"Mick McGuire" is a traditional
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
folk song
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about courtship. It tells the story of a young man who
courts
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a woman named Kate or Katie.
He is initially well received by her mother because he
owns a farm, and he is given a seat of honor in the house. He loses favor with Kate's mother after their
wedding
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due to his drinking and his wasteful spending of her
inheritance
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, and therefore he loses his comfortable spot at their fire.
Recordings
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The Clancy Brothers
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on their 1959 album ''
Come Fill Your Glass with Us
''Come Fill Your Glass with Us: Irish Songs of Drinking & Blackguarding'' is a collection of traditional Irish drinking songs that first brought The Clancy Brothers and their frequent collaborator Tommy Makem to prominence. It was their second a ...
''.
*
Robin Hall
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and
Jimmie Macgregor
Jimmie Macgregor (born 10 March 1930) is a Scottish folksinger and broadcaster, best known as half of a singing duo with Robin Hall.
Biography
Jimmie Macgregor was born in Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland, and grew up in a tenement and then a ...
on their 1962 album ''Tonight and Every Night''.
*
The Irish Rovers
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on their 1966 debut album ''
The First of the Irish Rovers
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Track listing ...
''.
*
Four to the Bar
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Band history
The Early Days: 1991–1992
Four to the Bar was formed in the working-class/immigrant Irish community of Woodsi ...
on their 1994 live album ''
Craic on the Road
''Craic on the Road: Live at Sam Maguire's'' was the first full-length album by Four to the Bar, released in 1994.
Track listing
#I'll Tell Me Ma (Traditional)
#Waxie's Dargle/The Rare Old Mountain Dew (Traditional)
# My Love's in Germany (Tra ...
''.
*
Orthodox Celts
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on their 1997 album ''
The Celts Strike Again
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''The Celts Strike Again'' was the band's first album to feature their own songs – besides covers of traditional I ...
''.
Arrangements
"Mick McGuire" was arranged for TTBB choir by
Eric M. Pazdziora and published by Alliance Music Publications
Melody
The melody used is very popular and is also used for "
The Hot Asphalt" as sung by
The Dubliners
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, and a new song by
The High Kings
The High Kings is an Irish folk group formed in Dublin in 2008. The band consists of Finbarr Clancy, Brian Dunphy, Darren Holden, and Paul O'Brien. As of 2020, the group had released five studio albums, four live albums, and two live DVDs, an ...
called "
Irish Pub
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". Matt McGinn used the melody for 'The Big Glasgow Polis' from his album ''The Two Heided Man'', in 1972.
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