Where Did All The Folk n Ballad Singers Go Lyrics And Chords
This song was written by Jody Gallagher and recorded by Conal Gallen. It's about the lack of ballad singers left in Ireland. Over the last 10 years or so there's been a steady decline in the amount of ballad groups playing the pub circuit. It would appear that Irish Country Music has taken over the live music scene in Ireland. An Irish folk song.
Where did all the folk and ballad singers go
No more we'll hear the Seagull nor Mary From Dungloe
No Poc Ar Buile or even Will You Go Lassie Go
Where did all the folk and ballad singers go.
Well The Dubliners and Ronnie Drew
Makem and The Clancy Crew
Were all the music I heard as a boy
Now all the gays are into Kylie
Celtic fans of Paddy Reilly
When he sings about The Fields Of Athenry
And wine bars selling Cabrioolet
Beaujolais and Chardonnay
Punters wearing smart armani suits
Well their far removed from local pubs
From a pint of stout and a gang of cubs
And their aran sweaters fiddles and their flutes.
When someone would burst into song
And everyone would sing along
And we'd all try to do the best we can
Without the aid of substances
Like ecstasy or cannabis
And the Craic Was 90 In The Isle Of Man.
Where did all the folk and ballad singers go
No more we'll hear the Seagull nor Mary From Dungloe
No Poc Ar Buile or even Will You Go Lassie Go
Where did all the folk and ballad singers go.
Well Planxty and THe Bothy Band
Played every corner of the land
From Mullingar to Dingle and Listowel
With bouzouki pipes and mandolines
And Christy and Liam Og O' Flynn
Now there was sex and drugs and rock and roll
Ah we learned the words and we played the tunes
In pubs and bars and living rooms
And everyone would shout ''Fine Girl Ye Are''
Now to Louis Walshe's great delight
It's West Life morning noon and night
How easy it's become to be a star
But give me the beat of an old bodhran
And someone singing Slievenamon
And then I'd really know that I'm in luck
Well if ballads are not your cup of tea
Then maybe you would rather see
Brendan Bowyer doing the Hucklebuck.
Where did all the folk and ballad singers go
No more we'll hear the Seagull nor Mary From Dungloe
No Poc Ar Buile or even Will You Go Lassie Go
Where did all the folk and ballad singers go.
Well me mother always said take care
Keep the faith and say your prayers
And every now and then go to confession
And God will grant you your desires
So Lord before they all retire
Lets round them up and have one final session
Oh a might night of song and dance
We'd have Paul Brady Liam Clancy
Franie Gavin playing with Matt Mollow
With six hand reels and waltzes slow
And step we galy on we go
And Shane MacGowan choking Danny Boy
Ah the craic would be good and the pints would flow
And no one would ever want to go
Ah give us one last verse of Fiddlers Green
And the only way to stop the groove
To get them up and to make them move
Would someone start to play Amhrán na bhFiann.
Where did al; the folk and ballad singers go
No more we'll hear the Seagull nor Mary From Dungloe
No Poc Ar Buile or even Will You Go Lassie Go
Where did all the folk and ballad singers go.
No more we'll hear the Seagull nor Mary From Dungloe
No Poc Ar Buile or even Will You Go Lassie Go
Where did all the folk and ballad singers go.
Well The Dubliners and Ronnie Drew
Makem and The Clancy Crew
Were all the music I heard as a boy
Now all the gays are into Kylie
Celtic fans of Paddy Reilly
When he sings about The Fields Of Athenry
And wine bars selling Cabrioolet
Beaujolais and Chardonnay
Punters wearing smart armani suits
Well their far removed from local pubs
From a pint of stout and a gang of cubs
And their aran sweaters fiddles and their flutes.
When someone would burst into song
And everyone would sing along
And we'd all try to do the best we can
Without the aid of substances
Like ecstasy or cannabis
And the Craic Was 90 In The Isle Of Man.
