Sounds from the Emerald Isle.

Hi euroceltic I seem to have discovered this forum as it has burnt itself out! Perhaps the best collection of Irish I have seen.
Could you please play for me a little ditty sung by Tommy Makem called "The Cobbler" Thanks.

Hi Smokey, I'd be happy to play Tommy for you, enjoy.



Great song.

Enjoyed that eurocelt, thanks.

Nae bother.

where'd that link go ... I wanted to see Dublin at night!

I completely missed out, glad I found it even at this late date. Gets me ready for the 17th which is also my late dad's birthday. Dad was first generation and very humorous. Thanks for starting this thread.

Ta..

Gutted to hear ASLAN frontman Christy Dignam has been diagnosed with cancer.
One of the best bands, if not the best band I have ever seen. Christy is a legend here in Dublin.
Good luck Christy.

Aslan - - Crazy World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdp5Dko57DU

I never knew my father could do a jig until one night he was trying to kill a cold with lemon, honey and Jameson's. We children were impressed. I think I was about 10 and his footwork was amazing.

Fair play to him.

All Irish people are born to dance. We literally come out of the womb doing a jig and reel, sometimes playing a bodhrán or a flute.

My Mother told me when I was born, I came out playing the electric guitar but then I'm half yank.

Now a song for the Bosun.

Aye

Mary black -- No Frontiers

Christy Moore - - Ordinary Man

That really makes me miss the days when there were albums with big cover art and books of lyrics. I'm remembering hours of reading lyrics and thinking about them.

How do you study lyrics on your mp3 player these days?



I'm an ordinary man, nothing special nothing grand
I've had to work for everything I own
I never asked for a lot, I was happy with what I got
Enough to keep my family and my home

Now they say that times are hard and they've handed me my cards
They say there's not the work to go around
And when the whistle blows, the gates will finally close
Tonight they're going to shut this factory down
Then they'll tear it d-o-w-n

I never missed a day nor went on strike for better pay
For twenty years I served them best I could
Now with a handshake and a cheque it seems so easy to forget
Loyalty through the bad times and through good
The owner says he's sad to see that things have got so bad
but the captains of industry won't let him lose
He still drives a car and smokes his cigar
And still he takes his family on a cruise, he'll never lose

Well it seems to me such a cruel irony
He's richer now then he ever was before
Now my cheque is spent and I can't afford the rent
There's one law for the rich, one for the poor
Every day I've tried to salvage some of my pride
To find some work so's I might pay my way
Oh but everywhere I go, the answer's always no
There's no work for anyone here today, no work today

Break - 1st four lines

And so condemned I stand just an ordinary man
Like thousands beside me in the queue
I watch my darling wife trying to make the best of life
And God knows what the kids are going to do
Now that we are faced with this human waste
A generation cast aside
And as long as I live, I never will forgive
You've stripped me of my dignity and pride, you've stripped me bare
You've stripped me bare, You've stripped me bare

You took pride in your album collection back then and still do hopefully, it's all download now.

I'd need a translator to understand the song lyrics these days and I'm not sure I'd want to understand them anyway.

Julie Fowlis - - Ged A Sheòl Mi Air M' Aineol

Paddy Casey - - Saints & Sinners

That was lovely. Reminded me of the early days of the Rankin Family.

The Boomtown Rats - - Banana republic