If you like Irish music, you might have some Altan in your collection. My particular favourite album is Blue Idol. There is a lovely, traditional song from County Mayo, where the lyrics have been translated to English as well. It's a beautiful love song, with a heartbreaking melody. Dolly Parton had asked Altan to play on her Little Sparrow album, and in return she guested on this song "The...
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This St. Patrick's Day stuff doesn't work for me in any way. For one thing, my family is orange. I never thought this was a big deal growing up - though when we went to the Irish pub at the '64 World's Fair in New York, I couldn't understand why all those other Irish family names were pinpointed on the map of Ireland printed on the paper placemats, but our rather common last name was missing. ...
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If you like Irish music, you might have some Altan in your collection. My particular favourite album is Blue Idol. There is a lovely, traditional song from County Mayo, where the lyrics have been translated to English as well. It's a beautiful love song, with a heartbreaking melody. Dolly Parton had asked Altan to play on her Little Sparrow album, and in return she guested on this song "The...
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