On To The Traveller's Fair

By Paul Rootsical


On to the traveller's fayre...

Traditional ballads, airs, reels, jigs & tavern songs with more modern folk compositions. Special nod to the travelling people and all who have fought for the freedom to roam. The lonely road calls us back to Appleby Horse Fair, over to the Currach of Kildare...

 

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