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28 Jan 03 - 09:52 AM (#876548) Subject: BBC - New Series about famous Irish songs From: GUEST I think many of you will be interested in this; I have seen advertisements for this new television series. Starting this Friday 31st 9.30pm on BBC 1 Northern Ireland is a new series about famous Irish songs,(I know only some will be able to see this). Singer Brian Kennedy hosts the series and it tells the story behind these songs and the people who wrote them. The first programme opens with the story behind the 'Isle Of Innisfree' and talks about its writer Dick Farrelly and his son Gerard Farrelly is a guest on the programme. Another song featured in the first programme is Phil Coulter's 'The Town I Love So Well', and of course Phil will also be on the programme. I think it should be a great series. Anyway, there you have it. |
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28 Jan 03 - 07:10 PM (#877052) Subject: RE: BBC -New Series about famous Irish songs From: GUEST Look forward to seeing that. Thanks. Paul |
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06 Feb 03 - 12:47 PM (#884101) Subject: Lyr Add: ISLE OF INNISFREE (Richard Farrelly) From: GUEST Saw the first programme and really enjoyed it. A shame Brian Kennedy, like so many singers got a lot of lines wrong in the 'Isle Of Innisfree'. One would think that with this being a documentry, going into these songs in detail, that the producers of the series would have made sure that the lyrics be exactly as written by the composer. And for the BBC, this would have been so easy to verify. And for the record: THE ISLE OF INNISFREE (theme of The Quiet Man) Words and Music: Richard/Dick Farrelly Copyright: The Peter Maurice Music Co Ltd. I've met some folks who say that I'm a dreamer And I've no doubt there's truth in what they say But sure a body's bound to be a dreamer When all the things he loves are far away. And precious things are dreams onto an exile They take him o'er the land across the sea Especially when it happens he's an exile From that dear lovely Isle of Innisfree. (Chorus) And when the moonlight peeps across the rooftops Of this great city wondrous tho' it be I scarcely feel its wonder or its laughter I'm once again back home in Innisfree. I wander o'er green hills thro' dreamy valleys And find a peace no other land could know I hear the birds make music fit for angels And watch the rivers laughing as they flow. And then into a humble shack I wander My dear old home, and tenderly behold The folks I love around the turf fire gathered On bended knees their rosary is told. (New chorus) But dreams don't last Tho' dreams are not forgotten And soon I'm back to stern reality But tho' they paved the footways here with gold dust I still would choose the ISLE OF INNISFREE. |
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06 Feb 03 - 05:27 PM (#884289) Subject: RE: BBC -New Series about famous Irish songs From: GUEST,Sally Ann from Galway Unfortunately I missed the programme, but if what you say happened (in other words, 'Innisfree' murdered yet again), in a documentry by the BBC, that's unforgivable. |
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06 Feb 03 - 06:40 PM (#884335) Subject: RE: BBC -New Series about famous Irish songs From: McGrath of Harlow Well, I hope they do Spancil Hill, and get it right. |
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06 Feb 03 - 07:16 PM (#884368) Subject: RE: BBC -New Series about famous Irish songs From: The Pooka Right or wrong, I hope somebody (public television network maybe?) here in the US might pick it up & rebroadcast it sometime. Like to see. |
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06 Feb 03 - 07:42 PM (#884391) Subject: RE: BBC -New Series about famous Irish songs From: McGrath of Harlow That's BBC 1 TV - 9.30 on Friday - Brian Kennedy On Song Brian Kennedy takes us on a musical journey around Ireland revealing the stories behind some of our best loved songs and performing with many of Ireland's best known musicians. I can't see any indication it's archived or streamed or anything. Shame. |
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06 Feb 03 - 07:42 PM (#884393) Subject: RE: BBC -New Series about famous Irish songs From: McGrath of Harlow BBC1 TV Northern Ireland, I should,have said. |
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06 Feb 03 - 10:24 PM (#884470) Subject: RE: BBC -New Series about famous Irish songs From: Malcolm Douglas If there are errors, you need to be blaming the singers, not BBC Northern Ireland! |
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07 Feb 03 - 05:42 PM (#885058) Subject: RE: BBC -New Series about famous Irish songs From: leprechaun Maybe some day those programmes will make it to Oregon on PBS. You're my favorite GUEST. |
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08 Feb 03 - 04:18 PM (#885686) Subject: RE: BBC -New Series about famous Irish songs From: Coyote Breath Now that would be lovely indeed! All we get here in St. Louis are extremely tired, bad, British comedy, and travel shows, and cooking shows and the occasional re-run of old Mystery! programs. Lotsa Lawrence Welk and other musical fluff. And our local PBS wonders why it's membership is falling! CB |