Rebel Songs
 

Its nearly Saint Patricks Day! So to get everyone in the mood! Post your favourite Irish rebel songs! Or any rebel songs, get the blood pumpin!
But the rules are, ye have to have at least one drink in you before you listen to them, even if this kind of thing isn't yer cup a tae, give it a shot anyway, you've nothin to lose.

Wolftones!

EVERY-BODY!!!

*Waits for the inevitable American to come along & post a Dropkick Murphys song*

Naw, man..

Taking a leaf out of Vanilla's book, I'll supply Irish hats to anyone who wants them for their avatars for the Big Day. Whaddya mean, I'm a drunk Irishman? Come over ... here and ... say... that ... I dont care if theres ... six o' ye...!

Got out of bed, guinness in hand, ready to listen to everyone's songs, here it goes!

Everyone should listen to this by the way. I sing it with all my English friends whenever I'm over there with them.


Oró Sé do Bheath Abhaile - YouTube



Knock em out cold lad!


Thanks for sharing that Lisnaholic! Never heard it before!



You 'll love these ones I think Lisnaholic.


She Moved Through the Fair - Michael Collins - OST - Sinéad O'Connor - YouTube


Boolavogue - YouTube


The Wind that Shakes the Barley - YouTube

Gotta have this one!

A yes tis a classic!

Suckin all the fun right out of it.

Well, it aint rebellious and it was written by a Jewish dude but hey, it's the only tune I know sung with an Irish brogue.


The Irish Rovers - The Unicorn Song - YouTube

Those guys sound like they were on opium or something ^^


The Wolfe Tones - Come Out Ye Black And Tans - YouTube

Not quite uplifting as some of the others. But one of my favorite.



Sgt. Mackenzie - lyrics - Joseph Kilna Mackenzie - YouTube

And Now a song for America.


Song of the Irish Brigade (Confederate) - YouTube



The Wolfe Tones - Some Say The Devil Is Dead - YouTube

*Waits for the inevitable American to come along & call you a racist for endorsing the Confederate Army in any way*



While I wait, I'll try to derail that type of response with a song about a brigade of Irish soldiers who fought for the Union army.

Yeah! haha! I actually have read up a lot on the 69th on the Union side, I am very interested in the history of that war from an Irish perspective because I know a number of my relatives had to fight in it. The Confederate Brigade had one badass marching song though, ha. Kind of sad that people were forced to fight against their neighbours and cousins after leaving Ireland all depending on where they landed.


By the way I have never heard that song you posted before, gave me goosebumps!

Well I'm offended by your selection Po. :laughing:

I'm a Yankee of Scottish desent. Couldnt you had suggested Yankee Doodle Dandy or something by the Average White Band ?

Don't worry, my cousins fought for the Union when they emigrated ;)

Never heard of that! Educate me and share it!

The computer is your friend. :pimp:

Yeah, my Scots-Irish ancestors also got caught up in every early American war. But, based on location, they all fought for the Union (aka the Good Guys;)) in the Civil War.

Ah, forgot that one! Love it: such a cool image --- the devil joining the IRA!

One from John Lennon


John Lennon- "Luck of the Irish" - YouTube


The Boys of Wexford - YouTube


The Fields Of Athenry-Dubliners - YouTube








Believe it or not I got most of these songs from my English friends. xD

Some great songs coming together on this thread ! Well done, PoorOldPo. I particularly like The Wolfe Tones; Some Say The Devil and Follow Me Up To Carlow.

Didn´t realize there were so many Irish Battalions fighting in the New World. Here´s a song about the strange, honourable and sad San Patricios Battalion. If you don´t mind listening to one thing while reading another, you can learn about an often overlooked episode in the American war against Mexico:-



OK, I´ve posted this before in one of VEGANGELICA´s threads, but it´s such a faultless performance of such a good song that I think it´s worth repeating :-

Wow.... They were both incredibly beautiful. I have never heard of them, but I am keeping them close now! Gonna share those with some of my friends. The second one is really sad! As is the first one at that, gave me goosebmumps.


Yeah apparently loads of Irish fought in South American wars, mostly on the side fighting for independance. Places that I remember are Venezuala, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico,


CLARE'S DRAGOONS sung by Patrick Galvin - YouTube



Wild Geese - Irish viol music - YouTube


THE CHIEFTAINS - March to the battle (Subtitulada) - YouTube


The Chieftains - Drowsy Maggie - Studio - YouTube


The Chieftains - The Battle of Aughrim - YouTube

Since we're now doing sad "rebel" songs, here are two I love...


(This one is bitterly appropriate to the Ireland of today...) :(


And I love the story in this one. They don't write 'em like these any more!

Happy Saint Patricks Day ;)


Luke Kelly McAlpines Fusiliers (Rare) - YouTube

Right back atcha!

La fheile Phadraig duit!

Yes, Happy St. Patrick´s Day to you both ! :thumb:
I´m out of clips just now, but you´ve posted plenty to be going on with ...

I´m very pleased that you enjoyed the Arthur McBride song. The lyrics are so good, I smile every time I hear them. Did you catch the stuff about the clothes, "...you´ve only the lend of them as I suppose" ? And other highlights like the thin gruel in the morning, the trusty shillelagh, and what they did with the drummer boy´s drum, " ... and bade it a tedious returning".:laughing:

Well, I´m going back to some of the clips I skipped earlier, and meantime will be waiting for you to publish the definitive book, " A Musical Celebration Of Irish Military History."

Also if you're interested watch for a musical tribute to the Easter Rising in, well, two weeks' time in my journal...

let's see

I thoroughly enjoyed all of those! Thank you for sharing, hope you got ****ed up on Paddy's day ;)




Checkin that **** out.

I'll be posting it on Sunday. Also, if you haven't already seen it, my lengthy feature on Rory began last week. I'll be posting part two later today.

Thanks I appreciate it, as far as traditional music goes, I don't think it gets any better than the music that comes from that little isle.

God Save Ireland - Wolf Tones - YouTube