FTX-160 - CUCANANDY-NANDY

ELIZABETH CRONIN

Outstanding Co.Cork singer (1879-1956) with ballads, dandlings and lullabies: 25 songs with talk about her singing, two of the songs in Gaelic, and another two being part Gaelic & part English. In the 1940's she was recorded by The Irish Folklore Commission and, in 1950, she was visited by Seamus Ennis and by Alan Lomax. Not only has she been a great source of good songs, but her quiet singing style has given inspiration to many revival performers.

1. DANCE FOR YOUR DADDY-O - 0'32"

2. CUCANANDY-NANDY - 1'29"

3. WHAT WOULD YOU DO? - 0'40"

4. LANNIGAN'S BALL - 0'54"

5. Talk about her singing with Lomax - 0'50"

6. UNCLE RAT WENT OUT TO RIDE - 1'53"

7. THE FOX WENT OUT - 1'51"

8. Song in Gaelic: SEOTHIN SEO or THE FAIRY LULLABY (talk aft) - 3'09"

9. Another song in Gaelic: MY HEALTH IS NOT SO GOOD (talk aft) - 1'53"

10. MILKING SONG in Gaelic - 4'04"

11. LORD GREGORY ("The Lass o Roch Royal" Child Ballad #76 talk aft) - 5'35"

12. THE DARLING SWEET GIRL OF MACROOM - 4'26"

13. SHULE AROON - 2'15"

14. SWEET LISBEEMORN - 2'03"

15. THE LETTER THAT HE LONGED FOR NEVER CAME - 3'28"

16. THE TATIES ARE BOILIN' - 0'18"

17. CUCANANDY-NANDY - 2nd take - 1'19"

18. LULLABY in Gaelic (talk bef) - 1'52"

19. THE BRAES OF BALQUIDDER - 1'44"

20. ON BOARD OF THE KANGAROO - 3'40"

21. HIGHER GERMANIE - 2'49"

22. NO-ONE TO WELCOME ME HOME - 1'41"

23. THE CAPPABWEE MURDER - 3'25"

24. MARROWBONES - 1'56"

25. JENNY FROM BALLINASLOE - 2'24"

26. A BOY IN LOVE THAT FEELS NO COLD - 2'30"

Recorded by Brian George at Macroom, Co Cork 1947, Alan Lomax 1951 & Seamus Ennis 1954. Edited by Peter Kennedy and first published on Folktrax Cassettes 1981.

Elizabeth Cronin was born at Ballyvourney, Co. Cork, and learned most of her songs from her parents. Her father was John Herlihy and her mother was a Tuomey. She also learned some of her songs from travellers and journeymen. In her youth, throughout West Muske, songs were performed in both English and Irish Gaelic.