Where did all the folk and ballad singers go
No more we'll hear the Seagull nor Mary From Dungloe
No Poc Ar Buile or even Will You Go Lassie Go
Where did all the folk and ballad singers go.
Well Planxty and THe Bothy Band
Played every corner of the land
From Mullingar to Dingle and Listowel
With bouzouki pipes and mandolines
And Christy and Liam Og O' Flynn
Now there was sex and drugs and rock and roll
Ah we learned the words and we played the tunes
In pubs and bars and living rooms
And everyone would shout ''Fine Girl Ye Are''
Now to Louis Walshe's great delight
It's West Life morning noon and night
How easy it's become to be a star
But give me the beat of an old bodhran
And someone singing Slievenamon
And then I'd really know that I'm in luck
Well if ballads are not your cup of tea
Then maybe you would rather see
Brendan Bowyer doing the Hucklebuck.
Where did all the folk and ballad singers go
No more we'll hear the Seagull nor Mary From Dungloe
No Poc Ar Buile or even Will You Go Lassie Go
Where did all the folk and ballad singers go.
Well me mother always said take care
Keep the faith and say your prayers
And every now and then go to confession
And God will grant you your desires
So Lord before they all retire
Lets round them up and have one final session
Oh a might night of song and dance
We'd have Paul Brady Liam Clancy
Franie Gavin playing with Matt Mollow
With six hand reels and waltzes slow
And step we galy on we go
And Shane MacGowan choking Danny Boy
Ah the craic would be good and the pints would flow
And no one would ever want to go
Ah give us one last verse of Fiddlers Green
And the only way to stop the groove
To get them up and to make them move
Would someone start to play Amhrán na bhFiann.
Where did al; the folk and ballad singers go
No more we'll hear the Seagull nor Mary From Dungloe
No Poc Ar Buile or even Will You Go Lassie Go
Where did all the folk and ballad singers go.
Here are the guitar chords. Conal Gallen playes the song in Ab
[G]Where did [C]all the folk and ballad [G]singers go
No [C]more we'll hear the Seagull nor [F#m]Mary From Dung[D]loe
No [C]Poc Ar Buile or even Will You Go Lassie Go
Where did [G]all the folk and ballad singers go.
[G]Well The Dubliners and Ronnie Drew
[C]Makem and THe Clancy Crew
Were [D]all the music I heard as a [G]boy
Now [D]all the gays are into [G]Kylie
Celtic [C]fans of Paddy Reilly
When he [D]sings about The Fields Of [G]Athenry
And [C]wine bars selling Cabrioolet
[G]Beaujolais and Chardonnay
Punters wearing [F#m]smart armani [D]suits
Well their [G]far removed from local pubs
From a [C]pint of stout and a gang of cubs
And their [D]aran sweaters fiddles and their [G]flutes.
When [C]someone would burst into song
And [G]everyone would sing along
And we'd all [Ebm]try to do the best we [D]can
With[G]out the aid of substances
Like [C]ecstasy or cannabis
And the [D]Craic Was 90 In The Isle Of [G]Man.
Where did [C]all the folk and ballad singers [G]go
No [C]more we'll hear the Seagull nor [D]Mary From Dungloe
No [C]Poc Ar Buile or even Will You [G]Go Lassie [C]Go
Where did [D]all the folk and ballad singers [G]go.
[G]Well Planxty and THe Bothy Band
Played [C]every corner of the land
From Mullin[D]gar to Dingle and Lis[G]towel
With bouzouki [C]pipes and mandolines
And Christy and Liam Og O' [D]Flynn
Now there was sex and drugs and rock and [G]roll
Ah we [C]learned the words and we played the tunes
In [G]pubs and bars and living rooms
And [A]everyone would shout ''Fine Girl Ye [D]Are''
Now to [G]Louis Walshe's great delight
It's [C]West Life morning noon and night
How [D]easy it's become to be a [G]star
But [C]give me the beat of an old bodhran
And [G]someone singing Slievenamon
And [A]then I'd really [D]know that I'm in luck
Well if [G]ballads are not your cup of tea
Then [C]maybe you would rather see
[D]Brendan Bowyer [C]doing the Huckle[G]buck.
