As twee as Danny Boy (The Derry Air) may be for an Irish Anthem, it is still one of the finest tunes ever written...and one that raises the hair on the back of my neck every time a good tenor hits the high notes on the bit..'But come ye back when summers in the meadow..''
Of course..'Noreen Bawn' is one of my ALL time favourite Irish ballads by virtue of the fact it was the one song my darlin' late departed mother sang (in every key in every solitary rendition)..but we never mentioned her musical faux pas, because she sang it with her eyes closed beneath her square rimmed spectacles, and she meant every word. *S*....I miss her doing that
But I think Jeff might like 'The Curragh of Kildare'. A fine song in itself *S*