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Thread #41161   Message #592971
Posted By: alison
15-Nov-01 - 12:15 AM
Thread Name: Which Irish Troubles Songs are Offensive
Subject: RE: Which Irish Troubles Songs are Offensive
depends on where you go in Ireland Jed.... personally I wouldn't be game to sing any of the above in a predominantly Protestant setting... and therein lies the problem... a lot of the time you don't know who is in your audience.... although you can take your lead from what the others are singing.....

certainly if you are in a republican / unionist club... you will have a good idea of what "side" (I hate that term) you are playing to.. but in a "mixed" audience you will upset someone......

but you can sometimes get away with things..... I remember being in an Irish session over here.. complete with Irish tricolour flag on the wall... and a bagpiper stood up and started to play "the sash" (famous orange marching tune)...... but he got away with it because he played "the rising of the moon" straight afterwards!!

personally ... I tend to stay away from any of the more blatant "rebel" songs........

slainte

alison