Where did [C]all the folk and ballad singers [G]go
No [C]more we'll hear the Seagull nor [D]Mary From Dungloe
No [C]Poc Ar Buile or even Will You [G]Go Lassie [C]Go
Where did [D]all the folk and ballad singers [G]go.
[G]Well me mother always said take care
Keep the [C]faith and say your prayers
And [D]every now and then go to confes[G]sion
And God will [A]grant you your desires
So Lord be[C]fore they all retire
Lets [D]round them up and have one final [G]session
Oh a [C]might night of song and dance
We'd [G]have Paul Brady Liam Clancy
Franie Gavin [C]playing with Matt Mol[D]loy
With [G]six hand reels and waltzes slow
And [C]step we galy on we go
And [D]Shane MacGowan choking Danny [G]Boy
Ah the [C]craic would be good and the pints would flow
And no [G]one would ever want to go
Ah give us one [A]last verse of Fiddlers [D]Green
And the [G]only way to stop the groove
To [C]get them up and to make them move
Would [D]someone start to play Amhrán na [G]bhFiann.
Where did [C]all the folk and ballad [G]singers go
No [C]more we'll hear the Seagull nor [F#m]Mary From Dung[D]loe
No [C]Poc Ar Buile or even Will You [D]Go [C]Lassie Go
Where [D]did all the folk and ballad [G]singers go.
[Bm]Where did [D]all the folk and ballad [A]singers [G]go
[G]Where did [C]all the folk and ballad [G]singers go
No [C]more we'll hear the Seagull nor [F#m]Mary From Dung[D]loe
No [C]Poc Ar Buile or even Will You Go Lassie Go
Where did [G]all the folk and ballad singers go.
[G]Well The Dubliners and Ronnie Drew
[C]Makem and THe Clancy Crew
Were [D]all the music I heard as a [G]boy
Now [D]all the gays are into [G]Kylie
Celtic [C]fans of Paddy Reilly
When he [D]sings about The Fields Of [G]Athenry
And [C]wine bars selling Cabrioolet
[G]Beaujolais and Chardonnay
Punters wearing [F#m]smart armani [D]suits
Well their [G]far removed from local pubs
From a [C]pint of stout and a gang of cubs
And their [D]aran sweaters fiddles and their [G]flutes.
When [C]someone would burst into song
And [G]everyone would sing along
And we'd all [Ebm]try to do the best we [D]can
With[G]out the aid of substances
Like [C]ecstasy or cannabis
And the [D]Craic Was 90 In The Isle Of [G]Man.
Where did [C]all the folk and ballad singers [G]go
No [C]more we'll hear the Seagull nor [D]Mary From Dungloe
No [C]Poc Ar Buile or even Will You [G]Go Lassie [C]Go
Where did [D]all the folk and ballad singers [G]go.
[G]Well Planxty and THe Bothy Band
Played [C]every corner of the land
From Mullin[D]gar to Dingle and Lis[G]towel
With bouzouki [C]pipes and mandolines
And Christy and Liam Og O' [D]Flynn
Now there was sex and drugs and rock and [G]roll
Ah we [C]learned the words and we played the tunes
In [G]pubs and bars and living rooms
And [A]everyone would shout ''Fine Girl Ye [D]Are''
Now to [G]Louis Walshe's great delight
It's [C]West Life morning noon and night
How [D]easy it's become to be a [G]star
But [C]give me the beat of an old bodhran
And [G]someone singing Slievenamon
And [A]then I'd really [D]know that I'm in luck
Well if [G]ballads are not your cup of tea
Then [C]maybe you would rather see
[D]Brendan Bowyer [C]doing the Huckle[G]buck.
Where did [C]all the folk and ballad singers [G]go
No [C]more we'll hear the Seagull nor [D]Mary From Dungloe
No [C]Poc Ar Buile or even Will You [G]Go Lassie [C]Go
Where did [D]all the folk and ballad singers [G]go.
