This vocal cycle contains the poetry of Francis Ledwidge (1887-1917), an Irish laborer, miner, soldier, and war poet from County Meath, also known as the "poet of the blackbirds." Ledwidge was killed in
Based on inscriptions found on tombstones in cemeteries throughout England, this cycle of six songs for bass-baritone and piano is the co-winner of the 1998 NATS (National Association of Teachers of