“Too-ra-Loo-ra-Loo-ral”… | Grandma’s Stories

Sep 19th “Too-ra-Loo-ra-Loo-ral”…

“That’s an Irish Lullaby” – Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral” – the music sheet for this “Scottish-Irish” Celtic Lyrics song, so often sung in the movies by Bing Crosby – is one song that I could listen to – over and over and never get tired of listening!

Posting the “Piano-Player Cat – Pearl” yesterday – brought to mind that it would be wonderful if “Pearl” could play “Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral” – “That’s an Irish Lullaby” – because I just know that “Pearl” had to be an Irish Cat – living in an Irish family – and we like good folk songs and music!

When I was a very young girl – we had radio and record players – and at our house we had baskets full of records – all the best of music – lots of light “Opera” – because my Mother would sing along – she had a beautiful voice. If my Mother felt like singing, she would and without the background music of a record – and without the radio – and it was always the best of sounds to me!

“Then and when” – we were living at the “Orphanage” – my Mother brought the sheet music for “Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral” for me to learn to play – but without lessons it was difficult – but there was a girl or two that were learning to play the piano and even one, “Lucille Yoergler ” learning to play the accordion – and they would play the song the best that they could. Most of the NUNS were German and not of Irish descent – so not interested in playing an Irish song just for me – and those that could play the song – might once and never again.

So, for me the most important thing in life – was that if I was “LUCKY” to have children – they would learn to play the “PIANO” – if they never ever learn how to do anything else – and I was blessed – in that both of my sons did learn to play the “PIANO” and several other musical instruments – they can read and write music – and one extra gift they received – they can listen to NEW Music, before the music sheet is published and write the notes down that they hear. So, now I get to hear the best music that I want to hear – performed by my sons, and – all in the here and “NOW” – as often as I want to hear it!

In the 1970’s and 1980’s – I had gone to the Orphanage and would bring to my house a couple of the NUNS – some that were still living there – so that, they would enjoy dinner and lunch at my house – and while at my house – they enjoyed playing the Lowery Organ that my son’s would play – and we would have plenty of good music and song. The “song” would be my department – and of course “great singers – like me” are always told “Don’t quit your day time job!” The name of the game- time spent with these NUNS at my house was fun and enjoyment – nothing like this ever took place when I was a little girl in that Orphanage!

The best memory was of Sister Margaret Mary; a very good friend of mine who, just loved to play the “Organ” and was a natural, as she also played the “Church Organ” at the Orphanage. When she played “Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral” – the feeling of the music was such that I almost expected “Bing Crosby” to start singing the song as he did in the movie!