"Black Is the Colour" (Roud

Roud Folk Song Index

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 3103) is a traditional folk song first known in the Appalachian Mountains

Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains #Whether the stressed vowel is or ,#Whether the "ch" is pronounced as a fricative or an affricate , and#Whether the final vowel is the monophthong or the diphthong .), often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians...

 region of the United States in 1915, but most probably originating from Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

, as attributed to the reference to the Clyde

River Clyde

The River Clyde is a major river in Scotland. It is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third longest in Scotland. Flowing through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire....

 in the song's lyrics. The musicologist Alan Lomax

Alan Lomax

Alan Lomax was an American folklorist and ethnomusicologist. He was one of the great field collectors of folk music of the 20th century, recording thousands of songs in the United States, Great Britain, Ireland, the Caribbean, Italy, and Spain.In his later career, Lomax advanced his theories of...

 supported this Scottish origin saying the song was an American "re-make of British materials." The first recording was made by Mrs. Lizzie Roberts in 1916 as "Black Is The Colour". (http://www.originals.be/nl/originals.php?id=9969)

Many different versions of this song exist, some addressed to females and others addressed to males, as well as other differences:

• ...like some rosy fair... or ...like a rose so fair...
• ...the prettiest face and the neatest hands... or ...the sweetest face and the gentlest hands...
• ...still I hope the time will come... or ...some times I whish the day will come...
• ...you and I shall be as one... or ...s/he and I can be as one...

These words are set to two distinct melodies, one of which is traditional and the other was written by the Kentucky folk singer and composer John Jacob Niles

John Jacob Niles

John Jacob Niles was an American composer, singer, and collector of traditional ballads. Called the "Dean of American Balladeers", Niles was an important influence on the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, with Joan Baez, Burl Ives, and Peter, Paul and Mary, among others,...

. Niles recalled that his father thought the traditional melody was "downright terrible", so he wrote "a new tune, ending it in a nice modal manner." This melody was used in the Folk Songs

Folk Songs (Berio)

Folk Songs is a song cycle by the Italian composer Luciano Berio composed in 1964. It consists of arrangements of folk music from various countries and other songs, forming "a tribute to the extraordinary artistry" of the American singer Cathy Berberian, a specialist in Berio's music. It is scored...

song cycle by Luciano Berio

Luciano Berio

Luciano Berio, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian composer. He is noted for his experimental work and also for his pioneering work in electronic music.-Biography:Berio was born at Oneglia Luciano Berio, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (October 24, 1925 – May 27, 2003) was an Italian...

.

While it is unclear which version should be considered "original", it is believed that originally the song was addressed to a woman, with the male-addressed version made popular by Nina Simone

Nina Simone

Eunice Kathleen Waymon , better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music...

 in the middle of the 20th century.

The song has become a part of the traditional repertory of Celtic music

Celtic music

Celtic music is a term utilised by artists, record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe...

 artists.

In the 1960s, Patty Waters

Patty Waters

Patty Waters is a jazz vocalist, best known for her free jazz recordings in the 1960s for the ESP-Disk label. Although she has rarely recorded since then, she is more and more recognized as a vocal innovator whose influence extends beyond jazz....

 sang an extended version on ESP disk which veered towards the avant garde and extremes of vocal improvisation, standing as a landmark in the use of folk tunes as a starting point to other musical areas.

Recorded versions

Versions of the song have been recorded by many artists, including;

