The song tells the story of a tradesman who meets a young woman who has stolen an item and passed it on to him (the lyrics of the song vary from place to place). The man then appears in court the next day, charged with stealing the item and is sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) for doing so. This song was adapted in the United States to "The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band." Irish traditional music has survived more strongly against the forces of cinema, radio and the mass media than the indigenous folk music of most European countries. This was possibly due to the fact that the country was not a geographical battleground in either of the two world wars. Another potential factor was that the economy was largely agricultural, where oral tradition usually thrives.
Various Artists - Irish Drinking Songs [2CD]
Folk, Irish, English, Celtic, Americana | Crimson - Demon Music Group
320 kbps | MP3 | unmixed | 2015 | 01:49:45 | 251 Mb
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Tracklist:
Irish Drinking Songs - Various CD1 (20 / 56:46)
01. Alchoholidays (The Davey Brothers) 02:07
02. Seven Drunken Nights (The Dublin Folk Band) 05:09
03. Whiskey In The Jar (Brian Dullaghan) 02:23
04. The Pub With No Beer (Finbar O'shay) 03:12
05. The Real Old Mountain Dew (The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem) 01:40
06. The Wild Rover (Brian Dullaghan) 02:47
07. Danny Boy (Davey Duffy) 02:57
08. Black Velvet Band (The Dublin Folk Band) 03:38
09. The Moonshiner (The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem) 03:03
10. Drink Drink Drink (Josef Locke) 01:50
11. Lord Of The Dance (The Dublin Folk Band) 01:50
12. Whiskey, You're The Devil (The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem) 02:23
13. All For Me Grog (The Galway City Ramblers) 02:55
14. Fairytale Of New York (Dingle Folk With Kiera Dawn) 04:08
15. Dirty Old Town (The Dublin Folk Band) 03:04
16. Whack For The Diddle (Willie Brady) 02:21
17. A Jug Of Punch (The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem) 03:28
18. I'll Tell Me Ma (The Galway City Ramblers) 02:44
19. The Maid Of The Sweet Brown Knowe (The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem) 02:44
20. The Parting Glass (The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem) 02:33

Irish Drinking Songs - Various CD2 (20 / 52:59)
21. Siege Of Ennis Medley (Behind The Bar, Peter Street, Plough & Stars) (Dublin City Ceili Band) 03:33
22. The Irish Rover (Live) (The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem) 02:13
23. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (Dingle Folk) 02:39
24. We Ye Go Lassie Go (The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem) 03:04
25. On The One Road (The Davey Brothers) 02:53
26. As I Roved Out (The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem) 02:04
27. Forty Shades Of Green (Dingle Folk) 02:47
28. Finnegan's Wake (The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem) 02:16
29. Molly Malone (Cockles And Mussels) (Kieran Keane) 02:05
30. The Barnyards Of Delgarty (The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem) 01:57
31. Galway Races (The Dublin Folk Band) 01:51
32. Jug Of This (Live) (The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem) 01:50
33. The Spinning Wheel (Brian Dullaghan) 04:26
34. Courtin' In The Kitchen (The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem) 03:29
35. Whistling Gypsy Rover (Brian Dullaghan) 03:28
36. Marie's Wedding (The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem) 01:59
37. Rocky Road To Dublin (Paddy Kelly) 02:47
38. Quare Bungle Rye (The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem) 02:24
39. The Town Of Ballybay (Paddy Kelly) 02:01
40. Rosin' The Bow (The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem) 03:22