John Phillip Sousa - The Garry Owen

[crotchboots]

semper fi,phil...once a marine always a marine

[bowie99able]

surely garryowen is an old irish song and used by an english hussar regiment before and during the crimean war

[museack]

@jettrink60 Well, the Irishmen that were NOT Yankees had to have been drunk when they made the decision to live in the south.

[johncashrocks221]

@museack The Irish in the south were just as honorable as the irish yankees, they mutually hated england

[kingbushwickthe33rd]

Where's The Duke and Pappy Ford??

[seattwa]

It's easy to see why. For an old Irish pub drinking song, it's a heck of a march. Even listening to it today makes you want to get the old saber out of the closet and go saddle up!

[janossors1]

@seattwa Well Said

[seattwa]

This actually was Lt. Col. George A. Custer's official march of the 7th Cavalry. Picked BY him. And it is an old Irish folk tune.

[museack]

@seattwa That's the story I've heard also. I believe you're absolutely correct.

[colorred623]

I would like to buy this version of Gerry Owen on cd. does anyone know how I can find it??????

[himmler251]

1ST CAV!!

R.I.P Uncle Delmer

A Comany, 2nd Btn, 12t Rgt, 1st Cav Div. (Airmobile) Jan 1969

[tigerlilly66]

@himmler251 =

I was in E Co. of the 2nd. Bless the memory of your loved one and THANKS for his service and sacrifice.

[smandler1]

give an irish person lemons, and they will demand the tequilia

[atelierbeads]

Great marches. There have been lots of other composers of marches besides John Phillip Sousa...you might want to look a few of them up.

[Morvalwen27]

Brave Rifles.

FTW.

[sousafan100]

a fine rendition of this civil war tune - it's a keeper - thanks zzahier

[linoma57]

bRITAIN IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE THE STRUCTURE OF THE WORLD AND HUMANITY ,MIXING RACES IS WRONG AND TIME WILL TELL.

[andhehorseurodeinon]

@linoma57 Britain is a mixed race dipstick. Normans, Saxons, Celts etc. etc.

[reuthful]

I promise you the Irish Brigate, et al, remember Marse Robert ( E. LEE) as well.

[kingbushwickthe33rd]

All we need is The Duke and Pappy Ford!!

Or Teddy Roosevelt and The Rough Riders!!!!

[Glinkaism1]

Arrangements of this are in classic westerns, like John Ford, "They Died With Their Boot On" about Custer.

[takeshispacepirate]

i like the first 50 seconds better than the orchestra

[cuneo1950]

picture custer's last stand

[Corsair092]

"PRESENT!.. FORWARD!."



[robertgilbert1]

te irish are everywere god bless them.robert

[johnseoulkr]

Out Front Sir!

[usafang2]

Faugh an Beallach! "Clear the Way!"

Garryowen in Glory!

[Usartrax3903]

RANGERS LEAD THE WAY!!!

[gillyjacky]

Definatly not a Sousa march and no doubt offdening american and irish read the history

[mlauter]

7th First!

[higgme1ster]

General, I only wish you had had a little more wisdom to go with your pride!

[Moondancer007]

As Irishmen and with pride lets give one hurah for fightin' 69th!! God Bless Ireland and the United States of America!! Erin go bragh!!

[vince33x]

@Moondancer007 Long live the English speaking peoples...including the Irish, who's greatest works have been done in the English language, the greatest language yet invented by man! English is the greatest language because the greatest writing in man's history has been done in English: Shakespeare, Keats, Milton, Chaucer, Twain, Churchill, there are no corollaries in any other language.

[AGoodOldRebel]

@vince33x True, English is like the Romans, We have never met a language we couldn't learn from.

[vince33x]

@AGoodOldRebel One of the reasons that English is the language of true precision in meaning, which is why it is the Language of Business, Science and Flight.

[x101st]

Or should I say 1st Air Cavalry Brigade? To be specific, 3rd of the 227th Assault Helicopter Battalion! We RULE!!!

[x101st]

1ST CAV for LIFE!!!!!

[alpha18412]

It encourages you to pick up an extra step every third count or so. Whatta way to get somewhere inna hurry.

[alpha18412]

@alpha18412 It also carries not so subtle overtones of "we're acomin' to get you!"

[LEOPARDTWO]

We can see Custer and the 7th now, riding into history!!