Artist	Album	Genre	Year	Comments
John Jacob Niles John Jacob Niles John Jacob Niles was an American composer, singer, and collector of traditional ballads. Called the "Dean of American Balladeers", Niles was an important influence on the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, with Joan Baez, Burl Ives, and Peter, Paul and Mary, among others,...	American Folk Lore Vol. 3		1941	Also appears on American Folk Love Songs to Dulcimer Accompaniment, Six Favorite Folk Songs, John Jacob Niles Sings American Folk Songs, I Wonder As I Wander / Carols and Love Songs, The Best of John Jacob Niles, and The John Jacob Niles Collection.
Burl Ives Burl Ives Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives was an American actor, writer and folk music singer. As an actor, Ives's work included comedies, dramas, and voice work in theater, television, and motion pictures. Music critic John Rockwell said, "Ives's voice .....	Wayfaring Stranger The Wayfaring Stranger (1944 Asch album) The Wayfaring Stranger is an album consisting of three 10-inch records by Burl Ives. It was released in 1944, but it should not be confused with Ives' The Wayfaring Stranger , which was also released in 1944 but contains different songs...	Traditional folk Folk music Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....	1944
Jo Stafford Jo Stafford Jo Elizabeth Stafford was an American singer of traditional pop music and jazz standards and occasional actress whose career ran from the late 1930s to the early 1960s...	American Folk Songs	Traditional folk Folk music Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....	1950
Gordon Heath Gordon Heath Gordon Heath was an African-American actor and musician who appeared in feature film Animal Farm, and the British made for TV movie Othello, directed by Tony Richardson. Together with his lover Lee Payant, he ran a Left Bank café called L'Abbaye later in his life...  & Lee Payant Lee Payant Lee Payant , was an actor and film director perhaps best known for voicing the title role of the 1960s TV serial The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe in English....	Chants Traditionnels Des États-Unis / The Ballad Of The Boll Weevil and other Traditional Songs Of The United States	Traditional folk Folk music Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....	1955
Phineas Newborn, Jr.	While My Lady Sleeps		1957
Nina Simone Nina Simone Eunice Kathleen Waymon , better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music...	Nina Simone at Town Hall Nina Simone At Town Hall Nina Simone at Town Hall is an album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone . It was recorded live at The Town Hall on 15 September 1959 and released as her second album for Colpix Records that same year...	Jazz Jazz Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...	1959	Nina Simone made it part of her standard repertoire, revitalizing the song's popularity.
Joan Baez Joan Baez Joan Chandos Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician and a prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace and environmental justice....	Joan Baez in Concert Joan Baez in Concert Joan Baez in Concert, Part 1 is a live album taken from Joan Baez's 1962 concert tours. It peaked at #10 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.-History:...	Folk music Folk music Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....	1962
Smothers Brothers Smothers Brothers The Smothers Brothers are Thomas and Richard , American singers, musicians, comedians and folk heroes. The brothers' trademark act was performing folk songs , which usually led to arguments between the siblings...	Think Ethnic Think Ethnic Think Ethnic! was the third comedy album of the Smothers Brothers, released February 15, 1963 on Mercury Records. It reached number 27 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.-Track listing:#"Soap" - A song about "eight bars"......	Folk	1963	"Black Is The Colour (Of My True Love’s Hair)" (3:04) - Turned into "Black Is the Colour of My Love's True Hair" [But only her Hairdresser knows--/("Does she or Doesn't she?")--/Only her Hairdresser knows!] (a play on the advertising 'tag line' at that time for Clairol hair-coloring products).
Davy Graham	Folk, Blues and Beyond Folk, Blues and Beyond Folk, Blues and Beyond is the second studio album by British musician Davey Graham, originally released in 1964.It has been considered Graham's most groundbreaking and consistent work and a defining record of the 20th century...	Folk	1964
Smothers Brothers Smothers Brothers The Smothers Brothers are Thomas and Richard , American singers, musicians, comedians and folk heroes. The brothers' trademark act was performing folk songs , which usually led to arguments between the siblings...	It Must Have Been Something I Said! It Must Have Been Something I Said! "It Must Have Been Something I Said!" was the fifth comedy album from the Smothers Brothers . It reached number 23 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. The single "Jenny Brown" peaked at #84 on the 1963 Pop Singles chart. The album was recorded at The Ice House in Pasadena, California...	Folk	1964	They also did a parody version: Black is the color (of my love's true hair)
