Anne Byrne

Bio:

Traditional singer from Dun Laoghaire, from a musical family. She first came to prominence at the Abbey Tavern in Howth. She recorded two LPs for EMI's Waverley label in the late 60s. She married guitarist Paddy Roche (of The Ludlows) and the two emigrated to the USA where they performed at the Philadelphia Folk Festival in 1969 and played the folk clubs for a couple of years. They returned to Ireland on the birth of their first child in 1971. Anne released two albums on Hawk Records during 1973-74 but chose to retire from performance to raise a family. Her records are highly regarded.

Anne Byrne made numerous appearances on radio and TV. How much of this material still exists in the archives is unknown. She also appears on some of the folk compilations of the late 60s, not least one volume of the Abbey Tavern LPs. More details to folllow.

Anne Byrne and Paddy Roche currently live in Dun Laoghaire. Anne has suffered ill health over the past few years.

side one:
Oh, Sail Away
All My Trials ¹
The Travelling People ²
Bold Irish Boy ¹
The Beggar Man
Four Strong Winds

side two:
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue ¹
Nora Lee
Come O'er The Water To Charlie
Mursheen Durkin ²
Hornpipe (Fiddle Solo by Seamus Gallagher)
Buachaill On Eirne

Notes: Anne Byrne (vocals), Jesse Owens (vocals, guitar) and Seamus Galllagher (fiddle/guitar). All songs sung by Anne Byrne & Jesse Owens except ⊃1 sung by Anne Byrne solo and ⊃2 by Jesse Ownes solo.

side one:
Pal O' Mine
The Croppy Boy
Mama You Been On My Mind
Come By The Hills
Lowlands Of Holland
Mary Hamilton
Friend To Me

side two:
The Foggy Dew
Hold On To Me Babe (Tom Paxton)
Kiandra
Plaisir D'Amour
Captain Farrell
Fiona And Shane
I'm Bound For The Mountains And The Sea (Tom Paxton)

Notes: Produced by W. Gordon Smith. The US edition omits two tracks ('Mama You Been On My Mind', 'Friend To Me') and resequences the rest. Issued as part of the Capitol International Series.

 

side one:
The Wind That Shakes The Barley
Lord of the Dance
Leon Rowsome - The Foxhunt
Bogey's Bonny Belle
High Germany
Buachaillin Dhoun

side two:
Lily of the West
Bunclody
Leon Rowsome - Selection of Reels
Lady Gregory
Avondale

Notes: With Paddy Roche (guitar, vocals) and Leon Rowsome (Uilleann Pipes)

side one:
Crooked Jack (words & tune adpt. Wolfe Stephens)
Molly Malone (trad. arr. M. Colbert)
The House Carpenter (trad. arr. A. Byrne)
Willie O'Winsbury (trad. arr. A. Byrne)
Captain Kidd (trad. arr. A. Byrne)
D'Arcy Farrow (T. Kendall / S.Gilhee)

side two:
An Suantri (trad. arr. A. Byrne)
Pretty Saro (trad. arr. M. Colbert)
Swallow, Swallow (Alan Taylor / Miles Wootton)
Constantly Changing (Ray Dolan)
Come by the Hills (W. Gordon Smith)
My Father (Judy Collins)

Credits: Guitars : Paddy Roche, Pat Armstrong, Ray Dolan, James Connolly, Michael Colbert
Piano : Una Moore
Engineered by Philip Begley

side one:
Bunclody (from HALP 106)
D'Arcy Farrow (from HALP 127)
Wind That Shakes The Barley (from HALP 106)
Buachaillin Donn (from HALP 106)
Lady Gregory (from HALP 106)
Come By The Hills (from HALP 127)

side two:
My Father (from HALP 127)
Lord Of The Dance (from HALP 106)
Lily Of The West (from HALP 106)
Selection of Reels (from HALP 106)
Avondale (from HALP 106)

Notes: Budget LP compiled from the two 1973-74 Hawk Records releases Anne Byrne Sings Irish (HALP 106) and Come By The Hills (HALP 127).

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