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Thread #16925   Message #2759398
Posted By: Jim McLean
04-Nov-09 - 10:35 AM
Thread Name: Origins: McAlpine's Fusiliers (Dominic Behan?)
Subject: RE: Origins: McAlpine's Fusiliers (Dominic Behan?)
You could be right, big Tim, but it might be worth listening to "The Foggy Dew" by father P. O'Neill (sung by many singers including Luke Kelly in 1966). I first heard this sung by Hugh MacDonald, a great friend of mine and Dominic's. This would be in the mid fifties and it was printed in the first Rebels Ceidlidh Song Book as sung by Hugh. Dominic's song to me combines the rebel spirit of Jackets Green and The Foggy Dew with harsh comedy.