'One of the most significant traits in the Ulster character is the willingness - indeed insistence at times - to stand up and recite at the drop of a bowler hat' - Joe McPartland. Northern Ireland has a rich and colourful history of poetry, verse and recitation - you will be hard pressed to find someone who hasn't heard of "The Man from God Knows Where", "Master M'Grath" or "William Bloat". These familiar characters have become firm favourites in Ulster homes and - since it was first published in 1984 - so has "The Ulster Reciter", a lively anthology which brings together the best of Northern Ireland's oral tradition. Compiled by the late actor Joe McPartland - himself a great performer - and re-released due to popular demand, this is a charming and timeless record of the Northern Irish voice at its best - a real treat for Ulster reciters everywhere.