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01 Mar 03 - 07:34 PM (#901348) Subject: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Murray MacLeod Just thought I would maintain the tradition of starting a new thread each year asking for St Patrick's Day songs . So, what songs will YOU be singing this coming St Patrick's Day.? Be prepared for LOADS of links to previous threads .... Murray |
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01 Mar 03 - 08:15 PM (#901371) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: GUEST The usual: The Minstrel Boy, Black 47 Paddy Dear - Shamrock is Forbid Kevin Barry Sing of Ireland Danny Boy Beer, Beer, Beer Irish Free State Last Night I Had a Happy Dream Blood Red Roses Galway Bay My Wild Irish Rose Sing Irishman Sing Wild Colonial Boy |
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01 Mar 03 - 08:16 PM (#901372) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: mg Whatever you do, don't sneer at the songs people want to hear. They want to hear them because they love them. If you don't love the particular genre of Irish-American songs, commonly hauled out on St. Patrick's Day, then find a group of people on that day that doesn't want to hear them. You (generic you) do not need to say that's not what they sing in Ireland, that there are far more respectable Irish (or Irish-American songs) to sing that are more socially acceptable, that many were written by German Americans or whatever, that they are derived from (gasp) music hall songs, that they are maudlin, mawkish, contribute to Irish stereotyping, and that you don't know the words to Irish Eyes if in fact you do. Here is my number: 360-665-4999. If you want to hear one of them and I happen to know it I will gladly sing it to you. Pass them on. It's part of a proud tradition that unfortunately got broken by nasty things like famines etc. so we don't have the old old songs with us passed down in our families. The only two songs my father ever sang were MacNamara's Band and Jim O'Shea. Make fun of them if you will. mg |
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01 Mar 03 - 08:20 PM (#901374) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: GUEST,.gargoyle Any of the good old rebel songs that set the scene by enumerating the nefarious deeds of the cowardly-moustach-twirling Englishmen against the Irish peasantry.
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01 Mar 03 - 10:09 PM (#901423) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Hrothgar Isn't there a British military march called "St Patrick's Day?" |
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02 Mar 03 - 04:13 AM (#901556) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Keith A of Hertford The Bantry Girl's Lament is lovely, and underperformed. Along with other patriots, Keith. |
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02 Mar 03 - 04:48 AM (#901561) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: winterchild Are there any songs about _ST PATRICK_?? Even irreverant ones? If not, maybe someone should write it; like those infrequent new X-mas songs, it's sure to be a hit, year after year after year, if only one day a year! ;) WinterC |
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02 Mar 03 - 04:55 AM (#901563) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: GUEST,WillyMcBoyne Come St Mick's Day I always sing 'I wear the orange sash that my grandfather wore.' There is also a lot of good marching songs celebrating the victory of King William at the Battle of the Boyne. |
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02 Mar 03 - 07:54 AM (#901621) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: GUEST,WillyMcBoyne I can't remember the title, but me and my freinds use to sing this song on St Paddy's Day. "I saw this mick, He made me feel sick So I hit him with a brick Ahh, the poor f*****g mick." |
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02 Mar 03 - 12:49 PM (#901743) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: leprechaun What mary garvey said. |
