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"The Bonnie Blue Flag", also known as "We Are a Band of Brothers", is an 1861 marching song associated with the Confederate States of America. The words were written by the entertainer Harry McCarthy , with the melody taken from the song " The Irish Jaunting Car ".
Two different sources are claimed to have been the origin for the song's music. The first is the marching tune "The Bonnie Blue Flag", published in 1861 by Harry McCarthy. [21] [22] The second, and more widely cited, is Charles Ives' composition of "Son of a Gambolier" in 1895. [23] [24]
When the state of Mississippi seceded from the Union in January 1861, a flag bearing a single white star on a blue field was flown from the capitol dome. [3] Harry Macarthy helped popularize this flag as a symbol of independence, writing the popular song "The Bonnie Blue Flag" early in 1861. Some seceding Southern states incorporated the motif ...
Cover of the 1861 sheet music for "The Bonnie Blue Flag" Harry McCarthy (1834–1888), [ 1 ] also known as Harry Macarthy , was a songwriter from Ireland, where he became a variety entertainer and comedian in the mid 19th century.
The original tune of The Irish Jaunting Car was later used by several other writers as a setting for their patriotic lyrics, particularly among the Irish diaspora in the United States. These included the 1861 marching song The Bonnie Blue Flag by Irish born entertainer Harry McCarthy , and The Homespun Dress by Carrie Belle Sinclair, a ...
"Dixie" originated in the minstrel shows of the 1850s and quickly became popular throughout the United States. During the American Civil War, it was adopted as a de facto national anthem of the Confederacy, along with "The Bonnie Blue Flag" and "God Save the South." New versions appeared at this time that more explicitly tied the song to the ...
For once, Stede Bonnet and Blackbeard aren’t the most dysfunctional pirate couple on the deck of Max’s comedy series “Our Flag Means Death.” In Season 2’s fourth episode, titled “Fun ...
In March 2006, Warfield released his ninth solo album, a 36-song double CD of Irish songs. In 2012, Warfield released an album called Bonnie Blue Flag, celebrating the Confederate Army and particularly the Irish people who fought for the Confederate States of America. [7] He now tours with his new band, Derek Warfield and The Young Wolfe Tones.