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Subject: People named in songs From: GUEST,mg Date: 08 Apr 09 - 04:32 PM Peggy Gordon got me thinking of other people..mostly probably somewhat fictional.. Molly Malone Peggy Gordon Peter Amberly Mick McCann Rose Donahoo Lord Ronald McDonald Lissie Lindsay Bill Dorothy Peggy Diso?? Sean Dempsey Rosie O'Grady tends to be Irish-centric..but then I don't know French or Polish or Swahili songs... I am trying to remember buddy from Jam on Gerry's Rocks..was it Sombebody Rafferty? mg |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: Beer Date: 08 Apr 09 - 04:50 PM Molly Bond Lucille Frozen Charlotte The Spinning wheel (Eileen MaHarra) Peggy O'Neil Leave Her Johnny, Leave Her The Sky Road (Danny) The Mountains of Mourne (Mary) Willie Boy Waltzing Mathilda The Irish Moss Song (Russel Albert) Spring Hill Disaster (Clarke) Squid Jigging Ground (Billy Cape, etc.) Gumboot (Boot's Menard) Ghost of Bras D'or (Donald John MacPherson) There are just to many. Beer (adrien) |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: GUEST,MG Date: 08 Apr 09 - 04:58 PM They have to have first and last names. That is the rule. Dan O'Hara. |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: GUEST,mg Date: 08 Apr 09 - 05:02 PM John Peel. Edmund Fitzgerald (anyone know who this is? I have distant relatives by that name from Clermont, Iowa.) John Johnson Peggy McPhee |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: Big Mick Date: 08 Apr 09 - 05:03 PM Ballad of Ginger Goodwin Sweet Georgia Brown |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: Beer Date: 08 Apr 09 - 05:10 PM Good rule. That makes 7 then. Molly Bond The Spinning wheel (Eileen MaHarra) Peggy O'Neil The Irish Moss Song (Russel Albert) Squid Jigging Ground (Billy Cape, etc.) Gumboot (Boot's Menard) Ghost of Bras D'or (Donald John MacPherson) |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: Les from Hull Date: 08 Apr 09 - 05:18 PM The ship Edmund Fitzgerald was named for the person Edmund Fitzgerald, the president of the company that owned her. It's sort of funny that the person with the name ends up less famous than the ship, or indeed the song that was written about the ship. Hasn't Lord Ranald McDonald taken up a job with some burger company? Bit of a comedown, I reckon. Molly Malone is now commemorated by a statue in her native Dublin, where she is affectionately known as 'the tart with the cart'. Of course, Matilda was never a person at all, but a slang term for a swagman's swag - his bedroll and belongings. As far as I know, the writer Banjo Patterson wasn't a musician, his epithet coming from a favourite horse of that name. |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: GUEST,mg Date: 08 Apr 09 - 05:26 PM Bear O'Shea Biddy Milligan Willie McBride Ivan Skavinsky Skvar?? Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown? Jolie Blonde??? from New Orleans?? Bridget Murphy (from Banks of Newfoundland) |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: Sorcha Date: 08 Apr 09 - 05:27 PM Tom Dooley Little Sadie Jenny Pretty Saro |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: GUEST,Tinker in Chicago Date: 08 Apr 09 - 05:29 PM Albert Mooney ("I Tell My Ma") Billy Shears ("Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band") Elcid Barrett ("Barrett's Privateers") Mary Beaton, Mary Seaton, Mary Carmichael ("The Three Marys") Eppie Morrie (song of same name) Annie Laurie (ditto) Arthur MacBride (ditto again) Wille MacBride ("Green Fields of France") ...among others. If you really want to get silly, how 'bout Angus MacFergus MacTavish Dundee? |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: Cool Beans Date: 08 Apr 09 - 05:30 PM Uncle Tom Cobley and all. |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: Les from Hull Date: 08 Apr 09 - 05:38 PM What about Steeleye Span from the song Horkstow Grange? You never hear much