The Freedom Fighters - Irish Rebel Songs (Stereo) 1967
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- Опубліковано 1 кві 2018
- Media Copyright: Hallmark Records Ltd (c) 1967
Media Type: LP
Media Year: 1967
Media Genre: Celtic, Folk, World, Rebel, War
Media Condition: VG+
Turntable: DJ Limit 2000B
Cartridge: Audio-Technica AT91
Pre-Amp: Project Phono Box
Capture Device: Sodial RCA to USB
Capture Format: WAV 16bit 48khz
Capture Software: GoldWave v6.24
Track Listing:
A1. Kevin Barry
A2. The Merry Ploughboy
A3. The Boys Of Kilmichael
A4. The Wearing Of The Green
A5. Peter Crowley
B1. Black And Tan Gun
B2. My Only Son Was Shot In Dublin
B3. Boola Vogue
B4. Tipperary Far Away
B5. Roddy McCawley
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Memories from my childhood my mum knew every word and sang so proudly. She shared her love for Ireland 🇮🇪 with all of her children. Thanks for the memories ❤
My dad had this record and sang this version of Kevin Barry every Hogmanay. We played this album so often, our version had a different cover sleeve! This is fantastic! You've made my year dude! ❤
My grandfather used to play these records to me when I was a baby still remember them I love this music 🎶🎵🎶
grew up with this
My father had this in the 60s great album
My old man did always on a Sunday
Best version of ‘Kevin Barry’ and a great album.
Every Sunday morning my Mum used to play this album, she would sing at the top of her voice and we joined in, God I miss her ❤
RIP to your mum.
My mother used to play all the rebel songs every Sunday. She was a Gillespie and her father had to flee Ireland in the 1920"s ,
My mother played this most Saturdays. We grew listening to them. The rebel songs were forbidden in the UK, mum played them anyway. She was 25 in 1960 when she and dad came over to England, to a farm labourers job. My sister, my brother and I came with them. I still feel teary when I listen to them and I’m 70 in November. God bless.
Gwad luv ya ..
I'm the maverick of my siblings, came across 2 of these CDs ,C with great pleasure I rock these whilst driving.. miss my dad, 6 years ago today 😭😭💔
I have rebel songs as my ringtones on my phone was in the post office once when the phone rang it was blasting out come out yee black & tans was getting a few funny looks
It's the post office that's stealing everything 😞
I was given this album when my grandma died she played it every Saturday with me and a bottle whiskey
Yes I also listened to it as a teenager. Such lovely voices and catchy songs. It’s a pity it’s not available on Spotify or in CD 💿 form. I believe it’s only available still on vinyl.
My grams had a thing to burn vinles on cd but I think she gave it to her friend
I bought this LP in Ireland (Bray) in my teens. I had it for over 30 years and it was played more than any other record i ever owned.
Great credit to those who fought and died for Ireland Con Horan
I was raised hearing this album from a very early age. My dad said he got this one and another Album by the Freedom Fighters, A Nation Once Again in Ireland, while he was based in Cork, with the Merchant Navy.
He said that being there made him feel his Irish roots, and fall in love with the country. He always wanted to go back. He would speak of the beauty of the country, and the people.
Many years later, he finally managed to return, even though it was only for a week, on the Shannon, it was a fantastic week.
The best music ever
Was given this album long time ago from one of my old neighbours,my first rebel album,god bless auld boab kerr
wow and yes we still have this album
I grew up to this music
@@SSJfraz Biden Is A Harp, Uilleann Pipes, Bodhran, Tin Whistle, Banjo Kinda Guy Lol.💚
I was born 1967... European cup 😊.my sis has this record, jumps n all haha..we know every scratch n jump.. father murphy❤
Bhoy George punted this Album in his Who Do Think You are programme 😂😂🎵
It’s made my day finding this on UA-cam, despite the tears I wasn’t expecting. I have this album, it was my Dad’s. We don’t have any Irish connections that I’m aware of, my dad just loved the music and I grew up, like many others here, listening to to it in the 70’s. I’m now 61 and still know all the words. Currently reading a book set in West Cork in the 1920’s and it’s given me a whole different perspective to what came afterwards with the IRA. Thank you to whoever put this on here. It will be very much listened to now ☘️🇮🇪
There's a little Irish in everyone. After the long 100years war in Europe, it was the Irish monks who went out to educate the nobility in Europe as so many had died.
