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25 Jan 07 - 06:17 AM (#1947429) Subject: BS: Flight of the Earls From: GUEST,JTT BBC TV is doing an interesting series called http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/listings/programme.shtml?day=wednesday&service_id=4221&filename=20070131/20070131_2240_4221_21320_40, about the flight of the Gaelic aristocracy in the 17th century. It has all the disadvantages of current documentaries - the loss of the Spanish Armada shown by jiggling a camera over paintings of ships, while roaring sea-sounds are played! - have they no footage of Atlantic storms! - but it's interesting about the personalities. (I don't know if that BBC link will keep working, as it's a programme listing - can't find a separate entry on the BBC site for the programme. Oh, wait, here's a http://www.niftc.co.uk/newspage.asp?id=143&storyID=1097 about it.) |
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25 Jan 07 - 09:35 AM (#1947556) Subject: RE: BS: Flight of the Earls From: Les from Hull Looks like it's BBC Northern Ireland only, a three part series that started yesterday. |
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25 Jan 07 - 10:21 AM (#1947591) Subject: RE: BS: Flight of the Earls From: GUEST,JTT Hmm, might be worth writing to BBC Republic of Hull, Les? (Not being rude, just don't know what BBC serves Hull!) |
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25 Jan 07 - 05:29 PM (#1948012) Subject: RE: BS: Flight of the Earls From: Les from Hull Yes I'd like to see this. I've always been interested in the way that clan leadership changed from the Celtic principle where the chief ruled with the consent of the tribe (and could be deposed) to the French chivilric one where he head of a clan/tribe was a purely hereditary position. This change meant that the lands that belonged to the clan or tribe now became the personal property of one person, and if he rebelled (or took flight?), then the whole clan lost its land. Similar disappointment for the Highland Scots during the Clearances. |
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26 Jan 07 - 03:44 PM (#1949015) Subject: RE: BS: Flight of the Earls From: ard mhacha BBC N Ireland can be viewed if you have SKY all of the regions can be viewed, this also might apply to the BBC DIGI-Box. |
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26 Jan 07 - 08:40 PM (#1949261) Subject: RE: BS: Flight of the Earls From: GUEST,JTT Ard Mhacha, does this apply to Freeview? Been thinking about getting a dish - at the moment I'm in three-channel-land, but then the TV scarcely gets turned on. Mostly if I want to watch something I'll ask a neighbour if they mind... |
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27 Jan 07 - 08:42 AM (#1949536) Subject: RE: BS: Flight of the Earls From: ard mhacha JTT, I had a quick check on the BBC`s Freeview Site and I don`t see this service available, the first programme on, the flight of the Earls, is repeated tomorrow night on BBC 2 N Ireland at 10.10pm. The SKY service including all of the UK regions is very handy, if like me you want to see the Rugby on BBC Wales. |
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27 Jan 07 - 08:43 AM (#1949537) Subject: RE: BS: Flight of the Earls From: DaveA Interesting joggle of my memory.... I learnt the song in my 1st year of secondary school (1955) & all these years later still want to sing the descant in the final verse! If you exclude parochical stuff like Waltzing Matilda et al, it was probably one of the very first folk songs I ever heard (along with All Through The Night & Bendemeers Stream - aka The Mountains of Mourne). So it has a special place in my memory & I do wonder who has recorded it well. Any suggestions?? Thanks Dave |
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27 Jan 07 - 11:34 AM (#1949661) Subject: RE: BS: Flight of the Earls From: Les from Hull I can't get BBC NI through my freeview box, but to get Sky I would have to give some of my money on a regular basis to that nice Mr Murdoch. So that isn't going to happen. I'll just have to hope that the BBC shows it over on the big island, or perhaps UKTV History buys it. |
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27 Jan 07 - 02:26 PM (#1949818) Subject: RE: BS: Flight of the Earls From: GUEST,JTT Dave, what song is that please? |
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27 Jan 07 - 04:53 PM (#1949929) Subject: RE: BS: Flight of the Earls From: ard mhacha Les I have to agree with your verdict on Mr Murdoch, but as a an avid sports fan I would have to miss out on Gaelic sport, Soccer and Rugby, it breaks my heart to pay the Oz crook, such is life. |
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27 Jan 07 - 04:55 PM (#1949930) Subject: RE: BS: Flight of the Earls From: ard mhacha I should have added that Programme one was excellent, very well produced. |
