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Older But No Wiser
''Older But No Wiser'' is a 1995 album by the Irish folk group, The Clancy Brothers and Robbie O'Connell. This was the Clancy Brothers' final album, released almost four decades after the group's first album, '' The Rising of the Moon''. It was also their third album for Vanguard Records. The songs on ''Older But No Wiser'' are notable for their thicker musical accompaniment than was typical of Clancy recordings, as well their first use of female back-up singers. This was the only album that Paddy Clancy, Bobby Clancy, Liam Clancy, and their nephew, Robbie O'Connell, recorded together. For all previous Clancy Brothers recordings, the group had different line-ups. Background and music The inspiration for this album came from the Clancy Brothers' performance at Bob Dylan's 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration, where the group performed, "When the Ship Comes In". Except for this live number, which they re-recorded in a studio, the Clancy Brothers had never before recorded any of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clancy Brothers And Robbie O'Connell
The Clancy Brothers were an influential Irish folk music group that developed initially as a part of the American folk music revival The American folk music revival began during the 1940s and peaked in popularity in the mid-1960s. Its roots went earlier, and performers like Josh White, Burl Ives, Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Big Bill Broonzy, Billie Holiday, Richard Dyer-Benn .... Most popular during the 1960s, they were famed for their Aran jumper sweaters and are widely credited with popularising folk music of Ireland, Irish traditional music in the United States and revitalising it in Ireland, contributing to an Irish folk boom with groups like the Dubliners and the Wolfe Tones. The Clancy Brothers, Patrick Clancy, Patrick Clancy, Tom Clancy (singer), Tom Clancy, and Liam Clancy, are known best for their work with Tommy Makem, recording almost two dozen albums together as The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. Makem left in 1969, the first of many changes in the group's me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brennan On The Moor
William "Willy" Brennan (also known as John) was an Irish Highwayman caught and hanged in Cork in either 1804Norman Cazden, Norman Studer, ''Folk songs of the Catskills'', State Univ of New York Press, 1983, pg 414 1809 or 1812, whose story was immortalised in the ballad "Brennan on the Moor". According to ''The Reminiscences of a Light Dragoon'' published in 1840, Brennan was hanged at Caher as witnessed by the author. Whilst no date is mentioned for the hanging, the author arrived in Ireland in 1808 or shortly afterwards, making an 1809 or later date for Brennan's demise more realistic. The reminiscences describe some of Brennan's exploits, his character, his partner-in-crime and ultimately his capture, trial and hanging. "Brennan on the Moor" The earliest version of the ballad dates to the middle 19th century, either the 1830s Steve Roud & Julia Bishop, eds. ''The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs'' Penguin Classics, 2002 p.496 or to 1859, and various versions of the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norbert Schultze
Norbert Arnold Wilhelm Richard Schultze (26 January 1911 in Brunswick – 14 October 2002 in Bad Tölz) was a prolific German composer of film music and a member of the NSDAP and of Joseph Goebbels' staff during World War II. He is best remembered for having written the melody of the World War II classic "Lili Marleen", originally a poem from the 1915 book ''Die kleine Hafenorgel'' by Hans Leip. Other works were the operas ''Schwarzer Peter'' and ''Das kalte Herz'', the musical ''Käpt'n Bye-Bye'', from which comes the evergreen "Nimm' mich mit, Kapitän, auf die Reise" ("Take me travelling, Captain"), as well as numerous films, such as ' (1955). Pseudonyms used by Schultze include ''Frank Norbert'', ''Peter Kornfeld'', and ''Henri Iversen''. Life Schultze took the Abitur in Brunswick and went on to study piano, conducting, composing and theatre science in Cologne and Munich. He went to the Bavarian capital in the 1930s as a composer and worked under the name Frank Norbert a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991
''The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3'' is a box set by Bob Dylan issued on Columbia Records. It is the first installment in Dylan's Bootleg Series, comprising material spanning the first three decades of his career, from 1961 to 1989. It has been certified with a gold record by the RIAA as of August 1997, and peaked at on the ''Billboard'' 200 and in the UK. Background Dylan has been subject to bootleg recordings throughout his career; the first bootleg of the rock era, ''Great White Wonder'', consisted of pirate recordings drawn from various sources. With the approach of Dylan's 30-year mark in the record industry, Columbia Records initiated the proper release of material that had circulated regularly on Dylan bootlegs, starting with this box set in 1991 to satisfy demand for Dylan's unissued material. Content ''The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3'' contains rarities and unreleased works from the sessions for 1962's eponymous debut ''Bob Dylan'' to 1989's ''Oh Mercy''. Of the 58 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing Out!
