Faith is now quite uncertain. I'm no longer acting-as-if.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
MARY BLACK - 'THE HOLY GROUND'
Thanks to Tim Chesterton for introducing me to the beautiful voice of the lovely Mary Black. She sings the song lyrics from the heart, seemingly without effort.
She is amazing--as well as is her sister, Frances Black. I, too, discovered Mary through friends and was lucky enough to hear her perform in concert a number of years back. Her stage presence is something to behold.
Prairie Soul, lucky you. I'd love to see Mary in concert. The videos of her performances show something of her stage presence, but there's nothing like being there. I'm sorry I missed out on her music for a quarter century.
Mary Black has been one of my favorite Irish singers for a long time. She really is something, as is her sister as Prairie Soul stated. But like you, I have yet to see her in person at a concert. If you haven't heard the song "Song for Ireland," you should. It talks of having to leave as this song does, but it embodies the hearing for home in the small memories like friends, and all around all the parts of the life the person is leaving. I love it.
She is amazing--as well as is her sister, Frances Black. I, too, discovered Mary through friends and was lucky enough to hear her perform in concert a number of years back. Her stage presence is something to behold.
ReplyDeletePrairie Soul, lucky you. I'd love to see Mary in concert. The videos of her performances show something of her stage presence, but there's nothing like being there. I'm sorry I missed out on her music for a quarter century.
ReplyDeleteMary Black has been one of my favorite Irish singers for a long time. She really is something, as is her sister as Prairie Soul stated. But like you, I have yet to see her in person at a concert. If you haven't heard the song "Song for Ireland," you should. It talks of having to leave as this song does, but it embodies the hearing for home in the small memories like friends, and all around all the parts of the life the person is leaving. I love it.
ReplyDelete'Song for Ireland' is included on one of the albums, as well as the song above and ‘Annachie Gordon’, the song Tim posted.
DeleteIf you haven't heard the song "Song for Ireland," you should. It talks of having to leave as this song does, but it embodies the hearing for home
ReplyDeleteThe composer of that song (can't remember his name presently; Google it) wrote the song as he was leaving for America...
...then the economy took off in Ireland, and he wrote a leave-taking song for America (or Iowa, IIRC) when he returned to the old country.
But that was a few years ago, before Ireland went belly-up financially again. Don't know where he is now! O_o
Thanks, JCF. I believe Ireland is beginning to recover again.
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