O.J. Abbott - Irish and British Songs from the Ottawa Valley

For five days in the summer of 1957, folklorist Edith Fowke recorded over eighty songs performed by O. J. Abbott, an 80 year old native of Ottawa Canada for the very influential Smithsonian Folkways label. Mr. Abbott’s songs reflect influences from Ireland, England, and Scotland, with lyrics that relate swashbuckling pirate tales and mournful ballads of lost  love. I have include a PDF of the liner notes which i found online. Liner notes include a personal account of Ms. Fowke’s experience working with Mr. Abbott, a brief autobiography from the performer, and descriptions with lyrics for each track.

01-The Dog and the Gun - The Golden Glove

02-The Gypsy Daisy

03-The Barley Grain for Me

04-To Be a Farmer's Boy - The Farmer's Boy

05-The Silver Herrings

06-The Lass of Glenshee

07-The Colleen Bawn - Limerick is Beautiful

08-The Bunch of Water Cresses

09-The Bonny Irish Boy

10-Daniel O'Connell

11-The Mountain Dew

12-The Cruiskeen Lawn

13-A Young Man Lived in Belfast Town

14-The Plains of Waterloo

15-The Green Linnet

16-Kelly the Pirate

17-Captain Coldstein

18-Nellie Coming Home from the Wake

19-The Banks of Newfoundland

20-Skibbereen - A Ballad of the Famine

21-The Heights of Alma

22-The Bold and Undaunted Youth - The Rambling Boy

23-By the Hush, Me Boys

link to the free album

O.J. Abbott - Irish and British Songs from the Ottawa Valley