715. She Moved Through the Fair (Traditional Irish)

This is a fairly modern song in mixolydian mode collected or possibly written by poet Padraic Collum. It was made famous by Irish tenor John McCormack. It was first published in London by Boosey & Hawkes in Irish country songs (1909). The song has been recorded by Paddy Tunney (1965), Dominic Behan, Odetta (1963), Marianne Faithfull (1966), Loreena Mckennitt, Fairport Convention (1968), Alan Stivell (1973) and Sinéad O'Connor.