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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Ireland and Irish music for ABC Wednesday


Indulge me, please!  It is but an instant before THE celebration and the imbibing of certain liquids called whiskey in Gaelic  (translated, the water of life)  can be initiated.   And I invite you to include Irish music in your day-- dance and sing! 

A few of my favorites:
First, the incomparable Sinead O'Connor and The Chieftains sing the Foggy Dew about the Irish Easter Rebellion of 1916.

Second, at my father's wake, we danced jigs and sang this song several times -- Van Morrison sings Marie's Wedding live in Scotland in 1988, but you can find it also on the Irish Heartbeat from The Chieftains and Van Morrison.

And from the same Irish Heartbeat album, the Star of the County Down

And from the group who brought Irish music to America in the 1960's, here are the Clancy Brothers singing Finnegan's Wake, a particular favorite of mine, the source of James Joyce's title of the same name.
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15 comments:

  1. Kim, USAMarch 16, 2011 at 3:41 AM

    Yay can't help but dance with the music!
    ABC Wed.

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  2. Roger Owen GreenMarch 16, 2011 at 6:06 AM

    Thanks for the reminder to pull out my Chieftains for tomorrow. I've heard those first two songs.
    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  3. VioletSkyMarch 16, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    love the rousing Irish music you've chosen (much preferable to the mournful tunes.)

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  4. alphawomanMarch 16, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    Love Ireland and love Irish music.

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  5. janeMarch 16, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    I have listened to and enjoyed your music - best wishes to you on St Patricks Day - have a good day

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  6. Chubskulit RoseMarch 16, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    Very interesting info!

    Invent and Create is my ABC, please come and see.

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  7. Maria BergMarch 16, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    My younger brother lived a few years in ireland but now he lives in Spain.
    MB

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  8. JoyMarch 16, 2011 at 3:31 PM

    Wishing you a Happy St Patrick's, Sláinte

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  9. CildemerMarch 16, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    Great choice for I day! It's St Patrick's day tomorrow;o)
    Thanks for sharing;o)

    ***
    Happy St Patricks***

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  10. Jay at The Depp EffectMarch 16, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    Well, that was a fun post! I used to sing Marie's Wedding at school - and also play it on the recorder. Funny thing, I always thought it was Scottish!

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  11. EG CameraGirlMarch 16, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    My feet are stepping to the music! My feet are definitely Irish on Saint Paddy's Day.

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  12. BerowneMarch 16, 2011 at 5:17 PM

    My "I" is for Irish too...

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  13. Shady GardenerMarch 16, 2011 at 7:07 PM

    Wow! I for Irish indeed! Thank you for a good taste of what the "I" should sound like! :-)

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  14. HazelMarch 16, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    He rises from the dead. What else could he do? - that cracked me up lol! Thanks for these Irish music. I enjoyed Finnegan very much :) Thanks for dropping by my nook. I appreciate it.

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  15. MERYL JAFFE, PhD - parent, psychologist, teacher, author...March 17, 2011 at 10:57 PM

    How wonderfully entertaining!

    Thank you,
    Meryl
    http://departingthetext.blogspot.com

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