FReeper Canteen - Tunes For Our Troops - 22 March 2014

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOh7y8OL1Mc

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On Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore
~ Ortolan ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome Troops, Veterans, Families, and Allies!
Music posted for your enjoyment. Thank you for serving our country.

Thanks, unique, for the Troops.

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Yellow Jackets ~ Huskin' Bee

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"Whiskey in the Jar" is a famous Irish traditional song, set in the southern mountains of Ireland, with specific mention of counties Cork and Kerry, as well as Fenit, a village in County Kerry. The song is about a Rapparee (Highwayman), who is betrayed by his wife or lover, and is one of the most widely performed traditional Irish songs. It has been recorded by numerous professional artists since the 1950s.

The song first gained modern wide exposure when the Irish folk band The Dubliners performed it internationally as a signature song, and recorded it on three albums in the 1960s. Building on their success, the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy hit the Irish and British pop charts with the song in the early 1970s. "Whiskey In The Jar" (sometimes recorded as "Kilgary Mountain") become a folk and rock classic covered by artists as diverse as The Pogues, Seamus Ennis, Burl Ives, The Highwaymen, The Brothers Four, The Limeliters, Robert De Cormier, The Seekers, Peter, Paul & Mary (as "Gilgarra Mountain"), Fuskefeurat, Darby O'Gill, Metallica, The Poxy Boggards, Blaggards, Celtic Thunder and the band Smokie.

The song's exact origins are unknown. A number of its lines and the general plot resemble those of a contemporary broadside ballad "Patrick Fleming" (also called "Patrick Flemmen he was a Valiant Soldier") about an Irish highwayman executed in 1650.

In the book The Folk Songs of North America, folk music historian Alan Lomax suggests that the song originated in the 17th century, and (based on plot similarities) that John Gay's 1728 The Beggar's Opera was inspired by Gay hearing an Irish ballad-monger singing "Whiskey in the Jar". In regard to the history of the song, Lomax states, "The folk of seventeenth century Britain liked and admired their local highwaymen; and in Ireland (or Scotland) where the gentlemen of the roads robbed English landlords, they were regarded as national patriots. Such feelings inspired this rollicking ballad."

At some point, the song came to the United States and was a favorite in Colonial America because of its irreverent attitude toward British officials. The American versions are sometimes set in America and deal with American characters. One such version, from Massachusetts, is about Alan McCollister, an Irish-American soldier who is sentenced to death by hanging for robbing British officials.

The song appeared in a form close to its modern version in a precursor called "The Sporting Hero, or, Whiskey in the Bar" in a mid-1850s broadsheet.

The song collector Colm Ó Lochlainn, in his book Irish Street Ballads, described how his mother learned "Whiskey in the Jar" in Limerick in 1870 from a man called Buckley who came from Cork. When Ó Lochlainn included the song in Irish Street Ballads, he wrote down the lyrics from memory as he remembered them from his mother. He called the song "There's Whiskey in the Jar", and the lyrics are virtually identical to the version that was used by Irish bands in the 1960s such as the Dubliners. The Ó Lochlainn version refers to the "far fam'd Kerry mountain" rather than the Cork and Kerry mountains, as appears in some versions.

Whiskey In The Jar
~ The Dubliners ~

Whiskey In The Jar
~ Thin Lizzy ~

Whiskey In The Jar
~ Spailpin ~

Whiskey In The Jar
~ Metallica ~

Whiskey In The Jar
(One Night In Dublin, Tribute to Phil Lynott)
~ Gary Moore & Friends featuring Eric Bell ~

Whiskey In The Jar
~ The King ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome Troops, Veterans, Families, and Allies!
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The Pickard Family ~ Get Away From That Wind

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[Liberty Valance]

Awesome! Thanks.

What Am I Doin' Hangin' 'round - Michael Martin Murphey

[Liberty Valance]

Here's a tune and video that my bride and I were in the front row for ...

"Every Day I Love You Even More" Performed by Cindy Terry - written by Tom Prasada-Rao

We lost Cindy 11 years ago. She's never far from our thoughts.

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Jordan Is A Hard Road To Travel
~ John Hiatt & The Chieftains ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

RIP, Cindy....good evening, Liberty, and thanks for the video tunes for the troops to enjoy. ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome Troops, Veterans, Families, and Allies!
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Jimmie Rodgers ~ Train Whistle Blues

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In 1970, Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison was conflicted when it came time to send the lyrics for "Into The Mystic" to Warner Brothers for the publishing rights. He remarked, "I couldn't figure out what to send them. Because really the song has two sets of lyrics. There's, 'We were born before the wind' and 'We were borne before the wind', and 'Also younger than the son, Ere the bonny boat was one' and 'All so younger than the son, Ere the bonny boat was won'. He concluded saying, "I guess the song is just about being part of the universe."

Either way the song has gone on to become a classic appearing in numerous movie soundtracks and covered by dozens of artist. It's Irish roots are undeniable.

Into The Mystic
~ Van Morrison ~

Into The Mystic
~ Johnny Rivers ~

Into The Mystic
~ Lowen & Navarro ~

Into The Mystic
~ Michael McDonald ~

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[Liberty Valance]

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Cindy Walker - You Don't Know Me

[Kathy in Alaska]

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Alan Jackson ~ Don't Rock The Jukebox

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I’m recovering from a bit of an infection from the last surgery, but with the antibiotics I will be fine by Friday when they do the serious cutting. I’ve got to go to Lexington again Monday to be poked and prodded, ekg’d and X-rayed for all the pre-surgery stuff and and half the day signing medical directives, disclaimers, waivors and wot-not. Titan will come again this Thursday to accompany me back for what we Klowns call the “blow-off”. Hopefully that will be the final act in this drama (besides some chemo to keep me on my toes). I broke my email last week by letting my Outlook .pst file grow too large, but I got it fixed and am catching up on all I missed. I owe you a FReepmail, but hit a wall today after responding to all the FReeper prayer warriors.

[Fiji Hill]

I like Paul Williams' 1949 hit Hucklebuck.

[Fiji Hill]

Long Black Train--Lonnie Johnson (1930)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Very nice!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Get your rest! Glad the antibiotics are doing their their job.

FReepmail as soon as I write it. d:o)

[MeekMom]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUVY!
And many happy returns of the day!

xoxoxo,
Meeky

[Kathy in Alaska]