@Dawn Shelley same here, brings a lump to my throat hearing this wonderful album for the first time in about 50 years!
Me too. It was the first record I ever listened to. My dad used to sing some of the songs to us. I'm 58.
Love from Ireland 🇮🇪 ☘️
Dya see Boy George singing this on who do you think ye are😂😂 Every Irish household celebrated this album🎵🎵😁
Grew up listening to this album in Stella Maris youth club in Leith, Edinburgh 1967 a special year in Europe.T.A.L..
Loved this as a youngster. Still do as an old man
Use to sing these songs in school late 60s
My gran played me this as a child . Same year I was born this album was released
I grew up with this album, loved it then and love it now
My parents had this album and others which were gifts from my paternal grandmother
This takes me back to my childhood brings a tear to my eye I’m Scottish not Irish love this album and believe it or not I’m a Rangers supporter but not a bigot
I grew up listening to these songs, my late mum was from Adglass Co Down I'm proud of my Irish roots and have yesterday returned from a 10 day visit. My brother has this LP I know all the words.
I feel very sad that these songs even exist. The suffering of the Irish people is something that should never be forgotten.. and certainly lesson should be learnt ❤
got this original lp still handed down to me
I inherited this album from my Dad, I remember it so well from my childhood, and listen to it to this day, the words are ingrained into my mind
i must have heard this Lp hundreds of times growing up , Like many with Irish parents around the World. i still have the original Lp . It's a classic Album for many . I heard Boy George talk about him listening to ' Kevin Barry' on 'Who do you think you are' awile back , and I'll bet it was this Lp he had. ,,,,🇮🇪🇪🇺🇮🇪🇪🇺🇮🇪🇪🇺🇮🇪🇪🇺🇮🇪🇪🇺🇮🇪🇪🇺🇮🇪🇪🇺🇮🇪
My Heart is also in Ireland 🇮🇪🇮🇪🏴🏴🇮🇪🇮🇪👍
The Best rebel song my dad had that album
my old man had this album back in the early 70s ,he would blast it out every Sunday morning with all the windows open for our English neighbours to have a listen .i haven't heard it for over 40 years,thanks for the memory.
me too
Me too
My mother had this album. She married a British soldier......... always knew when she was angry with my father or the army. Windows open this album on full blast, every one on the army housing estate had to put up with it. RIP mum.
Me too 💜
Same, my beautiful mammy.. Every Sunday before mass. 💚🇮🇪
Omdz I’ve still got this LP , my mother use say don’t play it will upset some people so me being bad kid lol put it on my mama record plays and blasted it out at the time I didn’t no the full story behind these tunes love them all up to now 2021 x
It’s history told by music
Just like many more tunes from bk in the days x
Grew up with me Da listening to these 💚👍👊💚👊👊👍👊👍👊
My Irish father brought this album home taught lyrics to English born children told us to never forget lyrics to these songs
Born in London to an Irish mother, I have carried this LP with me around the world. Spent most of the time in storage. THank you for putting this out. Sweet childhood memories, I had no idea of the importance of these songs and turned the HiFi up load and my mother used to come in yelling me to turn it down in case we got into trouble.
We, us as a community could not have grew up to any OTHER LP..GO THE TIC🎉
Up The Rebels!
I have 2 copies of this album handed down and the wee guy on the front is 2 different guys😂 can't tell you why cos it would take ages😂
I watched an episode of Who Do You Think You Are featuring Boy George, In the episode he was saying as a teen, at family gatherings at his home, one of his Aunties would get a bit tipsy, and tell him to put the Freedom Fighters on. He actually sings some of Kevin Barry too.
