Elizabeth Cronin

Elizabeth Cronin
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About the artist

Elizabeth "Bess" Cronin (née Ó hIarlaithe) (1879 – 1956) was an Irish singer who specialized in traditional ("trad") music. Born in West Cork, the daughter of Seán Ó hIarlaithe, a schoolteacher, she lived in the Baile Bhuirne area all her life. She spent her teenage years on her uncle's farm nearby. She married Seán Ó Croinin and they lived at Carraig an Adhmaid, Ballymakeera. The area was rich in traditional culture and music, and songs

Top songs

  1. What Would You Do
  2. Dance To Your Daddy, Cucanandy
  3. Dance to Your Daddy / Cucanandy
  4. The Little Pack Of Tailors
  5. What Would You Do?
  6. Dance to Your Daddy - Cucanady-Nandy - What Would You Do? (Arr. Cronin)
  7. Lord Gregory
  8. Dance to Your Daddy
  9. Lord Gregory (The Lass Of Roch Royal)
  10. Cucanandy
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  1. Shule Aroon
  2. What Would You Do If You Married a Soldier?
  3. Uncle Rat
  4. Jack O'Donahue
  5. Dance to Your Daddy / Cucanady-Nandy / What Would You Do?
  6. Shule Agrah
  7. Dance To Your Daddy/Cucanandy
  8. Lannigan's Ball
  9. Conversation about song
  10. The Alehouse
  11. Alehouse
  12. Lanigan's Ball
  13. Frog And The Mouse
  14. Mo Leastar Beag
  15. A Maid In Her Father's Garden
  16. Jack O'Donahue (Bold Jack Donahue)
  17. The Good Ship Kangaroo
  18. A Bhean Úd Thíos & conversation with Alan Lomax
  19. Cuckanandy
  20. The Buachaill Rua
  21. Dance To Your Daddy-O
  22. Cu-Cuc, A Chuaichin
  23. The Braes Of Balquidder
  24. Pussycat's Party
  25. Na Gleannta
  26. The Lover And Darling
  27. Down the green fields
  28. Cuir a chodladh
  29. Sweet Killydysart
  30. There was a lady in her father's garden
  31. The Banks Of Sullane
  32. Sweet Lisbweemore
  33. Molly Bawn
  34. Down By The Groves Of Tullig
  35. Bold Jack Donohue
  36. 'Tis ten weary years
  37. On Board The Kangaroo
  38. Baile Mhuirne
  39. Tom Toozick, The Gentleman
  40. A Chaipin-Ar-Leathstuaic
  41. The Cappabwee Murder
  42. I have a bonnet trimmed with blue
  43. The Yorkshire farmer
  44. The charming sweet girl that I love
  45. Barbara Allen
  46. Dance for Your Daddy-O
  47. Seotho-leo, a thoil
  48. Nil Mo Shlainte Ar Fonamh
  49. The Prayer Book
  50. I am a maid that sleeps in love
  51. An Gamhain Geal Ban
  52. An binsin luachra
  53. An Bothainin Iseal Gan Falthas
  54. The sun is gone down in the west, love
  55. Derby Ram
  56. Girleen, Don't Be Idle
  57. The Kerry Cow
  58. Nice Little Jenny From Ballinasloe
  59. The bonny blue-eyed lassie
  60. Barbara Allyn
  61. Siuil, A Ruin
  62. Cois Abhainn Na Sead
  63. Da Mba Liomsa An Ainnir
  64. The bells of heaven (with company)
  65. What would you do if you married a soldier_
  66. Do thugas gra cleibh duit
  67. Faiche bhrea aerach an cheoil
  68. All ye that's pierced by Cupid's darts
  69. Raghad-sa o thuaidh leat, a bho
  70. Dance to Your Daddy & Cucanandy
  71. Barbara Allyn (Child 84)
  72. Lord Gregory [The Lass of Roch Royal]
  73. Song - Uncle Rat
  74. Níl Sé 'Na Lá
  75. Did you see my man_
  76. Sweet Boney, will I e'er see you more_
  77. Seoithin-seo
  78. Nil se 'na la
  79. Anonn 's anall, is trid an abhainn
  80. Taim cortha o bheith im' aonar im' lui
  81. Siúil, A Rúin
  82. An Gamhain Geal Bán
  83. Song - Shule Agrah
  84. Song - Lord Gregory
  85. Cois Abhainn Na Séad
  86. Nil Se Ina La
  87. Song - A Bhean Úd Thíos & conversation with Alan Lomax
  88. Dance to Your Daddy / Cucanandy-Nandy / What Would You Do?
  89. Dá Mba Liomsa An Ainnir
  90. A Chaipín-Ar-Leathstuaic

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