Description

This traditional Irish song exists in many versions but this one is based on a version recorded at Kilrush Fleadh Cheoil, County Clare in the Summer of 1967. The singer was a young Dolly Mac Mahon singing unaccompanied at the bar of the pub, the melody is beautifully decorated and I have borrowed some of her ideas. The lyrics are a fusion of various versions but adapted to suit a male singer. The dissonance in the guitar part supports the lyric which is of regret and the sadness that goes with it.In some versions the last verse has the singer leaving for America but I have not included this as I wanted the song to stand on its own and not be tied to a certain era in Ireland.