Rebel Music

[Mick Molloy]

Do the Tones still play?

I saw them last November and they totally fucked up Rifles of the IRA

[Heather]

Do the Tones still play?

I saw them last November and they totally fucked up Rifles of the IRA

Although I like them, I saw them a few years ago and didn't think they were as good as they used to be.

[Fionn MacCool]

TBH I don't think they're very good. Songwriters, yes. Singers, no.

I'm yet to hear a rebel song that's been done better than Gary Óg tbh - well amybe a couple of Christy songs but apart from that he seems to do the best versions by a mile.

[Shant on]

If I could do one of them linky things I'd be laughing, but as I'm a complete Luddite here's your current chance to see them (known in some circles as the Continuity Wolfetones).

Fri 20/10/06 Scanlons, Brum
Sat 21/10/06 Barrowlands, Glasgow
Sun 22/10/06 Friary Dundee
Mon 23/10/06 Fort William
Tues 24/10/06 Coatbridge
Weds 25/10/06 Maguires, Leeds
Tues 31/10/06 The Castle, Finchley Road, London
Weds 01/11/06 Anglesey
Thus 02/11/06 GAA Club, Ruislip
Fri 03/11/06 English Martyrs Club, Derby
Sat 04/11/06 Norbury Hotel, Sth London
Sun 05/11/06 Lord Nelson, Holloway Rd, Nth London
Tues 07/11/06 hennessys, Kingsbury, London
Weds 08/11/06 Maguires, Ilford, Essex

Norbury not far from you is it TOSCS or Miss Walshy ?

[IrishJim]

Black 47-Fire of Freedom and James Connolly

Marchin' down O'Connell Street with the Starry Plough
on high, There goes the Citizen Army with their fists
raised in the sky , Leading them is a mighty man with a mad
rage in his eye , "My name is James Connolly - I didn't, come here to die
But to fight for the rights of the, working man
And the small farmer too, Protect the proletariat from the bosses and their screws, So hold on to your rifles, boys, and don't give up your dream
Of a Republic for the workin' class economic liberty

I am sorry, I absolutely love Black 47, and if it were not for them I would probably not have come to listen to real Irish music as early as I did, but I cringe every time I hear the beginning of this song. Most people know that it wasn't named O'Connell Street until 1924... but I guess Sackville Street doesn't have enough syllables to keep the meter of the song.

[philipchevron]

Black 47-Fire of Freedom and James Connolly

Marchin' down O'Connell Street with the Starry Plough
on high, There goes the Citizen Army with their fists
raised in the sky , Leading them is a mighty man with a mad
rage in his eye , "My name is James Connolly - I didn't, come here to die
But to fight for the rights of the, working man
And the small farmer too, Protect the proletariat from the bosses and their screws, So hold on to your rifles, boys, and don't give up your dream
Of a Republic for the workin' class economic liberty

I am sorry, I absolutely love Black 47, and if it were not for them I would probably not have come to listen to real Irish music as early as I did, but I cringe every time I hear the beginning of this song. Most people know that it wasn't named O'Connell Street until 1924... but I guess Sackville Street doesn't have enough syllables to keep the meter of the song.

If it's a Larry Kirwan song, I'm guessing he meant it to be O'Connell Street. Even in Wexford, they knew the GPO was in Sackville Street. In any event, if scansion was the problem "old Sackville Street" would've worked just as well. The rest of the lyric leaves something to be desired however.

[IrishJim]

Black 47-Fire of Freedom and James Connolly

Marchin' down O'Connell Street with the Starry Plough
on high, There goes the Citizen Army with their fists
raised in the sky , Leading them is a mighty man with a mad
rage in his eye , "My name is James Connolly - I didn't, come here to die
But to fight for the rights of the, working man
And the small farmer too, Protect the proletariat from the bosses and their screws, So hold on to your rifles, boys, and don't give up your dream
Of a Republic for the workin' class economic liberty

I am sorry, I absolutely love Black 47, and if it were not for them I would probably not have come to listen to real Irish music as early as I did, but I cringe every time I hear the beginning of this song. Most people know that it wasn't named O'Connell Street until 1924... but I guess Sackville Street doesn't have enough syllables to keep the meter of the song.

If it's a Larry Kirwan song, I'm guessing he meant it to be O'Connell Street. Even in Wexford, they knew the GPO was in Sackville Street. In any event, if scansion was the problem "old Sackville Street" would've worked just as well. The rest of the lyric leaves something to be desired however.

Cheers, Philip! As I said before, Black 47 was mostly my "gateway drug" to real Irish music, and then, by extension, the music of the Pogues and many others... But looking back on a lot of the lyrics, I have to agree with you.

[bangon the john]

Everyone in Ireland loves the wolfetones so much they have been elected for the new stamps

[Fionn MacCool]

How are we?

Not sure if we have (m)any fans of Irish rebel music here, and indeed if anyone has any issues with it I'd ask you not to raise them right now! But for those who do take an interest, please keep tabs on www.LetThePeopleSing.net which was just launched recently and should be a nice little project if everyone contributes to it.

That is all...

[Fionn MacCool]

Black 47-Fire of Freedom and James Connolly

Marchin' down O'Connell Street with the Starry Plough
on high, There goes the Citizen Army with their fists
raised in the sky , Leading them is a mighty man with a mad
rage in his eye , "My name is James Connolly - I didn't, come here to die
But to fight for the rights of the, working man
And the small farmer too, Protect the proletariat from the bosses and their screws, So hold on to your rifles, boys, and don't give up your dream
Of a Republic for the workin' class economic liberty

I am sorry, I absolutely love Black 47, and if it were not for them I would probably not have come to listen to real Irish music as early as I did, but I cringe every time I hear the beginning of this song. Most people know that it wasn't named O'Connell Street until 1924... but I guess Sackville Street doesn't have enough syllables to keep the meter of the song.

If it's a Larry Kirwan song, I'm guessing he meant it to be O'Connell Street. Even in Wexford, they knew the GPO was in Sackville Street. In any event, if scansion was the problem "old Sackville Street" would've worked just as well. The rest of the lyric leaves something to be desired however.

Cheers, Philip! As I said before, Black 47 was mostly my "gateway drug" to real Irish music, and then, by extension, the music of the Pogues and many others... But looking back on a lot of the lyrics, I have to agree with you.

Thought it would be worth mentioning that other bands who have performed this song (I think the Blarney Pilgrims do a version, as do The Wakes) tend to say 'Sackville St'

[PistolPaddyGarcia]

someone knows this band? I found it randomly on youtube?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqfZbyBOpP8