Category Archives: Ireland

12 September 2025 – San Patricio Brigade

San Patricios Brigade. Saint Patrick’s Battalion.
St Patricks Battalion – The Wakes
San Patricio Brigade – Black 47 with Eileen Ivers
La Iguana – The Chieftains With Lila Downs
La Golondrina – The Chieftains With Los Folkloristas
A La Orilla De Un Palmar – The Chieftains With Linda Ronstadt
Danza De Concheros – The Chieftains With Los Folkloristas
El Chivo – The Chieftains With Los Cenzontles
San Campio – The Chieftains With Carlos Núñez
The Sands Of Mexico – The Chieftains Feat. Ry Cooder
Sailing To Mexico – The Chieftains With Carlos Núñez
El Caballo – The Chieftains With Los Camperos De Valles
March To Battle (Across The Rio Grande) – The Chieftains With Banda De Gaitas Del Batallón De San Patricio, Liam Neeson, Los Cenzontles & L.A. Juvenil
Lullaby For The Dead – The Chieftains With Moya Brennn
Luz De Luna – The Chieftains With Chavela Vargas
Persecución De Villa – The Chieftains With Mariachi Santa Fe De Jesus Guzman
Canción Mixteca (Intro) – The Chieftains Feat. Ry Cooder
Canción Mixteca – The Chieftains With Los Tigres Del Norte
Ojitos Negros – The Chieftains With Los Cenzontles
El Relampago – The Chieftains With Lila Downs
El Pájaro Cu – The Chieftains With La Negra Graciana
Finale – The Chieftains With Los Cenzontles, Carlos Núñez, Los Folkloristas, Banda De Gaitas Del Batallón De San Patricio, L.A. Juvenil
St Patrick’s Brave Brigade – Damien Dempsey
San Patricios – The Regulars
San Patricios – The Donegal X-Press Translations Irish 0
San Patricios – The Plankrunners
John Riley – Mary McPartlan
John Riley – The Paul McKenna Band

On September 12, 1847, the U.S. Army executed 30 captured members of the San Patricio Battalion for desertion during the Mexican-American War, and September 12 is now commemorated annually in Mexico to honor their sacrifice and memory. The San Patricios, a group of foreign defectors, including many Irish immigrants and other Roman Catholics, are regarded as heroes in Mexico for their loyalty to the Mexican cause.

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9 March 2025

Bobby Sands birthday.
Bobby Sands MP – Black 47
Ballad of Bobby Sands – The Irish Brigade
Bobby Sands – Claymore
Bobby Sands – Gerard MacCuinneagain
Song for Marcella – Eimhear Ni Ghlacain
Four Green Fields – The Molly Maguires
The Hills of Ireland – Celtic Woman
Stór Mo Chroí – The Chieftains with Bonnie Raitt
Dear Irish Boy – Eileen Ivers Crossing the Bridge Irish; Rock 0 1
Long Journey Home – Elvis Costello with Anuna
Irish Soldier Boy – Paddy Reilly
Back Home in Derry – Helena Ward
Song For Ireland – Mary Black
Daughters And Sons – Tommy Sands
The Sign – Eric Bogle
The Parting Glass – Shaun Davey

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Irish Christmas 2024

O Come, O Come Emmanuel – Enya
Seven Days Before Christmas – The Lost Brothers
Christmas Mode – Kean Kavanagh
Vultures of Christmas -The Mary Wallopers
Home For the Holidays – The Divine Comedy
Christmas in Your Arms – Ryan Mack
The Magic Of Christmas – LYRA
Silent Night – Sinéad O’Connor –
Christmas Song – Gaze Is Ghost –
Christmas Past – Mick Flannery –
Lovely Time of Year – Owen Lamont
christmas morning – Luz
Uncomfortable Christmas – CMAT & Junior Brother
Together at Christmas – Irish Women In Harmony
Christmas Once Again – ROE
Joy To The World – Moya Brennan
O Holy Night – Eileen Ivers
Christmas In Killarney – The Irish Rovers
The Sussex Carol – Craig Duncan
The First Noel – Patrick Ball
O Little Town of Bethlehem – Three More Tenors
Fairytale Of New York – The Pogues
The Bushes Of Jerusalem – Tommy Sands
Once In Royal David’s City – The Chieftains
The Season’s Upon Us – Dropkick Murphys