One of his relatives was hanged for being a part or the Uprising, and is buried next to or near Kevin Barry.
think it was his uncle they shared same cell
my old man was a Wexford man and had this album so I grew up listening to it I still do
My daddy was a wexford man too,loved this album 😊
Love this music the Rebel Songs it's just in my blood
I'm another person whose father used to play this in England to keep the spirit of Ireland alive. I was cleaning out the loft this evening and found the record under a lot of other 'family history' things. It was hopelessly scratched, but here I am now, hearing it again!
Kevin Barry is a most poignant song and I love playing this track bought the LP when it came out
My brother in law played keyboard's with The freedom fighters ,Ian steele,,I remember belting these songs out as a wee boy and getting told off saying I would get onto trouble😂😂
My dad played this album Sunday morning before mass, in seven kings Essex 1968, I’m now 57 and still know all the words!!
My Da did the same Every Sunday when we came home from mass
Warms my heart 💚to hear old stories of the Irish community in Old London Town, the Northwest especially so, affectionately known as 'County Kilburn' 🍀
My father and mother and my brother were born in Ireland i was born in England but I grew up with this music every Sunday morning and I loved my childhood
I remember visiting Ireland as a kid in 1967 the year this album was released and my mum buying it. It was played to death throughout my childhood and it still resonates today. I know all the words to Kevin Barry and The Merry Ploughboy and will sing these at parties after a few Guinness. Long live the republican movement.
My Father was Irish. We lived in London but my fathers heart was in Ireland. His mind was in the IRA. I was 7 years old. I am now 60. He played this album often. I had no idea all these songs were imprinted in my psyche. I never knew i knew all the words. When hearing these song it brought back my Sunday afternoons being told of the good old days of my now deceased father. Thank You. Dia dhaoibh Éire
My Dad was the same, he still is and he is 66 now, great memories from my childhood. Love these songs x
my mother was from Ireland and lived in london, like you brought up on these songs, brings back memories of my youth and singing and humming these tunes
Me too, the album was a part of my childhood. I grew up in NY with an Irish mother and this record was played especially on Sundays. I love it so much, it's nostalgic.
Be proud off your mother farther.
You know the Irish?
I bloody love these songs...
Love these songs
Tiochfaidh ar la 🇮🇪
You and 10 Billion others a chara😁
@@felixfachanetti3074 Great Songs Studs 😂🇮🇪🍀
I've got this LP still. When I brought it in 1967 my dad surprised me by knowing most of the words to most of the songs. He had learnt them as a young British soldier during WW2. Apparently they used to sing them to annoy the Officers.
This record hits close to home I'm 24 but my father had this on tape and when we was young it was all he would play... Love this music
"The Harp and Shamrock, Green White and Gold"
Three Flowers ☘☘☘
I was over the moon when I found this album as my dear father would play this often in the house and my family and myself know all the words of the rebel song’s fantastic they have a great history behind each one on this album fair play to the Irish
Mad Mental Hibby...Brilliant m8...Sunshine on Leith 2016 magical🎶🎶🎶😉😁😂
I played the drums on this, we were the Fontana Showband playing in London. The flute player was an elderly session man who told me he had played with Jack Hylton back in the swing era.
Hi Art, was it a classical flute? Sounds like it. Well done on being part of this. A massive thing for us Catholics in Scotland. Everyone at my primary school seemed to have this record at home. Thank you!
Rate Your Music list the musicians as:- Artie Lorrigan, Oliver Kane, Harry McCormack, Finbarr Ring, Bernie Tobin, Oliver Tobin, John White
It was a classical flute as far as I remember, glad it meant a lot to ye.
@@artlorigan6604 And continues to mean a lot as we still sing all these old standards at any given opportunity! Cheers Art.
Hey Art, d'u know the story of the "getting snowed in, after a helicopter ride, in the States, and missing an important meeting, which would have helped the freedom fighters brake America "?
(I met Bernie Tobin, in his pub, the twilight zone, in fermoy, cork, Ireland, about 20 plus years ago.
I met him to chat about rory Gallagher)
Thanks.
