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Marianne Green’s debut album with Andy Irvine, “Dear Irish Boy”, presents traditional Irish songs from Ulster and especially from Co. Down. Of the 12 tracks on the album, two are written and composed by Marianne Green herself and one by her collaborator and producer, Martin O'Hare. As well as songs in English there are two songs in Gaelic, also from the northern tradition. Co-producing and playing on the album is Andy Irvine, who is an icon in Irish music. He is particularly known to be one of the most innovative forces encapsulating the essence of tradition while adding new time signatures and chords. Tracks: The Banks of the Bann, You Make Me Fly, Ta Me Mo Shui, The Doffin Mistress, Bonny Portmore, Ar A Ghabhail Go Baile Atha Cliath Damh, Cian's Song, The Dear Irish Boy, The Wife's Lamentation, The Road to Dundee, The Wreck of the Newcastle Fishermen, Carrickmannon Lake.
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