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Dúlamán (Irish for "channel wrack", a type of edible seaweed), is an Irish folk song.
The text of the song relates to the Irish practice of gathering seaweed, which has been done for various purposes, including as fertilizer, bathing, and food.[1]
There are many traditional and contemporary versions of the song's melody. Among the best known settings (derived from the Scottish strathspey "Cutting Ferns") is that of Clannad, who recorded it for their 1976 album Dúlamán. A slower melody was recorded by Altan on their 1993 album Island Angel. A contemporary musical setting of the song for choir was also made by composer Michael McGlynn, which is featured in Endless Ocean: Blue World (Adventures of the Deep in Europe).
The song title was used in 2016 as name of an Irish music & dance show called Dúlamán - Voice of the Celts.[2]
Notable recordings
- 1976: Clannad – Dúlamán
- 1993: Altan – Island Angel
- 1994: Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin – A Stór Is A Stóirín
- 1995: Anúna – Omnis (arr. Michael McGlynn)
- 1997: Chanticleer – Wondrous Love (arr. Michael McGlynn)
- 1999: Dónal Lunny – TV Programme on the privatisation of Telecom Éireann".[3]
- 2001: Cantus – Let Your Voice Be Heard
- 2007: Celtic Woman – A New Journey (sung by Méav Ní Mhaolchatha)
- 2003: Omnia – 3
- 2009: Omnia – World of Omnia
- 2012: Celtic Thunder – Voyage (arr. Michael McGlynn)
- 2012: Celtic Woman – Believe (German Edition) (sung by Lisa Lambe)
- 2012: The Vocal Consort – Incantations (arr. Michael McGlynn)
- 2014: Celtic Woman – Emerald: Musical Gems (sung by Lisa Lambe)
- 2014: Song of the Sea
- 2016: Celtic Woman – Voices of Angels (sung by Méav Ní Mhaolchatha)
- 2018: Celtic Woman – Homecoming (sung by Máiréad Carlin)
- 2019: Ajeet Kaur – Indigo Sea (sung by Ajeet Kaur)
- 2019: The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin – Perpetual Twilight (arr. Desmond Earley)
References
- ^ Doreen McBride, When Hunger Stalked the North (1994).
- ^ http://www.dulamanshow.ie
- ^ Ian D. Biddle, Vanessa Knights, Music, National Identity and the Politics of Location (2007), p. 35.