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02 Mar 03 - 02:03 PM (#901792) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: mg I should add they don't just want to hear them..they want to sing them. And we have such a short unbroken tradition of songs that we as Americans, or Irish-Americans in particular on St. Patrick's Day, know and sing, that we shouldn't kill a single one of them as long as anyone wants to sing them. Naturally, this is because most immigrants to America did not speak English..so most songs of most cultures have either been lost entirely due to the vigorous and often abusive efforts to get people to speak English and also deny their heritages. Plus of course there was great intermarriage among groups. Lots of factors..world wars, radio, t.v....who knows. But we have a few common threads and we shouldn't lose them ..or lose them personally if we find them beneath our dignity, but we shouldn't impose our views on others as long as no one gets hurt by anything. How can a few choruses of My Father's Old Shilleleigh actually hurt anyone? mg |
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02 Mar 03 - 02:28 PM (#901809) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: GUEST house of orange |
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02 Mar 03 - 03:08 PM (#901836) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: GUEST,Patriotmissile What's wrong with singing American songs? They are better than Irish songs. |
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02 Mar 03 - 03:42 PM (#901861) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Desert Dancer My mostly old-time band is performing at a festival associated with the local parade. There'll be two bands who play very Irish stuff and probably none of the chestnuts (except that one has a trained tenor who'll undoubtedly do Danny Boy), so we're doing just American Irish (and not quite Irish) stuff, for something different, including the stuff my parents (who weren't very Irish) loved: Molly Malone When Leaving Dear Old Ireland (The Three Leaved Shamrock) Old Lady & the Devil Acres of Clams Drill Ye Tarriers Black Jack Davey Sailor's Prayer (to cover the sea song and drinking song requirement in one) Last Winter Was a Hard One Green Grow the Lilacs Coleraine jig Sheebeg & Sheemore waltz Southwind waltz My great grandfather was Scotch-Irish from county Tyrone, but that doesn't mean I need to get nasty about national wear-green day. ~ Becky in Tucson |
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02 Mar 03 - 09:52 PM (#902085) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: GUEST,Crazy Little Woman Banish Misfortune Battle of Aughrim The Basket of Turf Red-haired Boy The Green Mountain (Maid Behind the Bar) The Old Horned Sheep Kitty McGee The Wee Lass on the Brae The Kesh Jig Irish Washerwoman and for our American number, The Devil's Dream Catch our act at the St Regis fish fry in Raytown, Missouri, Friday (of course it's a Friday)March 14th. |
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03 Mar 03 - 12:19 AM (#902136) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Genie Well, my paid St. Pat's gigs are in retirement communities in the US, so my list of possible songs to play includes a lot of the 'Irish songs they want to hear, e.g.: The Same Old Shillelagh The Wearin' O' The Green MacNamara's Band Danny Boy Galway Bay My Wild Irish Rose Cockles and Mussels Peg O' My Heart Mother Machree When Irish Eyes Are Smiling Harrigan A Little Bit Of Heaven Fell Peggy O'Neill The Rose of Tralee Sweet Rosie O'Grady The Kerry Dance Where The River Shannon Flows Who Threw The Overalls In Mistress Murphy's Chowder? It's A Great Day For The Irish How Are Things In Glocca Morra? I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen Gilgarra Mountain Maggie Then I have my other list - songs that may be a little less known to my audiences but which I like to sing and from which I always throw in a few: The Mountains O' Mourne Come Back, Paddy Reilly Roddy McCorley Gilgarra Mountain Johnny Lad Star Of The County Down My Isle Of Innisfree No Irish Need Apply Black Velvet Band Mick McGuire Buttermilk Hill Finnegan's Wake If I Knock The "L" Out Of Kelly The Minstrel Boy, Molly Malone The Devil and the Farmer's Wife Blow The Candles Out I'll Tell Me Ma Bridget O'Malley Slievenamon Drill Ye Tarriers Black Jack Davey Hares On The Mountain Shool Aroon The Recruitin' Sergeant Mary Mack The Wild Rover In jam sessions in March, I usually sing songs from this latter list. |
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03 Mar 03 - 12:22 AM (#902138) Subject: Lyr Add: SAINT PATRICK WAS A GENTLEMAN From: GUEST,Donal As regards actual songs ABOUT St. Pat, there's this. Don. SAINT PATRICK WAS A GENTLEMAN
Saint Patrick was a gentleman and came of decent people
CHORUS: Success attend Saint Patrick's fist, for he's a decent saint O
The Wicklow hills are very high, and so's the hill of Howth O
No wonder that we Irish boys should be so gay and frisky,
Then should I be so fortunate as to go back to Munster, (1) My love, my treasure.
