The Elizabeth Cronin, Irish Traditional Singer
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The Elizabeth Cronin, Irish Traditional Singer

The complete song collection

  1. 355 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Elizabeth Cronin, Irish Traditional Singer

The complete song collection

About this book

Elizabeth (Bess) Cronin, 'The Queen of Irish Song', as Séamus Ennis called her, is probably the best-known Irish female traditional singer of our time. Her reputation was such that collectors came from far and near to hear and record her singing. This publication offers the complete Bess Cronin collection (in Irish and English) with texts of all the songs, and a biographical essay. The author, a grandson of Bess Cronin, brings to this publication a unique range of qualifications: access to Bess Cronin's own autograph songlists; transcriptions of her songs made by his uncle, Seán Ua Cróinín; notes and comments by Bess Cronin recorded by the author's father, Donncha ó Cróinín; and photographic material not previously seen. This personal family material is combined with unique access to the BBC, IFC, and private American recorded material to offer a comprehensive account of an extraordinary singer and her distinctive singing style.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Frontispiece
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright
  5. Table of contents
  6. List of abbreviations
  7. Preface to the first edition
  8. Preface to this edition
  9. Bess Cronin, 1879‒1956
  10. Brollach
  11. The songs
  12. Note on music notations
  13. Song-book: songs in alphabetical order
  14. Appendix I: An duine bocht uasal ar lorg na déirce
  15. Appendix II: List of songs collected by Mícheál Ó Briain (1866‒1942) from people in Ballyvourney
  16. Appendix III: Newly-discovered Bess Cronin songs
  17. Appendix IV: An Dochtúir Dómhnall Ó Loingsigh, Bhaile Bhúirne
  18. Bibliography & discography of works cited
  19. Index of song titles
  20. Index of field recordings
  21. The CDs 'Songs of Elizabeth Cronin' vols 1‒2
  22. Track listing gor CDs