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Also known as The Quiet Land of Erin, this well-known Irish song tells the story of an emigrant who remembers with fondness their homeland, yearning to return one day to be buried there.

For nearly a century, the passage from the old to the new year at midnight has been celebrated by singing Robert Burns' poem. In this graceful arrangement, we hear the standard English version of the text

Based on the idioms of traditional Irish music, this fanfare for band celebrates the turn of the millennium in the year 2000. To highlight this momentous event, the Irish themes morph into something

Alexander Carmichael's "Carmina Gadelica" is a six-volume set of various prayers, songs, poems, invocations, and other lore he collected over a close to 50-year period (1860-1909) in the Gaelic speaking

Featuring an alto solo, this selection is found masquerading under a variety of names throughout the Irish tradition, such as Farewell Ballymoney and Going to Mass Last Sunday. A song of

A stunning treble opening verse begins with a solo, unison, and finally harmony before giving way to a tenor soloist and full mixed divisi choral harmonies. Equally traditional and modern, this perhaps best

Opening with a tenor solo, the texture freely unfolds to support the stylistic solo before the rhythmic setting of the lilting traditional Irish folk song begins in earnest. The a cappella setting is

This beautiful Scottish folk song is perhaps one of the best-known songs from this region. Its use in many movies and television shows has solidified its status and introduced this genre to many young

This native Irish piece dates back to the 12th century. Its short verses focus on the scenes surrounding the birth of the Messiah heralded by the prophets as a gift from God "to end all strife." The

This Scottish folk song was popularized by singer Francis McPeake, who recorded it in 1957 for BBC Radio, and it has often been attributed to him. Irish vocalist and composer Eoin Conway has skillfully