Further material from the Topic archive, this time concentrating on the Irish art of lilting (unaccompanied singing). Fascinating & erudite notes from Ron Kavana once more. Track listing:TALK ABOUT GARRET BARRY & "HURRY THE JUG" / THE HUMOURS OF WHISKEY (PADDY'S PANACEA) / TALK ABOUT MUSIC AT LENIHANS -TOM LENIHAN • JOHN AND THE FARMER / LAMENT TO THE MOON -PACKIE MANUS BYRNE • BOLD DOHERTY / THE TINKER'S OLD BUDGET -MARY ANN CAROLAN • THE BONNY GREEN TREE / THE RAGGLE TAGGLE GYPSY - JOHN REILLY • THE WATERFORD BOYS / SEAN O'DWYER A GLEANNA - PADDY TUNNEY • PEIGIN IS PEADAR (PEGGY AND PETER) / THE ROCKS OF BAUN -JOE HEANEY • THE JOLLY THRESHER / THE BANKS OF RED ROSES SARAH MAKEM • DROWSY MAGGIE / YOU RIBBONMEN OF IRELAND -ROBERT CINNAMOND • ON YONDER HILL THERE SITS A HARE / ERIN'S LOVELY HOME - GEORGE HANNA • A STOR MO CHROI (TREASURE OF MY HEART) / AN BUINNEAN BUI (THE YELLOW BITTERN) -SEAN MacDONNCHADHA • TWO STRINGS ON A BOW / THE BOYS OF MULLAGHBAWN - KEVIN MITCHELL • MOORLOUGH MARY / THE COLLIER'S REEL/THE BANK OF IRELAND -JOSIE McDERMOTT
