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JMB The political songs of today? (62* d) RE: The political songs of today? 16 Dec 17


Political songs that strike a chord with me concern the treatment of Gaels on both sides of the ocean. Runrig's "Fichead Bliadhna" is a very important lyric and has a modern rock feel. "Tir An Airm" is more of a song that protests the military installations in Scotland during the Cold War and promotes the Keep NATO Out campaign. I was working on protest songs in regards to treatment of Gaels. There was one that talks about when I was young, I was taught about the importance of my heritage, yet faced adversity by mainstream society. Another one is called "Pipes" inspired by the Peter Lafarge composition "Drums" recorded by Johnny Cash. "Dearg Le Fearg" (Red With Rage) was inspired by an article I read in The Carn that talked about a campaign by the same name.


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