Appalachian/Ireland Song Connections We were DELIGHTED to welcome young North Carolina singer Olivia Philips to Curragraigue for the past few days to share some traditional songs with us. Aileen is currently researching ballads common in both the Irish repertoire and the Appalachian Mountain region in the U.S. and this particular video clip looks at the similarities between the two songs ‘Pretty Saro’ and ‘The Streams of Bunclody’. We've been aware of this for many years and it was wonderful to