“Love is like a crown of thorns, wrapped around my heart.” Jamie’s SongNotes blog discusses a 19th c translation of an ancient Irish poem by “Anonymous,” and a 2015 recording of songwriter Michael Smith’s refashioned version as a catchy folksong. Audio file is included.
Lunar Cabaret
Pasiones Songs of Spanish Civil War, 14!
Jamie O’Reilly and Michael Smith bring their beloved folk-cabaret to SPACE on Sunday, October 9, and perform a live concert on WFMT’s Folkstage Saturday, December 10, wfmt.com. With Katrina O’Reilly-Greene and Bob Weber, cello. A Note from Jamie. A great deal has changed in the political and cultural landscape since Pasiones: Songs of the Spanish […]
