Tunes for a Monday Morning

Above: "Faoiseamh a Gheobhadsa" performed by Zo�� Conway and John Mc Intyre, a husband-and-wife folk duo from Ireland. The song appeared on their second album, Allt (2018).

Below:  "T��ladh Dh��mhnaill Ghuirm" performed by Julie Fowlis (Scotland),  P��draig Rynne (Ireland), Aoife N�� Bhr��ain (Ireland), and Kris Drever (Scotland) at the Sugar Club, Dublin, in 2016. The video was filmed by John Gray and Annie Baylis.

Above: "Fill a Bhruinneall" sung by Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh (Ireland),  Julie Fowlis (Scotland), and Aod��n �� Ceallaigh (Ireland) for the Port television programme, BBC Alba. The song is followed by a strathspey and two reels performed with Liz Doherty, Duncan Chisholm, Bruce MacGregor,  Mike Vass, and Mhairi Hall.

Below: "Blackwaterside," a traditional Irish song (in English) performed by Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, from her new album Thar Toinn/Seabourne (2o2o)

Above: "Fear a Bhata (The Boatman)" sung by Irish singer and banjo player Alison Helzer. The song appeared on her debut album, Carolan's Welcome (2010).

Below: "Lament for Lost Friends" by Alex Cumming & Nicola Beazley, a folk duo from Somerset and Rochdale, England. The song appeared on their debut album Across the Water (2016).

The beautiful art today is from The Seal Children by Jackie Morris.