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Mel Bay Singing In Irish Gaelic

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I have been struggling through an Irish class here in Munich. I am really enjoying the language, but it is HARD! I am fluent in Russian and German and over the years have studied and done well in Latin, Polish, French, and Spanish. Languages usually come easily to me but Irish is another story; it is MUCH harder than any language I've ever encountered.

This book has been a real help to me. I find that learning songs helps me with pronunciation and grammar - and it's always nice to learn about culture and tradition while studying a language! I didn't really like the way the author used "phonetic" spelling; for me, this was just confusing. (I actually find that transliterating the words into Russian letters is far more helpful!) Other than this minor quibble, though, this book and CD were worth every cent - I highly recommend this product!!

Because of my Irish Heritage, I bought this book in hopes that it will help me understand the Gaelic language a little better and also I wanted to learn to sing songs the Irish way! This book is better than I thought it would be! It starts off with something easy and then it progresses further until it gets even harder. Before the author sings each song on the CD, she pronounces each Irish word clearly without singing it and then proceeds to sing it. I can actually sing Irish better than I can speak it! But all in good time . . . :) I wish it was a thicker book with more songs. Irish songs in the Gaelic language are hard to come by. I hope some day that there will be more Irish songs available. :):)

I really love this book. I used it recently to teach part of a grad level lesson on world music and I have also used it in elementary school classroom. Really a unique opportunity to learn songs in Irish and sing them in simple easy to follow steps and the songs are terrific too -- no "Danny Boy" here. Highly recommended.

This book/CD package was recommended by one of the Irish culture chat groups I belong to. I have been so happy to have made the purchase. For anyone who has struggled with the Irish language, this book gives the Irish words, the phonetic pronouncation, and the music. The CD has a track of the song spoken slowely with time for the listener to repeat each line, then the next track is the song being sung (sean nos style)beautifully and clearly.
I have the CD in my car where I work on a song as I drive to and from work.

This book and CD generously covers a treasure of songs in Irish. The careful lessons in pronunciation give you hope that you'll be able to actually sing them. The angelic voice of Mary M. provide inspiration to do so.

i like this brochure a lot it comes with a CD where every song is spelled and then sang

Very good little irish ditties.
Go raibh maith agat.
Glad we can still experience the native tongue.