''Sing Out!'' was a quarterly journal of folk music and folk songs that was published from May 1950 through spring 2014. It was originally based in New York City, with a national circulation of approximately 10,000 by 1960. Background ''Sing Out!'' was the primary publication of the tax exempt, not-for-profit, educational corporation of the same name. According to the organization's website, "''Sing Out!s mission is to preserve and support the cultural diversity and heritage of all traditional and contemporary folk musics, and to encourage making folk music a part of our everyday lives." Irwin Silber was an important co-founder along with Pete Seeger, and was the magazine's long-time editor from 1951 to 1967.Ronald D. Cohen, ''Rainbow Quest: The Folk Music Revival & American Society, 1940-1970'' (Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2002), pp. 74-75 and 264-268. Its final editor and executive director, since 1983, was Mark D. Moss. The editors applied a very broad definitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirty Linen (magazine)
''Dirty Linen'' was a bi-monthly magazine of folk and world music based in Baltimore, Maryland. The magazine ceased publication in the spring of 2010. The magazine offered extensive reviews of folk music recordings, videos, books, and concerts as well as in depth profiles of musical artists and venues. They also maintained a schedule of concerts and festivals of folk music performances in North America in their "gig guide" which was available within the magazine or through their web site. Other features included, "The Horse Trader" classified ads, and a "Wireless" discussion of whats on the air waves. History ''Dirty Linen'' originated in 1983 as a publication titled ''Fairport Fanatics'', a fan magazine for the British band Fairport Convention created by T.J. McGrath of Fairfield, Connecticut. In 1987 Paul Hartman took over as editor and publisher, renamed the magazine ''Dirty Linen.'' "Dirty Linen" was the title of a traditional tune, arranged as an instrumental by Dave Swarbri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clancy Brothers' Greatest Hits
''The Clancy Brothers' Greatest Hits'' is an original studio album of some of The Clancy Brothers' most popular hits re-recorded with Louis Killen. The Clancys had performed each of these songs previously with different arrangements with their former partner Tommy Makem in the 1960s. This was the group's first of three albums for Vanguard Records, their last album with Killen, and the final album they would release for almost a decade. The recording was initially released as a double album. A backing musician on a few of the tracks is Don McLean, best known for his song " American Pie". In 2000, Vanguard re-released the album on a CD entitled ''The Best of the Vanguard Years''. In addition to including the entirety of the ''Greatest Hits'' album, the CD included four previously unreleased tracks from the Clancy Brothers' follow-up album ''Live!'' (1982). Track listing #"Maid of Fife" – 2:19 #"Jug of Punch" – 2:55 #" Gallant Forty-Twa" – 2:15 #" Whistling Gypsy" – 3:11 #" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Waterford
County Waterford ( ga, Contae Phort Láirge) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is part of the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region. It is named after the city of Waterford. Waterford City and County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority for the county. The population of the county at large, including the city, was 116,176 according to the 2016 census. The county is based on the historic Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic territory of the ''Déisi, Déise''. There is an Gaeltacht, Irish-speaking area, Gaeltacht na nDéise, in the south-west of the county. Geography and subdivisions County Waterford has two mountain ranges, the Knockmealdown Mountains and the Comeragh Mountains. The highest point in the county is Knockmealdown, at . It also has many rivers, including Ireland's third-longest river, the River Suir (); and Ireland's fourth-longest river, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Corries
