Danny Boy: The Legend of the Beloved Irish Ballad

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Year: 2002
Pages: 141
Binding Hardcover
ISBN 762411244

Product Code: 756784670

Description

Malachy McCourt (au). Everyone can hum “Danny Boy,” the haunting Irish ballad that inevitably brings a tear to the eye. Yet for all its popularity, the most requested “Irish” song & its origins still remain an enigma. Is it even Irish? Did the song initially grace the Irish countryside as the winsome ballad of an itinerant piper, or did it first take form as a blind musician’s bow danced across the strings of a fiddle? Travel with best-selling author Malachy McCourt on his journey for the truth as he interviews musicologists, historians, academics, celebrities, & Irish icons. Join the expedition & trace the complex evolution & enduring mystique of “Danny Boy” in an unforgettable tribute that brilliantly weaves history with folklore.

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