Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, Columbia/Legacy has dipped into their vaults and released the complete 1963 Carnegie Hall concert by the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.The group had first come to America in 1956 and slowly built their reputation as purveyors of not only traditional Irish music, but also American folk and protest songs. An appearance on the Ed Sullivan show in 1961 was the...
It's one of my favourite songs. I first heard it nearly 40 years on an 'album' by the Clancy Bros. & Tommy Makim. It's driving me nuts to see and hear so many different versions of the lyrics. apparently Domnic Behan wrote a verse, it's very nice but I would love to know the VERY ORIGINAL LYRICS to this lovely song. Can Anyone help??
