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<i>Songs of Ireland</i> (Brobdingnagian Bards album)

Songs of Ireland (Brobdingnagian Bards album)

2002 studio album by Brobdingnagian Bards


Songs of Ireland is an album by the Brobdingnagian Bards released on Saint Patrick's Day in 2002.[1] Unlike the band's previous albums which featured songs of various Celtic origins, this album is a compilation of almost entirely Irish songs.[2]

Quick Facts Songs of Ireland, Studio album by Brobdingnagian Bards ...

"The Unicorn Song" is a version of the poem by Shel Silverstein,[3] recorded by The Irish Rovers in 1968.[4] The Bards, however, added a final verse to the song, providing an alternate, happy ending to the tale of the extinction of unicorns.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Rocky Road to Dublin"
  2. "Rosin the Beau"
  3. "Lish Young Buy-A-Broom"
  4. "Johnny at the Door"
  5. "An Irish Lullaby"
  6. "Spancil Hill"
  7. "Finnegan's Wake"
  8. "Come Out Ye Black and Tans"
  9. "Lanigan's Ball"
  10. "Jug of Punch"
  11. "Patriot Game"
  12. "By the Rising of the Moon"
  13. "The Unicorn Song"
  14. "Satisfied"
  15. "Join the British Army"
  16. "Big Strong Man"
  17. "Danny Boy"
  18. "Paddy McCollough"
  19. "Bog Down in the Valley"

References

  1. "Songs of Ireland". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  2. "The best Irish songs for St. Patrick's Day". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  3. "The Unicorn - Shel Silverstein". www.qu-i-x.com. Archived from the original on 2004-11-11. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  4. "The Unicorn Song, by Andrew McKee - The Irish Bard". Andrew McKee - The Irish Bard. Archived from the original on 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2019-12-12.

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