[SidneyBroadshead]

The song originated in Ireland in the late 18th Century and was originally popular with Irish regiments in English service. Garryowen ("Owen's Garden") was a ward in the city of Limerick, county Limerick. The song was popular with the 69th NY State Militia because some had served in the British army or came from Limerick. It was popular in the 7th Cavalry because the regiment had a lot of Irish-American Civil War veterans like Custer.

[fasterthanilook]

NOT written by Sousa, NOT Sousa's Band, NOT Sousa's arrangement.

[freedomhill68]

Chapter #1

This Tune, "The Gary Owen", was Adopted By The Irish 69th Infantry Regiment Based Out Of New York City, More Commonly Known As "The Fighting 69th", "Before" The Civil War Had Even Begun... Though General George Armstrong Custer Did Not Quite Fancy The Song As Much As He Did Of Himself, He Did Like The Song Well Enough To Adopt It For His "7th Cavalry" In 1867... "AFTER" The Civil War Had Ended.. In Essence, The Fine Tune Belonged Then, As It Does Today, To "The Fighting 69th"...

[Leathernecktanker]

@freedomhill68 add to the list...The 85th Infantry Division, The Custer Division.  March On! 338th Regt.

[barryb83110]

@Leathernecktanker My dad was a Sargent in the 85th. One of the best men I ever met.

[freedomhill68]

Chapter #2

Worthy To Note That The Name, "The Fighting 69th" Was Given To This NYC Regiment By General Robert E Lee After He Watched His Own Famed Confederate Irish Regiment, The "Louisiana Tigers", Go Up Against The "69th" During The Battle Of "Malvern Hill"...

The Fighting 69th's Battle Cry was "Faugh a Ballagh...!", Irish Gaelic For "Clear The Way...!"

"Erin Go Bragh...!!!",

Mike

[tigerlair60]

@freedomhill68 But lets not forget the rest of the story about your famed 69th. After Malvern Hill the Louisiana Tigers and the rest of the Army of Northern Virginia kicked the 69th so badly in the next few battles that they disbanded the survivors after Gettysburg in July 1863.

[Bobk857]

@tigerlair60 The 69th was disbanded because there were so few left. Yes they had their butts kicked but the Irish Brigades at Gettysburg were really less than a regiment, not nearly a full brigade.

[IWantGorlsArmor2012]

Not Sousa, but awesome none the less. Huzzah 7th Cavalry, and Brevet Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer!

[DocofPhil]

This is not a Sousa march, though it easily could've been.

[hunterv41]

don't think this is written by Sousa

[tmlafrance]

This is actually two songs, Garry Owen and the Kerry Dance, which would be familiar from The Quiet Man. Love both though.

[McGrenzer]

@tmlafrance Is "Kerry Dance" a sort of musical euphemism for "Irish Washerwoman", the name the tune is usually known by is this country. There is also another song that begins "Oh, the days of the Kerry Dancers...", but I think that's another tune entirely. Please help my confusion and perhaps faulty memory.

[tmlafrance]

@McGrenzer Kerry Dance and Irish Washer Woman are not the same song, though they do sound similar. And the song you quoted IS the Kerry dance.

[poshportia62]

The 7th Cavalry was entrapped the day after the Wounded Knee Massacre. The 9th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers rescued the 7th Cavalry.

Read the novel, Rescue at Pine ridge, the story of the rescue of the famed 7th Cavalry by the Buffalo Soldiers, and visit website; rescue at pine ridge. com. The novel embodies Native Americans, Outlaws and Buffalo Soldiers, in the days of the Native American Wars with the approach USA. Story is about, brutality, compassion, reprisal, bravery, heroism and gallantry.

[crazycamel345]

@ERROLCUSTERFLYNN4EVR lol nice answer. Your response clearly outlines your intellectual capacity.

[crazycamel345]

@ERROLCUSTERFLYNN4EVR Your attempt to order the armed forces to do your political bidding is absurd. Any American who attempts to bring the army into politics should be ashamed and disgraced. A true American would leave the armed forces out of politics as it is not the armed forces who chooses where their men and women will die, that's the politician's job. The Armed Forces protect freedom, not bickering political partisanship. If you're in the military, do a favour for it and get out.

[7lloyd777]

@ERROLCUSTERFLYNN4EVR

YES....YES...YES...and still another YES!

God Bless You!

[MikeJGallagherJr]

At least in sounds like Sousa played with it a little.

[MikeJGallagherJr]

@ billslack, I believe that the brass band arangement was Arranged by Sousa.

