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"The Celtic Song" is the song played over the public address system at Celtic Park, Glasgow when the Scottish football team Celtic run onto the pitch before kick-off. Part of the song is set to an arrangement of part of the tune of "With cat-like tread", from the 1879 Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera The Pirates of Penzance , with lyrics ...
The Skye Boat Song" (Roud 3772) is a late 19th-century Scottish song adaptation of a Gaelic song composed c.1782 by William Ross, entitled Cuachag nan Craobh ("Cuckoo of the Tree"). [1] In the original song, the composer laments to a cuckoo that his unrequited love , Lady Marion Ross, is rejecting him.
Song of the Celts is a patriotic song sung by several groups, notably the Wolfe Tones. Since the lyrics of the song discuss unity amongst Irish , Scottish , Welsh , Manx , Breton and Cornish ethnic groups, it may be regarded as an unofficial anthem of the Celtic people .
"Arthur McBride" – an anti-recruiting song from Donegal, probably originating during the 17th century. [1]"The Recruiting Sergeant" – song (to the tune of "The Peeler and the Goat") from the time of World War 1, popular among the Irish Volunteers of that period, written by Séamus O'Farrell in 1915, recorded by The Pogues.
Celtic Symphony is a song by The Wolfe Tones, [3] [4] written to celebrate the centenary of Celtic Football Club. [5] It has become a staple song for Irish nationalism and Irish sports teams, which has led to controversy due to its lyrics. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Celtic music means two things mainly. First, it is the music of the people that identify themselves as Celts. Secondly, it refers to whatever qualities may be unique to the music of the Celtic nations. Many notable Celtic musicians such as Alan Stivell and Paddy Moloney [3] claim that the different Celtic music genres have a lot in common. [1 ...
This page lists songs associated with the Celtic Football Club, Glasgow. Pages in category "Celtic F.C. songs" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
"The Voice" was composed, and lyrics written, by Brendan Graham, who had also written and composed "Rock 'n' Roll Kids", the Irish winner of the 1994 contest. [1]Lyrically, "The Voice" is a very Celtic-inspired song, with the singer portraying herself as "the voice" which watches over the world, describing "her" effects on the elements, such as the wind, the seasons, in a similar way to Mother ...