Archive for July, 2011
Folk Songs
What folk songs in Northern Ireland are accepted by both Catholics and Protestants?
I’ve heard that ‘Fenian Record Player’ and ‘Auld Orange Flute’ are both loved by both communities, but what other songs are loved by both sides of the divide?
It does depend on your definition of folk songs I suppose as that can make a difference. There are many republican and loyalist songs which could be classed under the folk genre but neither would be acceptable to the other side.
Then take an artist like Mary Black who would sit under the folk genre and all her songs would be listened to by many people irrespective of their religion. The same would go for many other artists so really all comes down to what you mean by folk songs.
The Green Fields of France is a classic folk song sung by The Fureys and is about the first World War and would be very popular. The Band played Waltzin Matilda done by the Dubliners would be similar.
So hundreds of folk songs are popular depending on what is meant by folk songs.
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Alfred Folk Songs for Solo Singers Vol. 1 Book (Medium High) $9.99 |
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Mellow Candle-Swaddling Songs UK folk psych cd $17.99 |
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American Heritage Collection: Greatest American Folk Songs in the Tradition of.. $7.45 |
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FOLK SONGS OF OLD KENTUCKY – RALPH LEE SMITH MADELINE MACNEIL (PAPERBACK) NEW $18.49 |
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BARBARA DANE – TRADITION YEARS: ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN FOLK SONGS – NEW CD $8.35 |
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SEEKERS – EP – A World Of Our Own + 3 UK 1st Pressing 1965 Great Folk Pop Songs! $14.95 |
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BARBARA DANE – TRADITION YEARS: ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN FOLK SONGS – NEW CD $11.34 |
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Folk Songs and Famous Pictures – Mary Bacon Mason 1929 $7.00 |