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Thread #61200 Message #1060326
Posted By: Liam's Brother
24-Nov-03 - 10:26 PM
Thread Name: CD Review: Irish Songs from Old New England
Subject: RE: CD Review: Irish Songs from Old New England
Regarding the Heights of Alma...
a) many songs exist in more than one tradition, sometimes with little variation. No claim is made that this is ONLY an Irish song or that it originated in Ireland.
b) as Ballyholme points out above, this song does exist in the Irish tradition,
c) the refrain in this particular version includes the words... "Sing tanderin ERIN all the day."
d) the source singer knew other songs identifiable as Irish.
e) 40% of the British Army during the Crimean War were Irish soldiers.
All the best,
Dan