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03 Mar 03 - 04:41 AM (#902197) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Nigel Parsons Singing in British pubs this year, watch out for an invasion of cheap plastic bodhrani(Plural?). They are being given away by Guinness if you buy 5 pints in a participating outlet. There is no restriction about issuing them only to those with a sense of rhythm! Nigel |
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03 Mar 03 - 05:20 AM (#902211) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Mark Cohen Well, my sort-of-becoming-an-Irish-band-despite-a-dearth-of-good-musicians Irish band will be playing at Kelley O'Neill's in Waikiki, and I have a question. And I don't feel quite so bad about asking it now, after reading Mary's post. Does anyone have a good set of guitar chords to "Danny Boy"? We're sure we're going to be asked to do it, and need to be prepared. I have an arrangement that's OK, but I think it could sound better, and I'm not a good enough musician (see above) to find the chords. One thing that's kind of interesting is that they throw in a VIb chord (i.e., in D it would be Bb) on the last note, before resolving to the tonic. I don't remember having heard that before, though it sounds like it would have been a common Tin Pan Alley trick. So, any suggestions? Aloha, Mark M. Cohan |
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03 Mar 03 - 08:12 AM (#902268) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: GUEST,allen woodpecker Don't forget "Patrick's Arrival" by Christy Moore, I think. a.w. |
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03 Mar 03 - 10:06 AM (#902330) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Declan Allen, You beat me to it. The lyrics are on this thread attributed to William Maginn. I was under the impression (based on the sleeve notes from the Prosperous album) that Christy had written the words himself. He certainly claims to have set the lyrics to the tune of "The night before Larry was stretched". I don't know what the album credits have to say about authorship. This is about the only song that I do around Paddy's Day that I don't normally sing at other times of the year. |
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03 Mar 03 - 11:40 AM (#902420) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: JohnnyBeezer Hi Becky It's SCOTS-IRISH! Scotch is a very nice drink Best regards Johnny N |
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03 Mar 03 - 11:48 AM (#902429) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: JohnnyBeezer Re-Hi Becky I've just read what I have written. Sorry to be a PEDANTIC TWAT!!! All the best Johnny N |
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03 Mar 03 - 12:02 PM (#902444) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Desert Dancer Johnny N, On the pedantic front, I've read (p'raps in this here forum) that, once upon a time, it was Scots to be Scotch, and that the differentiation arose in the latter half of the last century. My 79-year-old mother has always spoken of her grandfather as Scotch-Irish... and herself as Heinz 57 (a mix, that is including "Pennsylvania Dutch", which has nothing to do with Holland, of course). After all, they drink whiskey in Scotland, not Scotch, right? :-) ~ Becky |
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03 Mar 03 - 12:05 PM (#902448) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Declan Re my post above it was on "The Iron behind the Velvet" album by Christy Moore rather than "Prosperous" |
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03 Mar 03 - 12:09 PM (#902451) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Declan Becky, To be even more pedantic they drink Whisky in Scotland. They drink Whiskey in Ireland. |
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03 Mar 03 - 12:17 PM (#902454) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Desert Dancer Ha! I had a feeling I'd get in trouble with that. Must be because Jameson's is what I drink lately, when I'm drinking that sort of brew (which isn't often). ~ Becky |
