This is the third song to appear from the Furey’s 1981 album ‘When You Were Sweet Sixteen‘ (see inset) and appears on the above compilation. As I wrote ‘I bought this album as a preadolescent on a whim based on the cover and was charmed by these traditional Irish folk songs. It was a good investment of the little money I had going‘. Today’s featured song My Love is Like a Red Red Rose made a great impression on me as most of the other tracks did. The title track of the album When You were Sweet Sixteen became a worldwide hit.
A Red, Red Rose is a 1794 song in Scots by Robert Burns based on traditional sources. The song is also referred to by the title “(Oh) My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose” and is often published as a poem. In the final years of his short life, Burns worked extensively on traditional Scottish songs, ensuring the preservation of over 300 songs, including Auld Lang Syne. Which reminds me of the post: Could Watching the Phantom Thread Become a *new* New Year’s Tradition? The Fureys are an Irish folk band originally formed in 1974. The group consisted initially of four brothers who grew up in Ballyfermot, Dublin.
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