Showing posts with label Dolores Keane. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dolores Keane. Show all posts
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Saturday, March 17, 2012
My Dear Own Galway Bay
My favorite song about Ireland is still "Song For Ireland" performed by Mary Black. I posted that for St. Patrick's Day two years ago. (Mary Back - 3/17/2010) That being said, here is another good song about Ireland performed by Dolores Keane—"My Dear Own Galway Bay".
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Emmylou Harris - Trios
Emmylou Harris is one of the best harmony singers ever. In addition to recording two trio albums with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt, she has recorded and performed with numerous other artists.
Here are three videos with three totally different trio combinations.
"Are You Tired of Me My Darling" is an old Carter Family song that Emmylou and Iris Dement recorded with Nanci Griffith for Nanci's Other Voices/Other Rooms album.
This is one of my favorite videos on all of YouTube. Emmylou, Mary Black and Dolores Keane performing "Sonny".
The last two videos where from back in the 1990's. Here is a video from a recent Three Girls and their Buddy concert. Emmylou, Patty Griffin and Shawn Colvin singing Patty's song "Mary".
Here are three videos with three totally different trio combinations.
"Are You Tired of Me My Darling" is an old Carter Family song that Emmylou and Iris Dement recorded with Nanci Griffith for Nanci's Other Voices/Other Rooms album.
This is one of my favorite videos on all of YouTube. Emmylou, Mary Black and Dolores Keane performing "Sonny".
The last two videos where from back in the 1990's. Here is a video from a recent Three Girls and their Buddy concert. Emmylou, Patty Griffin and Shawn Colvin singing Patty's song "Mary".
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Hard Times Come Again No More
Not many songs have 100 years of recorded history. The song "Hard Times Come Again No More" does though. This song was written by Stephen Foster in 1854. For obvious reasons it was popular during the Civil War.
Foster wrote many other songs that are still remembered, including "Old Susanna", "My Old Kentucky Home" and "Camptown Races". But "Hard Times Come Again No More" is probably that one that is recorded the most today.
This song was first recorded in 1905 by the Edison Male Quartet. You can hear that recording here.
Mavis Staples recorded this song for a recent album of Foster songs called Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs of Stephen Foster. Here is a video that was made of that recording.
James Taylor, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor and Edgar Meyer record the song for the album Appalachian Journey.
Here is an Irish version done by Dé Danann, with vocals by Mary Black and Dolores Keane.
And for good measure here is Bob Dylan covering the song.
Foster wrote many other songs that are still remembered, including "Old Susanna", "My Old Kentucky Home" and "Camptown Races". But "Hard Times Come Again No More" is probably that one that is recorded the most today.
This song was first recorded in 1905 by the Edison Male Quartet. You can hear that recording here.
Mavis Staples recorded this song for a recent album of Foster songs called Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs of Stephen Foster. Here is a video that was made of that recording.
James Taylor, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor and Edgar Meyer record the song for the album Appalachian Journey.
Here is an Irish version done by Dé Danann, with vocals by Mary Black and Dolores Keane.
And for good measure here is Bob Dylan covering the song.
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