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The Irish Guards' Band, Toronto (1905)
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Irish Songs
| Title |
Performer |
Real Audio |
MP3 |
| Bedelia |
Haydn Quartet |
[RM 4,144 KB] |
[MP3 1,351 KB]
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| Believe me, if all those endearing young charms |
Campbell, Craig, 1878-1965 |
[RM 9,211 KB] |
[MP3 1,371 KB]
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| The harp that once thro' Tara's halls |
Burr, Henry |
[RM 3,657 KB] |
[MP3 1,273 KB] |
| Kate Kearney |
Macdonough, Harry, 1871-1931 |
[RM 693 KB] |
[MP3 1,624 KB]
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| Killarney |
Clarke, Herbert L |
[RM 5,565 KB] |
[MP3 2,015 KB]
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| Killarney |
Macdonough, Harry, 1871-1931 |
[RM 768 KB] |
[MP3 1,785 KB]
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| Last rose of summer |
Macdonough, Harry, 1871-1931 |
[RM 3,408 KB] |
[MP3 2,222 KB]
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| The last rose of summer: Irish melody |
Parlow, Kathleen, 1890-1963 |
[RM 6,194 KB] |
[MP3 1,414 KB]
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| Medley of Irish songs - no. 1 : Believe me if all those endearing young charms ; The harp that once thro' Tara's halls ; The minstrel boy |
Palace Quartet |
[RM 4,549 KB] |
[MP3 1,567 KB] |
| Medley of Irish songs - no. 2 : Wearing of the green ; Killarney ; Come back to Erin |
Palace Quartet |
[RM 5,164 KB] |
[MP3 1,749 KB] |
| Noël d'Irlande |
Chartier, Louis, ca 1895-ca 1970 |
[RM 6,011 KB] |
[MP3 1,379 KB]
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| Robin Adair |
Clarke, Herbert L.; Zimmerman, Leo |
[RM 3,181 KB] |
[MP3 2,073 KB]
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| Robin Adair |
Macdonough, Harry, 1871-1931; Dudley, S. H., 1864-1947 |
[RM 556 KB] |
[MP3 1,326 KB]
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| She is far from the land |
Eisdell, Hubert; Kiddle, Frederick B |
[RM 4,859 KB] |
[MP3 3,202 KB]
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| That's an Irish lullaby, or, Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral |
MacFarlane, George, 1877-1932 |
[RM 5,215 KB] |
[MP3 1,819 KB] |
Songs About Ireland and the Irish
| Title |
Performer |
Real Audio |
MP3 |
| Because you're Irish |
Harrison, Charles |
[RM 5,656 KB] |
[MP3 2,437 KB]
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| La chanson des ga[r]s d'Irlande |
Vaillancourt, Honoré, 1893-1932 |
[RM 3,688 KB] |
[MP3 2,013 KB]
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| Daughters of Erin |
Stuart, Herbert |
[RM 3,344 KB] |
[MP3 1,798 KB]
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| Dear old-fashioned Irish songs my mother sang to me |
Burr, Henry |
[RM 5,675 KB] |
[MP3 1,997 KB]
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| Everybody loves an Irish song |
Burr, Henry; American Quartet |
[RM 4,853 KB] |
[MP3 2,088 KB]
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| Farewell Killarney |
Burr, Henry |
[RM 2,944 KB] |
[MP3 1,919 KB]
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| Ireland |
MacFarlane, George, 1877-1932 |
[RM 4,085 KB] |
[MP3 1,332 KB]
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| Ireland must be heaven |
Burr, Henry |
[RM 2,739 KB] |
[MP3 1,785 KB]
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| Irish eyes of love |
MacFarlane, George, 1877-1932 |
[RM 4,476 KB] |
[MP3 1,459 KB]
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| An Irish husband: the marriage market |
Burr, Henry |
[RM 5,157 KB] |
[MP3 3,362 KB]
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| The Irish tango |
Burr, Henry |
[RM 8,648 KB] |
[MP3 1,288 KB]
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| My own home town in Ireland |
MacFarlane, George, 1877-1932 |
[RM 4,170 KB] |
[MP3 1,530 KB]
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| My wild Irish rose |
Burr, Henry; Columbia Stellar Quartet |
[RM 5,108 KB] |
[MP3 1,786 KB]
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| That old Irish mother of mine |
Burr, Henry; Sterling Trio |
