Jeff Beck – Women Of Ireland

Jeff Beck is a blues legend and for a very good reason, he can fecking play. In this video we can hear him perform a rendition of the Irish folk ballad, Women Of Ireland, in Madison Square Garden, NYC in 2013. It’s instrumental only on this one. The song Women of Ireland or “Mná na hÉireann” is […]

Planxty- The Bonny Light Horseman

Planxty were one of the greatest folk groups ever to have emerged from Ireland. This song tells of the death of a young soldier who was fighting in a foreign war. His lover laments his passing. Perhaps there is going to be a lot more of such lamenting if the warmongers of the West and […]

Irish Folk Singer – Paul Brady – Arthur McBride

This wonderful anti-war song, covered by Bob Dylan among others, tells of two young men, one of whom was Arthur McBride, who encounter a British recruiting Sergeant and his drummer boy in Napoleonic times in Ireland. The two Irishmen dispute the proposed merits of joining the British army only to be sent to the continent […]

The Streets Of New York – Ryan McMullan And The Wolfe Tones

Here are two versions of the famous Irish folk song that tells of a young emigrant who leaves his native land to seek a better life in New York. The lyrics pay homage to the strong relationship between the Irish and the New York Police Department. As is the case with many emigres, it is […]

Irish Rebel Song – Some Say The Devil Is Dead

This folk classic is here performed by The Kilkennys (I wonder where they’re from?). They are accompanied by set dancers wearing ‘heavy shoes’ who provide a wonderful percussion for a time. – If you care, please give it a share –

Dublin In The Rare Old Times – Luke Kelly Version

This haunting and poignant song laments the changes that have taken place in Ireland’s capital city. Here it is performed by one of the greatest singers to have ever breathed the air of Ireland. Get yourself a tissue before listening to this you soppy so and so’s as you’ll need one. This song will getya […]

Irish Folk Music -Planxty – The Blacksmith

This old track is performed by one of the foremost Irish folk and trad music groups. Planxty were in the vanguard of resurrecting an appreciation for folk music in Ireland. They sound as good today as they ever did. Listen for the pipes. – If you care, give it a share –

Little Musgrave – English Folk Ballad – Nic Jones/Planxty/Doc Watson

This fine old ballad is very popular in Ireland, but is better known from the renditions by Christy Moore and Planxty. Rebel Voice kinda likes this Nic Jones version as Little Musgrave is originally an English song. The Planxty version is also included for comparison, as is a surprise inclusion from the US which is well […]

Frances Black – Irish Folk – Legal Illegal

This is a great protest song performed famously by the impressive Frances Black. It highlights the hypocrisy that exists in officialdom regarding what is and isn’t acceptable. This author had the pleasure, just a few short years ago, of attending a talk on women in Irish society when Frances was on the panel. She spoke […]