about him these days! I think we can discount Jolie Blonde - she's a generic pretty blonde. |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: GUEST,mg Date: 08 Apr 09 - 05:43 PM Patsy Fagen Ira Hayes (real peson) Slugger O'Toole Penny Evans |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: bobad Date: 08 Apr 09 - 05:44 PM Big Joe Mufferaw Bud The Spud |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: GUEST,mg Date: 08 Apr 09 - 06:12 PM Mimi O'Rourke Leroy Brown |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: GUEST,mg Date: 08 Apr 09 - 06:13 PM Ooops Mamie O'Rourke |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: Joe_F Date: 08 Apr 09 - 08:10 PM (sweet) Rosie O'Grady (hey) Johnnie Cope (me and) Susie O'Rourke (my name is) Charles Guiteau (mentions James Garfield) Miss Chief Mumbo Jumbo Jijibu Jay O'Shea Robin Hood (passim) Jesus Christ (passim) (come) John Ball Tam Lin |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: GUEST,mg Date: 08 Apr 09 - 08:11 PM Bold O'Donahoo Sean Tracy Roddy McCorley Kevin Barry Eileen Aroon Eileen Og Mother Machree Robin Adair Luis Riel?? Laura Secord perhaps..don't know of any |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: GUEST,mg Date: 08 Apr 09 - 08:20 PM George Fox (real) Sam Hall Jack Haggerty |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: frogprince Date: 08 Apr 09 - 08:24 PM Mary Ellen Carter (It's a reasonable assumption that the boat was named for her). Eleanor Rigby. |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: BobKnight Date: 08 Apr 09 - 08:28 PM Leroy Brown (Jim Croce) Irma Jackson (Merle Haggard) Willie Stewart (Robbie Burns) Duncan Gray ( " ) Earl O' Airlie (Trad) Lady Mondegreen ( Ha ha) Andrew Lammie (Trad) |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: curmudgeon Date: 08 Apr 09 - 09:03 PM Peter Amberly was a real person; Bill Staines once visited his grave. As were General Sir John Cope,Kevin Barry, Roddy McCorley, and Louis Riel - Tom |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: mg Date: 08 Apr 09 - 09:18 PM Amelia Earhart Rosie McCann Nellie Bly John Anderson BOld Riley Paddy Murphy Sean Kelly Annabelle Lee |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: Zhenya Date: 08 Apr 09 - 09:47 PM John Riley Sir Patrick Spens Johnny Sangster Clayton Boone Wild Bill Jones (Old) Dan Tucker Matty Groves Paddy West Matt Hyland Jock Stewart John Anderson (My Jo) Jamie Raeburn Polly Vaughn Johnny Stewart (Drover) |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: Kent Davis Date: 08 Apr 09 - 09:54 PM from FOLK SONGS FROM THE WEST VIRGINIA HILLS Johnny Randal (Child 12) Mathie Groves (Child 81) Barbry Allen, Johnny Green (Child 84) George Collins (Child 85) Mary Seaton, Mary Beaton, Mary Carmichael, Mary Hamilton (Child 173) Bessie Bell, Mary Gray (Child 201) John Henry John Hardy (Old) Joe Clark (Old) Dan Tucker Kent |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: GUEST,.gargoyle Date: 08 Apr 09 - 09:55 PM Hawkerladdie - is doing a noble job - noting the connection.
Tinker-in-Chicago WONDERFUL!!!
Sincerely,
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: GUEST,.gargoyle Date: 08 Apr 09 - 09:56 PM A long litaney of names:
Tradition says that the name of the most recently deceased "King of the Hoboes" is inserted into the last stanza.
here's old daddy Cleaton (Daddy Claxton, Danny Claxton, Daddy Clayton, Clarkston, Greenwood)
MIT and CalTech and Kansas State confirm that the Wabash Canonball is a railroad line constructed by Paul Bunyan's brother (Cal S. Bunyan) with redwood trees used for cross-ties and tickets punched by the conductor with a 45 revolver. It is also known as the Ireland, Jerusalem, Australian & Southern Michigan Line. After its first two months of service, the 700-car train was traveling so fast that it arrived at its destination an hour before its departure....when it comes to a full stop it is still traveling 65 mph.
