“The Orange and the Green” or “The Biggest Mix-Up” is a humorous Irish folk song about a man whose father was a Protestant (“Orange”) and whose mother was a CatholicContinue readingThe Orange and the Green

“Daughters will you marry?” is an old Irish song from many years ago.  Father ask Daughters who will they marry. – Doctor, Lawyer, Teacher etc.  None of them   But sheContinue readingDaughters Will You Marry?

This is a slightly risqué song about an old letcher who lures a young maiden to his apartment and plies her with Madeira in order to get her into bed.Continue readingHave Some Madeira M’Dear

Don’t Give Up Till It’s Over”  is an Irish folk song – sung by   The Dubliners was an Irish folk band founded in Dublin, Ireland, in 1962.

The song “Gentle Annie” sung by Tommy Makem.  Alaska songwriter Britt Arnesen adapted the melody of “Gentle Annie” as a eulogy for the former captain of the F/V Cornelia Marie,Continue readingGentle Annie

“Foggy Dew” or “Foggy, Foggy Dew” is an English folk song with a strong presence in the South of England and the Southern United States in the nineteenth century. TheContinue readingFoggy, Foggy Dew

The song “Dirty Old Town” was written about Salford, Lancashire, England, the city where MacColl was born and brought up. It was originally composed for an interlude to cover anContinue readingDirty Old Town

Edgar Button sang ” Blow the Candle Out” in a recording made by Peter Kennedy for the BBC on 16 July 1956 at The Eel’s Foot, Thebberton, near Leiston, Suffolk.Continue readingBlow the Candle Out

“When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” is a lighthearted song in tribute to Ireland. Its lyrics were written by Chauncey Olcott and George Graff, Jr., set to music composed by ErnestContinue readingWhen Irish Eyes Are Smiling

“The Black Velvet Band”  is a traditional folk song collected from singers in Ireland, Australia, England, Canada and the United States describing how a young man is tricked and thenContinue readingThe Black Velvet Band