[G]Well me mother always said take care
Keep the [C]faith and say your prayers
And [D]every now and then go to confes[G]sion
And God will [A]grant you your desires
So Lord be[C]fore they all retire
Lets [D]round them up and have one final [G]session
Oh a [C]might night of song and dance
We'd [G]have Paul Brady Liam Clancy
Franie Gavin [C]playing with Matt Mol[D]loy
With [G]six hand reels and waltzes slow
And [C]step we galy on we go
And [D]Shane MacGowan choking Danny [G]Boy
Ah the [C]craic would be good and the pints would flow
And no [G]one would ever want to go
Ah give us one [A]last verse of Fiddlers [D]Green
And the [G]only way to stop the groove
To [C]get them up and to make them move
Would [D]someone start to play Amhrán na [G]bhFiann.
Where did [C]all the folk and ballad [G]singers go
No [C]more we'll hear the Seagull nor [F#m]Mary From Dung[D]loe
No [C]Poc Ar Buile or even Will You [D]Go [C]Lassie Go
Where [D]did all the folk and ballad [G]singers go.
[Bm]Where did [D]all the folk and ballad [A]singers [G]go
Introduction
Ireland has always been known for its rich culture, music, and literature. However, in recent years, the country has also made a name for itself in the world of comedy. This can be attributed to the rise of talented and versatile comedians, one of whom is Conal Gallen. Conal Gallen is a well-known Irish comedian, actor, and singer who has been entertaining audiences for over three decades. He has become a household name in Ireland and has also gained popularity internationally. Through his unique blend of humor, music, and storytelling, Gallen has become a pioneer in the evolution of Irish comedy.
Early Life and Career
Conal Gallen was born on May 20, 1954, in the small village of Laghey, County Donegal, Ireland. He grew up in a musical family, with his father being a traditional Irish musician. Gallen's love for music and performing began at a young age, and he started playing the accordion and singing in his local church choir. He also showed a natural talent for making people laugh, and his family and friends often encouraged him to pursue a career in comedy.
In the late 1970s, Gallen moved to London to work as a barman, but he continued to perform in local pubs and clubs in his spare time. It was during this time that he discovered his passion for comedy and honed his skills as a stand-up comedian. In 1987, he returned to Ireland and began his career as a full-time comedian, performing in small venues and clubs across the country.
Unique Style of Comedy
Conal Gallen's comedy is a unique blend of music, storytelling, and observational humor. He is known for his quick wit, infectious energy, and his ability to connect with his audience. His comedy is rooted in his Irish heritage and often centers around the quirks and idiosyncrasies of Irish life, making it relatable to audiences both at home and abroad.
One of Gallen's signature traits is his ability to seamlessly incorporate music into his comedy routines. He often uses popular Irish songs and puts a comedic spin on them, much to the delight of his audience. His musical talents, coupled with his comedic timing, have made him one of the most sought-after acts in Ireland.
Evolution of Irish Comedy
Conal Gallen's contribution to the evolution of Irish comedy cannot be overstated. He is part of a generation of comedians who have pushed the boundaries of traditional Irish comedy and brought it to new heights. In the 1980s and 1990s, Irish comedy was dominated by political satire and observational humor. However, Gallen, along with other comedians such as Brendan Grace and Tommy Tiernan, introduced a new type of comedy that was more personal and relatable.
Gallen also played a significant role in bringing comedy to rural areas in Ireland. Before Gallen, most comedians performed in major cities, but he broke this trend by touring extensively in smaller towns and villages. This not only made comedy more accessible to a wider audience but also brought a sense of pride to these communities as they saw one of their own succeeding in the world of entertainment.
Impact on Irish Culture
Conal Gallen's impact on Irish culture goes beyond just his contributions to comedy. He has become a cultural icon in Ireland, with his comedy being a reflection of the Irish way of life. He has also used his platform to raise awareness of social issues and has been a strong advocate for mental health, particularly in rural Ireland.
