Mexico/Tejas and Irish or Scot Stories

Subject: Mexico/Tejas and Irish or Scot Stories
From: JedMarum
Date: 05 Feb 03 - 10:13 AM

I will be doing a set with my friend Ed Miller at the North Texas Irish Festival and we have been asked to address the festival's theme; Tejas Go Braugh!

Both Ed and I have a couple of songs/stories that fit this Irish/Scot immigrant in Texas and Mexico sort of theme, but I wonder if there aren't a few more we could find. I've looked through the DT and found it difficult to find something on topic. I'd love to find a song with a chorus in Spanish - a song touching on the Catholic affinities between the Irish and Mexican folk - etc.

Any thoughts?

Subject: RE: Mexico/Tejas and Irish or Scot Stories
From: the wizard of oslo
Date: 05 Feb 03 - 12:10 PM

Have you heard about the San Patricios?

Links here, just in case:
http://www.connemara.net/history/san-patricios/
http://www.illyria.com/irish/irishwar.html

the wizard of oslo.

Subject: RE: Mexico/Tejas and Irish or Scot Stories
From: JedMarum
Date: 05 Feb 03 - 12:20 PM

Thanks wizard. I'll checkj 'em out. I believe we'll do a version of the Santa Anno song. I like the ones in the DT, but the version recorded by the Conlys has some lines I really like.

I am quite sure we'll do a song or two about the San Patricios.

Subject: RE: Mexico/Tejas and Irish or Scot Stories
From: Sorcha
Date: 05 Feb 03 - 12:27 PM

Remember this thread, Jed?

Subject: RE: Mexico/Tejas and Irish or Scot Stories
From: JedMarum
Date: 05 Feb 03 - 02:01 PM

Thanks Sorcha - I'd forgotten!