Boyne Water

[williamdobbie2010]

can u play penny arcade ?

[AccordionStu]

@williamdobbie2010 yes, i have posteda video on here of this tune

[marryapersonality]

Ironically enough I suppose, another song that shares this air is "Come Out Ye Black And Tans" by Dominic Behan.

[AccordionStu]

@marryapersonality It's not really ironic, both traditons have been adding their own lyrics to traditional melodes to suit their own political agenda. I think Boyne Water was written quite a few years before the Black and Tans were even thopught of however

[hammerheadhotel]

Thanks for preserving history. There is not much of this material out there.

[dee5blueeyes]

The Defence of Enniskillen is an old historical song sung to this air - words can be found on The Orange Minstrel or Ulster Methodist book 1832

[asmodeon]

lovely tune

[mrshortie93]

can you play armagh brigade?

[gregrfc1873]

a canny read tht type of music , we play boyne water a different way

[AccordionStu]

yes greg there are many variations of this tune however the traditional version which would have been played on a Fife is closer to this than most bands play nowadays.

[w1taylor320]

well played, can you one for the song that goes if the pope says no we'll have another go on the banks of the boyne in the monrnig" not sure what its called

[AccordionStu]

the tune you are talking about is Shanghai Lil.

[rickelmonoggin]

The Boyne-that's in the Republic of Ireland, isn't it?

[AccordionStu]

Yes

[flute4hire]

nice one stu i cant get the fancy bits right plain it ddd