Lyrics & Knowledge Personal Pages Record Shop Auction Links Radio & Media Kids Membership Help
The Mudcat Cafesj



User Name Thread Name Subject Posted
GUEST,ruairiobroin When have songs changed anything (49) RE: Folklore: When have songs changed anything 25 Feb 10

I'm sure "Blackleg Miner", gave a few subtle hints in it's day.
Read Peggy Seeger and E MacColl's Springhill Mining disaster song was instrumental in changing mining practices in Nova Scotia

P. Kearney's Soldiers Song , The original version in English, was sung by the Rebels surrendering in Dublin ,1916. They sung it coming out of the GPO and later when they were being marched for transportation,as a mark of defiance. This act of defiance in the face of , apparently,absolute defeat helped change Dubliners attitude to the Rebels and attracted more to their cause. The Song later translated into Irish , became the National Anthem

Post to this Thread -

Back to the Main Forum Page

By clicking on the User Name, you will requery the forum for that user. You will see everything that he or she has posted with that Mudcat name.

By clicking on the Thread Name, you will be sent to the Forum on that thread as if you selected it from the main Mudcat Forum page.

By clicking on the Subject, you will also go to the thread as if you selected it from the original Forum page, but also go directly to that particular message.

By clicking on the Date (Posted), you will dig out every message posted that day.

Try it all, you will see.