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North By West: Folk Songs of Ireland & Scotland

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Folk Songs of Ireland & Scotland  Out of the north into the west and from the west unto the north.... Leftfield celtic folk mix with an interstellar cast of Irish and Scottish folk legends taking us along the mythical mystical musical high road. Christie Moore, Planxty, Ewan MacColl, Ian Campbell, Paul Brady, Andy Irvine, Dick Gaughan, The Pogues, The Chieftains & The Johnsons all lead the way.     ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY TWICE^^ A salute to the oft revolutionary music of Ewan MacColl & his wife & musical partner Peggy Seeger .with five tracks from between the 1950s & 1990s. Special spotlight also on great champions of Irish folk Christie Moore & Planxty . Rollicking good tunes by Shane McGowan & The Pogues from 1984 as well as from  Paul Brady (with and without  the Johnsons ) & Andy Irvine . Scottish balladeer & social revolutionary Dick Gaughan comes with some wonderful songs, including the Irish staple Ragl...