Fiddler’s Green is an after-life where there is perpetual mirth, a fiddle that never stops playing, and dancers who never tire. In 19th-century English maritime folklore, it was a kind of after-life for sailors who had served at least fifty years at sea. The legend of Fiddler’s Green has been aptly summarized in a brief poem Halfway down the trail to hell, In a shady meadow green, Are the souls of many departed Redlegs camped near a good old-time canteen. And this eternal resting place is known as Fiddler’s Green
Songs with Banjo from Harold Hagler
