Help me identify song abt soldier ghost

Subject: Help me identify song abt soldier ghost
From: Levana Taylor
Date: 28 Dec 21 - 11:06 AM

Trying to identify a song I heard a few years back, written by a contemporary folk songwriter. It's narrated by the ghost of a soldier who was killed in the Indian Wars (at Little Big Horn?) and now regrets participating -- had previously fought against slavery and/or for Irish independence and says, why didn't I realize I was on the wrong side out west? There's a line about how he'll never see his brother in the afterlife.

Subject: RE: Help me identify song abt soldier ghost
From: Ernest
Date: 29 Dec 21 - 01:24 PM

Might be "Mick Ryan`s Lament" played to a slowly version of "Garryowen"..., written by Robert Emmet Dunlap?

My friend John Shreve recorded it on "Wild and windy places"

https://www.john-shreve.de/

Best wishes
Ernest

Subject: RE: Help me identify song abt soldier ghost
From: Levana Taylor
Date: 29 Dec 21 - 02:14 PM

Yes! That's it. Thank you.

Subject: RE: Help me identify song abt soldier ghost
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Dec 21 - 03:45 PM

Also recorded by Ged Foley and Kevin Burke.

Subject: RE: Help me identify song abt soldier ghost
From: GeoffLawes
Date: 30 Dec 21 - 06:05 AM

Various recordings on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=+Mick+Ryan%27s+Lament