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03 Mar 03 - 12:31 PM (#902466) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: An Pluiméir Ceolmhar And of course, DD, it's not a brew but a distillate ;-) Any suggestions for a slow air to play on the pipes during a Patrick's Day Mass? In previous years I've done Easter Snows and Port na bPúcaí (cue thunderbolt from Heaven) and Loch na gCaor, for reasons either purely musical or so obscure that I won't bore you with them. Hrothgar, there is indeed a set dance tune called "St Patrick's Day" which is in jig time and was/is used by one of the Irish Regiments of the British Army. It's also used by whatever is left of the bands in the Irish Army. For the modern, combat-booted soldier marching on an asphalt or concrete surface, jigs are generally much better than quadruple-time marches: there's more of a swing to them, and they don't take themselves so seriously. |
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03 Mar 03 - 01:33 PM (#902513) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: GUEST,Martin Ryan Mary You mention a song called "Jim O'Shea"? Don't think I've heard of it - any detials? Thanks Regards |
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03 Mar 03 - 02:38 PM (#902555) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Desert Dancer An Pluiméir Ceolmhar - Aargh! Dangerous waters, these! ~ Becky |
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03 Mar 03 - 09:48 PM (#902858) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: mg here is a url for Jim O'Shea..I knew a very abbreviated version. I don't sing it because I think it would be offensive today...probably was then too.. http://www.kinglaoghaire.com/ballads/ivegotri.html |
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04 Mar 03 - 06:15 AM (#903014) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: GUEST,Martin Ryan Thanks for that, Mary. There's the ghost of another song with a similar theme rolling around my head - but I certainly haven't heard this one. Regards |
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04 Mar 03 - 06:40 AM (#903021) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Hrothgar Crazy Little Woman, how did "Acres of Clams" get into the act? All the others have some reason for being in an Iish bracket, but that? Still a good song though. Too good for the Irish? :-) |
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04 Mar 03 - 01:52 PM (#903322) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Desert Dancer Hrothgar - She may be Crazy, but I'm the one who listed Acres of Clams - it's to the tune of Rosin the Beau, which has American origins (at least according to printing records) but Irish associations, and perhaps Irish roots for the tune... We're doing the Old Settler's Song, not the Charlie King one, so it fits (without sitting on the suitcase too heavily) in with the Irish-American-immigration theme. Get it? ~ Becky |
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04 Mar 03 - 01:52 PM (#903323) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Desert Dancer Plus, one of our players spent a long time in Seattle, before moving to the sunny south. ~ Becky |
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05 Mar 03 - 04:16 AM (#903808) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Mark Cohen Guess nobody has chords to Danny Boy, then, huh? Aloha, Mark |
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05 Mar 03 - 10:18 AM (#903964) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Teribus St Patrick's Day Songs: And no one has mentioned the most popular song in the world: "A Nation Once Again" by the Wolfe Tones - recently decommissioned Republican Band. |
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05 Mar 03 - 12:21 PM (#904053) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Declan Unfortunately, they haven't gone away you know. In fact there's two of them now ! |
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05 Mar 03 - 12:32 PM (#904060) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Cluin "It's Not Easy Being Green" |
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05 Mar 03 - 01:21 PM (#904094) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Beccy I'll be singing The Night Pat Murphy Died The Old Black Rum Irish Paddy Excursion Around the Bay Lukey ...and others... Mark- If you have any luck with the stellar Danny Boy chords, please share... My only version comes from a "Wee Sing" music book that belongs to me kids. |
