MacGillycuddy's Reeks: The creation of a folk ballad (1)

Send us Fan MailMacGillycuddy's Reeks: The Creation of a Folk BalladMacGillycuddy's Reeks is a  ballad about a young woman abandoned on the eve of her wedding. This is the audio note  I made in turning an idea into a poem, on Friday 11 September 2026.Before I wrote a word of the poem, I wanted to imagine it as being sung by a young Irish folk singer, to whom I gave the nameSheilagh 0’Shea I added to this a little fictional back story for my new singer:Sheilagh 0’Shea is an Irish folk singer who shot to fame with her first track which won first prize at the Galway Folk Festival of 2014 with the track  MacGillycuddy's Reeks Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter! Email [email protected] to sign up!Follow Tudor on Twitter @TudortweetFollow Tudor's blogs:everydaycreativity.ukleaderswedeserve.wordpress.com