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A VERY RARE 1959 FOLK 78 ON THE IRISH BELTONA LABEL FROM IRISH SINGER BRIDIE GALLAGHER

IF I WERE A BLACKBIRD

b/w  MOON BEHIND THE HILL

Bridget "Bridie" Gallagher (7 September 1924 – 9 January 2012) was an Irish singer, affectionately known as "The Girl from Donegal".

She was "Ireland's first truly international pop star".

Gallagher shot to fame in 1956 with her recording of "A Mother's Love's A Blessing" and achieved international acclaim with her legendary rendition of "The Boys From County Armagh". During her career, which spans over six decades, she has appeared in many leading venues across the globe. She also made songs such as "The Homes of Donegal" famous.

Gallagher holds the record for the largest number of people in attendance in the Albert Hall London, with over 7,500 people, a record that was never equalled as it went on to become an all-seater venue. Gallagher become world famous and travelled all over the world, United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and was known as "The Girl from Donegal". Bridie played in many of the world's best known theatres, including London's Royal Albert Hall, Sydney Opera House and Carnegie Hall in New York. Bridie sang mainly ballads or as they later became known as Country and Irish. One of her best known songs was "The Boys From The County Armagh", which sold over 250,000 copies, the biggest-selling Irish single at that time.

THIS IS A LATE 1959 SHELLAC ISSUE

DISC DETAILS:

EIRE BELTONA BE 2710 10"  78rpm SHELLAC released 1959

CONDITION -   E / E+

  THIS IS A RARE BELTONA 78 FROM IRISH SINGER BRIDIE GALLAGHER

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