Sincerely,
Issues of national pride may be involved but both NASA and the RKA refuse to respond to factual data acknowledged by the higher institutes of technological learning. |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: GUEST,.gargoyle Date: 08 Apr 09 - 09:58 PM WHOOOP -
Mr. Kent Davis
Just posted a truly OUTSTANDING Example...(as we cross-posted together)
Sincerely, |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: Gweltas Date: 08 Apr 09 - 10:33 PM From the singing of the late Brenda Wootton : James Ruse Humphrey Davey Alan Apple Jan Boy There are probably lots more too but thses are all I can recall right now. |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: catspaw49 Date: 08 Apr 09 - 10:58 PM "Catspaw's Rag" by Rick Fielding Hey.....I ain't kiddin'......LISTEN for yourself!!! Ten years ago Rick was working on this little tune using another title. But then his friend (me) went into the hospital with an Aortic Dissection. It was a touch and go thing for about a week and Rick did what he often did......he turned to music to ease a troubled mind, in this case about a very ill friend. When I was recovering, Rick called the hospital and told me he had something special for me. He told me he had written a tune named for me and would put it on his upcoming album. I was a bit overwhelmed but he got us both laughing when he said that this way we'd both be immortal........... Never told that before anywhere..........Couldn't do it and even now I'm tearing up...................Spaw just be passing through....... but as we've seen in the last tribute concert to Rick a few weeks ago, he is truly already an immortal to many and I was fortunate and blessed to know him and call him a friend. Spaw |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: bseed(charleskratz) Date: 08 Apr 09 - 11:37 PM Joe Hill Hattie Carroll (Young) Paddy O'Laughlin (The Mountains of Mourne) John Hardy Reuben James (actually the ship named after him) Jesse James and Robert Ford Jolie Blonde is not a name but a description: pretty blonde. And as Kent Davis noted, Mary Hamilton of "The Four Marys"--a song otherwise known as "Mary Hamilton": Tonight there are four Marys, tomorrow there'll be but three There's Mary Seaton and Mary Beaton and Mary Carmichael and me And along with Ivan Skavinsky Skavar there was Abdul the Bulbul Ameer Charles |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: Allen in Oz Date: 08 Apr 09 - 11:44 PM Peggy Sue Sally Ida ( sweet as apple cider) Irene Barbara Allen Sioux City Sue Oh Susannah Diana Molly ( good golly) Patricia Porgy AND Bess AD in Oz |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: bseed(charleskratz) Date: 08 Apr 09 - 11:45 PM Molly Machree Nelly Bly (in more than one song, including "Frankie and Johnny" Nelly Gray Casey Jones Ella Speed Jimmy Brown (the newsboy) Charles |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: katlaughing Date: 09 Apr 09 - 12:23 AM Thanks for that, Spaw. Kitty Alone (well, it is the name of the song, if not a person) Jolly Coppersmith Jesse James Billy Venero Texas Rangers Sam Bass Frankie & Johnny Ida Red Clementine |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: Joybell Date: 09 Apr 09 - 01:04 AM No we can't use Eileen with the "Spinning Wheel". the line goes ...Eileen a chara I hear someone tapping... a chara is an endearment not part of her name. Same goes for Eileen aroon for the same reason. We lived near "Eileen Close" for a bit -- not on it sadly. That would have been OK if it was in a song. But there's: Billy Barlow Ben Bolt (or if you're an Irish singing group - Alice Ben Bolt :-)) John Joseph Jingleheimer Schmidt Joshua Ebenezer Fry -- and acquaintance -- Jed Peters Stagger Lee (but not when it's one name) Jim Jones -- of Botany Bay Johnny B. Good Ellen Smith Willie Moore Ben Backstay Alice Fly Pat Hogan, Bill Bright and Jack Dun -- shearers Pretty little