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Thread #75247   Message #1703543
Posted By: GUEST
26-Mar-06 - 11:35 PM
Thread Name: Folk Songs In Movie Soundtracks
Subject: RE: Folk Songs In Movie Soundtracks
There's a few sets and songs in the newest addition to the Ned Kelly films- the one with heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom in it- There's one song in it, while they're all in the local pub, and I REALLY wish I could figure out what the name is!

I know it's pretty obvious, but the Ron Maxwell movies, Gettysburg and Gods and Generals both have tons of the irish and mid-nineteenth century American music in them. Paddy Moloney of the Chieftains plays pipes when Mullholland's Yankee irish lads face off with the Georgian irish Confederates at... i believe... Fredericksburg. David Kincaid is an absolutely awesome musician/singer/Civil War reenactor and he even has an appearance playing 'Bonnie Blue Flag' (the tune of which is the 'Irish Jaunting Car') as well as John Whelan (who does alot of work with David)

Last of the Mohicans mainly had that really repetetive fiddle thing... a nice little jig, but I think they should have had a few other themes throughout.

Thomasina has alot of trad music in it, too.

But yeah, if anyone knows what that song in "Ned Kelly" is, let me know? sligo_maid69th@yahoo.com

Thanks
Jamie