Irish in America is definitely not the sort of music I’d just sit around a listen to, but I found it really interesting after having watched Out of Ireland and learning about the long-standing oral tradition that still remains in Ireland since Celtic times.

Dan Milner says he has been involved in Irish traditional song all of his life. He and Bob Conroy lecture on Irish American themes at the International Folksong & Ballad Seminar in Co. Donegal. They say that the Irish recorded their experiences in folk songs and this CD is a musical record of the Irish People in the U.S. from 1780-1980.

Interesting way to experience history.