Polly Perkins Dolly Gray Cheers, Joy Cheers, Joy |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: bseed(charleskratz) Date: 09 Apr 09 - 01:15 AM The aforementioned Mary of "The Mountains of Mourne" is Mary Macree. (Poor) Ellen Smith John Brown Georgie Buck Mary Charlotte Anne McGhee (Art Thieme sings this sweet song) Omie Wise Aura Lee Tom Joad That's all, folks. I promise--for tonight, at least. Charles |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: bseed(charleskratz) Date: 09 Apr 09 - 03:04 AM I learned it as "John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith (that's my name, too)" Bill Groggin of "Bill Groggin's Goat" Ooey Gooey (was a worm) Johnny Verbeck of the sausage machine Sheriff John Stone ("The Sloop John B") Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud (pronounced Fraud in "Man Piaba") Henry Martin--the youngest of the "three brothers in Merry Scotland" Samuel Hall ("damn your eyes") John Johnson [Yon Yonson] ("...I come from Visconsin, I verk in der lumberyard there") Rubin "Hurricane" Carter It's now Thursday, so I made it without posting again on Wednesday...it was tough, though. Charles |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: Jim Carroll Date: 09 Apr 09 - 03:42 AM One song made up entirely of (around 100 names) of people who have died for their beliefs - 'The Naming of Names' - still brings a lump to the throat. Can't remember the composer but can be heard sung by Peggy Seeger on the album of the same name. Wonderful. Jim Carroll |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: Rog Peek Date: 09 Apr 09 - 03:43 AM Phil Ochs (title 10, song 8, both 5, total 23) Steve Goodman Bob Dylan David Blue Dave Van Ronk Henry Faulk John Train Medgar Evers Jimmy Meredith Sonny Liston Muhamed Ali William Worthy Hattie Carol Billie Sol Christine Keeler Mandy Rice Davies Davy More Richard Nixon Henry Ford Hendrik Verwoerd Steve Biko Jim Dean Lou Marsh Paul Crump Ho Chi Min Patrick Henry Emmett Till William Butler Yeats William More Gary Hart Spiro Agnew John Beau Clarissa Jones John Hurt James Chaney Jimmy Newman John Ashcroft Lyndon Johnson Tom Paxton Michael Jackson Molly Bloom Willie Seaton Arthur Mc Bride Bessie Smith Blind Willie McTell George Jackson Jimmy Jones Lenny Bruce Nettie More …………………………. |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: Terry McDonald Date: 09 Apr 09 - 05:07 AM Marilyn Monroe (by Sidney Carter and Rory McEwan) also William Thompson, better known as Bendigo, boxing Champion of England Ben Caunt (his defeated opponent) Jack Langan, Champion of Ireland Tom Spring, another English champion William Perry, known as The Tipton Slasher, yet another English Champion. All (apart from Marilyn....) mentioned in 'Bendigo, the Champion of England.' |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: Joybell Date: 09 Apr 09 - 06:14 AM Tom Bowling |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: bseed(charleskratz) Date: 09 Apr 09 - 07:58 AM Jack Johnson, in Lead Belly's "Fare Thee Titanic" Chao En Lai in Phil Ochs' "Draft Dodger Rag" Betsy Ross in John Prine's "Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore" Billy Gashade in "Jesse James"--"This song was made by Billy Gashade"--Dunno if he was real or fictional Bobby (or Bobbie) McGee, depending on whether you reference Janis Joplin's or Kris Kristofferson's version of Kristofferson's song. Charles (awakened early by Totoro, my male Labradoodle, wanting breakfast) |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: Gweltas Date: 09 Apr 09 - 08:43 AM Correction the Mary in "The Mountains Of Mourne" song is not Mary with a surname of Macree, but it is in fact "Mary, Mo Chroí" -------- mo chroí translates as "my heart" and in normal usage, coupled with a person's name, it means a term of endearment such as "my beloved one" or "my love". Back to the list :- Shallow Brown Dick Darby (from the