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Subject: Broad, Black Brimmer-Irish song From: Jim Date: 23 Dec 99 - 06:38 PM Broad Black Brimmer was an Irish Republican song on an album of political/revolutionary music. The album came from a little record store in Cambridge, Mass. The lyrics I recall are It's just a broad black brimmer with the ribbon frayed and torn, By the carelessness of many a mountain breeze, An old trench coat that's all battle-stained and worn, And the trousers almost threadbare at the knees, A Sam Brown belt, with a buckle big and strong, And a holster that's been empty many's the year... Thank you! This song has been stuck in my head, incomplete, for decades. |
Subject: Lyr Add: THE BROAD BLACK BRIMMER From: Mick Lowe Date: 23 Dec 99 - 07:01 PM JIm You can find this and lots like it HERE But as it's the Christmas season, here are the lyrics THE BROAD BLACK BRIMMER There's a uniform that's hanging in what's known as father's room A uniform so simple in its style It has no braid of gold or silk, no hat with feathered plume Yet me mother has preserved it all the while One day she made me try it on, a wish of mine for years In memory of your father , son she said And when I put the Sam Brown on she was smiling with the tears As she placed the broad black brimmer on my head Chorus: It's just a broad black brimmer with its ribbons frayed and torn By the careless whisk of manny's mountain breeze And old trench coat that's batlle stained and worn And breeches almost thread bare at the knees A Sam Brown belt with buckle big and strong A holster that's been empty many's a day When men claim Ireland's freedom, The one should choose to lead them Will wear the broad black brimmer of the I.R.A. It was the uniform been worn by me father long ago When he reached me mother's homestead on the run It was the uniform me father wore in that little church below When oul Father Mac. He blessed the pair as one And after truce and treaty and the parting of the ways He wore it when he marched out with the rest And when they bore his body down that rugged heather braes They placed the broad black brimmer on his breast Cheers Mick |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Broad, Black Brimmer-Irish song From: Date: 23 Dec 99 - 07:09 PM Thanks Mick! And Merry Christmas to you! Jim |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Broad, Black Brimmer-Irish song From: m_cumiskey@hotmail.com Date: 23 Dec 99 - 08:04 PM see you have the lyrics try looking for "THE WOLFE TONES" |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Broad, Black Brimmer-Irish song From: InOBU Date: 23 Dec 99 - 08:04 PM Hey Mick and Jim, I posted the same last week! With the request that it be sung with a bit more subtly than usual, Nollag maith leis Larry |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Broad, Black Brimmer-Irish song From: paddymac Date: 24 Dec 99 - 12:11 AM As I recall the tale, the Wolfe Tones credit this song to Noel Nagle, their whistler player extraordinaire, who says he collected the song in Rebel Cork. I don't recollect that they gave any further info as to where or from whom. It is one of the classics of the genre. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Broad, Black Brimmer-Irish song From: seamus kennedy Date: 24 Dec 99 - 03:22 PM the song was written by a gent named McMillen and recorded by Paddy McGuigan who for years sang and played hamonica with The Barleycorn, and it can be found on their album The Men behind The Wire on the Outlet label (Belfast). Paddy's own compositions include: The Boys of the Old Brigade, The Men Behind The Wire, Freedom walk, and the Irish Soldier Laddie. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Broad Black Brimmer (Irish song) From: GUEST,JTT Date: 25 Feb 13 - 05:55 AM What's the first instance of the song? And who was this gent named McMillen? |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Broad Black Brimmer (Irish song) From: Wolfgang Date: 25 Feb 13 - 10:59 AM Art McMillan from Belfast (info from another Mudcat thread click) Wolfgang |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Broad Black Brimmer (Irish song) From: GUEST,JTT Date: 27 Feb 13 - 07:46 AM Thanks, Wolfgang - Is there any knowledge out in the world about Art McMillen's (or McMillan's) father's history? |
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