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12 September 2024, part 2

San Patricios Brigade. Saint Patrick’s Battalion.
St Patricks Battalion – The Wakes
San Patricio Brigade – Black 47 with Eileen Ivers
La Iguana – The Chieftains With Lila Downs
La Golondrina – The Chieftains With Los Folkloristas
A La Orilla De Un Palmar – The Chieftains With Linda Ronstadt
Danza De Concheros – The Chieftains With Los Folkloristas
El Chivo – The Chieftains With Los Cenzontles
San Campio – The Chieftains With Carlos Núñez
The Sands Of Mexico – The Chieftains Feat. Ry Cooder
Sailing To Mexico – The Chieftains With Carlos Núñez
El Caballo – The Chieftains With Los Camperos De Valles
March To Battle (Across The Rio Grande) – The Chieftains With Banda De Gaitas Del Batallón De San Patricio, Liam Neeson, Los Cenzontles & L.A. Juvenil
Lullaby For The Dead – The Chieftains With Moya Brennn
Luz De Luna – The Chieftains With Chavela Vargas
Persecución De Villa – The Chieftains With Mariachi Santa Fe De Jesus Guzman
Canción Mixteca (Intro) – The Chieftains Feat. Ry Cooder
Canción Mixteca – The Chieftains With Los Tigres Del Norte
Ojitos Negros – The Chieftains With Los Cenzontles
El Relampago – The Chieftains With Lila Downs
El Pájaro Cu – The Chieftains With La Negra Graciana
Finale – The Chieftains With Los Cenzontles, Carlos Núñez, Los Folkloristas, Banda De Gaitas Del Batallón De San Patricio, L.A. Juvenil
St Patrick’s Brave Brigade – Damien Dempsey
San Patricios – The Regulars
San Patricios – The Donegal X-Press Translations Irish 0
San Patricios – The Plankrunners
John Riley – Mary McPartlan
John Riley – The Paul McKenna Band

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23 April 2024

Easter Rising (Ireland). Armenian Genocide.
Who Fears to Speak of Easter Week – Brenden Behan
Amhrainn Na Bfhiann (Gaelic Version) – Pearse
The Irish National Anthem (Traditional Instrumental Version) – Various Artists
The Boys of the Old Brigade – Paddy McGuigan
Men of Easter Week – Mark’s Men
Padraic Pearse – The Wolfe Tones
James Connolly – Dropkick Murphy’s
Tom Clarke (Unrepentant Fenian) – The Irish Brigade
Michael Collins – Brian Moore
Touched by Fire – Black 47
Foggy Dew – Declan Hunt
My Last Farewell – Brier
Banna Strand – Eugene McEldowney
Ireland Unfree – Paddy’s Dream
The Tri-Colored Ribbon – Lori Holland
Freedom’s Sons – The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
The Dying Rebel – Shamrog
Mise Eire – Celtic Woman
Grace – Jim McCann
Merry Ploughboy – Derek Wakefield
The Soldiers Song – The Bogside Volunteers
Mer Hayrenik – Armenian National Anthem [Instrumental] – Global Orchestra
Armenian Rhapsody – V. Knushevitsky & A. Ayvazian Orchestra
Armenian Folk Song – A. Ter-Abramian, National Folk Instrument Ensemble of Erevan & A. Merangulian
Lezginka from Suite No. 5 – Aram Khachaturian & Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre
Saber Dance From The Ballet Gayne – Aram Khachaturian & Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre
Lezginka from Ballet Gayne – Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre & Aram Khachaturian
The Armenian Genocide – Julian Cope
Mer Hayrenik – Armenian National Anthem [Sung] – Global Orchestra