[RM 5,581 KB] |
[MP3 1,924 KB]
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| That's what Ireland means to me |
Burr, Henry |
[RM 5,302 KB] |
[MP3 1,820 KB]
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| The lament of the Irish immigrant |
Burr, Henry |
[RM 6,383 KB] |
[MP3 1,459 KB]
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| A little bit of heaven (shure they call it Ireland) |
Harrison, Charles |
[RM 5,215 KB] |
[MP3 1,829 KB]
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| The little Irish girl |
Eisdell, Hubert; Labbette, Dora, 1898-1984 |
[RM 3,828 KB] |
[MP3 1,679 KB]
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| The singer was Irish |
Burr, Henry |
[RM 4,555 KB] |
[MP3 1,485 KB]
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| 'Twas only an Irishman's dream |
Burr, Henry |
[RM 4,635 KB] |
[MP3 1,511 KB]
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| Where the River Shannon flows |
Macdonough, Harry, 1871-1931 |
[RM 3,011 KB] |
[MP3 1,963 KB]
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Jigs
| Title |
Performer |
Real Audio |
MP3 |
| Gigue de Barnabé = Irish jig |
Allard, Joseph, 1873-1947; Laforge, Frank |
[RM 4,912 KB] |
[MP3 1,805 KB] |
| Gigue de Belfast; Cock-o'-the-north |
Messer, Don |
[RM 5,095 KB] |
[MP3 3,008 KB]
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| La gigue des irlandaises |
Allard, Albert; Ouellette, Tony |
[RM 4,420 KB] |
[MP3 1,549 KB] |
| Gigues irlandaises no. 1 = Irish jigs |
Soucy, Isidore, 1899-1963 |
[RM 4,581 KB] |
[MP3 1,962 KB] |
| Gigues irlandaises no. 2 = Irish jigs |
Soucy, Isidore, 1899-1963 |
[RM 4,882 KB] |
[MP3 2,097 KB] |
| Haley's fancy: medley of Irish jigs |
Kimmel, John J., 1866-1942; Linder, Joe |
[RM 5,158 KB] |
[MP3 3,363 KB]
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| Haste to the wedding: medley of Irish jigs |
Kimmel, John J., 1866-1942; Linder, Joe |
[RM 4,723 KB] |
[MP3 3,079 KB]
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| Jig medley : Munster buttermilk ; The hill side ; Connaught man's rambles |
Zaffiro, José |
[RM 829 KB] |
[MP3 2,006 KB]
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| Jig medley : Paddy Carey ; Paddy whack ; The clay pipe ; Young May Moon ; Nay, tell me not ; Endearing young charms, or, [If all those endearing young charms] |
Zaffiro, José |
[RM 606 KB] |
[MP3 1,390 KB] |
| Medley of Irish jigs |
Kimmel, John J., 1866-1942 |
[RM 3,252 KB] |
[MP3 2,120 KB]
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| Medley of Irish jigs : St. Patrick's Day ; Garry Owen ; Spring [i.e. Sprig] of Shillalah ; Paddy whack ; The brisk young lad ; Paddy O'Rafferty ; The Kerry girls ; O'Gaff ; Irish washerwoman |
Gagnier, Raoul |
[RM 4,423 KB] |
[MP3 1,602 KB] |
| Popular straight jigs |
Kimmel, John J. |
[RM 3,219 KB] |
[MP3 2,099 KB]
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Reels
| Title |
Performer |
Real Audio |
MP3 |
| Country dance medley : Rustic reel ; Fairy dance ; Rakes of Mallon… |
Roy, J. B |
[RM 643 KB] |
[MP3 1,951 KB]
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| Medley of Irish reels |
Kimmel, John J |
[RM 5,697 KB] |
[MP3 3,714 KB]
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| Opera reel |
George Wade and his Corn Huskers |
[RM 4,540 KB] |
[MP3 2,278 KB]
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| Reel de St-Patrice = St. Patrick's day reel |
Allard, Joseph, 1873-1947 |
[RM 4,966 KB] |
[MP3 1,747 KB]
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| Reel des Irlandais |
LaMadeleine, J.O. (Joseph-Ovila), 1880-1973 | LaMadeleine, Marcel |
[RM 4,258 KB] |
[MP3 1,514 KB]
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Folk Dances, Square Dances, and Polkas
| Title |
Performer |
Real Audio |
MP3 |
| Haste to the wedding, or, [Irish washerwoman] : square dance : 2nd change |
Wade, George |
[RM 4,830 KB] |
[MP3 2,422 KB] |
| Polka irlandaise = [Irish Polka] |
Montmarquette, Alfred, 1871-1944 | St-Jean, Adélard, 1890-1964 |
[RM 4,263 KB] |
[MP3 1,541 KB] |
| Money musk |
Rochon, A; Allard, Joseph, 1873-1947 |
[RM 4,474 KB] |
[MP3 1,635 KB]
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