Irish Fridays

[Padraig]

To continue the Scottish connection, John . . . They played The Green Glens of Antrim

A hundred thousand apologies. I made a mistake in identifying the music played yesterday. It was The Blue Hills of Antrim. Thank you gurnemanz for responding honestly in context and with your own song. There goes my too clever World Cup story.

Here is the mistaken song, with ALL the words. The writer tried to include every hill in the county, but singers know better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifTBtslBAR8

https://feisnangleann.com/?page_id=678 *

* Translator mistook cois abhann dalla (Cushendall) for Cushendun. Tsk tsk

[johncorrigan]

So just to clear things up, Padraig, do you reckon the Glens of Antrim are green or are they blue?

[Globaltruth]

[johncorrigan]

You've made your point very well there, Global.

Over the last few years I've wondered what them Irish lads had against the King of Birds on St Stephen's day, and I was reminded of it again last night when the wonderful 'Wren in the Furze' by the Chieftains featuring the Voice Squad came on my radio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-IXsN0ZldQ

Here's what the Smithsonian make of it: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart...r%20Wren%20Day.

[Padraig]

So just to clear things up, Padraig, do you reckon the Glens of Antrim are green or are they blue?

Yes, John.

And a Happy Christmas and a Bright New Year to you and all Irish Friday-kind.

[johncorrigan]

Yes, John.

And a Happy Christmas and a Bright New Year to you and all Irish Friday-kind.

Happy Christmas, Padraig and all your gang. Have a great time.

[johncorrigan]

A bit Celtic New Year from Van and Co to finish Irish Fridays for 2022. Hope '23 is a good one for you all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2oOCN3QEMo

[Globaltruth]

https://archive.org/details/78_the-irish-emigrant_john-mccormack-victor-orchestra-baker_gbia0234107a/The+Irish+Emigrant+-+John+McCormack+-+Victor+Orchestra.flac

Courtesy of the Internet Archive...
The Irish Emigrant by John McCormack supported by the Victor Orchestra - captured from a 78rpm record originally made in 1911, date on the label is May 1912, so McCormack will have been a young man of 27.

I'm interested to know if the link works....

[johncorrigan]

I'm interested to know if the link works....]

Worked for me, GT...brilliant and all from 112 years ago.

[Padraig]

Worked for me, GT...brilliant and all from 112 years ago.

Me too, G. Go raibh maith agat.

[Globaltruth]

Me too, G. Go raibh maith agat.

Thanks both, that constitutes a 100% success rate I think!

I'm partial to the Internet Archive at the moment, so expect more....a lot of sifting through dross and dreck to be done.

[johncorrigan]

I had a right notion for a bit of Planxty this week and since I've only got one record by them, 'After the Break' was going to have to do. I stuck it on in the car on the way to the dentist yesterday and it certainly eased the nervous torment. Here's a bit of film of them in all their magnificence, live in 1980, playing 'The Good Ship Kangaroo', the opening track on the CD. What a band.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apkP_dzZUIg

Irish Friday delight.

[antongould]

Should I have known of Seamus Begley ….. ??????

[johncorrigan]

Should I have known of Seamus Begley ….. ??????

I had heard of him, anton, but hadn't realised in just how high regard he was held. Here's how RTE covered the news of his death.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG6yBQJZ41c

(needless to say, I don't understand it all but I get the general tone of the bulletin)

[antongould]

I had heard of him, anton, but hadn't realised in just how high regard he was held. Here's how RTE covered the news of his death.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG6yBQJZ41c

(needless to say, I don't understand it all but I get the general tone of the bulletin)

Thanks jc …… the wonderful Kate Molleson played a piece of his on Breakfast yesterday and I was just a little spellbound …..