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- Date Released: January 1, 1994
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Label: Topic / IODA
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This Topic reissue features traditional reels, jigs, and Irish street songs from Margaret Barry, the busking interpreter discovered in the alleys of Dublin by folklorist Alan Lomax. Here, Barry accompanies herself on banjo and is joined by fiddler Michael Gorman. The rawness in Barry's voice is a product of her untrained background, and yet it's that very quality that makes her performances of the embittered "Turfman from Ardee," the chatty joke song "The Cycling Championship of Ulster," and the standard "Wild Colonial Boy" so powerful -- the latter especially, given its affiliation with the mainstreaming of the St. Patrick's Day holiday and general cultural redundancy, is shot through with Barry's particular genius here. Strumming jaggedly on her banjo, Barry's high, wavering vocal always seems ready to lose the thread of the song, yet never quite does. It's a performance born at the kitchen table or in front of the hearth in the cramped corner pub. Barry exposes the heartiness and emotion of the Irish folk tradition throughout Her Mantle So Green (effortlessly doing so with an a cappella take on the title track) and makes the album essential for any fan of the genre unafraid of the tiny imperfections that make albums such as this stand outside the mainstream, but knee-deep in history and true meaning.
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| 01. |  |
The Cycling Championship of Ulster
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2:40 |
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| 02. | |
The Flower of Sweet Strabane
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2:39 |
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| 03. | |
Reel: Dr. Gilbert
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2:38 |
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| 04. | |
The Turfman From Ardee
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3:10 |
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| 05. | |
Jigs: The Rambling Pitchfork / Fasten the Legging
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3:12 |
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| 06. | |
The Galway Shawl
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3:15 |
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| 07. | |
Polkas: Maguire's Favourite / Tralee Gaol / Maggie In the Wood
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3:24 |
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| 08. | |
The Wild Colonial Boy
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3:06 |
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| 09. | |
Dwyer's Hornpipe
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2:56 |
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| 10. | |
My Lagan Love
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3:51 |
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| 11. | |
Hornpipe: The Boys of Bluehill
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2:21 |
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| 12. | |
Reels: The Yellow Tinker / The Corner House
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2:33 |
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| 13. | |
The Factory Girl
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3:22 |
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| 14. | |
Her Mantle So Green
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6:03 |
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| 15. | |
Reels: The Bunch of Keys / The Heather Breeze
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2:58 |
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| 16. | |
Our Ship Is Ready
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1:17 |
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16 Total Tracks, 49:25 Total Length
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Credits
- Ewan MacColl - Engineer // Ewan MacColl - Engineer // Margaret Barry - Banjo // Margaret Barry - Voices // Margaret Barry - Main Performer // Willie Clancy - Uillean Pipes // Mike Gorman - Performer // Bill Leader - Engineer // Tommy Maguire - ? // Tommy Maguire - Button Accordion // Martin Byrnes - Fiddle // Reg Hall - Liner Notes // Michael Gorman - Fiddle // Patsy Goulding - Piano // Eddie Thomas - Photography // Paddy Breen - Flageolet
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