1691 - Irish Folk Songs

This is an extremely rare recording from 1973 featuring  Triona Ni Dhomnaill, Matt Molloy, Tommy Peoples, Peter Browne & Liam Weldon. It's place in the Celtic Traditional family tree is post Skara Brae and pre Bothy Band. The music is of the highest quality and was recorded and released in France as "Irish Folk Songs".

Band:
Triona Ni Dhomnaill - keyboards, vocals
Matt Molloy - flute
Tommy Peoples - fiddle
Peter Browne - uileann pipes
Liam Weldon - vocals, bodhran

1. The Green Groves ; The Flowers Of Red Hill (Reels)

2. One Stary Night

3. The First House In Connaugh ; The Coppers Plate (Reels)

4. Rinne Me Smaointeadh Im Intinn

5. The Virgin Mary (Jig) 

6. Ta Mo Chmeamnnas Deanta

7. The Banks Of Claudy

8. Lucy Campbell (Reel)

9. The Red Knickers

10. The Widows Lament (Air)

11. Once I Had A True Love

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1691 - Irish Folk Songs

Skara Brae - Skara Brae

Released in 1971, the self-titled album contains beautifully performed Celtic Traditional songs and is considered one of the most important albums in its genre, notable as the first recording to include vocal harmonization in Irish language songs. The short lived band had in its ranks brother and sister Mícheál Ó Domhnaill and Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, who would later go on to form The Bothy Band

Band
Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill – vocals,
Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill – vocals,
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill – vocals, guitar,
Dáithí Sproule – vocals, guitar,

"An Cailín Rua" (The redhead)

"Suantraí Hiúdaí" (Hiúdaí's lullaby)

"Bánchnoic Éireann Ó" (The fair hills of Ireland)

"Angela" (instrumental)

"Táim Breoite go Leor" (I am quite sick)

"Inis Dhún Rámha"

"An Saighdiúir Tréigthe" (The deserted soldier)

"Cad é sin don té Sin" (To whom it does not concern)

"An Chrúbach" (The troublesome cow)

"Casadh an tSúgáin" (instrumental)

"Caitlín Óg"

"Airdí Cuan"

"Tá mé 'mo Shuí" (I am sitting up awake)

"An Buinneán Buí" (The yellow bittern)

"Caitlín Tiriall"

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Skara Brae - Skara Brae