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05 Mar 03 - 04:50 PM (#904219) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: GUEST,ClaireBear The other "Saint Patrick Was a Gentleman" (a toast): Saint Patrick was a gentleman who through strategy and stealth Drove all the snakes from Ireland -- here's a bumper to his health. But not too many bumpers, lest we lose ourselves and then Forget the good Saint Patrick and see the snakes again. |
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05 Mar 03 - 05:34 PM (#904259) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Frankham Here in the States, St. Pat's day is generally celebrated by the singing of what has been called "Oirish" songs...that is songs of tin pan alley and not the traditional songs of Ireland. Usually St. Pat's day is complemented by green beer and plastic bowler hats and an excuse to tie one on. Some of these Tin Pan Alley songs in my view are pretty good. Danny Boy as Londonderry Aire recently renamed Derryaire (as in she had a London derryaire) is a venerable tune as is the Rose of Tralee and then the lovely Thomas Moore's songs which are not Tin Pan Alley but associated with American parlor music of the 1800's. A Little Bit of Heaven and I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen are staples and reflect the repitiore of John MacCormick ( a fine tenor). Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly and the George M. Cohan songs are usually sung as listed above in other posts. I think that St. Pat's day might be a good opportunity to intersperse authentic and beautiful traditional Irish songs along with the Tin Pan Alley staples. Anyway, on a St. Paddy's gig, that's what we try to do. Frank Hamilton |
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05 Mar 03 - 08:33 PM (#904382) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: GUEST,Crazy Little Woman 1. Who was it that asked for songs to play in church? How about St Columba (The king of love my shepherd is) or the tune borrowed for "Morning is Broken." I can't believe I cannot recall the real name of that tune! 2. As for Acres of Clams, we shall be surrounded by acres of fish. It's a Friday in Lent, you know. So we are making a sacrifice by having a big party. 3. I thought about putting the chords for Danny Boy on this page, but it's too complicated. Try searching for "The Londonderry Air." Same melody. |
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05 Mar 03 - 09:26 PM (#904413) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: mg Surely you will have a dispensation on St. Patrick's Day to eat meat? We always got one. Better check that out. It is a feast day. mg (And I do not refer to the songs of my ancestors as Oirish. And I doubt any of them ever owned plastic hats). |
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06 Mar 03 - 12:42 AM (#904526) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Mark Cohen Friday? I thought March 17 was on a Monday. Or is it different on the other side of the world? Aloha, Mark |
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06 Mar 03 - 08:39 AM (#904701) Subject: Lyr Add: DÓCHAS LINN NAOMH PÁDRAIG From: GUEST,Philippa specific mention of St Pat in The Dear Little Shamrock St Patrick's Day The Hat My Father Wore here's one in Irish DÓCHAS LINN NAOMH PÁDRAIG Dóchas linn Naomh Pádraig Aspal mór na hÉireann Ainm oiric glégeal Solas mór an tsaoil é 'S é a chloígh na draoithe Croithe dúra gan aon mhaith D'isligh dream an díomais Tré neart Dé ár dtréanfhlaith. Sléibhte, gleannta, máighe 'S bailte mór' na hÉireann Ghlan sé iad go deo dúinn. Míle ghlór dár naomh íl Iarraimid ort, a Phádraig, Guí orainne, Gaela, Dia linn lá 's oíc 'S Pádraig Aspal Éireann. the tune is published in Eithne and Brian Vallely, "Learn to Play the Fiddle with Armagh Piper's Club" |
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06 Mar 03 - 08:46 AM (#904704) Subject: Lyr Add: DÓCHAS LINN NAOMH PÁDRAIG From: GUEST,Philippa some letters are missing above, in "dhíl" and "oíche2, second verse Dóchas linn Naomh Pádraig Aspal mór na hÉireann Ainm oiric glégeal Solas mór an tsaoil é 'S é a chloígh na draoithe Croithe dúra gan aon mhaith D'isligh dream an díomais Tré neart Dé ár dtréanfhlaith. Sléibhte, gleannta, máighe 'S bailte mór' na hÉireann Ghlan sé iad go deo dúinn. Míle ghlór dár naomh dhíl Iarraimid ort, a Phádraig, Guí orainne, Gaela, Dia linn lá 's oíche 'S Pádraig Aspal Éireann. |
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06 Mar 03 - 08:48 AM (#904706) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: MMario I have to dredge up one of my old tapes from Ren-faire; I love the "St. Pat's Day Polka" by Brian Leo |
