Dúlamán

Tá ceann buí óir ar an dúlaman – "Channel wrack has a golden yellow head"

"Dúlamán" (Irish for "channel wrack", a type of edible seaweed) is an Irish folk song.

The lyrics of the song relate 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 modern 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 [de].^[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)
2021: MALINDA — The Folks I Love - EP (sung by Malinda Kathleen Reese)

References[]

^ Doreen McBride, When Hunger Stalked the North (1994).
^ http://www.dulamanshow.ie^{[bare URL]}
^ Ian D. Biddle, Vanessa Knights, Music, National Identity and the Politics of Location (2007), p. 35.

External links[]

[1] Doreen McBride, When Hunger Stalked the North (1994).

[2] ttp://www.dulamanshow.ie^{[bare URL]}

[3] Ian D. Biddle, Vanessa Knights, Music, National Identity and the Politics of Location (2007), p. 35.

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