Today we feature yet another Irish song, but this one is by the Irish folk band The Fureys and is more of the traditional Celtic variety. More versions of this old 19th-century love ballad exist than you can poke a…
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When You Were Sweet Sixteen – The Fureys with Davey Arthur
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Siege of a Nation (1982) – The Fureys
When I was a preadolescent I bought the album by The Furey’s called ‘When You Were Sweet Sixteen‘. Today’s featured track, Siege of a Nation, is the fourth song I’ve highlighted from my favourite Celtic album, which I consider a…
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Never Die Young (1988) – James Taylor
This song takes me back to the early 2000’s when I was living in Mornington, South – East of Melbourne. I lived in a gorgeous cottage cabin surrounded by paddocks where horses grazed. Hearing Never Die Young was the most…
My Love is Like a Red Red Rose (1982) – The Fureys & Davey Arthur
This is the third song to appear from the Furey’s 1981 album ‘When You Were Sweet Sixteen‘ (see inset) and appears on the above compilation. As I wrote ‘I bought this album as a preadolescent on a whim based on…
I Will Love You Ev’ry Time (1982) – The Fureys
This is the second song to appear from the Furey’s 1981 album ‘When You Were Sweet Sixteen‘. I wrote in my first post of their song Belfast Mill how I bought this album as a preadolescent on a whim based…
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