[Glinkaism1]

The Fighting 69th would take on new meaning today. I hope not.

[TheGarretdeas]

This is categorically an Irish tune and originated from the fine Irish county of Limerick

[Gaudd]

Nicked off the British.. as usual

[palonejr]

God created whiskey,

to keep the Irish from ruling the Earth!

To the 7TH.

Bobby...

[TheEnglisc]

This is also a British March adopted far before the Americans, is it not?

[Magnum4550]

@TheEnglisc irish march. :)

[gobabygo90809]

@TheEnglisc probably some irish soldiers under british alliegance used this as a march but it did not gain fame until the civil war of the united states saw general custer of the union cavalry adopt it as his favorite march

[carolinaphil]

This is to Alfred Regennter. Lee was never worried about the 69th, and for your edifacation the 6th Alabama kicked the crap out of them during the War Of Northern Aggression

[carribbeandreams2004]

I believe the reason the 69th Infantry adopted this tune is that it was comprised of drafted Irish immigrants who fought for the Union.

[jrb51055]

All I know is: My son sure looked good marching to this coming home from 2nd tour in Iraq.

[truck87654321]

Just to weigh in on this the fighting 69th and the 14th Brooklyn were both civil war units and both units still use this as there regimental songs , both are NY guard units . Clinton disbanded the 14th Brooklyn but the unit was reinstated By President Bush ,

[ODSTClanStudios]

and no man shall go to jail in garryowen and glory! god dammit, how many men were sent to jail for our liberation from britian after all those years boys? how many were killed? how many staided part of the cursed empire?

[gillyjacky]

MMM - Regimental March of the 11th Hussars (The Cherrypickers) oh abd yes he later becane the Earl of Cardigan and threw away the Light cavlary at Balaclava

[JohannaEm]

this was the song that Custer used at the battle of little big horn in Montana.

[leechambliss]

Sousa didn't write this. At least, I can't find any Sousa playlists that show this as his work. Any Sousa scholars want to give a definitive answer?

[ronaldweasleyfan55]

@leechambliss not sousa EVER! its irish irish irish all the way!

[Ottovbvs]

It's a British, Irish really, cavalry march that was picked up by the US. Nothing wrong with that the British have constantly borrowed from everyone else. The Kings Troop RHA use this music for their musical drive where it works very well.

[hartleymartin]

Sousa wrote a lot of original stuff, but he also wrote a lot of stuff based on traditional music. Very well done, methinks.

[MikeDial]

Sousa's most important contribution to music was to get copyright protection for all musicians who record their music. Every musician who has ever cut a record should raise his beer in the air and give praise to JP Sousa.

[billslack]

Unfortunatley not a Sousa march. Irish tune adopted by the 69th Infantry and 7th Cavalry Regiments during the civil war.

[NardolTheElf]

I would say that this is Sousa's interpretation, as it varies somewhat from the Irish version I've heard.

[rifleman1122]

God save the fighting 69th of New York!

[AdmiralCSN]

Neither of those regiments existed during the Civil War.

[37wizard]

I have to disagree with rifleman. The 69th NY did exist during the civil war. In fact, they were a part of the Irish Brigade under Hancock at Gettysburg. My grandfather went to France with the 69th during WW I that's how I learned about them.

[AlfredRegeniter]

The 69th NY indeed existed during the Civil War!

Lord knows...Robert E. Lee remembers.

My compliments to the Blue and the Gray !

erin go bragh!

[suesue48]

@AlfredRegeniter -

Tiocfaidh ar la!

[wifeoffred]

@suesue48

I'm sure the majority of Irish folk - RC's,Prods,Unionists and non-violent Republicans who have sung this song through the centuries do not agree with your terrorist-linked comments.

[ajferet]

@AlfredRegeniter

He would have known before the war too. The 69th, like several Irish regiments in the British service was famous for its rough characters. The 69th was arguably among the most famous of American regiments before the war because they famously refused to "pass in review" when Prince Alfred of Wales (Edward VII) came to New York City.

[acc96build]

@billslack Thank you for the information! It doesn't matter to my liking the piece or not, but thank you anyway!

[bullyboy1863]

@billslack Used in many units before the civil war too :)

[AllenbysEyes]

@billslack I assume the specific arrangement was by Sousa.

[mbdcia]

Very smart. Did Mr. Sousa only write/arrange marches?

[theUP844]

no. He also wrote many operas. But a big majority of his compositions are marches. One of them was my high school bands parade march this year.