Best-Loved Irish Ballads: Great Songs from the Irish Folk Tradition

A collection of Ireland’s greatest ballads conveys timeless emotion through historic songs and enduring melody.

A collection of Ireland’s greatest and best-loved ballads, including the lyrics, music and chords, along with an introductory piece on each song. Illustrated with photographs and woodcuts. A beautiful guide to the cream of the Irish ballad tradition.

Songs of love, yearning, revolution, celebration, emigration, mourning, fun, famine, drinking and more. A collection of powerful yet b...