The Galway Shawl

"The Galway Shawl" is a traditional Irish folk song, concerning a rural courtship in the West of Ireland. The first known version was collected by Sam Henry from Bridget Kealey in Dungiven in 1936.^[1] The song has been popularly recorded by many ballad groups in Ireland and is now commonly adapted to a waltz time so that people can dance to it.

Recordings

• Four to the Bar on their live album Craic on the Road, in a medley with "The Black Velvet Band" and "The Wild Rover".
• Ryan's Fancy on their album Irish Love Songs.
• Patrick Street on their album On the Fly.
• Liz Madden recorded a new version on her 2010 album My Irish Home.

Sounds Samples

• The Galway Shawl by Ryan's Fancy

References

1. ^ Sam Henry's Songs of the People, p 269