Rise Up Singing
Ballads & Old Songs
p. 7
First Line: 
O me and me cousin, one Arthur McBride

Artist & Tune

Reference

Genre: 
traditional Irish
Topic: 
war
Culture: 
Irish

About the Song

A terrific traditional Irish song of Irish pride and resistance to English arrogance.

The 1st video below is a live Planxty concert in 1983. The 2nd is another live Planxty concert in 2004.

The 4th video is a film portraying what happened in this song. The recording is Paul Brady singing accompanied by Andy Irvine.

 

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