Posted in irishness, irish culture on Jul 20th, 2010 No Comments »
Finally found an embedded-permission version of this video.
One of these days I’ll get around to writing about Irishness and the music of Dexys Midnight Runners. When I do, this song will be top of the list.
My National Pride - Dexys Midnight Runners
Posted in irishness, Irish music on Apr 26th, 2010 4 Comments »
We’ve just been informed that Colm Hall’s song Arán na Fiends, which was championed by Dublin Opinion in a post last week, has come second in the Irish Times’ alternative national anthem competition.
According to the Irish times today,
Also a runner-up was Colm Hall (aka The Drop of a Hat), whose entry mixed a hummable tune […]
Posted in irishness, Irish music on Apr 18th, 2010 2 Comments »
The Irish Times is running an alternative national anthem competition, and below is an entry composed by Colm Hall of Drop of a Hat. It’s called Arán na Fiends and is embedded below, along with the lyrics.
Enjoy!
Posted in great irish bands, irishness, irish culture, Irish music on Nov 13th, 2008 2 Comments »
I’m hoping to have a retrospective of Barry McCormack’s work soon for Dublin Opinion. In the meantime I just want to highlight his gig tonight in Crawdaddy, on the occasion of the launch of his new album, Night Visiting.
Songs from the new album are available for listening on his myspace profile.
Barry’s older work is […]
Posted in irishness, Fianna Fáil, irish culture, Irish Society, Ireland, politics/Ireland, Politics on Jun 18th, 2008 No Comments »
NONE of Foreign Minister Micheal Martin’s EU counterparts blame the Government for the crisis caused by the ‘No’ vote on the Lisbon Treaty, he said yesterday.”
As Ciarán Fitzgerald famously said, “where’s your fucking pride?”
So the EU doesn’t blame Micheál Martin. That’s the big message he brought back from Europe. Well, that’s what matters, I suppose. […]
Posted in great irish bands, irishness, Irish working Class Culture, Art on Apr 20th, 2008 3 Comments »
(Photo by Graham Keogh.)
A lot has been written about Jinx Lennon. All positive, and all well-deserved. A true original voice. He’s been the subject of RTE’s Arts Lives, clips from which are available on YouTube here.
From his website biog:
Jinx takes the word singer songwriter,douses it liberally with petrol lights it up and then takes a […]
Posted in RTE, irishness, irish culture, Irish Society, Film on Mar 20th, 2008 19 Comments »
I tied up my hands
With the chains of loneliness
I will miss you no more
I put my memory into disrepair
Under the weight of forgetfulness
I will long for you no more
Now I send you my heart
In this dish of poetry
So that I won’t fall in love with you
Again
These are the words with which Neasa Ni Chianain […]
Posted in irishness, irish culture on Mar 15th, 2008 4 Comments »
During the entire day the state of the city was remarkable for the appearance of tranquillity and order which the streets presented. There was no fighting, and not even the most trifling disturbance was reported. In this respect the day will bear a favourable comparison with previous anniversaries. At night there was little drunkenness and […]
Posted in Irish journalism, irishness, irish culture, Irish Middle Class, Art on Mar 2nd, 2008 9 Comments »
Karen Dervan is not well.
In today’s Sunday Tribune review section she tells us that her blood is boiling. The reason is simple: Glen Hansard and his “make art” speech at the Oscars.
There are Irish artists struggling to “make art” every day, artists who will most likely never earn any recognition for their efforts until, […]
Posted in great irish bands, irishness, Irish working Class Culture on Feb 22nd, 2008 8 Comments »
For what use is anything
If I don’t have the wisdom and warmth
Of my past generations
If I need strength
To take bad on,
I just look back to
where I came from. (My national pride)
Formed in 1978 by Kevin Rowland, Al Archer and Pete Williams, Dexy´s Midnight Runner´s first hit was “Burn it down”, a song that looked at […]
