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Alwen Dam in North Wales is only a few miles from where the song's protagonists landed, and was built by Sir Robert McAlpine's company The song mentions the Isle of Grain. This is the power station there. McAlpine's Fusiliers is an Irish ballad set to a traditional air, popularised in the early 1960s by Dominic Behan. [1] [2]
The song is also sung in the first episode of the BBC series Days of Hope, written by Jim Allen and directed by Ken Loach. An Irish barmaid is forced to sing after being sexually harassed by British soldiers and impresses them with her song. A version of the song (Down by the Glenside) appears on Brigid Mae Power's 2023 album Dream from the ...
The song (also sometimes known as Down the Glen) has been performed and recorded by many Irish traditional groups, including The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, The Dubliners, The Chieftains, Shane MacGowan and The Wolfe Tones among others. The verse that begins "Oh the night fell black and the rifles' crack" is almost always omitted in ...
"The Famous Faha Sports" - song about a local sports day, written by Miko Guthrie with extra verses added by Breandán Higgins of Lahinch. Recorded by Shaskeen and Sean O'Sé with The Turloughmore Céilí Band [5] "The Five Pilots Of Kilbaha" - about the village of Kilbaha. [2] "Farewell To Lissycasey" - about the village of Lissycasey. [2]
This is a list of songs about County Tipperary, Ireland. “Any Tipperary town” -written by Pat Ely, recorded by many artists including Daniel O'Donnell. “Brennan on the Moor” - 19th Century ballad. "Cill Chais" - a lament related to the family at Kilcash Castle. [1] "The Bansha Peeler" [1]
The songs are listed in the index by accession number, rather than (for example) by subject matter or in order of importance. Some well-known songs have low Roud numbers (for example, many of the Child Ballads), but others have high ones. Some of the songs were also included in the collection Jacobite Reliques by Scottish poet and novelist ...
Writing in the Irish Examiner, Simon Price noted "the shift from live concerts to online streaming brought about by the pandemic has given audiences and artists an opportunity to enjoy high-quality original Irish music presented from national parks, stately homes, art galleries, iconic landmarks and other venues not ordinarily open to public ...
It was released as a single by Jim McCann and reached number 2 in the Irish charts, staying in the charts for 33 weeks from 1 April 1986. [4] [5] Jim McCann described it as: A good new song about an old subject. [1] Former politician Donie Cassidy, who owns the rights to the song, has said: It's a beautiful love song.