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17 March 2024

I’ll Walking. Gym in the Apartment. Louisville Waterfront Park.
Hand weights. Gym in the Apartment.
Soldier’s Song – The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
God Save Ireland – Barleycorn
Easter Rebellion – Sinead O’Connor
James Connolly – James McEvoy
he Minstrel Boy – James Galway
Whiskey in the Jar – Thin Lizzy
Women of Ireland – The Wolfe Tones
Long Journey Home – The Chieftains with Elvis Costello
4 Green Fields – The Dublin City Ramblers
Song for Ireland – The Irish Tenors
A Nation Once Again – Paddy Reilly
Roger Casement – Eugene McEldowney
The Big Fellah – Black 47
There Were Roses – Tommy Sands
My Land – Celtic Woman
I’ll Walk Beside You – Cherish the Ladies
Wind That Shakes the Barley – The Chieftains
Bobby Sands – Claymore
O’Donnell’s Lament – Eileen Ivers
Only Our Rivers Run Free – The Molly Maguires
Back Home in Derry – Christie Moore
The Galway Girl – Steve Earle
The Rocky Road to Dublin – Cruachan
Ellis Island – Mary Black
On Raglan Road – The Dubliners
On Grafton Street – Frances Black
Hills of Connemara – Gaelic Storm
Against the Wind – Maire Brennan
The Boys of the Old Brigade – Paddy McGuigan
Peace on Earth – U2
Amhrainn Na Bfhiann – Pearse

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St. Patrick’s Day 2024

My annual St. Patrick’s day statement seems more appropriate this year than ever.

I speak for no others,
only for myself.
For me, this day has
nothing to do with
green beer or
green rivers or
green clothing or
green anything,
this day has nothing to do with
pinching me or kissing me;
my bad jokes aside,
this day has nothing to do even with Jameson.
Today is a day
to remember oppression
to honor resistance
to recognize that, despite the efforts of
systems of race and racialization
to separate us,
struggles for dignity and justice,
freedom and equality,
human rights and humanity
are inseparably linked:
none of us are free until all of us are free.
for that reason, in that spirit, and in my own fashion,
I mark this day, and each 17th of March.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day.

Fitzgerald on my mother’s side

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9 March 2024

Stretching. Gym in the Apartment.
Bobby Sands birthday.
Bobby Sands MP – Black 47
Ballad of Bobby Sands – The Irish Brigade
Bobby Sands – Claymore
Bobby Sands – Gerard MacCuinneagain
Song for Marcella – Emhear Ni Ghlacain
Four Green Fields – The Molly Maguires
The Hills of Ireland _ Celtic Woman
Stor Mo Chroi – Bonnie Raitt and the Chieftains
Bloody Sunday – Criachan
Fields of Athenry – Dropkick Murphys
Dear Irish Boy – Eileen Ivers
Long Journey Home – Elvis Costello with Anuna
Irish Soldier Boy – Paddy Reilly
Back Home in Derry – Helena Ward
Song for Ireland – Mary Black
Daughters and Sons – Tommy Sands
The Parting Glass – Shaun Davey

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30 January 2024

Walking. Grove City.
WKRP in Cincinnati – Television’s Greatest Hirs Band
Planting the Tree of Peace – Joanne Shenandoah
What Y’all Come to Do – Aretha Franklin & John Legend
Margarita – The Traveling Wilburys
Opening Song for the Maker – Joy Harjo
East Street Dream – Eva Cassidy
Something to See – Tracy Chapman
Stoned Love – The Supremes
Our Very Own – Nanci Griffith
Run On – Moby
Te Ata – J25
Sunday Bloody Sunday – John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Domhnach Na Fola – T with the Maggies
Minds Locked Shut – Christy Moore
Bloody Sunday – Cruachan
Sunday Bloody Sunday – The Wolfe Tones
Bloody Sunday – U2

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17 March 2023

St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day
Soldier’s Song – The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
God Save Ireland – Barleycorn
Easter Rebellion – Sinead O’Connor
James Connolly – Johnny McEvoy
The Minstrel Boy – James Galway
Whiskey in the Jar – Thin Lizzy
Women of Ireland – The Wolfe Tones
The Hills of Ireland – Celtic Woman
Long Journey Home – The Chieftains with Elvis Costello
4 Green Fields – Dublin City Ramblers
Song for Ireland – The Irish Tenors
A Nation Once Again – Paddy Reilly
Roger Casement – Eugene McEldowny
The Big Fellah – Black 47
There Were Roses – Tommy Sands
The Parting Glass – The Wailin’ Jennys
I’ll Walk Beside You – Cherish the Ladies
Bobby Sands – Claymore
O’Donnell’s Lament – Eileen Ivers
Only Our Rivers Run Free – The Molly Maguires
The Holy Ground – Mary Black
Amhrainn Na Bfhiann – Pearse

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