The Blackbird/The Gold Ring – Song Download

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“The Blackbird” is one of the oldest Irish airs still played today. Some conjecture that its title refers to Napoleon Bonaparte, who at one time was Ireland’s hoped-for liberator. Likewise, “The Gold Ring” is presumably one of the oldest Irish dance tunes – according to legend, an otherworldly reward  to a scrupulous piper.

Grey: Irish flute and harmonium; Paddy: bodhrán