late Tommy Makem's cobbler song) Billy Reilly (by Hanging Johnny Shanty Crew, Cornwall) Captain Burgess (The Leaving of Liverpool) Anachie Gordon (By Mary Black, Ireland) Nell Flaherty's Drake Me and Bobby McGee (Kris Kristofferson, Canada) Bo Diddley (by Buddy Holly, USA) Robin (The Hooded Man) Hood (by Clannad, Ireland) I Just Shot John Lennon (by The Cranberries) Boadicea --- if she had a surname nobody's told me! (by Enya, Ireland) Married My Jenny Wren Bride (by Hanging Johnny Shanty Crew, Cornwall)) Maggie May (by Rod Stewart, Scotland) Bonnie Suzie Clelland (by Hen Party, England) Nancy Spain (by Imrama, Ireland) Bonnie Wee Jeannie MacColl (by Jim Brannigan, Scotland & Canada)) Johnny Groat (by Jim Wearne, USA) Mrs. Harris (by Joe Stead, England)) I'm Bad Like Jesse James (by John Lee Hooker, USA) Tom Bawcock's Eve (by Julie Elwin and Naked Feet, Cornwall)) Cecelia Brown (by Kath Tait) Elspet Blythe-Stone (by Kath Tait) Harry Eddon (by Kimber's Men Shanty Crew, England) Rory Murphy (by The McAlmans, Scotland) Sister Josephine (by The McAlmans) Maggie Johnston (by Mickey MacConnell, Ireland) Teddy O'Neill (by The Midden, Scotland) Annie Laurie (by The Midden) I Feel Like Buddy Holly (by Mike Batt, England) Oliver Cromwell (by Monty Python, UK) Mr. Bojangles (by Neil Diamond) Mr. Moon (by Nicola Clark, Cornwall) Mick McGuire (by Robin Hall & Jimmy MacGregor, Scotland) Jack Caundle (by Ron Taylor & Jeff Gillett, England) John Lomas (by Seth Lakeman, England) Kitty Jay (by Seth Lakeman) Jimmy Newman (by Tom Reid) Tim Finnegan (from "Finnegan's Wake" by the Dubliners, Ireland) Roger Casement (from the Irish song "Banna Strand") Willie Taylor (by The Voice Squad, Ireland) Pádraig Pearse (by The Wolfetones, Ireland) And then there's the full listing of crew names in the song "The Irish Rover" ---- including Slugger O'Toole, Barney MacGee, Mick MacGann, Bill Treacy and Johnny Mac Gurk. and a similar listing of the people who went to "Widdecombe Fair", along with Uncle Tom Cobley and all. Please note : where I mention song is "by" a group or performer, I mean "as performed by", not as composed by, though in some cases, the performed mentioned has written the song |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: TenorTwo Date: 09 Apr 09 - 09:10 AM I'm surprised no-one has yet mentioned ... William Corder and Maria Marten (The Red Barn Murder) T2 |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: Terry McDonald Date: 09 Apr 09 - 10:36 AM Robin Hood? |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: bubblyrat Date: 09 Apr 09 - 10:44 AM If you are going to have Slugger O'Toole,then his shipmates should get a mention too;- Barney McGee Hogan (from County Tyrone) Johnny McGurk Malone (from West Meath) "Fighting" Bill Tracey And of course,the Omniscient Narrator, Mick McGann |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: GUEST,mg Date: 09 Apr 09 - 01:06 PM Paddy Doyle (same..boots) Lost Jimmy WHalen..same Clara Nolan..Kelligrew's Soiree Eily Moore..Kerry Dancers Benjamin bomaneer...same |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: bseed(charleskratz) Date: 09 Apr 09 - 01:17 PM Gweltas, I stand corrected on Mary Macree/ma chroi, but your listing of Kris Kristofferson as Canadian--where'd you get that? He's an all-American boy. Check him out in Wikipedia where I found the proof you were right about Mary ma chroi. Charles |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: VirginiaTam Date: 09 Apr 09 - 01:30 PM Willie McIntosh and Huntley in Auchindoon Earl of Murray in Bonnie Earl of Murray John Henry and Mary Magdelene in John Henry |
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Subject: RE: People named in songs From: Herga Kitty Date: 09 Apr 09 - 02:51 PM (David) Lloyd George - he took us from the workhouse, but you don't want to drink his beer! Kitty |
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