Arraneyn Beeal-Arrish Vannin

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Release Date: 1973

Label: Kelly Recording

A Selection of Manx Traditional Songs sung in Manx Gaelic by Brian Stowell.

Contains and 8 page booklet with lyrics, and historical background on the songs.

The songs are largely traditional and from the folk tune collections of Dr John Clague, Arthur W Moore SHK, WH and Deemster JF Gill.

Front cover and record label list "Ec Ny Fiddleryn" as the final track on side 2. This is not listened on the back cover and on the otherwise generic inner sleeve there is a sticker saying "Due to unforseen circumstances we have not been able to include "Ec Ny Fiddleryn" in this selection as we had hoped."

From Booklet ...

The recordings on Arraneyn Beeal-Arrish Vannin were made in Peel by Kelly Recording Ltd., Duke Street Douglas Isle of Mann.

Edition of Manx texts: Brian Stowell and George Broderick.

Notes and translations: George Broderick.

Acknowledgements: For their invaluable assistance and advice in the presentation of this booklet we wish to thank -

Mr. Robert L. Thomson, Dept of Celtic, University of Leeds;
Mr Hamish Henderson, Mr Basil Magaw, Mr Eric Cregeen, Miss Morag MacLeod, and Mr Pat Shuldham-Shaw, School of Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh;
Rev William Matheson, Dept of Celtic, University of Edinburgh;
Mr Bernard Caine, Onchan, Isle of Mann.

(c) Copyright 1974 by George Broderick.

Published by George Broderick, 27 George Square, Edinburgh 8

Printed by Learmonth Printers Limited, 9-11 King Street, Stirling, Scotland.

"We regret owing to unforseen circumstances we have not been able to include "Ec Ny Fiddleryn" in this selection as we had hoped."

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