Fr. McGreer wrote:Villajohn wrote:Cod Liver Oil and the Orange Juice.Hamish Imlach.Never mind the Mary Copycat Wallopers version, Hamish did it first and got banned by BBC Scotland!
Rocky Road To Dublin. Dubliners. Never mind Pogue Copycat Mahone version, Dubliners did it first
Traditional songs and tunes only survive if they are passed on to the next generation by bands that appeal to the next generation.
I'm traveling over to London to see Mary Wallopers in the Town & Country Club. I hope I'll be the oldest there and it's full of the next generation.
I couldn't agree more Colm. I'll be seeing The Mary Wallopers for the second time in Manchester on Friday. They are bringing songs that I love to a whole new generation... or two! And they are really good musicians, are very funny and have an attitude that I love.
At the Band on the Wall in December, we bumped into old people like me who we used to see at gigs in the 70's and 80's from the likes of De Danaan, The Chieftains, Sullivan's Private Stock, The Dubliners, Clanadd, etc. Not to mention lots of fans of The Pogues. We also saw kids we know who are in their late teens - early twenties who have found their Irish roots through the Wallopers.
They are absolutely fucking brilliant. You should've come to Manchester, I can guarantee you wouldn't have been the oldest present!
Oh. And.
I Hear It Through The Grapevine - Ella Fitzgerald.
The Wallopers had a good few tunes I hadn't seen them do before. A bloody great night out.
