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thetwangman Sammy Bar.. Irish version. (153* d) RE: Sammy Bar.. Irish version. 30 Jan 17

I have never heard a singer falsely represent an English folk song as an Irish folk song in an introduction. I have, however, heard the often repeated urban legend of 'Dirty Old Town' and 'The Wild Rover' (popular version) being introduced as Irish songs. I think the average audience is quite bored at this stage of being constantly reminded that certain popular songs are not Irish.

I wonder how the band 'Tara' introduced 'Sammy's Bar'? Given that Cyril was credited on the recording, I can't imagine them misrepresenting its origin when introducing it.

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