Click here to hear the full CD. See below for individual tracks:
The picture shows the Invincibles outside Árus an Uachtaráin (the Presidential Residence) in the Phoenix Park. From left: John Fallon, Mick Brophy, Sean (Sam) Brophy, Pat O'Neill, Krunchie Killeen. The CD was recorded in 2008.
The original "Invincibles" were a radical republican splinter group active in Dublin in the 1880s. On May 6, 1882, they Assassinated Thomas Henry Burke, Permanent Under-Secretary at the Irish Office, and Lord Frederick Cavendish, Chief Secretary for Ireland, in the Phoenix Park. Carey and Skin-the-goat, mentioned in the song "Monto" made famous by Luke Kelly, were members of the group, but, under questioning, Carey ratted on his accomplices. He was shot while emigrating to South Africa under police protection, an event referred to in that song:
When Carey told on Skin-the-goat,
O'Donnell shot him on the boat;
He wished he'd never been afloat,
The dirty skite.
It wasn't very sensible
To tell on the Invincibles;
They stuck up for their principles,
Day and Night,
By going up to Monto,
Monto, Monto;
By going up to Monto,
Langaroo
- - to you.
1. Croke Park Set
2. Hornpipes
The Galway Hornpipe, The Derry Hornpipe, Harvest Home
3. Irish Waltzes
Where the Three Counties Meet, Old Ballymoe, My Eileen is Waiting for Me, Love is Teasing4. Jigs
The Lilting Fisherman, The Rambling Pitchfork, The Frost is All Over
5. Sam's Waltzes
The Maguire & Patterson Waltz, The Kentucky Waltz, Irene Good Night
6. Quicksteps
Roaming in the Gloaming, I Love a Lassie, Wooden Heart
7. Song
Blue Eyes Shining in the Rain
8. Mazurkas
Vincent Campbell's, John Doherty's
9. Shoe the Donkey
Shoe the Donkey, The Rose of Aranmore, The Stone outside Dan Murphy's door
10. Irish Polkas
Kerry No. 1, Kerry No. 2, The Rattling Bog
11. Reels
The Girl I Left Behind, The Larusse, The Rose Tree
12. Scottish Waltzes
Pat's Waltz, Westering Home, The Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen
13. Barn Dance
Marie's Wedding, The Purple Heather, Scotland the Brave
14. Scottish Polkas
The Royal Scots Polka, The Bluebell Polka
15. International Waltzes
The Oslo Waltz, Carry Me Back to Old Virginia, The Bridges of Paris
16. Military Two-Step
If You're Irish, The Westmeath Bachelor, MacNamara's Band
No comments:
Post a Comment