh met with the song collectors in early 2018. We met him with his sons John and Charlie Doyle at their home in County Offaly and he shared a wide range of songs. Now in his 80’s he been travelling all his life. Had 14 children. Born Kinnetty, Co Offaly. He spend much of his life singing songs around the campfire, learning songs from his Uncles. We were lucky enough to hear him share a good many with us

The Trees They Do Grow High - Hugh Doyle

"William Scanlan" sung by Hugh Doyle, Co Offaly. Recorded by Lewis Barfoot and Danielle Oxenham on 31.1.18.

Hugh met with the song collectors in early 2018. We met him with his sons John and Charlie Doyle at their home in County Offaly and he shared a wide range of songs. Now in his 80’s he been travelling all his life. Had 14 children. Born Kinnetty, Co Offaly. He spend much of his life singing songs around the campfire, learning songs from his Uncles. We were lucky enough to hear him share a good many with us.

William Scanlan - Hugh Doyle

The Boston Burglar" also known as "Charlestown" sung by Hugh Doyle, Co Offaly. Recorded by Lewis Barfoot and Danielle Oxenham on 31.1.18.

Hugh met with the song collectors in early 2018. We met him with his sons John and Charlie Doyle at their home in County Offaly and he shared a wide range of songs. Now in his 80’s he been travelling all his life. Had 14 children. Born Kinnetty, Co Offaly. He spend much of his life singing songs around the campfire, learning songs from his Uncles. And we were lucky enough to hear him share a good many with us.

The Boston Burglar - Hugh Doyle

"Lady In Her Father's Garden" sung by Hugh Doyle, Co Offaly. 
Recorded by Lewis Barfoot and Danielle Oxenham on 31.1.18.

Hugh met with the song collectors in early 2018. We met him with his sons John and Charlie Doyle at their home in County Offaly and he shared a wide range of songs. Now in his 80’s he been travelling all his life. Had 14 children. Born Kinnetty, Co Offaly. He spend much of his life singing songs around the campfire, learning songs from his Uncles. And we were lucky enough to hear him share a good many with us.

Lady In Her Father's Garden - Hugh Doyle

Hugh Doyle talking about his life

"The Rocks of Bawn" sung by Hugh Doyle, Co Offaly. Recorded by Lewis Barfoot and Danielle Oxenham on 31.1.18.

Hugh met with the song collectors in early 2018. We met him with his sons John and Charlie Doyle at their home in County Offaly and he shared a wide range of songs. Now in his 80’s he been travelling all his life. Had 14 children. Born Kinnetty, Co Offaly. He spend much of his life singing songs around the campfire, learning songs from his Uncles.

Rocks Of Bawn - Hugh Doyle

This is a new community of song-collecting enthusiasts who strive to empower a new generation of collection and distribution of old, orally-transmitted song and wider culture.

Despite wide assumption that all the traditional singers have long passed away and no more culture is passed on through the oral tradition, there is in fact a wealth of song held by those unknown by the wider traditional music community. 


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