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| DavidMcDonagh | Childhood memories of the sing-song and the ballad session | 0 | Jul 31 2010, 7:52 AM EDT by DavidMcDonagh | ||
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I grew up in West Cork and childhood holidays were spent in West Galway. The folk/ballad traditions were strong in both areas. My first party was my aunt's 21st when I was about 8. This was in the early 1970s. A beer keg was brought into my grandparents' farmhouse and guests from near and far took turns singing and playing. I was also brought to ballad sessions in pubs in Cork and Galway, where I heard songs as varied as "Sylvest" and "The bould Thady Quill". I won't pretend I was always into folk as I also listened to rock, punk, reggae etc. but folk is the tradition that reminds me most of my family and is also the form that is most accessible for the sing-song.
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