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The traditional folk songs and ballads of Ireland were preserved by the '50s recordings of Margaret Barry. Accompanying her powerful but untrained vocals with rustic banjo picking, Barry was a musical influence for such trad-rock groups as <a href="spotify:artist:2LIdnZDzySb04oH40be1fR">Fairport Convention</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:55wOEGTc3QKwBJ9gntcOxT">Pentangle</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:4OrrjMGltjy6ojX6034f8u">Steeleye Span</a>. Her recording of "I Sang Through the Fair," inspired numerous interpretations and transformed the song into a classic of Celtic music. Starting her career as a street busker in Dublin, Barry attracted international attention when she was recorded in 1953 by folklorist <a href="spotify:artist:1u8YzEYh6gvvFog95WtAao">Alan Lomax</a>. She subsequently moved to London where she worked for <a href="spotify:artist:1u8YzEYh6gvvFog95WtAao">Lomax</a> as a housekeeper and cook. For many years, Barry was accompanied by <a href="spotify:artist:2OXiAIKWG8wGkuQ7J0gW87">Michael Gorman</a>, a folk musician she had met while performing on a BBC television program of traditional music hosted by <a href="spotify:artist:1u8YzEYh6gvvFog95WtAao">Lomax</a> in 1953. In addition to her repertoire of Irish songs, Barry performed many English art songs and ballads. ~ Craig Harris, Rovi
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