The best and true most realistic music to a cause that is relevant to a modern and free united and free Ireland
I am English and have no Irish Connections but bought this Album 1969/70 and still listen to it today the songs tell great stories and the artists are great singers
Even Boy George has this fantastic album in his family collection..God Bless Ireland 🎵🎵🎵
@@studslannigan6286 His great uncle, Thomas Bryan, was an IRA member and was executed by the British in 1921 during the Irish War of Independence. He was one of a group of men hanged (14 of March 1921) in Mountjoy Prison in the period 1920-1921, commonly referred to as "The Forgotten Ten" : respect !
We listened to this in my Grandparents in the Highlands of Scotland
Got 2 of these Albums...definitely different faces on the aul guy on front cover....God Rest Commandant Tom Barry and the Bhoys of Kilmichael who fought for the Green Flag of Ireland and Conquered the red white and blue🤗🤗
This album is my childhood... our family listened to it for many years ... we had an old old scratched version.... thank you whoever put this here
Mine too, I had this album and another one by the freedom fighters, I still have them but they're all scratched, I bought them in Woolworths in Scotland,
Try a website called discogs i got an ecellent copy on vinyl it only cost £3 and £5 postage its got loads for sale
same here
@@mariareid4158 Hi Maria, the other one was a nation once again. I have them both along at my Dad's. My favourites were 'The Wolfhound' though. They were a wee bit later.
Same here. Fell out of the cradle hearing this song. Still have the LP somewhere, and loads more like it.
Dad had this LP years ago he played it so much by the time he had finished with it, it was full of scratches, never got bored of listening to all the songs, dad has passed away now glad I have found this on UA-cam.
Frances Taylor - so many memories of Dad and listening to the songs on this album. I know all of them by heart xxx
Hurray the FREEDOM FIGHTERS. 😙💖👍☘🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
I wish they'd return... I'd be their to fight alongside them for today... we'd fight under the same banner "Freedom" !
@@jimmydocndog2 Hi, James I think and I sincerily pray for FREEDOM. Just only United Ireland.🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
have this album on vinyl ... Great album.. UP the 32s
I think I bought this from a stall one Sunday in East Lane off the Walworth Road as a present for my Dad - I think every Irish family in South London had a copy - probably sold more copies than the No 1 in the LP charts at the time - I’m sure it wa pre decimal - 12s and 6p
For a Just United Ireland. Just only IRELAND REPUBLIC 😙💖👍☘🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
My dad had this album in the 60's , amazed you can listen to it nowa days
My dad had this LP in his record collection, maybe borrowed from his Irish mum. As a London-born-and-bred boy I became familiar with these rebel songs because of this album, and cos some of the pubs near us (Hammersmith) had them on the jukeboxes.
So pleased to hear these songs again, 50 years later! Thanks a million for the upload 🙏
Old man Nye brought me up on this best childhood
This is amazing... You gotta love youtube... this album means so much to me... memories of listening to my Dads records when I was younger... memories of my childhood... it’s so awesome that I can listen to it again now without a record player!
A bloke who my dad knew walked into a pub in Sheffield in the 70’s dressed in a green tunic and gave him this on cassette along some others and said look after this coz I might be in prison soon.
I used to have to play it for him everyday when he came home from pub. He eventually borrowed it out and lost it. I looked everywhere for this version of Kevin Barry and somehow came across this page. Bought the vinyl and at 74 he couldn’t believe it. X
Lovely story
I love this music.
Thank you to who ever uploaded this, great tunes and brought tears to my eyes
My mother had a copy of this. I now have it. It was where I first heard the rebel songs.
"During the tenure of the revamped Fontana showband, an offer came to us to record an LP. of Irish rebel songs, So through Arthur Frewn an associate of Harry Royston, along with record producer Siggy Jackson, we recorded the first of five Lp,s for the Pitwick label. The first album was recorded in a small studio in the old Kent Rd, the studio later became the headquarters of the famous Manfred Mann band.
