Come Fill Your Glass with Us
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Come Fill Your Glass with Us - Irish Songs of Drinking & Blackguarding is a collection of traditional Irish
drinking song
s performed by The Clancy Brothers
with often time collaborator Tommy Makem
. It was their second album.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
drinking song
Drinking song
A drinking song is a song sung while drinking alcohol. Most drinking songs are folk songs, and may be varied from person to person and region to region, in both the lyrics and in the music...
s performed by The Clancy Brothers
The Clancy Brothers
The Clancy Brothers were an influential Irish folk music singing group, most popular in the 1960s, they were famed for their woolly Aran jumpers and are widely credited with popularizing Irish traditional music in the United States. The brothers were Patrick "Paddy" Clancy, Tom Clancy, Bobby Clancy...
with often time collaborator Tommy Makem
Tommy Makem
Thomas "Tommy" Makem was an internationally celebrated Irish folk musician, artist, poet and storyteller. He was best known as a member of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. He played the long-necked 5-string banjo, guitar, tin whistle, and bagpipes, and sang in a distinctive baritone...
. It was their second album.
Track listing
- "Whiskey You're the Devil" – 2:31
- "The Maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe" – 2:52
- "The MoonshinerThe MoonshinerThe Moonshiner is a folk song with disputed origins. It is believed that the song originated in America, then later was made famous in Ireland. Others believe that it was the other way around. The Clancy Brothers stated on their recording that the song is of Irish origin, but again, this is...
" – 3:12 - "Bold Thady Quill" – 2:37
- "Rosin the Bow" – 3:31
- "Finnigin's WakeFinnegan's Wake"Finnegan's Wake" is a ballad that arose in the 1850s in the music-hall tradition of comical Irish songs. The song is a staple of the Irish folk-music group, The Dubliners, who have played it on many occasions and included it on several albums, and is especially well known to fans of The Clancy...
" – 2:19 - "The Real Old Mountain DewThe Rare Old Mountain Dew-History:It was written by Edward Harrigan with music by Dave Braham, from the Irish drama The Blackbird. It was printed in "Irish street Ballads", 1916. It was later recorded under the title The Rare Old Mountain Dew. It is about the intoxicating properties of Irish moonshine, or Poitín...
" – 1:11 - "Courting in the Kitchen" – 3:35
- "Mick McGuireMick Maguire"Mick McGuire" is a traditional Irish folk song about courtship. It tells the story of a young man who courts a woman named Kate or Katie.He is initially well received by her mother because he owns a farm, and he is given a seat of honor in the house...
" – 2:40 - "A Jug of Punch" – 3:37
- "Johnny McEldoo" – 1:43
- "Cruiscin Lan" – 2:11
- "Portlairge" – 1:19
- "The Parting GlassThe Parting Glass"The Parting Glass" is an Irish traditional song, often sung at the end of a gathering of friends. It was allegedly the most popular song sung in both Scotland and Ireland before Robert Burns wrote "Auld Lang Syne"....
" – 2:35