LIAM CLANCY SONGBOOK
A selection of recordings from one of Ireland's most respected folk singers.
Choose a song, then click the page to view the lyrics.
FISHER BOY NORTHUMBERLAND SONG
A traditional song from Northumberland -
SCARBOROUGH FAIR
Version of the song performed by Martin Carthy, with score, MP3 and lyrics
SINGING TRADITION -
YANDUL
Lyrics, score, mp3 and video for this song in Wiradjuri language.
PAKISTAN CONNECTION
Listen to the National Anthem of Pakistan and singing in praise of the prophet Muhammad.
Project headers are: people, religion, arts, fashion, sport, food, work, history.
ABBA -
ABBA -
LA CUCARACHA
Flash demo from Musical Spanish, featuring scrolling lyrics and animation characters.
RAIN COFFEE
Ojalá que llueva café.
A lovely song from the Dominican Republic, with photos to aid translation.
LABUAT
Soye de aire, pintando una canción. Updated link for TIME magazine top 50 rated website.
LEARNING FRENCH
FRENCH VOCABULARY
Revise French words and key phrases the fun way with a rhythmic backing track and scrolling lyrics. For a further challenge, download the vocabulary and create your own backing track version with voice over.
ALOUETTE
Alouette, gentille alouette, alouette, je te plumerai. Je te plumerai la _________
Listen to the recording of this famous song, then complete the lyrics as a vocabulary test.
QUAND JE VAIS À L’ÉCOLE
L’école, la cinéma, l’église, le café, le musée, le parc, la poste,
la gare, le zoo, la rivière: singing with repetition -
SONG ANALYSIS
WE CAN WORK IT OUT (1)
Using this classic song by the Beatles, John Meschi has produced this very clear analysis of 32 bar song structure. WE CAN WORK IT OUT (2)
SONGS 2
Page Level
WORLD SONGS and SONG VIDEOS
Use the music mixer to play Scottish songs, then scroll down to follow links to lyrics.
Links on the left will take you to stories, map, instruments, clips, quiz, teacher notes.
Joropo event from the Orinoco Plains of Colombia with guitar, cuatro and van in the mud!
Listen to ‘Niño Torbellino’ performed by the enthusiastic singers and orchestra of a Primary School in Ibagué, Colombia, South America.
Planet Read provides videos with translation and transliteration subtitles.
Also experience Hindi songs from Geetnet Karaoke.
Listen and compare two versions of the famous reggae song.
The National Anthem of Tanzania with scrolling lyrics and English translation.
Listen to four very different versions of this song.
Backing track; A Cappella; Traditional Klezmer; Metal.
‘Bu Nasil Sevmek’: video performances by Murat Yildiz and Ebru Gündeş.
‘Bu Oyun’: backing track with lyrics. Turkish songs with English translation.
A variety of song projects, performances and tutorials, selected from the BBC.
“Well I'm sad to say I'm on my way, I won't be back for many a-
Sing along with this well known calypso song made famous by Harry Belafonte.
Dereck Rose gives this Caribbean song a Jamaican twist. Visit his website for more!