Furthermore, Gallen's success has paved the way for other Irish comedians, who have been inspired by his unique style and success. He has also helped put Ireland on the map as a hub for comedy, with more and more international comedians now including the country in their tours.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Conal Gallen's contributions to Irish comedy have been significant, and his impact on the industry will be felt for years to come. He has not only entertained audiences with his unique blend of music and comedy but also helped evolve the genre in Ireland. Through his humor, he has brought people from all walks of life together and has become a cultural icon in his own right. As he continues to tour and entertain audiences, Conal Gallen's legacy in Irish comedy will only continue to grow.
Ireland has always been known for its rich culture, music, and literature. However, in recent years, the country has also made a name for itself in the world of comedy. This can be attributed to the rise of talented and versatile comedians, one of whom is Conal Gallen. Conal Gallen is a well-known Irish comedian, actor, and singer who has been entertaining audiences for over three decades. He has become a household name in Ireland and has also gained popularity internationally. Through his unique blend of humor, music, and storytelling, Gallen has become a pioneer in the evolution of Irish comedy.
Early Life and Career
Conal Gallen was born on May 20, 1954, in the small village of Laghey, County Donegal, Ireland. He grew up in a musical family, with his father being a traditional Irish musician. Gallen's love for music and performing began at a young age, and he started playing the accordion and singing in his local church choir. He also showed a natural talent for making people laugh, and his family and friends often encouraged him to pursue a career in comedy.
In the late 1970s, Gallen moved to London to work as a barman, but he continued to perform in local pubs and clubs in his spare time. It was during this time that he discovered his passion for comedy and honed his skills as a stand-up comedian. In 1987, he returned to Ireland and began his career as a full-time comedian, performing in small venues and clubs across the country.
Unique Style of Comedy
Conal Gallen's comedy is a unique blend of music, storytelling, and observational humor. He is known for his quick wit, infectious energy, and his ability to connect with his audience. His comedy is rooted in his Irish heritage and often centers around the quirks and idiosyncrasies of Irish life, making it relatable to audiences both at home and abroad.
One of Gallen's signature traits is his ability to seamlessly incorporate music into his comedy routines. He often uses popular Irish songs and puts a comedic spin on them, much to the delight of his audience. His musical talents, coupled with his comedic timing, have made him one of the most sought-after acts in Ireland.
Evolution of Irish Comedy
Conal Gallen's contribution to the evolution of Irish comedy cannot be overstated. He is part of a generation of comedians who have pushed the boundaries of traditional Irish comedy and brought it to new heights. In the 1980s and 1990s, Irish comedy was dominated by political satire and observational humor. However, Gallen, along with other comedians such as Brendan Grace and Tommy Tiernan, introduced a new type of comedy that was more personal and relatable.
Gallen also played a significant role in bringing comedy to rural areas in Ireland. Before Gallen, most comedians performed in major cities, but he broke this trend by touring extensively in smaller towns and villages. This not only made comedy more accessible to a wider audience but also brought a sense of pride to these communities as they saw one of their own succeeding in the world of entertainment.
Impact on Irish Culture
Conal Gallen's impact on Irish culture goes beyond just his contributions to comedy. He has become a cultural icon in Ireland, with his comedy being a reflection of the Irish way of life. He has also used his platform to raise awareness of social issues and has been a strong advocate for mental health, particularly in rural Ireland.
Furthermore, Gallen's success has paved the way for other Irish comedians, who have been inspired by his unique style and success. He has also helped put Ireland on the map as a hub for comedy, with more and more international comedians now including the country in their tours.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Conal Gallen's contributions to Irish comedy have been significant, and his impact on the industry will be felt for years to come. He has not only entertained audiences with his unique blend of music and comedy but also helped evolve the genre in Ireland. Through his humor, he has brought people from all walks of life together and has become a cultural icon in his own right. As he continues to tour and entertain audiences, Conal Gallen's legacy in Irish comedy will only continue to grow.
Conal Gallen Singer
