The Shamrock and
the Maple Leaf
Irish-Canadian Documentary Heritage at Library and Archives Canada

Music

• Irish Songs
• Songs About Ireland and the Irish
• Jigs
• Reels
• Folk Dances, Square Dances, and Polkas

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Irish Songs

Title	Performer	Real Audio	MP3
Bedelia	Haydn Quartet	[RM 4,144 KB]	[MP3 1,351 KB]
Believe me, if all those endearing young charms	Campbell, Craig, 1878-1965	[RM 9,211 KB]	[MP3 1,371 KB]
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]
Killarney	Clarke, Herbert L	[RM 5,565 KB]	[MP3 2,015 KB]
Killarney	Macdonough, Harry, 1871-1931	[RM 768 KB]	[MP3 1,785 KB]
Last rose of summer	Macdonough, Harry, 1871-1931	[RM 3,408 KB]	[MP3 2,222 KB]
The last rose of summer: Irish melody	Parlow, Kathleen, 1890-1963	[RM 6,194 KB]	[MP3 1,414 KB]
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]
Robin Adair	Clarke, Herbert L.; Zimmerman, Leo	[RM 3,181 KB]	[MP3 2,073 KB]
Robin Adair	Macdonough, Harry, 1871-1931; Dudley, S. H., 1864-1947	[RM 556 KB]	[MP3 1,326 KB]
She is far from the land	Eisdell, Hubert; Kiddle, Frederick B	[RM 4,859 KB]	[MP3 3,202 KB]
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]
La chanson des ga[r]s d'Irlande	Vaillancourt, Honoré, 1893-1932	[RM 3,688 KB]	[MP3 2,013 KB]
Daughters of Erin	Stuart, Herbert	[RM 3,344 KB]	[MP3 1,798 KB]
Dear old-fashioned Irish songs my mother sang to me	Burr, Henry	[RM 5,675 KB]	[MP3 1,997 KB]
Everybody loves an Irish song	Burr, Henry; American Quartet	[RM 4,853 KB]	[MP3 2,088 KB]
Farewell Killarney	Burr, Henry	[RM 2,944 KB]	[MP3 1,919 KB]
Ireland	MacFarlane, George, 1877-1932	[RM 4,085 KB]	[MP3 1,332 KB]
Ireland must be heaven	Burr, Henry	[RM 2,739 KB]	[MP3 1,785 KB]
Irish eyes of love	MacFarlane, George, 1877-1932	[RM 4,476 KB]	[MP3 1,459 KB]
An Irish husband: the marriage market	Burr, Henry	[RM 5,157 KB]	[MP3 3,362 KB]
The Irish tango	Burr, Henry	[RM 8,648 KB]	[MP3 1,288 KB]
My own home town in Ireland	MacFarlane, George, 1877-1932	[RM 4,170 KB]	[MP3 1,530 KB]
My wild Irish rose	Burr, Henry; Columbia Stellar Quartet	[RM 5,108 KB]	[MP3 1,786 KB]
That old Irish mother of mine	Burr, Henry; Sterling Trio	[RM 5,581 KB]	[MP3 1,924 KB]
That's what Ireland means to me	Burr, Henry	[RM 5,302 KB]	[MP3 1,820 KB]
The lament of the Irish immigrant	Burr, Henry	[RM 6,383 KB]	[MP3 1,459 KB]
A little bit of heaven (shure they call it Ireland)	Harrison, Charles	[RM 5,215 KB]	[MP3 1,829 KB]
The little Irish girl	Eisdell, Hubert; Labbette, Dora, 1898-1984	[RM 3,828 KB]	[MP3 1,679 KB]
The singer was Irish	Burr, Henry	[RM 4,555 KB]	[MP3 1,485 KB]
'Twas only an Irishman's dream	Burr, Henry	[RM 4,635 KB]	[MP3 1,511 KB]
Where the River Shannon flows	Macdonough, Harry, 1871-1931	[RM 3,011 KB]	[MP3 1,963 KB]

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]
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]
Haste to the wedding: medley of Irish jigs	Kimmel, John J., 1866-1942; Linder, Joe	[RM 4,723 KB]	[MP3 3,079 KB]
Jig medley : Munster buttermilk ; The hill side ; Connaught man's rambles	Zaffiro, José	[RM 829 KB]	[MP3 2,006 KB]
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]
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]

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]
Medley of Irish reels	Kimmel, John J	[RM 5,697 KB]	[MP3 3,714 KB]
Opera reel	George Wade and his Corn Huskers	[RM 4,540 KB]	[MP3 2,278 KB]
Reel de St-Patrice = St. Patrick's day reel	Allard, Joseph, 1873-1947	[RM 4,966 KB]	[MP3 1,747 KB]
Reel des Irlandais	LaMadeleine, J.O. (Joseph-Ovila), 1880-1973 | LaMadeleine, Marcel	[RM 4,258 KB]	[MP3 1,514 KB]

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]