Composing the Island: Songs of Erin - An Irish Song-Book (Volume 1)

Robin Tritscher (Tenor), Peter Tuite (piano).

Programme:

Hamilton Harty: The Stranger’s Grave, Cradle Song, The Two Houses

Charles Villiers Stanford: The Fairy Lough, Trottin’ to the fair, A broken song, Drake’s Drum, Cutting Rushes, Witches Charms

Arnold Bax: Youth; In the morning, When I was one-and-twenty, Carrey Clavel, The Market Girl

Herbert Hughes: She moved through the fair, Oh! Breathe not his name, A good roaring fire, The Forlorn Queen, The Palatine’s Daughter

As part of Composing the Island: A century of music in Ireland 1916 – 2016