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Subject: Best Gaelic singing by an English person? Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:10 am
I'm not saying I'd know--that's why I'm asking:
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Leopardi
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Subject: Re: Best Gaelic singing by an English person? Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:47 pm
Kate Bush's mother was Irish.
pinhedz Schrödinger's Hepcat
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Subject: Re: Best Gaelic singing by an English person? Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:13 pm
That might give her an unfair advantage, but what do the English say--is she English or Irish?
Born in Bexleyheath and raised in East Wickham.
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felix
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Subject: Re: Best Gaelic singing by an English person? Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:36 pm
British, Pinz. Looking at her wiki entry, her mum's Irish folkie influence I imagine was strong, as were her dad's musical leanings. Google reveals that Kate sang this song on an album by the Irish musician Donal Lunny and that the song is called "Mná na hÉireann" which translates to "Women of Ireland".
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pinhedz Schrödinger's Hepcat
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Subject: Re: Best Gaelic singing by an English person? Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:11 am
I think the sense of the song is about the same as Frank Sinatra's "It Was A Very Good Year."
_________________ I don't do it for the money, babe. I do it to entertain people.-- Susan Boyle
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Subject: Best Gaelic singing by an English person? 
Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:10 am
Looking at her wiki entry, her mum's Irish folkie influence I imagine was strong, as were her dad's musical leanings. Google reveals that Kate sang this song on an album by the Irish musician Donal Lunny and that the song is called "Mná na hÉireann" which translates to "Women of Ireland".
