Irish music

Harry Bloomfield · Monday at 7:43 PM

My previous partner, was a big fan of Brendan Shine, collected all his records etc., when over here, he would usually stay here.

Highway Man · Monday at 8:59 PM

wobs said:
Playing hull Adelphi on Thursday:

Unfortunately I can't go as I'll be at Ferocious Dog in Sheffield on Friday.

Didn't realise Adephi club was still open,

morqthana · Tuesday at 11:42 PM

Anybody who's recently lost their Dad need not apply...

Highway Man · Wednesday at 11:30 AM

This is a true story that happened in 1976, saddest song I have ever heard and the words cannot help but to bring a tear to your eye.
A real Irish song.

morqthana · Wednesday at 6:08 PM

Highway Man said:
This is a true story that happened in 1976, saddest song I have ever heard and the words cannot help but to bring a tear to your eye.

Highway Man said:
A real Irish song.

Broadcasts of Andrews' record were banned for some time by the BBC lest feelings be exacerbated in the nationalist community of Northern Ireland, or the British public be incited to attack innocent Irish people. The Ministry of Defence advised British soldiers not to sing the song in pubs where it may incite strong emotive behaviour. Some have interpreted this as a ban.

morqthana · Wednesday at 6:10 PM

pete01 · Wednesday at 6:15 PM

morqthana · Wednesday at 6:21 PM

Highway Man said:
A real Irish song.

An interesting question -

What makes a "real Irish song"?

Does it have to be written by someone Irish?

Sung by someone Irish?

About an "Irish" topic?

All of the above? One? 2 out of 3?

Highway Man · Wednesday at 6:25 PM

pete01 said:

Interesting to see him playing a diatonic accordian,, a sign of European folk music but also favoured in Irish music.

morqthana · Wednesday at 6:26 PM

blup said:
This is the song that got me into the Pogues, realising they weren't a bunch of drunken punks with bad teeth

Well, one of them was...

Highway Man · Wednesday at 6:27 PM

morqthana said:
An interesting question -

What makes a "real Irish song"?

Does it have to be written by someone Irish?

Sung by someone Irish?

About an "Irish" topic?

All of the above? One? 2 out of 3?

it is about timing of beats, plus it is usually a story line, it doesnt have to be written by someone Irish. Many jigs were written for the Uilleann pipes etc who were not Irish but love the Irish melody.

Highway Man · Wednesday at 6:38 PM

pete01 · Wednesday at 6:41 PM

Nice version....

pete01 · Wednesday at 6:48 PM

What town was this written about? No Googling...

blup · Wednesday at 6:56 PM

This is a great Irish song written by an Englishman

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