Many of you know that I have a significant library of music, covering a wide range of genres. Music has always been important to me and, while I have over 7000 tracks currently on my pc, I have a large number of vinyl albums yet to be converted to digital.
Back in the 1960’s, and on a Saturday evening, I would often be found at a local pub …. upstairs in a room used by the Peterborough Folk Club. The entertainment there was generally very good. English Folk Music appealed because if its simplicity (totally acoustic), and that there was often some kind of message in the song.
I was recently converting a few albums to digital, when I came across this one. It is interesting because both the Irish and the Scots have issues (historically based) with the English and, once they realized that they both shared similar feelings, were able to unite … at least in perspectives. The Corries are a duo (used to be trio) who explain it quite well.
The song is about a couple of Irish guys who take the ferry over to Scotland in order to share Hogmanay (Scottish New Year celebration) with the Scots (both cultures have a reputation for partying!) They get their little “dig” in at the English towards the end! You even have the words to help you with the accent!
Enjoy a good fun song!
A New Direction Perhaps? 
Always enjoy a good Irish tune. Maybe someday, when the world gets a little more normal, I can enjoy Irish music while being in Ireland! 🙂
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I like the Irish style of the song. But since it may already be difficult for an English person to understand the words or the context, the more it is difficult for someone whose first language is not English… lol
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I can well imagine! 🙂
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I didn’t understand most of the terminology in the song, but it sounds like a good ol’ Irish folk song. Perhaps I’m misreading the culture, but it seems to me like the Irish and the Scots have a more irreverent and informal attitude about things, than the English.
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I think you’ve pretty much got it! We joke about the Scots and the Irish, and they can give as good they get! Re the Scots, and as you may well know, the Romans built a wall (Hadrian’s wall) from coast to coast to keep the Scots up in their wilderness. They had good reason … but it didn’t work very well! 🙂
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I think it was the Roman Emperor Dondalios Trumpus who advocated for that wall. But the Scots refused to pay for it. Then, like now, walls don’t seem to work well.
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The fact that it was called Hadrian’s Wall … probably simply recognizes the engineer in charge then. Makes sense eh! 🙂
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Hadrian was Trumpus’ Vice-Emperor. He did everything Trumpus told him to do, and always hailed Trumpus. Except one time, toward the end of Trumpus’ reign, and then Trumpus sent a mob out to hang him.
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