what trad songs would you like to hear

**Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:21 pm**

I'm gonna say either "Alison," "Watching the Detectives," or maybe "Everyday I Write the Book."

**Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:50 pm**

Like to hear them do a version of 'The Rising of the Moon' and 'The Parting Glass'.

**Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:22 am**

galbally1916 wrote:Like to hear them do a version of 'The Rising of the Moon' and 'The Parting Glass'.

Um..

**Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:46 am**

TOSCS wrote:
galbally1916 wrote:Like to hear them do a version of 'The Rising of the Moon' and 'The Parting Glass'.

Um..

Just listened to them, looks like someone´s not done their homework :wink:

**Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:42 am**

mats wrote:
TOSCS wrote:
galbally1916 wrote:Like to hear them do a version of 'The Rising of the Moon' and 'The Parting Glass'.

Um..

Just listened to them, looks like someone´s not done their homework

Yeah two great songs Shane could put his own stamp on and the band would give an edgier sound to. They dont come more traditional than these two. Thanks

**Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:15 pm**

galbally1916 wrote:
mats wrote:
TOSCS wrote:
galbally1916 wrote:Like to hear them do a version of 'The Rising of the Moon' and 'The Parting Glass'.

Um..

Just listened to them, looks like someone´s not done their homework

Yeah two great songs Shane could put his own stamp on and the band would give an edgier sound to. They dont come more traditional than these two. Thanks

The Parting Glass (1985 studio recording) is on the remastered/expanded Rum Sodomy and The Lash and The Parting Glass/Lord Santry's Fairest Daughter (live at Brixton 2001) is on the Straight In The Eye box set.

**Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:15 am**

Am I imagining that the Pogues ever recorded, "Fields Of Athenry"?

If I were to pick a non trad tune, I'd like to hear an attempt of Theatre Of Hate's 'Westworld', in the style of Wildcats or maybe something by Woody Guthrie.

**Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:43 am**

Jon wrote:Am I imagining that the Pogues ever recorded, "Fields Of Athenry"?

If I were to pick a non trad tune, I'd like to hear an attempt of Theatre Of Hate's 'Westworld', in the style of Wildcats or maybe something by Woody Guthrie.

Whatever imagining you may have had of The Pogues doing "The Fields", please put it from your mind, I beseech you. It will not be happening in this space-time continuum. However, we do hear tell that Pete St John has a new song he wants us to hear..............

**Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:01 pm**

philipchevron wrote:Whatever imagining you may have had of The Pogues doing "The Fields", please put it from your mind, I beseech you.

I used to be a singer in a band and we regularly got requests to play 'The Fields'. I used to just refuse point-blank to sing it. It's a truly awful song.

**Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:07 am**

That would be a 'We Didn't Do It', then Philip?

The Dropkick Murphys manage to do the song justice, they have quite a tidy range of covers/ trad arrs under their belt.

However before I heard the DKM's version I had the misfortune to stumble on an Aussie Irish Band - The Tullamore Tree (there are 3 of them in the band) whose version of FOA was so bad (as were their other tunes) I almost considered becoming a Goth again :shock:

**Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:28 am**

'Fields' is a great song! As a London Irish rugby supporter I'll defend it to the end.

**Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:48 pm**

MOONSHINER

**Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:58 am**

If they haven't done it, and I don't think they have "Grace" would be awesome. I can't imagine anyone singing it better than Shane.

**Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:22 pm**

bhanlon5 wrote:If they haven't done it, and I don't think they have "Grace" would be awesome. I can't imagine anyone singing it better than Shane.

I'm not at all sure "Grace" is trad. Isn't it a contemporary song about Grace Plunkett, née Gifford, who married the poet and 1916 leader Joseph Mary Plunkett at Kilmainham Gaol the night before his execution?

http://www.youtube.com/user/Funkfuzzi1 · **Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:04 am**

the song is beautiful...

found this...

"...a popular Republican song, "Grace", written by Frank and Sean O'Meara in 1985."

http://irishcomics.pbwiki.com/Grace-Gifford

cheers,
robin

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