The LP had ten tracks in all, it was a huge seller, sold over half a million copies in a few weeks. It was entitled IRISH REBEL SONGS, by The Irish Freedom Fighters. Its still listed in ‘Record Mirror’ as one of the biggest sellers, having sold now in excess of two million copies worldwide.
The band went on to tour Canada & America, where they met and played for Senator Ted Kennedy, who became a great fan of the boys"
www.choicepublishing.ie/index_files/Page3782.htm
A man who stood up for his belief song well to honour his him what a song it is
In the early seventies, mom took a trip to Ireland, and came back with this gem. It became a favorite of mine throughout the years. When I was young, we sang the first verse on a cassette tape I still remember the sound of us.
Over time mom is gone, and over chaos, so is the album. I'm incredibly grateful that this is online, and I get to hear it again. Someday, this album will play through the hi-fi again. I'll have to be patient though, I don't imagine a remaster of this, and that leaves the original pressings. And I'm totally fine with that.
Edit: I just learned through Discogs that there were 3 pressings of this album, 2 in GB, and one in Canada. The Canadian lacquer was cut at RCA Toronto, which was a decent mastering house. For the GB pressings, Pickwick handed that over to a CBS studio there.
Looks like there are some of the original vinyl LPs for sale on eBay; I'm tempted, but would have to dig out the old record player from the cupboard to play it!
Cheers for posting this Mad Hibee...brilliant...God Bless James Connolly
My wee ma left me this album xx love it
Mine too
0:00 Kevin Barry
5:28 The Merry Ploughboy
7:55 The Boys Of Kilmichael
11:40 The Wearing Of The Green
13:10 Peter Crowley
15:40 Black And Tan Gun
19:00 My Only Son Was Shot In Dublin
24:09 Boola Vogue
27:50 Tipperary Far Away
30:14 Roddy McCawley
This is un doubtly the very best version of this song....How sad for this young man murdered by the evil occupation army of the crown.
Thanks man - listened to this when I was a kid - been searching for it for decades - Free Ireland and Scotland
Brilliant haven't seen this in years 😃😃😃 christ even all my protestant
Pals knew all the words 😂😂😂😂
HIBERNIAN FC..first to wear the green,first to wear the hoops....ERIN GO BRAGH..the originals
So what went wrong?
Sadly the rank and file Hibee abandoned their links to the Rebs.
It has lead to a shrinkage of the once massive Hibs support.
Sadly .
Glad that some are keeping the link.
My childhood this very album God my gran and all my aunties Saturday nights in Glasgow geesh , still got this album somwhere
I love this record, my dad came from youghal in Cork and he played it all the time, so it was a big part of my childhood and it still is, thank you for putting it on.
I used to have the LP many years ago, but it got badly scratched, I was watching Boy George on Who do you think you are and he mentioned this album.
Tony McGovern... Check out Discogs.com Tony.... it’s a massive market place for original copies of vinyls of all types and genres...... currently 23 of this original album for sale as of 26-3-19
Tony ....we are from Donegal so as a Glasgow Celtic fan we are the best singers of the Rebel Songs bar none as u will see at Celtic Park with the Green Brigade and 60'000 others.....what a magical place for the Irish Diaspora to be... 3x3 = ETERNITY 😉😉😉😆😆😆😁😁😁
Boy George sang Kevin Barry on that who do you think you are🎶🎶🎶 Love The Bhoys of Kilmichael 🎶🎶🎶
@@felixfachanetti3074 Studs Do You Have Culture Club CDs 😂🇮🇪🍀
@@danbreen6946 Felix has but doubt Lannigan does as he's more of a Spandau Ballet man🎵🎵😀 Lookin thru ma binoculars to see Tipperary So Far Away😉
Best version out there .
My dad has been looking for this for many years. Thanks for putting it on UA-cam. Brings back so memories for him
You're welcome. Glad he can enjoy hearing it again.
@@SSJfraz Good man yourself for posting this...in Irving Welsh's book trainspotting the lads went to a party and played Irish Rebel music but this was not included in the film....can imagine Francis Begbie singing the oul war songs🤣🤣🤣
@@SSJfraz Ps...I'm sure the face of the old guy in your copy above is different from the face of the old guy in my copy? the fella singing Kevin Barry is Liam Tierney who went on to join The Barleycorn from Belfast.
