Hi all,
I'm trying to find out which Airs were originally used
with the songs performed in the play of Brendan Behan.
The following List is taken from the Dubliners forum at
http://www.rareauldtimes.com/
'Comment' says what I found out about the Air.
Since I don't have the opportunity to use the
British Library Sound Archive in London where a record
of the 1972 performance is stocked I would be
very grateful for any further help or hints.


Songs arranged by the Dubliners

      The Other Night I got an Invitation to A Funeral
      sung by The Dubliners
      Lyric: Behan
      Air: Trad.
Comment: I found 2 sources where it's sung on the Teatotalers Reel
but I've also been told that the Air should be "Phil The Fluter's Ball"


      In Excelsis Deo
      sung by Eileen Colgan and Luke Kelly
      Lyric: Sawston
      Air: Hymm
Comment: Everybody knows that


      That Big Double Bed
      sung by Joan O'Hara
      Lyric: Behan
      Air: Trad.
Comment: No idea

      By the Old Apple Tree
      sung by Ciaron Bourke
      Lyric: Behan
      Air: Sweeney
Comment: There is an American Traditional
which fits exactly the words used in the play.


      The Belgian Black and Tans
      sung by Ronnie Drew
      Lyric: Behan
      Air: Trad.
Comment: ???

      Crystal Clear's Song
      sung by Eileen Colgan, Joan O'Hara and the Company
      Lyric: Behan
      Air: Hymm
Comment: Faith of our Fathers (textbook says so), the irish 4/4 version


      During My Spasm
      sung by Luke Kelly and The Dubliners
      Lyric: Behan
      Air: Trad.
Comment: ???

      The Child that I carry
      sung by Ronnie Drew
      Lyric: Behan
      Air: --------
Comment: ???


      My Old Irish Tomb
      sung by Luke Kelly and The Dubliners
      Lyric: Behan
      Air: Trad.
Comment: ???


      You'd Think 'Twas a Crime to be a Human
      sung by Ronnie Drew
      Lyric: Behan
      Air: Sweeney
Comment: ???


      Lady Chatterley's Lover
      sung by Barney MacKenna
      Lyric: Behan
      Air: Elgar, "Land of Hope ajnd Glory"


      O'Duffy's Ironsides
      sung by Ronnie Drew
      Lyric: Dublin Street Ballad
      Air: Trad.
Comment: Valley of Knock anure (Textbook says so)


      The Dogs of War
      sung by Ronnie Drew and The Dubliners
      Lyric: Rouget de Lisle
      Air: Rouget de Lisle (French National Anthem)

      Biddy Reilly
      sung by Eileen Colgan
      Lyric: Behan
      Air: Trad.
Comment: Dicey Reilly

      An Honest God's the Noblest Work of Man
      sung by Ronnie Drew and the Company
      Lyric: Behan
      Air: Sweeney
Comment: ???

      She Combed her Hair
      sung by Joan O'Hara
      Lyric: Doubtful
      Air: Dubious
Comment: Should be "Jug of Punch" repeating the words
"she combs her hair"

      R.I.P. arranged by Alan Simpson and The Dubliners
Comment: ???