Various - Folk Songs Of The British Isles Scotland/Ireland flac album

A page devoted to traditional and contemporary folk music from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales and th. .

The tunes and words here are modern variants of the originals. If you wish to use any of these tunes in an archive or on a webpage READ THIS. 16th and 17th Century Music.

Songs from the British Isles. Songs from the British Isles.

Folk music is often combined with dance, so these are usually dance as well as musical forms. Here are some examples of common forms: jig - a lively dance in compound time (usually 6/8 or 9/8). reel - also lively, but in simple time (usually 2/4 or 4/4). hornpipe - usually in simple time (often 4/4), but uses swing rhythms. polkas and waltzes - usually for paired dancing (2/4 and 3/4). ceili (Ireland) or ceilidh (Scotland) - lively social dance events using folk music.

This superb album contains over 100 folk songs from the British Isles. The songs are catagorised into the four countries of the Isles and are beautifully illustrated. Amongst the most popular songs are: England: I'm Seventeen Come Sunday, Lavender's Blue, Early One Morning, O No John Ireland: Down By The Sally Gardens, The Mountains o' Mourne, Lilli Burlero Scotland: Blue Bells Of Scotland, Charlie Is My Darling, Robin Adair, Flow Gently Sweet Wales: David of the White Rock, The Dove, Men of Harlech.

Contralto Songs (Various). Crosby's Irish Musical Repository (Folk Songs, Irish). D. The Dance Music of Ireland (O'Neill, Francis). E. 12 English and 12 Irish Airs with Variations (Thumoth, Burke). T. Thomson's Select Melodies of Scotland, Ireland and Wales (Thomson, George). Traditional Melodies of the British Isles, with Variations (Perry, Philip). V. The Violin made Easy and Attractive (Scanlon, Batt).

Free download and listen Folk Songs Of The British Isles. John Pritchard, Murray Dickie. Tracks count: 12. Views: 3. John Pritchard, Murray Dickie - Kitty Of Coleraine 01:09.

The British Isles are a group of islands in the North Atlantic off the north-western coast of continental Europe that consist of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Hebrides and over six thousand smaller isles. They have a total area of about 315,159 km2 and a combined population of almost 72 million, and include two sovereign states, the Republic of Ireland (which covers roughly five-sixths of Ireland), and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.