A dozen or so songs that were popular in Ireland in 1808. I (Kenn Amdahl) added chords and transposed them to keys appropriate for my voice and guitar. The lyrics, chords, and stories of the songs are in this PDF. Links to my version of each song below.
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Here are Kenn’s versions of these songs, recorded back in 2008. The recordings were intended to be preliminary, but I never got around to doing more polished versions.
Sprig of Shellaleh
Cushlamachree
Kitty of Coleraine
Ghost of Pleasant Ned
Kate Kearney
Paddy the Piper
Irish Drinking Song
Smalilou
Since Love is the Plan
Bumper Squire Jones
The Man Who Led the Van of Irish Volunteers
Rakes of Mallow
Slave’s Lament/Trappan’d Maiden
Kate of Garnavilla
Sweet Kathlane Machree
I Was the Boy for Bewitching Them
The Irish Musical Repository, published 1808. This is a digitized version of the book I used to learn these songs. Many more songs inside that you can fool with if you want. Mine was published in Dublin by the same publishing company, this was printed in London. I think it’s identical to mine.
This is James Hook’s 1811 chapbook of songs for children that includes Bounce Buckram Velvet’s Dear, Christmas Comes But Once a Year. It’s the second song.
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