I'll agree with Bubblyrat to a point. At the time Tommy Makem was singing Rebel Songs, the Provisional IRA had not yet stained the image of the Officials to the extent that they now have. I don't think that you'll ever find a recording of Mr. Makem singing a Provo song and there are few outside of Great Britain and Ireland who know the difference. I do remember the Green Cross collections at many of the functions I attended and still consider that to have been a noble cause.