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Oh, but I am sick now and my days are numbered My childhood days bring back sad reflectionsīeacon Theater New York – 30 November 1989:īut I’ll sing no more now till I get a drink’ Here are three brilliant versions.įrom the album “Irish Heartbeat” w/The Chieftains:īut the sea is wide and I can’t swim over I love this song, and no one does it better than Van Morrison. The origins of this particular song are subject to. It was first recorded, under the name “The Kerry Boatman”, by Dominic Behan on an LP called “The Irish Rover”, released in 1965. Carrickfergus (Gaelic for The Rock of Fergus) is a coastal town in the Occupied Six Counties of Ireland. Listen to the Complete Gold Castle Masters on YouTube. The origins of the song are unclear and there is. This may well form part of the song's context.“ Carrickfergus” is an Irish folk song, named after the town of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Best of Joan Baezs songs, live and covers including 'Brother in Arms' and many more. Carrickfergus is an Irish folk song named after the town of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Work there attracted Irish immigrants, and the local churchyard apparently holds their graves, some of which have black marble memorial stones. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries there was a successful stone quarry close to Ballygrant, in a place called Kilmeny. There is about 70 miles of Irish sea between the two places. What I can tell you is that Carrickfergus is in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and that Ballygrant (the Ballygran of the first verse) is on the island of Islay, in Scotland's Inner Hebrides. This mudcat thread is well worth reading. But beyond that, not much is known for certain. It may have been based on an earlier gaelic language song called "Do bhí bean uasal" ("There Was a Noblewoman"), and there is an obvious similarity to " The Water is Wide". The song's history before O'Toole brought it to light is much more enigmatic. The Youtube version on this page is by Joan Baez, who sings the song beautifully. Carrickfergus subsequently grew in popularity and has been recorded by luninaries including The Dubliners and Van Morrison. Behan added what is now he middle verse, and recorded the song. In the 1960s, the Irish actor, Peter O'Toole, introduced it to Dominic Behan (it was O'Toole's favourite song, apparently). The song's recent history is an interesting one. There are obviously themes of exile, loss and love, and these, combined with the pathos of the tune, are what get to me. If you look closely at the words, you might argue that it seems to be composed of fragments of other songs, but to me that doesn't matter. Carrickfergus - Chords, Lyrics and Origins OriginsĬarrickfergus is, in my humble opinion anyway, one of the most beautiful ballads I've heard.
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