The songs of Elizabeth Cronin, Irish traditional singer : the complete song collection /

The songs of Elizabeth Cronin, Irish traditional singer : the complete song collection / compiled and edited by Dáibhí Ó Cróinín - Dublin : Four Courts Press, c2000 - 332 p. of music : ill. ; 30 cm. + 2 sound discs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)

Unacc. melodies; music is not included with texts sung by Cronin for which no recording or transcription exists. Most songs include discographic/bibliographic information and editorial notes. Sound recordings contain field recordings of Cronin. Includes indexes.

"Bibliography & discography of works cited": p. 311-316.

Elizabeth (Bess) Cronin is probably the best-known Irish female traditional singer of our time, and consequently has been recorded many times. Those recordings are made accessible to the public here, with the texts of all the songs.

Includes 2 CDS


English and Irish words; songs with Irish words include English summaries.

9781851822591 . 9781851822591 . £22.50


Cronin, Elizabeth, 1879-1956
Cronin, Elizabeth.


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