Nina Simone Nina Simone Eunice Kathleen Waymon , better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music...	Wild Is the Wind Wild Is the Wind (album) Wild Is the Wind is singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone's sixth album under record company Philips. The album was made up of several recordings that were left over of recording sessions for previous Philips albums...	Jazz Jazz Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...	1965
Patty Waters	Patty Waters Sings	Jazz Jazz Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...	1965	Described as "the performance that established her as a vocal innovator"
Hamish Imlach Hamish Imlach Hamish Imlach was a folksinger. He was born in Calcutta but claimed to have been conceived in Glasgow, Scotland. Although his commercial success was limited he influenced many other artists, including most notably John Martyn and Billy Connolly. In Central and Northern Europe Imlach enjoyed a...	Hamish Imlach		1966
Carola	Carola & Heikki Sarmanto Trio	Jazz Jazz Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...	1966	Recorded in the spirit of the modal jazz Modal jazz Modal jazz is jazz that uses musical modes rather than chord progressions as a harmonic framework. Originating in the late 1950s and 1960s, modal jazz is characterized by Miles Davis's "Milestones" Kind of Blue and John Coltrane's classic quartet from 1960–64. Other important performers include...  scene going down in Europe in the 1960s, Carola's accosting tone and the groovy approach of Heikki Sarmanto Trio remained undiscovered until issued by the Jazzpuu label in 2004.
The Throb	Single		1966	A version by Australian act recorded as "Black".
The Human Beinz The Human Beinz The Human Beinz is an American rock and roll / frat rock band from Youngstown, Ohio. Originally known as The Human Beingz, the band initially featured John "Dick" Belley , Joe "Ting" Markulin , Mel Pachuta and Gary Coates -Early career:The Beinz started in 1964 as The Premiers, launching their...	Nobody But Me		1968	A version by US act
Cathy Berberian Cathy Berberian Catherine Anahid Berberian was an American soprano and composer. She interpreted contemporary avant-garde music composed, among others, by Luciano Berio, Bruno Maderna, John Cage, Henri Pousseur, Sylvano Bussotti, Darius Milhaud, Roman Haubenstock-Ramati , Igor Stravinsky.She also interpreted...	Folk Songs		1968	Recorded with the Berio Luciano Berio Luciano Berio, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian composer. He is noted for his experimental work and also for his pioneering work in electronic music.-Biography:Berio was born at Oneglia Luciano Berio, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (October 24, 1925 – May 27, 2003) was an Italian...  setting, followed by two more recordings next decade, all conducted by the composer to whom she was married for a time.
Alfred Deller Alfred Deller Alfred George Deller CBE , was an English singer and one of the main figures in popularizing the return of the countertenor voice in Renaissance and Baroque music during the 20th Century.... , Desmond Dupré Desmond Dupré Desmond Dupré was an English lutenist and a prominent figure in the 20th century revival of early music... , Mark Deller Mark Deller Mark Deller is a countertenor, the son of the first modern countertenor, Alfred Deller. Mark Deller has been a member of the choirs of St John's College, Cambridge, and St Paul's Cathedral. Since 1962 he has been a member of the Deller Consort...	Folksongs		1972
Marc Johnson with Bass Desires	Bass Desires	Jazz rock	1985
Linda Hirst	Songs Cathy Sang		1988	The Berio Luciano Berio Luciano Berio, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian composer. He is noted for his experimental work and also for his pioneering work in electronic music.-Biography:Berio was born at Oneglia Luciano Berio, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (October 24, 1925 – May 27, 2003) was an Italian...  setting
Joe Sample Joe Sample Joseph Leslie "Joe" Sample is an American pianist, keyboard player and composer.He is one of the founding members of the Jazz Crusaders, the band which became simply The Crusaders in 1971, and remained a part of the group until its final album in 1991 .- Biography :Sample began playing the piano...	Invitation	Jazz Jazz Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...	1993	Instrumental version recorded as "Black Is The Color". This version has been featured on The Weather Channel's Local On The 8s segments.
Luka Bloom Luka Bloom Luka Bloom is an Irish folk-rock singer-songwriter. He is the younger brother of Irish folk singer Christy Moore.-Early life:...	Turf	Folk / Singer-songwriter	1994
