Rebel Songs For Tin Whistle
here are a few songs that use the same tune. The first is Wrap The Green Flag by J.K. O'Reilly which was written before Ireland's Fight For Freedom. This tune is usually played at Republican Funerals by a lone piper, in fact it was played at the funeral of Bobby Sands. They are easy to play, you just keep repeating it over and over. Watch for the high D' Note in the 5th line of each tune. The other song is Brave Tom Williams.
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Rebel song notes Wrap the green flag 'round me
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Here's a list of the rebel / ballads songs that are in my tin whistle songbook.
A Nation Once Again Banna Strand Boolavogue The Bold Fenian Men Bold Robert Emmet The Boys Of The Old Brigade Down By The Glenside The Dying Rebel The Foggy Dew Irish Ways And Irish Laws The Soldiers Song James Connelly Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye Kelly The Boy From Killan Oro, sé do bheatha a bhaile Roddy McCorley The Rising Of The Moon Sean South From Garryowen The West's Asleep Here's a list of the general folk songs in the book. A Bocket Of Mountain Dew A Man You Don't Meet Every Day A Mother's Love's A Blessing All For Me Grog Amazing Grace Arthure McBride Black Is The Colour Black Velvet Band The Boys Of Fair Hill The Cliffs Of Dooneen Come By The Hills Come My Little Son The Connemara Cradle Song The Co. Of Armagh Courtin' In The Kitchen Danny Boy For Ireland I'd Not Tell Her Name Galway Bay The Galway Shawl The Galway Races Happy Birthday He's Got The Whole World In His Hands Henry My Son Homes Of Donegal I'll Tell Me Ma I'm A Rover Seldom Sober Johnny Jump Up Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye Kumbaya My Lord The Leaving Of Liverpool Maggy Maids When Your Young Michael Row Your Boat Ashore Morning Has Broken Molly Malone / cockles and mussels My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean My Lovely Rose Of Clare The Night Visiting Song Noreen Bawn Song Nancy Whiskey Oh Susanna Oh My Darling Clementine Peggy Gordon Quare Bungle Rye Red Is The Rose Red River Valley Sam Hall Scarborough Fair Seven Drunken Nights Snanagolden Shenadoah The Sloop John B Song Spancil Hill The Butcher Boy The Gypsy Rover The Hills Of Connemara The Minstrel Boy The Parting Glass The Rattlin' Bog The Rocky Road To Dublin The Spanish Lady The Star Of The County Down The Streets Of Laredo The Water Is Wide The Wild Rover The Yellow Rose Of Texas Weile Waile What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor When The Saints Go Marching In Whiskey In The Jar Will The Circle Be Unbroken Will You Go Lassie Go / Wild Mountain Thyme You Are My Sunshine There are also many children's and Christmas songs in the book. |
Rebel songs [ Political Songs ] have been part of the Irish music culture since the middle ages, going back to the harpers of old. They are included in most ballad sessions around Ireland to the present day.
But they don't form the whole of the ballad session, they are usually mixed in with the folk songs and traditional tunes, and that's what makes a great session. Unless your a die-hard purest you don't wan't to be listening to rebel songs all night. And if your a musician you don't want to be playing them all night. Take The Wolfe Tones for example, have a look at their albums for the past 50 years and you'll see that most of their songs have being general folk songs of old. Only about 20% of their songs are what's called ''Rebel''. And yet if you were to ask anybody to describe The Wolfe Tone's music most would say they are a rebel group. |