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06 Mar 03 - 12:35 PM (#904873) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Declan CLW, The hymn with the air of "morning is broken" is very appropriate as the words are taken from a prayer called St Patrick's Breastplate which starts with the line "Christ be before me, Christ be beside me". I don't have the full words, but I bet someone around here does. |
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06 Mar 03 - 12:46 PM (#904888) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: MMario Breasplate thread |
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06 Mar 03 - 02:41 PM (#904994) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: *#1 PEASANT* All the St. Patrick that you need including Songs customs etc... Click here for the St. Patrick Epicenter Conrad |
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06 Mar 03 - 04:41 PM (#905069) Subject: Lyr Add: ST PATRICK'S DAY PARADE From: Felipa These songs containing references to St Patrick's Day are quoted in Mick Maloney, Far From the Shamrock Shore. Wilton, Cork: Collins Press, 2002 [by the way. the book, subtitled "The History of Irish-American Immigration through Song", comes complete with a CD. These two songs aren't on the cd, however.] another book of interest would be Edward Harrigan and David Braham Collected Songs Edited by Jon W. Finson ST PATRICK'S DAY PARADE Ed Harrigan Then here's sucess to Patrick's Day though it comes but once a year And though I'm not a drinking man, on that day I'd drink my beer. I'll wear the shamrock in my hat, the green my boys 'twill never fade And march along with Dan and Pat in the Patrick's Day parade. We shout hurrah for Erin Go Bragh and all the Yankee nation Stars and stripes and shamrock bright arrayed The Irish shout, the girls turn out to see the celebration We march stiff as starch in the Patrick's Day parade. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE IRISH AND THE JEWS Jerome and Schwartz Talk about a combination, hear my words and make a note On St Patrick's Day Rosinsky pins a shamrock on his coat There's a sympathetic feeling between the Blooms and MacAdoos Why Tammany would surely fall Ther'd really be no hall at all If it wasn't for the Irish and the Jews. (recorded by Billy Murray in 1912 that page of Victor recordings also mentions St Patrick's Day Jig recorded by Victor Military Band, 1911) |
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06 Mar 03 - 05:59 PM (#905142) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Marion My St. Patrick's season started today... Tell My Ma was a big hit, as was Jed Marum's "Look Ahead Tommy" (from the Streets of Fall River CD). I also played Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye and said, "This is an old Irish anti-war song, so it's timely for more than one reason." Genie, you have Cockles and Mussels on one list and Molly Malone on the other. Is there a different song called Molly Malone? Cheers, Marion |
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06 Mar 07 - 11:41 PM (#1989071) Subject: Chords: Danny Boy From: Genie Actually, Marion, there is a song called "Molly Malone" that's totally different from Cockles & Mussels. So far I haven't added it to my playlist though. (I have sheet music but haven't learned it.) I'm going to try to learn Si Bheag, Si Mhor -- at least instrumentally, if I can't master the Gaelic. My partner and I will also be doing Both Sides The Tweed (No tomatoes. I know it's Scots. Sue me.) and Dear Old Donegal, If You're Irish, Come Into The Parlour, and a few other "faux Irish" songs that will go over well with our audience. And, Mark, I didn't even notice you asked for chords for (the dreaded) Danny Boy. A bit late, but I really like these chords (though I capo up 2): [D]Oh, Danny Bo[G]y, the pi[Em]pes, the pi[G]pes are ca[C]lling [Am7] From gle[D7]n to gle[G]n and do[Em]wn the mo[G]untainsi[A]de. [D] The su[D7]mmer's go[G]ne and a[Em]ll the ro[G]ses fa[C]lling[Am7] 'Tis y[D7]ou, 'tis y[G]ou must g[D]o and [D7]I must b[C]ide,[]G But co[D7]me ye ba[C]ck when sum[Am7]mer's in the me[G]adow[Em] Or wh[D7]en the va[]Clley's hu[Am7]shed and wh[Em]ite with sn[A7]ow. [D] 'Tis I'l[D7]l be he[G]re] in sun[C]shine o[D7]r in sha[G]do[Em]w. Oh, Da[D7]nny Bo[G]y, Oh, Dan[G7]ny Bo[C]y, I lo[Am7]ve yo[D7]u so[C] -> [G] (I don't do full chords in all those places where I have chords indicated, Some are walkdowns and individual interim notes. But it works with the full chords too.) |
