This
was originally a poem written by the Irish poet Thomas Moore at Jenkinstown
Park, County Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1805.The poem was set to music by Sir John Stevenson and
eventually published in the Thomas Moore collection Irish Melodies
(1807-1834).The first
time it really came to public attention was in the 1847 opera Martha
written by Friedrich von Flotow, and since then it has been used by Leroy
Anderson in his Irish Suite and recorded by artists such as
Charlotte Church, the Irish Tenors and Celtic Woman.
Boston Pops Orchestra recordings
RCA 60746-2-RG (CD: Irish Night at the
Pops)
Conductor - Arthur
Fiedler
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra recordings
Telarc
CD-80571 (CD: A Celtic Spectacular)
Conductor- Erich Kunzel
Arranger
- Leroy Anderson
Tenor
- John McDermott
Fiddle
- Liz Knowles
Silver Arm Celtic Band
Pipes
- Kieran O'Hare
Eastman-Rochester Pops Orchestra recordings
Mercury 434 376-2 (CD: Fennell Conducts
the Music Of Leroy Anderson and Eric Coates)
