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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 ...
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.
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 ...
See media help. " The Skye Boat Song " is a late 19th-century Scottish song adaptation of a Gaelic song composed c.1782 by William Ross, entitled Cuachag nan Craobh ("Cuckoo of the Tree"). [1] In the original song, the composer laments to a cuckoo that his unrequited love, Lady Marion Ross, is rejecting him.
Appearance. hide. Celtic Thunder is a traditional Irish music group founded in the United States in 1977. [1] Celtic Thunder was co-founded by Terence Winch, Jesse Winch, Linda Hickman, Steve Hickman, and Nita Conley. [2] The group played its first gig in May 1977 at the Harp Pub in Baltimore, and went on to become one of the most influential ...
Amhrán na bhFiann. " Amhrán na bhFiann " ( Irish pronunciation: [ˈəuɾˠaːn̪ˠ n̪ˠə ˈvʲiən̪ˠ] ), called " The Soldier's Song " in English, is the national anthem of the Republic of Ireland, and often regarded by Irish nationalists as the anthem for the island of Ireland. The music was composed by Peadar Kearney and Patrick Heeney ...
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 ...