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07 Mar 07 - 03:53 AM (#1989161) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: GUEST,Jim You're Not Irish (grin) |
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07 Mar 07 - 11:43 AM (#1989580) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: GUEST,Grey Plover Neither was Fred Weatherley, who wrote "Danny Boy" round about 1910/1912. He also wrote translations of Opera (including "Cavalleria Rusticana"), and a great deal of other journeyman-work, but said that he "drew the line at verses for Christmas cards". |
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08 Mar 07 - 04:38 AM (#1990275) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: ossonflags Among the usual I shall be singing "Exiles son" by Mike Ryan (Cara), one of the best songs i have ever heard. |
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08 Mar 07 - 09:07 PM (#1990990) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Joe_F Saint Patrick was a proper man, a man to be admired; Of numbering his virtues I am never, never tired. A handsome man, a holy man, a man of mighty deeds, He walked the lanes of Erin, a-telling of his beads. A-telling of his beads, he was, and spreading of the word. I think that of Saint Patrick's Day, Saint Patrick never heard. -- Ogden Nash I will leave the rest to Providence & Paddy McGinty's goat. |
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09 Mar 07 - 07:10 PM (#1992052) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Abby Sale I generally sing http://www.mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=877. You just can't beat a good smallpox ditty. |
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10 Mar 07 - 05:03 PM (#1992917) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Bert Sing something Irish to me. Bold Robert Emmett. Dear Old Shannon Shore. Noreen Bawn. |
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12 Mar 07 - 04:59 AM (#1994055) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: GUEST get ready and learn your songs now |
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13 Mar 07 - 04:08 AM (#1995091) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: GUEST Heya Mark, My eldest daughter, Cheri (gorgeous woman!) may well show up at your gig on St.Pat's. She's stationed in the Navy over there and I'm quite sure will remain true to her roots and find an Irish bar to hang out in on the day. She'd be tickled if you mentioned her from stage and said hello to her from her Ma in Dublin. All the best and break a leg! Eileen |
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08 Feb 08 - 06:33 PM (#2257278) Subject: chords for hail glorious saint patrick From: GUEST,bernie chords for this song please... |
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20 Feb 09 - 10:17 PM (#2572258) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: meself Well, somebody had to do it - it's that time of year ... Okay, here's me query: I've got a St. Patrick's pub gig lined up for the first time in many years - got out of the game for awhile - so I'm wondering what people figure are the absolutely essential songs to know (we're talking North America here)? I don't mean, suggestions of Irish songs to fill up a night, because I know a million, and many of them are mentioned already on this thread, but what are the ones that you MUST be prepared to perform, unless you want to leave your audience disappointed, disgruntled, discombobulated, disgusted, dismayed, disrespected, and/or disdainful? So, top of the list - Danny Boy. Next? |
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21 Feb 09 - 12:31 AM (#2572299) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Bert As for Acres of clams there's Ancient and Old Irish Condom" Sing something Irish to me any old melody sing me a song that I once knew any old Irish song will do Come back to Erin, though you're thousand of miles o'er the foam Sing something Irish to me tonight to remind me of home sweet home. |
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21 Feb 09 - 01:07 PM (#2572526) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: meself I'm surprised; I thought everyone would be jumping in on this. I'll send 'er back up to the top. Okay, again, from the top: 1) Danny Boy 2) ? (Do you still need to know Unicorn? Alway avoided learning it ... ) |