@@torquemada3273 Are you sure he's different? The only 2 versions of this album i'm familiar with are this stereo version by Hallmark Records and the mono version by Allegro Records. But both versions feature the same cover art.
@@SSJfraz Just checked it...this is the allegro LP (possibly the original one) and does indeed have identical cover but the old guy's face on the Hallmark edition is not the same as the one on Allegro version...think he is the real chap but they stuck a different coupon on the hallmark one for some reason...maybe a copyright issue with the original photo? there's always someone out there who will know (usually with a tweed jacket and pipe)😁 Slainte.
Love these songs grew up listening to them..lost my dad 3 years ago and I lost his irish rebels cd and found this on youtube..thank you to whoever you are for uploading this album ♥️
I've Got This Lp At Home Lovely Music
I'm a rebel and will die a rebel. Up the ra. Our day will come. 💚🇮🇪☘️🍀🙌🙌
I suppose that's our history. We not allowed that?
ange b ‘‘tis the best way to learn about Irish ☘️ history is through the songs ,
We'd sing these in the barracks bar... the officers could never under understand why we loved them so much, but I guess you'd have to feel the words in your heart to understand them ?
- God Bless Ireland and protect her against their migrant invasion - British Royal Engineer Reg
Ps. We're all off to Dublin in the green (leaving behind my Mary - Lol) was our favourite
Yes, James. I hope sincerily and pray with all deepest in my soul that you will get it. FREEDOM for irish people.. From Brazil.
Crazy isn't it they called the IRA terrorists because they wanted to rule themselves, even though they ring us up to warn us if there's a bomb about to go off - They never bombed our children at any pop concert or raped them - Now our only defence is to throw milkshakes or bacon butties although the last bacon butty thrower "kevin crehan" got sent to prison where he mysteriously died ?
@@jimmydocndog2 I'm sad for this situation. I don't know what can I say? Just only pray for you and your people. I know the irish FIGHTERS are not terrorist. They fight for better Days and for Just only one IRELAND. IRELAND REPUBLIC. 😍😘👍💖🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪My mind, my soul and my heart are with Ireland. I hope that you are ok. Don't lose your strength and your Faith. Trust yourself, in your FIGHT. And sorry for my bad english. Here in Brazil we speak portuguese. It's so different of english. With love, Daisy. Better Days will be.😍😘👍💖🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪God bless you and your people.
@@daisypeters3216 - You take care Daisy Peters and God will bless you too and while he is over there busy blessing you... KARMA and me will make the evil ones pay "ten fold"
(Never been let down yet - Lol)
- Goodbye for now my friend from Brazil
@@jimmydocndog2My dear friend. I 'm praying for better Days for you and your people. I hope, who knows? I meet you. And believe me you still will be better Days, my friend. Trust in God and yourself. Sorry once more time for my bad english. The next year I will go to travel to Ireland because I promissed to go to Kildare. I'm devoted Saint Brighid. Take care, my dear James. With love, Daisy.
Played by my dad, like most others, in the 70's, every night till the early hours, that and Frank Sinatra, till the early hours, on a school night 😡 love it now since I started drinking 😁👍
My Dad has this on LP. Some tunes
This Album was banned in England for many years. Thank God for the internet
Ibought this album in england
No it wasn't it was on sale in Woolworths for ever.
my man had this and other records that I can remember and that was over 50 years ago hearing them today brings me very close to tears
The album was published in england by pickwick records i had the original my granda gave me it when i was 9 in 1974
Humm ... it was released in 67 - I grew up with it in 76 or 77 - when I was eventually released from care in 1980 and later joined the army in 84 were I taught the lads to sing "and we're all off to Dublin in the green, in the green" it became a favourite...
I never dreamt the rebel soldier in my youth would be slayne purely for convenience of EU control - But, I'm not dead yet... I'm just deciding which of them to take with me ? - Lol