Her Mantle So Green

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Includes liner notes by Reg Hall. Personnel: Margaret Barry (banjo); Michael Gorman (fiddle); Martin Byrnes (fiddle); Paddy Breen (flageolet); Willie Clancy (Uilleann pipe); Patsy Goulding (piano). Liner Note Author: Reg Hall . Recording information: Croydon (1955-1957); Hampstead, London, England (1955-1957); Paddington, London, England (1955-1957). Photographer: Eddie Thomas . Unknown Contributor Role: Tommy Maguire. This Topic reissue features traditional reels, jigs, and Irish street songs from Margaret Barry, the busking interpreter discovered in the alleys of Dublin by folklorist Alan Lomax. Here, Barry accompanies herself on banjo and is joined by fiddler Michael Gorman. The rawness in Barry's voice is a product of her untrained background, and yet it's that very quality that makes her performances of the embittered "Turfman from Ardee," the chatty joke song "The Cycling Championship of Ulster," and the standard "Wild Colonial Boy" so powerful -- the latter especially, given its affiliation with the mainstreaming of the St. Patrick's Day holiday and general cultural redundancy, is shot through with Barry's particular genius here. Strumming jaggedly on her banjo, Barry's high, wavering vocal always seems ready to lose the thread of the song, yet never quite does. It's a performance born at the kitchen table or in front of the hearth in the cramped corner pub. Barry exposes the heartiness and emotion of the Irish folk tradition throughout Her Mantle So Green (effortlessly doing so with an a cappella take on the title track) and makes the album essential for any fan of the genre unafraid of the tiny imperfections that make albums such as this stand outside the mainstream, but knee-deep in history and true meaning. ~ Johnny Loftus
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