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21 Feb 09 - 01:38 PM (#2572554) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Stringsinger The words to Saint Patrick's Day are great. I always knew it as a "chune" but singing the lyrics adds so much. |
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21 Feb 09 - 02:10 PM (#2572576) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Jas The Scottish singer James Yorkston has a good song entitled St. Patrick, which seems to be about a hangover he acquired with an Irish girl. |
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22 Feb 09 - 03:46 AM (#2572950) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: Seamus Kennedy Jaysus, for the life o' me, I can't think of one! Seamus |
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22 Feb 09 - 09:08 AM (#2572955) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: doncatterall "St Patrich's Day in New Orleans" - Ron Kavanagh |
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16 Mar 22 - 01:01 PM (#4138620) Subject: RE: Dóchas Linn Naomh Pádraig From: Felipa Dóchas Linn Naomh Pádraig was posted 6 March 2023, but without a translation from the original Irish. Incidentally, Gabhaim Moladh Bhríde/Brighde, I Praise St. Brigid, is attributed to the same author, Tomás Ó Flannghaile (1846-1916.I've just read at https://www.godsongs.net/2013/02/dochas-linn-naomh-padraig.html that Dóchas Linn Naomh Pádraig is based on an older poem "Admuinemmar nóeb-Patraicc" by Niníne Éces, fl. 700. "Fl", fluruit, indicates the period a person was known to be alive/active. https://thegeekygaeilgeoir.wordpress.com/tag/dochas-linn-naomh-padraig/ a happy St. Patrick’s Day to you all! Lá ‘le Pádraig sona daoibh go léir! Véarsa 1: Dóchas linn Naomh Pádraig, aspal mór na hÉireann. Ainm oirdhearc gléigeal, solas mór an tsaoil é. D’fhill le soiscéal grá dúinn, ainneoin blianta ‘ngéibheann, Grá mór Mhac na Páirte d’fuascail cách ón daorbhroid. Véarsa 2: Sléibhte, gleannta, maighe, ‘s bailte mór na hÉireann, Ghlán sé iad go deo dúinn, míle glóir dár naomh dhil. Iarraimid ort, a Phádraig, guí orainn na Gaela, Dia linn lá ‘gus oíche, ‘s Pádraig aspal Éireann. Verse 1: Our hope is St. Patrick, great apostle of Ireland. A renowned and pure/bright name; a great light to the world. He returned to us with the gospel of love, despite years of bondage. The great love of God’s beloved son that freed all from slavery. Verse 2: Mountains, glens, plains and great cities of Ireland, He purified them for us forever; great glory to our dear saint. We implore you, O Patrick, to pray for us, the Gael. God with us day and night, and Patrick, Ireland’s apostle. X:1 T:Dóchas Linn Naomh Pádraig O:Ireland Z:abc-transcription www.GodSongs.net M:2/2 L:1/4 K:Gmaj GGAB|c2c2|ABc B/2 A/2|G2G2| GBcd|d2G2|EFG F/2 E/2|D2D2| GEFG|G2A2|GAB c/2 B/2|A2A2| dBGc|B2G2|AB c B/2A/2|G2G2|] |
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16 Mar 22 - 05:38 PM (#4138649) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: GUEST Cruiscin lan Star Co Down Irish rover Too-ra-loora Tell my ma Tom Dooley Wild rover mary mac Parting glass Danny Boy 40 shades green Sam Hall Paddy charlie on the MTA Roll yer leg over Donald Scotland the brave Sylvest Old maid in a garret Scottish soldier Scotsman When new york was Irish Irish soldier laddie Unicorn Johnny i hardly knew ye Murshin Durkin Biddy McGraw Merry ploughboy Ferryman 7 old ladies Bridie Murphy Sons of Molly Patsy Fagan my irish molly-o Finnegan's wake Old J Bugger Battle of New Orleans German clockwinder MacIntyre Isn't it grand Belfast linen Breakers go back on full time Bastard king Chandler shop Johnson's motor car Dear old Donegal Orange & Green Whiskey in the jar Wasn't that a party Mary Mac Whiskey on a Sunday Back home in Derry The Sea around us fiddlers green Maids when your young Off to dublin Waltzing Mathilda Twice daily Hills of Connemara Liverpool Lou Edmund Fitzgerald gypsy rover Up among heather Johnny Jump-Up Fields of Athenry Moonshiner Irish rover Carrickfergus Nancy whiskey Rye Whiskey |
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16 Mar 22 - 07:28 PM (#4138661) Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ? From: GUEST https://www.musicanet.org/robokopp/irish.html |