Like many traditional folk songs, the song tells the story of a blossoming love that ends in sadness as the two lovers are separated. Liam Clancy and Tommy Makem were the first artists to bring Red is the Rose to a worldwide audience. Makem said he learned the song from his mother, Sarah, who was a well known singer and folk song collector from Armagh in Northern Ireland. Makem recorded the song on his Songbag album in 1990, cementing its place in the Irish folk tradition. He often performed it

142K views · 2.6K reactions | Liam Clancy, September 1935 – December 2009. Irish folk singer from Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary #LiamClancy #irishballads #carrickonsuir | Irish Ballads | Facebook

99K views · 2.4K reactions | Jim McCann was an Irish entertainer and folk musician. Although a solo artist for most of his career, McCann was a member of the folk group The Dubliners from 1974 until 1979 #thedubliners #JimMcCann #BornOnThisDay #1944 | Irish Ballads | Facebook