The Corries were a Scottish folk group that emerged from the Scottish folk revival of the early 1960s. The group was a trio from their formation until 1966 when founder Bill Smith left the band but Roy Williamson and Ronnie Browne continued as a duo until Williamson's death in 1990. They are particularly known for the song "Flower of Scotland", written by Williamson, which has become an unofficial national anthem of Scotland. History Early years In the early 1960s, Bill Smith (born in 1936 in Edinburgh), Ron Cruikshank and Andy Turner had formed a trio called The Corrie Voices. The trio was named after Smith's daughter, Corrie Smith, but because a corrie is a deep bowl in a mountain, the name was particularly appropriate as it evokes imagery of the Scottish landscape. After Turner dropped out in 1962, Roy Williamson teamed up with Smith and Cruikshank to form the Corrie Folk Trio. Their first performance was in the Waverley Bar in St Mary's Street, Edinburgh. After a few we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Williamson
Roy Murdoch Buchanan Williamson (25 June 1936 – 12 August 1990) was a Scottish people, Scottish songwriter and folk musician, most notably with The Corries. Williamson is best known for writing "Flower of Scotland", which has become the de facto national anthem of Scotland used at international sporting events. Early life Roy Williamson's father, Archibald Moir Macrae Williamson, was an advocate (a lawyer); his mother, Agnes Ethel Cumming Buchanan Williamson, was a talented pianist who frequently took her two sons, Robert and Roy, to musical events. As a schoolboy, Williamson learned to play the recorder (musical instrument), recorder by ear, pretending to read music. A teacher found out and banned him from music lessons. He went to Wester Elchies School, then Aberlour House and Gordonstoun in Moray. He taught seamanship and navigation at Burghead before going to Edinburgh College of Art. It was there in 1955 that he met Ronnie Browne, with whom he would team up in The Corrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flower Of Scotland
"Flower of Scotland" is a Scottish song, frequently performed at special occasions and sporting events as an unofficial national anthem of Scotland. The song was composed in the mid-1960s by Roy Williamson of the folk group the Corries. It was first heard publicly in a 1967 BBC television series. The words refer to the victory of the Scots, led by Robert I, over Edward II of England at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. Although there is no official national anthem of Scotland, "Flower of Scotland" is one of a number of songs which are used, along with the older " Scotland the Brave". The song was composed and is sung in English, with one Scots word ("Tae" for "To"). It has been translated into Scots. Popular use The song has been used as an anthem by the Scotland rugby union team, ever since the winger, Billy Steele, encouraged his team-mates to sing it on the British Lions tour of South Africa in 1974. The song was adopted as the pre-game anthem for the 1990 Five Nations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boys Of Wexford
"The Boys of Wexford" (also known as ''The Flight of the Earls'') is an Irish ballad commemorating the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and, more specifically, the Wexford Rebellion. The aim of rebellion was to remove English control from Irish affairs and it resulted in the 1801 Act of Union. History The ballad was lyrics were composed by Robert Dwyer Joyce and music by Arthur Warren Darley, who also composed other Wexford ballads, " Boolavogue" and "Kelly the Boy from Killanne". On the Isle of Man, the tune is known as ''Yn Speigh Er My Gealin'' (The Pick On My Shoulder). Popular Culture In James Joyce's novel ''Ulysses,'' in the Circe episode, a navvy shouts, "We are the boys. Of Wexford." JFK On the second day of President John F Kennedy's four-day trip to Ireland in June 1963, school children sang ''The Boys of Wexford'' and ''Kelly the Boy from Killanne'' for the President. When asked if he'd like another song, Kennedy replied, "Another verse of ''The Boys of Wexford'' would be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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