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27 Jan 07 - 06:36 PM (#1949985) Subject: RE: BS: Flight of the Earls From: DaveA Guest JTT, The song is "The Flight of the Earls" From memory the 1st verse is: Beside the campfires dismal blaze Amid the forests drear I picture in the dying rays The land to me so dear The lowly cot, the leaping stream, The spire upon the hill I see them as I lie & dream My heart is with them still Can't really remember the other verses except the last: The loving hearts I've left behind With mine in exile beat A joyous welcome sure I'll find When there someday we meet Oh haste ye weary laggard years And speed me o'er the foam To greet again 'midst happy tears My native land, my home. Cheers Dave |
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27 Jan 07 - 06:55 PM (#1949995) Subject: Lyr Add: FLIGHT OF EARLS (Liam Reilly) From: Murray MacLeod The Flight Of Earls (Liam Reilly) I can hear the bells of Dublin In this lonely waiting room And the paper boys are singing in the rain Not too long before they take us To the airport and the noise To get on board a transatlantic plane We've got nothing left to stay for We have no more left to say And there isn't any work for us to do So farewell you boys and girls Another bloody flight of Earls Our best asset is our best export too It's not murder, fear or famine that makes us leave this time We're not going to join McAlpine's fusiliers We've got brains and we've got vision We've got education too But we just can't throw away these precious years So we walk the streets of London And the streets of Baltimore And we meet at night in several Boston bars We're the leaders of the future But we're far away from home And we dream of you beneath the Irish stars As we look on Ellis Island And the Lady in the Bay And Manhattan turns to face another Sunday We just wonder what your doing For to bring us all back home As we look forward to another Monday Because it's not the work that scares us We don't mind an honest job And we know things will get better once again So a thousand times adieu We've got Bono and U2 And all we're missing is the Guinness and the rain So switch off your new computers Cause the writing's on the wall We're leaving as our fathers did before Take a look at Dublin airport Or the boat that leaves Northwall There'll be no youth unemployment anymore Because we're over here in Queensland And in parts of New South Wales We're on the seas and airways and the trains And if we see better days Those big airplanes go both ways And we'll all be coming home to you again |
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27 Jan 07 - 07:00 PM (#1949996) Subject: RE: BS: Flight of the Earls From: Murray MacLeod just checked , and the lyrics (and chords )to Liam Reilly's song ,were posted five years ago. I actually contributed to the thread. oh well, they say the memory is the second thing to go ... |
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28 Jan 07 - 07:05 PM (#1950772) Subject: RE: BS: Flight of the Earls From: GUEST,beachcomber Murray, I don't think that that "Flight of Earls " song (recorded by the Wolftones, I believe?) is the one referred to earlier. BTW. I have that "Free" Satellite Receiver Dish and on it I can get (as well as a whole bunch of rubbish) All the BBC Channels including the Regional versions , also 4/5 ITV Channels . It is very good value I find. I live in the South East of Ireland , on the coast. |
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28 Jan 07 - 08:53 PM (#1950845) Subject: RE: BS: Flight of the Earls From: Bob Bolton G'day Murray, Given that Dave : "learnt the song in my 1st year of secondary school (1955)..." it's probably not "... Another bloody flight of Earls ..." that he's after! Regards, Bob (...in parts of New South Wales) |
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29 Jan 07 - 08:37 AM (#1951135) Subject: RE: Flight of the Earls From: DaveA Just to add a bit to the mix, here is a link to of all things a Gospel Music site which: 1/ Contains solo piano music 2/ And a 50 second sampler of 'The Flight of the Earls' Dunno how it qualifies as gospel, but this is the tune I learnt all those years ago!! Cheers Dave http://www.michaelshull.com/aa_blessed.htm |
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29 Jan 07 - 06:56 PM (#1951767) Subject: RE: Flight of the Earls From: Fliss Been doing some searching and found my Irish song book - Songs of Ireland - 37 favourite songs for voice & piano... Boosey & Hawkes Beside the campfire's fitful blaze, Amid the forest drear, I picture in the dying rays The home to me so dear; The lowly cot, the leaping stream, The spire upon the hill; I see them as I lie & dream, My heart is with them still. Middle verse is: To my green isle my thoughts return, Sweet Erin ever blest, For thy deep valleys oft I yearn, Wherein my kindred rest; The shamrock springs within my heart When Patrick's day is nigh, For though from home and friends apart To them fomd mem'ries fly. The loving hearts I've left behind With mine in exile beat; A joyous welcome sure I'll find When there someday we meet. Oh haste, ye weary laggard years, And speed me o'er the foam, To greet again, 'midst happy tears, My native land! my home! Words & music traditional Lovely words and tune. I play it on my concertina. |
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29 Jan 07 - 07:02 PM (#1951778) Subject: RE: Flight of the Earls From: Fliss Ive added the lyrics in add lyrics thread. Was surprised that it wasnt already in the DT. There is a good selection of songs in the bok I mentioned above. Fliss |