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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
Any fans here? I've been looking at some Irishy music for open mic with St. Patrick's day coming up. Started out looking with the Irish Rovers (my Mom used to play one of their albums) in mind, but found I prefer Makem and Clancy(s)'s version of Wild Rover.
I'm not sure what it is about Tommy Makem but I find him brilliant. He reminds me of several different people. Perhaps it's the "Xfactor"- I do think he's got that. In the fall I managed to strike gold- close enough - at a "Fill a bag for $5.00 sale that had extremely sparse and limited offerings for most patrons. However, I brought home a full bag which included at least 1 early Makem and Clancy Brothers vinyl record, a flower pot, a skirt, Bing Crosby sheet music souvenir for my sister, some lace, among a few other items. Anyway, the comments section on this video made me rewatch because I seem to have missed the broken string on first viewing of this one: Maybe he was unperturbed because he didn't think anyone'd notice. Here's Wild Rover: Of course, I think I'll have to add |
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foolsnobody Special user Buffalo, NY 843 Posts |
Beginning at the age of 11 (1957) I got into playing and singing "folk music" starting with Pete Seeger, then the Almanac Singers which led to Cisco Houston, Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly and rippled out from there. Josh White. All the "commies" as they were then labelled. Anyway, it was through Pete Seeger that I got into Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. I never tried to sing their material. On the 2nd clip, Wild Rover, Tommy plays a long neck open back 5 string banjo of the sort made famous by Pete Seeger. They were good friends and very possibly the banjo he plays there was one of Pete's. Thanks for the memory! I learned every song I played by playing records over and over, putting the needle in the groove to replay the parts that gave me trouble.
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
Thank you very much for a very interesting reply.
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lynnef Inner circle 1407 Posts |
I always liked "Risin' of the Moon" about the Irish Rebellion. Starts out with "Won't you tell me Sean OFarrel where the battle is to be?" Lynn
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
Thanks for posting, Lynne. Tommy inspired me to go ahead and buy a tin whistle-I got one from Ireland, no less, when my performing arts arts guitar class was offering to teach tin whistle, too.
I think I've got the hang of copy/pasting on this phone, finally. Yay! |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
Just listened to the first two on here and thought I'd bring it over. Some nice responses in the comments that sync, I think. |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
Well, open mic was last night and I played Wild Rover, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, Danny Boy, I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen, and It's a Long Way to Tipperary for Irish songs. They wanted me to play more so I did The Rose (by request), Carry Me Back to Old Virginny, and Aura Lee. I went as an Irish peasant lady for a more realistic take on the Irish theme.
Awhile back, about 12 and a half years ago, someone told me he thought I looked Irish. Growing up, focus seemed to be strongly on my Mom's heritage, which is Dutch. She moved to Canada in 1952. There's Irish for sure in my Dad's background, though. He talked more about family from France, but his great grandfather was born in Tipperary Ireland. I'm pretty sure my tin whistle came from Tipperary, too! So that was a good catch, Mike(y) G. Here's a pic my Mom took of my Dad- maybe a little Black Irish, huh? |
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innercirclewannabe Inner circle Ireland 1597 Posts |
I have been a fan for more years than I can remember. I loved (still do) the Clancy brothers and Tommy Makem. I went to see one of Liam Clancy's last ever shows, here in my home town. He was majestic. One thing that often got overlooked though was the incredible stage craft that Clancy and Tommy Makem had. I think that these two videos demonstrate that point fairly well. There is nobody in folk ( that I am aware of) that could sell the lyrics of these songs any better. BTW - Makem wrote this song, a lot of people think it was an old rebel song.I just love 'the look' that Liam gives Tommy in this performance. Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d30rpdvtiA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFCekeoSTwg
Tá sé ach cleas má dhéanann tú sé cuma mhaith ar cheann.
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foolsnobody Special user Buffalo, NY 843 Posts |
Every year a couple I know in Buffalo invites people over for St Patrick's Day supper...corned beef and cabbage, soda bread, and so on. I spent a very enjoyable evening there Saturday night.
Well, Karen Welch, the wife and also a lawyer, comes from a Black Irish family, and her late father used to host a program of Irish music in Auburn New York where she grew up. Apparently (I found out last night), he and Tommy Makem, and Liam Clancy, were close friends for many years. He arranged some early concerts for them, and visited with them in Ireland as well, where he always received a warm welcome. They may have even stayed with Karen's family as they were passing through to some coffee house gig like Café Lena or elsewhere in upstate New York or New England. |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
Thank you very much for these lovely posts.
Today I spent a little time trying to find some video of a cobbler stitching a shoe by hand. How many these days saying something is done by hand, and they're using a machine for crying out loud! Anyway, doing a little background research for The Cobbler- a very nice performance piece. Tommy and Liam (and some of his brothers, I think) each did theatre, so that explains the depth and integrity of their stage performances. Very intriguing, this: |
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innercirclewannabe Inner circle Ireland 1597 Posts |
Paddy & Tommy Clancy started off as 'jobbing actors'. Liam was an extremely well read man who had many hidden talents.
Tá sé ach cleas má dhéanann tú sé cuma mhaith ar cheann.
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
Now I am finding bunches of these! Great! I do enjoy viewing repeat performances- I think it's a wonderful way to really see the wheels turning.
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
"And me fiddle strings are new..."
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
"I'm well prepared to ramble and must go." |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
"Cut a stout blackthorn, to banish ghosts and goblins."
Wonder if I can get one by Thursday for open mic. |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
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On Apr 7, 2018, magicalaurie wrote: I'm working on this for openmic on Thursday- I've got it nearly reliably memorized. Sang it with Liam and Tommy about 10 times yesterday after writing out the lyrics. Kuuipo seemed iffy about it but I think her sister, Honiahaka likes it. 3 song set of Rambles of Spring, Rocky Road to Dublin and, I think, Sailing. Sailing is especially for Silver, who passed on last week at a young age after a chronic illness. She's Honi and Kuuipo's mother. https://magicalaurieblog.wordpress.com/2018/04/05/silvery/ |
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