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Collection: New Songs written to old Celtic Melodies

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Mammon's World
Author: Dave Barron
Air: The Rising of the Moon

You grew and built your business through long, hard working days:
The bankers came and broke it, then they stole it all away.
You cannot trust the bankers, their only god is greed
And they hide behind their agents who do their dirty…

Tags: Barron D, Social Comment

My Carlow Song
Authors: Brendan Harding, Paddy Delaney
Singer 1; Paddy Delaney
Singer 2: Ber Jennings

Tags: Carlow County, Delaney P, Harding B, Pride in Place

Graiguecullen Childhood
Author: Martin Power
Singer: Martin Power
Air: Noreen Bawn

Tags: Carlow West, Power M, Pride in Place

Lament for the Curlew
Author: Dave Barron
Air: The Star of the County Down (slow version)
The song laments the extermination of nature, symbolised by the Curlew, by the actions of mankind.

Tags: Barron D, Carlow County, Social Comment

Carlow The Fairest of All
Author: Luke Morrissey
Singer: Luke Morrissey

Carlow the Fairest of All, L. Morrissey.MP3

Tags: Carlow County, Morrissey L, Pride in Place

Old Dancing Board
Author: Martin Power
Air: Arthur McBride

Tags: Carlow West, Power M, Social Comment

Sweet River Burrin
Author: Danny Browne
Singer: Danny Browne

Tags: Browne D, Carlow County, Pride in Place

Dear Old Bagenalstown
Author: Christy Kane and Davy Dwyer
Singer: Davy Dwyer

Tags: Carlow West, Dwyer and Kane, Pride in Place

Where Santa lives
Author : Dave Barron
Singer: Dave Barron

My friends spoke in the schoolyard
When we went out to play;
The story that I then heard
Soon filled me with dismay.

I wrote a note to Santa
And asked Him to explain.
The answer came back quickly
And calmed my troubled brain.

CHORUS
And…

The Turning of the Year
Author: Dave Barron
Singer: Dave Barron

Christmas time is here, the turning of the year;

We celebrate with feasting and with hope for the new year,

Chorus:

And all enjoy the season, the turning of the year;

Each home is full of happiness and all are of good…

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