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See media help. "Ireland's Call" is a song by Phil Coulter used as a national anthem by some sports competitors representing the island of Ireland, originally and most notably the men's rugby union team. It was commissioned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) for the 1995 World Cup, because a substantial minority, around 20%, of the IRFU's ...
Labels. Blue Elan. Spouse (s) Kelsey Harkin (m. 2016) Website. keithharkin .com. Keith Harkin is a singer-songwriter and former member of Irish group Celtic Thunder. Born on 10 June 1986 in Derry, Northern Ireland, Harkin now resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife and son. [1]
Caledonia. (song) Caledonia is a modern Scottish folk ballad written by Dougie MacLean in 1977. [1] The chorus of the song features the lyric " Caledonia, you're calling me, and now I'm going home", [2] the term "Caledonia" itself being a Latin word for Scotland. "Caledonia" has been covered by various artists, and is often dubbed Scotland's ...
Sport, play and fighting. "Bold Thady Quill" – a Cork song written about 1895 by Johnny Tom Gleeson (1853–1924) [101] "The Bold Christy Ring" – song about Cork hurler Christy Ring to the tune of Bold Thady Quill. "The Contender" – song by Jimmy Macarthy about 1930s Irish boxer Jack Doyle, recorded by Christy Moore.
Celtic Thunder is an Irish singing group and stage show known for its eclectic, theatrical style show. The group is backed by the Celtic Thunder Band on their concert tours, and their live shows are known for the use of dramatic set pieces (often invoking symbols of ancient Celtic mythology), visual effects, and highly choreographed staging.
Genre. Irish folk. Songwriter (s) Pete St. John. " The Fields of Athenry " is a song written in 1979 by Pete St. John in the style of an Irish folk ballad. Set during the Great Famine of the 1840s, the lyrics feature a fictional man from near Athenry in County Galway, who stole food for his starving family and has been sentenced to ...
Celtic Symphony (Wolfe Tones song) Celtic Symphony is a song by The Wolfe Tones, [3] [4] written to celebrate the centenary of Celtic Football Club. [5] It has become a staple song for Irish nationalism and Irish sports teams, which has led to controversy due to its lyrics. [6] [7] [8] [9]
The song describes a veteran of the Easter Rising telling a young man about his old comrades in the Irish Republican Army. Each chorus ends with the Irish language phrase "a ghrá mo chroí (love of my heart), I long to see, the Boys of the Old Brigade". [2] [3] Oh, father why are you so sad On this bright Easter morn' When Irish men are proud ...