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Fiddler's Green is the title of a 1950 novel by Ernest K. Gann, about a fugitive criminal who works as a seaman after stowing away. [ 7 ] The author Richard McKenna wrote a story, first published in 1967, titled "Fiddler's Green,” in which he considers the power of the mind to create a reality of its own choosing, especially when a number of ...
15 Years On is the eleventh studio album by the Irish folk band The Dubliners. This album was created to celebrate the band's 15th anniversary from the day they started music together. The album was released on the Chyme label in 1977. The album features 24 tracks on two records (nine of which were previously unreleased).
Fiddler's Green is a German band that plays Irish folk rock. Formed in 1990, their first concert under the name of Fiddler's Green was at the Newcomer-Festival in Erlangen in November 1990. Their debut album entitled "Fiddler's Green" was released in 1992 and featured both live and studio tracks, some traditional and some original material.
Off To Dublin In The Green; Banks Of The Roses; The Patriot Game; The Old Orange Flute; Hot Asphalt; McAlpine's Fusiliers; Roddy MacCorley; 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 ...
"Fiddler's Green", a song written in 1966 by English songwriter John Conolly. Famous versions include those by Tim Hart and Maddy Prior, The Dubliners, The Irish Rovers, Schooner Fare, and Bounding Main; Fiddler's Green, an album by Tim O'Brien; Fiddler's Green (band), a German band playing Irish independent speedfolk music
Springsteen changed the traditional lyrics slightly. In the original song, Mrs. McGrath would rather have her "son as he used to be than the King of France and his whole navy." In Springsteen's version, this is changed to "King of America." Fiddler's Green recorded the song with slightly different lyrics for their 2009 album Sports Day at Killaloe.
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 .
The Young Dubliners (sometimes shortened to the Young Dubs or just The Dubs) is an Irish-American rock band formed in Santa Monica, California in 1988. Lead singer and rhythm guitarist Keith Roberts has remained the only constant member of the band.