The Stomping Clawhammers	All Change... Small Change	Traditional folk	1996	Female-addressed version
The Eccentric Opera	Hymne		1997	The eighth track of Hymne album
Kendra Shank	Wish	Vocal jazz Vocal jazz Jazz singing can be defined by the instrumental approach to the voice, where the singer can match the instruments in their stylistic approach to the lyrics, improvised or otherwise, or through scat singing; that is, the use of nonsensical meaningless non-morphemic syllables to imitate the sound of...	1998
Susan McKeown Susan McKeown Susan McKeown is an Irish songwriter, folk singer and producer.-Early years:Susan McKeown was born on February 6, 1967 to John Ryan and Jane Ann McKeown in Terenure, Dublin, Ireland. She was greatly influenced by her mother, an organist and composer who died in 1982...	Mighty Rain	Traditional folk Folk music Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....	1998
Judy Collins Judy Collins Judith Marjorie "Judy" Collins is an American singer and songwriter, known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records ; and for her social activism. She is an alumna of the University of Colorado.-Musical career:Collins was born and raised in Seattle, Washington...	Both Sides Now	Traditional love song	1998
Niamh Parsons Niamh Parsons Niamh Parsons is a singer of contemporary and traditional Irish music.Early in her career Parsons sang with folk musician Jon Hicks on his album Chasing the Bear. Joining her husband Dee with his band the Loose Connections in 1990, Parsons released two CDs with this band...	In My Prime	Traditional Folk	2000	Also performed on Live At Fylde (2005)
Stringmansassy Stringmansassy Stringmansassy is a Brisbane duo consisting of guitarist Aaron Hopper and vocalist Kacey Patrick. Performing a combination of jazz and folk, the group has released four albums...	Persuasion		2000
Gaelic Storm Gaelic Storm Gaelic Storm is a Celtic band. Their music includes traditional Irish music, Scottish music, and original tunes in both the Celtic and Celtic rock genres...	Tree	Folk rock	2001	Sixth track of the album Tree.
The Liberty Voices	A Cappella Americana		2001	As seen at Epcot's American Adventure
Cara Dillon Cara Dillon Cara Dillon is an Irish folk singer. In 2001, she launched her career as a solo artist in the UK with the eponymous Cara Dillon album...	Cara Dillon Cara Dillon (album) Cara Dillon is the debut solo album from the Irish folk artist Cara Dillon. It was recorded at The Firs, producer/partner Sam Lakeman's parents' house. There were also recordings made in County Donegal, Ireland. The album was mixed by John Reynolds...	Folk Folk music Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....	2001	Irish folk singer Cara Dillon Cara Dillon Cara Dillon is an Irish folk singer. In 2001, she launched her career as a solo artist in the UK with the eponymous Cara Dillon album...  chose to perform a female-addressed version opening her eponymous album which won her many awards including "Best Traditional Song" at the 2002 BBC Folk Awards. It's become a firm favourite in her live repertoire and has undergone huge success as a Trance remix by 2Devine (see below)
Blue Mountain Blue Mountain (band) Blue Mountain is an American alt-country/roots rock band formed in 1991 in Oxford, Mississippi by husband and wife duo Cary Hudson and Laurie Stirratt , who is notably the twin sister of John Stirratt, the bass player for the like-minded Americana band Wilco.-History:After the dissolution of...	Roots Roots (Blue Mountain album) Roots is a 2002 album by American Alternative country/roots rock group Blue Mountain.#Rye Whiskey 3:47#Rain and Snow 3:44#Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair 5:03#Banks of the Pontchartrain 5:00...	Alternative country Alternative country Alternative country is a loosely defined sub-genre of country music, which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music... /roots rock Roots rock Roots rock is a term now used to describe rock music that looks back to rock's origins in folk, blues and country music. It is particularly associated with the creation of hybrid sub-genres from the later 1960s including country rock and Southern rock, which have been seen as responses to the...	2002
Clann Lir	Clann Lir	Traditional folk	2002	Male-addressed version by Russian Irish Celtic act, sung by Melnitsa Melnitsa Melnitsa - is a Russian folk rock band. It was founded in 1999 by Natalia "Hellawes" O'Shea and Alexey "Chus" Sapkov around the remnants of a local folk band 'Till Eulenspiegel'.-Style:...  front-woman Hellawes.
Grace Griffith Grace Griffith Grace Griffith is a folk and celtic singer based in Washington, DC. She has been honored with multiple Wammie awards by the Washington Area Music Association. In 1998, she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.-Biography:...	Sands of Time		2003
