Before the IRA Hi Jacked the Civil Rights movement and re vitalised The Troubles in 1969 , there were a lot of Cracking Good Pro -Republican Chorus songs on the UK Folk Scene - NO percentage in doing
them after '69 , when a lot of your audience could have family and friends with the services in NI ,
   I work in a couple of 'Irish' bands have have never had any demands
from republican sympathisers to sing Rebel songs , and wouldnt sing them if they WERE requested .






Especially Kevin Barry , IMHO not even a good song !