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Isobel Cooper

A CD compilation titled Izzy (2003), that included a duet of "The Prayer," with American tenor Daniel Rodriguez, was released in the U.S., the CD also included a multimedia track of "My Love Is Like a Red Red Rose".


A Red, Red Rose

The song became more popular when Robert Archibald Smith paired it with the tune of "Low Down in the Broom" in his Scottish Minstrel book in 1821.

Four modern choral arrangements include a four-part, a cappella version by David Dickau, an intimate, Irish folk music-influenced setting, also SATB a cappella, by Matthew Brown ("A Red, Red Rose," published by Santa Barbara Music), an accompanied SATB setting by James Mulholland as well as a broader version by American composer René Clausen.

The song has been widely performed by a range of artists in the 20th and 21st centuries including Jean Redpath, Pat Boone, Kenneth McKellar, the Fureys, Eddi Reader, Camera Obscura, Eva Cassidy, Izzy, and Ronnie Browne of the Corries (in his solo album after Roy Williamson's death, 'Scottish Love Songs'(1995)).

"A Red, Red Rose" is a 1794 song in Scots by Robert Burns based on traditional sources.

Dallas/Red Rose, Manitoba

Dallas/Red Rose is situated between the Peguis First Nation and Fisher River Cree Nation about 215 kilometres north of Winnipeg near the western shore of Lake Winnipeg.


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