Larry Mathews Larry Mathews (musician) Larry Mathews is a musician from Glenbeigh in the Irish County Kerry.He sings and plays Irish Folk, his own compositions as well as Rock and Pop. He plays Irish Fiddle, Guitar und Bodhrán ....	Easy and Slow	Folk	2003	Third track on the Album Easy and Slow
Pete Seeger Pete Seeger Peter "Pete" Seeger is an American folk singer and was an iconic figure in the mid-twentieth century American folk music revival. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, most notably their recording of Lead...	American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 2		2003
Nurse with Wound Nurse with Wound Nurse with Wound is the main recording name for British musician Steven Stapleton. Nurse with Wound was originally a band, formed in 1978 by Stapleton, John Fothergill and Heman Pathak...	She and Me Fall Together in Free Death	Experimental Experimental music Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...	2003
Ensemble Planeta Ensemble Planeta is a Japanese all female a cappella group. Known for their performance of the works of Bach, Chopin, Schubert and other classical composers and traditional European folk music...	Aria	A capella	2003	Tenth track of the Aria Album
Eala Clarke	Longing Longing Longing may refer to:*"Longing", an emotion characterized by a strong feeling of desire.*Longing , an unreleased 1974 album by singer Dusty Springfield*"Longing" , a song by Japanese metal band X Japan...	Celtic Celtic music Celtic music is a term utilised by artists, record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe...	2004
Paul Weller	Studio 150 Studio 150 Studio 150 is the seventh album by British artist Paul Weller. It comprises covers of songs by a variety of artists, and showcases Weller's myriad musical influences. It was named after the small Amsterdam studio in which it was recorded...	Rock Rock music Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...	2004
Julie Poole	The Ash Grove		2005
2Devine featurung Cara Dillon		House House music House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...	2005	DJ Pete Devine (also known as 2Devine and Coco & Green) produced a trance remix to Cara Dillon's version.
The Corrs The Corrs The Corrs are an Irish band which combine pop rock with traditional Celtic folk music. The brother and sisters are from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea ; Sharon ; Caroline ; and Jim .The Corrs came to international prominence with their performance at the...	Home	Pop Folk	2005
Espers Espers (band) Espers is a psych folk band from Philadelphia that is part of the emerging indie folk scene. They formed in 2002 as a trio of singer-songwriter Greg Weeks, Meg Baird and Brooke Sietinsons but later expanded to a sextet including Otto Hauser, Helena Espvall and Chris Smith...	The Weed Tree The Weed Tree The Weed Tree is the second album from Espers, released on Locust Music in 2005. It was, for the most part, a covers album, although it did feature the original song "Dead King". The artists covered were The Durutti Column, Nico, Michael Hurley and Blue Öyster Cult. It also included two...		2005
Eilis Kennedy	Time to Sail	Folk Singer	2005
Tellen Gwad	N/A	Neo-folk	2006	Female-addressed version by Russian acoustic act
The Czars The Czars The Czars was an alternative rock band, formed in 1994 in Denver by John Grant and Chris Pearson. They released six studio albums, one EP, and three singles in the duration of their career. After the release of Goodbye in 2004, five of the six members of The Czars left the band over the span of...	Sorry I Made You Cry	Rock	2006	Male-addressed version by American rock band
The Twilight Singers The Twilight Singers The Twilight Singers is an American indie rock band. The group was initially formed as a side project of The Afghan Whigs leader Greg Dulli in 1997...	She Loves You	Rock Rock music Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...	2007
Cara Dillon vs. 2 Devine		Trance Trance music Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...	2007	Above & Beyond Above & Beyond (band) Above & Beyond are a British trance music group formed in 2000 and consists of the members Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness, and Finnish Paavo Siljamäki. They have their own record label Anjunabeats, which releases trance and progressive music, and they also host their own weekly radio show Trance... 's Devine Intervention Mix
Karan Casey Karan Casey Karan Casey is an Irish folk singer, and a former member of the Irish band Solas.-Early years:Casey was born in Ballyduff Lower, Kilmeaden, County Waterford, Ireland. Her family encouraged her to sing in the house, in a church choir and at school. At Waterford Regional Technical College she...	Ships in The Forest	Folk	2008	Acoustic piano version by Karan Casey, an Irish folk singer.
Elane	Lore of Nén	Medieval Folk	2008
Andre Ethier	Born Of Blue Fog	Neo-Folk	2008	Canadian Artist
