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Delia Murphy Kiernan (16 February 1902 – 11 February 1971) was an Irish singer and collector of Irish ballads. She recorded several 78 rpm records in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. In 1962 she recorded her only LP , The Queen of Connemara , for Irish Prestige Records, New York, on the cover of which her name appears alongside the LP title.
"The Spinning Wheel" – written in the 19th century by John Francis Waller and recorded by Delia Murphy. [53] "Nancy Spain" – written by Barney Rush from Dublin, recorded by Christy Moore [7] "The Nightingale" – Irish version of a song dating from the 17th century (Laws P13), recorded by Liam Clancy [69]
The Spinning Wheel is also the title/subject of a classic Irish folk song by John Francis Waller. [51] [52] A traditional Irish folk song, Túirne Mháire, is generally sung in praise of the spinning wheel, [53] but was regarded by Mrs Costelloe, who collected it, [54] as "much corrupted", and may have had a darker narrative. It is widely ...
The Blarney Stone (Prestige Irish, 1961) – with Michael Gorman; Songs From the Hills of Donegal (Washington WV 731, 1962) Irish Music In London Pubs (Folkways FG 3575, 1965) – with Michael Gorman; Her Mantle So Green (Topic 12T123, 1965) – with Michael Gorman; Come Back Paddy Reilly (Emerald GEM 1003, 1968) Sing and Play (Folkways FW8729 ...
Dervla Murphy (28 November 1931 – 22 May 2022) was an Irish touring cyclist and author of adventure travel books, writing for more than 50 years.. Murphy is best known for her 1965 book Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle, about an overland cycling trip through Europe, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
Siobhan Maire Deirdre Fahey [2] (/ ʃ ə ˈ v ɔː n ˈ f ɑː h i /; born 10 September 1958) is an Irish singer whose vocal range is a light contralto. [3] She was a founding member of the British girl group Bananarama, who have had ten top-10 hits including the US number one hit single "Venus".
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Spinning Wheel" was kept out of the no. 1 position by both "The Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" by Henry Mancini and "In the Year 2525" by Zager and Evans. [2] In August that year, the song topped the Billboard Easy Listening chart for two weeks. [3] It was also a crossover hit, reaching No.45 on the US R&B chart.