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The narrator sees a beautiful young woman walking with a soldier, often a grenadier. They walk on together to the side of a stream, and sit down to hear the nightingale sing. The grenadier puts his arm around the young woman's waist and takes a fiddle out of his knapsack. He plays the young woman a tune, and she remarks on the nightingale's song:
The Patriot Game" has been recorded by numerous artists, including The Kingston Trio, The Bluebells, The Dubliners, The Wolfe Tones, Schooner Fare, and The Clancy Brothers. It also appears on the Judy Collins LP record Whales and Nightingales. In December 1965 it was performed on Granada Television’s “Opportunity Knocks” by the folk group ...
Love Is Pleasing – The Dubliners, Luke Kelly; The Mason's Apron; The Holy Ground; The Nightingale – The Dubliners, Luke Kelly; Medley: The Donegal Reel/The Longford Collector; Finnegans Wake; Disc: 2. Within A Mile Of Dublin; Peggy Lettermore; My Love Is In America; I'll Tell My Ma; The High Reel; Medley: Sunshine Hornpipe/Mountain Road ...
This spirited Dubliners' song is guaranteed to have you arm-in-arm with your pals, clinking cups and singing along to this old rebel song that was once considered Ireland's unofficial national anthem.
Recorded by The Dubliners and Frank Harte. "McAlpine's Fusiliers" – song of the gangs of London navvies, written by Dominic Behan, made famous by The Dubliners. [1] "Molly Malone" – anthem of Dublin (dates from the 19th century). [54] "Paddy on the Railway" – a compilation of verses of Irish work songs sung in England and the USA. [1]
Luke Kelly (17 November 1940 – 30 January 1984) was an Irish singer, folk musician and actor from Dublin, Ireland.Born into a working-class household in Dublin city, Kelly moved to England in his late teens and by his early 20s had become involved in the folk music revival there.
Hundreds of Dubliners had earlier lined the streets singing the same festive classic before MacGowan's horse-drawn hearse headed for the small southern town of Nenagh, the home of the singer's ...
They used to sing songs between acts. Before joining the Dubliners full-time, Kelly had spent some time playing at English folk clubs such as the Jug o'Punch in Birmingham, run by the folk singer Ian Campbell. The group played at the Edinburgh Festival in 1963 and that led to them being featured on a BBC programme called Hootenanny.