An imaginative look at
emigration through folk song lyrics and story telling. The course
explores cultural links between America and Ireland and considers why so
many people travelled to the New World in the 1700s and 1800s.
The musical theatre show was written by Colin Magee toured Arts Centres
and colleges in 1993 & 1994. We also toured in America with the show
performing songs from 18th century Ireland and highlighting the
Scots-Irish link to American songwriters' STEPHEN FOSTER & DANIEL
EMMETT'
Musical Frontiersmen
Young people dress up in 18th Century costumes at the Ulster
Folk Park, Omagh
1993 tour of Musical Frontiersmen
Musical Frontiersmen Musical Show at President Andrew Jackson Homestead
Below
is a downloadable audio clip from the Musical Frontiersmen programme. Click on the link below, save it to a convenient
location, then open the saved file to listen to the music.
