Battle(s) of the Somme started 1 July 1916 and went on till Nov. 1916

https://mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=8539
MY FATHER HATED THE GERMANS

Then the Somme came along on a fine summer day
And he's nicked by a bullet quite early
And a nose full of gas kept him out of the way
As his unit was mown like the barley

https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=7511#3870842
THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME
(lyrics by Phyl Lobl, tune by Pipe-Major William Laurie)
mp3 at https://phyllobl.net/songs/bronzewing-songbook/battle-of-the-somme/

video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzjtg7M8XY8

AIR AN SOMME
(lyrics: Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna, tune: Julie Fowlis)
https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=170063

recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR-NKCL_BtU

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Air an Somme · Julie Fowlis · Eamon Doorley · Zoë Conway · John Mc Intyre     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtQu97pcXFI