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U2: The Fly
How can anyone celebrate Irish music without a mention of one of the World’s most commercially successful rock band’s of all time? U2 have rocked their way through the last three decades, and are still going strong. “Achtung Baby”, their seventh album happens to be one of my favorites, and became the [...]
Irish Rugby Anthem: Ireland’s Call
Six Nations Rugby. Guinness. Celtic folklore. The Riverdance. What could be more Irish? As St. Patrick’s day is rapidly approachig I thought I would nod my head towards anything Irish, and what better way to start then with Ireland’s rousing rugby anthem, “Ireland’s Call”. This song was commissioned in [...]
Aaron Neville and others: Who Dat? (1983)
In case you didn’t already know, Superbowl XLIV is this weekend. The New Orleans Saints face up to the Indianapolis Colts, a match up between this season’s most winning-est teams. In this footage taken from the long-lost 1983 archives, soul singer Aaron Neville is joined by five Saints Footballers, John Hill, Dave Waymer, [...]
Flogging Molly: Factory Girls
Flogging Molly are as Irish as a California can get, as this is where the band was formed by Irishman Dave King, who moved to L.A. in his twenties. Their musical output consists of the expected Irish drinking songs (Drunken Lullabies), fast paced sea-shanties (Salty Dog), and traditional Irish ballads such as this [...]
Handel: Messiah (For Unto us a Child is Born)
George Frideric Handel’s Messiah is an English oratorio composed in 1741 and is his most famous creation. Handel was a German-born, Italian trained and a resident of London at the time of writing Messiah (he would become a naturalized Englishman). He chose to premier Messiah in Dublin, Ireland on 13 April 1742. [...]
Mannheim Steamroller: Joy to the World
Mannheim Steamroller is a music group founded by Chip Davis, and the band is known foremost for it’s modern instrumental recordings of Christmas music. The name “Mannheim Steamroller” originates from an 18th-century German musical technique, the “Mannheim rocket” (also known as Mannheim Roller), which describes a swiftly ascending passage of music. I [...]