Kokia Kokia (singer) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, who performs under the stage name Kokia . She is best known for her songs and "The Power of Smile." She is also recognised for her numerous contributions to anime/game soundtracks, the most notable being "Ai no Melody/Chōwa Oto " for the film...	Fairy Dance: Kokia Meets Ireland Fairy Dance: Kokia Meets Ireland -Japan Sales Rankings:...	Celtic	2008
Natacha Atlas Natacha Atlas Natacha Atlas is a Belgian singer known for her fusion of Arabic and Western electronic music, particularly hip-hop. She once termed her music "cha'abi moderne" . Her music has been influenced by many styles including Arabic, hip hop, drum 'n' bass and reggae.Atlas began her career as part of...	Ana Hina Ana Hina Ana Hina is an album by Belgian singer Natacha Atlas. It was released by World Village on 26 May 2008. The album primarily features acoustic cover versions of songs originally performed by Arabic singers Fairuz and Abdel Halim Hafez...	Arabesque Arabesque music Arabesque or Arabesk is a genre termed so by Turkish musicologists for Arabic-style music created in Turkey. The genre was particularly popular in Turkey in the decades from the 1960s through 1990s. As with Arabic music itself, its aesthetics have evolved over the decades... /World World music World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...	2008	Male-addressed version with the Mazeeka Ensemble.
Angelo Kelly	Lost Sons Up Close	Pop rock Pop rock Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...	2008	Appears as the last track in Lost Sons and was also recorded live for Up Close.
Christy Moore Christy Moore Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore is a popular Irish folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is well known as one of the founding members of Planxty and Moving Hearts...	Live at the Point		2009
Julie Murphy Julie Murphy Julie Murphy is a singer who sings in Welsh and English. She sings in the Welsh band Fernhill, as well as performing and recording as a solo artist.She has also collaborated musically with John Cale , and Afro Celt Sound System .-Biography:Murphy was born in Highgate, London,...	Black Mountains Revisited		2009
Nyle Wolfe Nyle Wolfe Nyle Wolfe , trained as a singer at the Cork School of Music and the Leinster school of Music & Drama Dublin. He graduated from The Royal Academy of Music London with the conservatory's highest academic award and won a scholarship to complete his studies at the Zurich Opera House...	Home Ground	Folk Folk music Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....  Classical Classical music Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...	2009
Wye Oak	Splice Today Presents: The Old Lonesome Sound	Folk	2009	An original compilation album.
Silverwheel	Single studio recording		Unknown	Silverwheel plays live and maintains several websites with their tracks sampled.
Phil Coulter Phil Coulter Phil Coulter is an artist with an international reputation as a successful songwriter, pianist, music producer, arranger and director. His success has spanned four decades and he is one of the biggest record sellers in Ireland...	Timeless Tranquility: 20 Year Celebration	Folk Folk music Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....  Celtic Celtic languages The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic"; a branch of the greater Indo-European language family...  Classical Classical music Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...	2008
Marc Gunn Marc Gunn Marc Gunn is a musician and podcaster. As the autoharp-playing half of the Brobdingnagian Bards, Gunn and partner Andrew McKee developed a following with weekly performances on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. This led to gigs at renaissance faires, science fiction conventions, and...	Irish Drinking Songs: A Cat Lover's Companion	Folk Folk music Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....	2007	Album was a followup of Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers is the first full-length cat-related CD by Marc Gunn. The majority of the songs are parodies of Irish folk songs , with new cat-themed lyrics written by Marc Gunn...  which included the track "Black Is the Color (of My Cat's Fur)" based on this song.
Angel Olsen		Indie Folk Indie folk Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s from singer/songwriters in the indie rock community showing heavy influences from folk music scenes of the 50s, 60s and early 70s, country music, and indie rock. A few early artists included Lou Barlow, Beck, Jeff Buckley and Elliott Smith...	2010

| Celtic Thunder

Celtic Thunder

Celtic Thunder is a singing group composed of male soloists who perform both solo and ensemble numbers. Celtic Thunder debuted in August 2007 at The Helix in Dublin, Ireland...

| Heritage

External links

• Song lyrics

Origins Of Song Discussion: http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=32248