Nancy Ray: Music
Cobbler's Daughter
(Nancy Ray: vocals, Tom Dean: guitar & mandola & bass, Davey Armstrong: whistle & bodhran, Joyce Andersen: fiddle, Norman Smith: accordian)
November, 2005
Traditional
I first heard Kate Rusby sing this song. I instantly fell in love with it because of it's silliness and surprise ending.
Butcher Boy
(Nancy Ray: vocals, Tom Dean: guitar & bass, Joyce Andersen: fiddle)
November, 2005
Traditional
Mother, Won't You Let Me Go to the Fair?
(Nancy Ray: vocals, Davey Armstrong: Phil Murphy's bodhran)
November, 2005
Traditional
Cathie Ryan inspired! The cousins in Spiddal gave me the "thumbs up" on my ennunciation of the irish words.
As I Roved Out
(Nancy Ray: vocals, Tom Dean: guitar & bass, Davey Armstrong: mandola & bodhran, Joyce Andersen: fiddle)
November, 2005
Traditional
I changed the lyrics a wee bit to give this song more of a female slant only to discover that Christy Moore beat me to it!
Old Stone Bridge
(Nancy Ray: vocals, Tom Dean: guitar & mandola & piano)
November, 2005
Kevin Dolan (with additional lyrics by Nancy Ray)
Biddy Mulligan
(Nancy Ray: vocals & guitar, Tom Dean: vocals & bass, Norman Smith: vocals & accordian, Davey Armstrong: banjo)
November, 2005
Traditional
A "happy" traditional irish female song - there aren't many of these...
Blacksmith
(Nancy Ray: vocals, Tom Dean: guitar)
November, 2005
Traditional
Siuil a Run
(Nancy Ray: vocals & guitar, Tom Dean: guitar, Davey Armstrong: whistle)
November, 2005
Traditional
Biddy McGrath
(Nancy Ray: vocals & guitar, Tom Dean: vocals & guitar & bass & mandola, Joyce Andersen: fiddle)
November, 2005
Traditional
Red is the Rose
(Nancy Ray: vocals, Tom Dean: guitar, Joyce Andersen: fiddle, Norman Smith: piano)
October, 2005
Tommy Makem
Erin Gra Mo Chroi
(Nancy Ray: vocals, Craig Holden: guitar)
November, 2005
Traditional
Danny Boy
(Nancy Ray: vocals, Tom Dean: guitar, Davey Armstrong: uillean pipes & whistle)
November, 2005
Traditional
For my mom...