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Related Pieces
Piece Description
Songs of the Troubles is a musical exploration of the conflict in Northern Ireland. The program contains several rare recordings that even the most ardent Celtic fan hasn't heard. All the while delving deep into the context of Irish folk music and giving listeners fresh insight into the rich music tradition. Songs of the Troubles is the musical companion to Voice of the troubles: http://prx.org/pieces/12273
Transcript
NAR1 For St. Patrick?s Day, there few things finer than green beer and Irish pub songs. But . . . Songs are more than just words and musical notes. They are a reflection of the people who sing them. And people in conflict create songs of conflict. Coming up is song of the Troubles a musical exploration of conflict in northern Ireland where the was sporadic violence between Catholic Nationalists who wanted their own country and the Protestant Unionists who wanted to remain loyal to England. As you?re about to hear, the songs that came from Ireland are soaked in pain and longing for freedom, or sometimes triumphant after a battle. Stay tuned for the folk songs from both sides of the conflict From rebel ditties rejoicing in a bloody shootout to Unionist's ballads nearly 400 years old. Coming up next, Songs of the Troubles. (t=:59)
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NAR2 Welcome to Songs of the Troubles, a mu...
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Timing and Cues
Songs of the Troubles Rundown
The program is formatted to NPR?s specials clock with 2 music breaks between A/B and B/C.
Rundown (newshole version)
00:00 to 00:59, Billboard. Out: "...Songs of the Troubles.? [FADE]
01:00 to 06:29, newshole
06:30 to 18:49, Segment A. Out: "...window dot org" [FADE]
18:50 to 19:49, optional station break (music)
19:50 to 39:27, Segment B. Out: "...Songs from the troubles" [FADE]
39:28 to 40:29, optional station break. (music)
40:30 to 58:04, Segment C. Out: "...2nd window podcast." [COLD]
Rundown (59 minute version)
00:00 to 00:59, Billboard. Out: "...Songs of the Troubles.? [FADE]
01:00 to 13:22, Segment A. Out: "...window dot org" [FADE]
13:23 to 14:39, optional station break (music)
14:40 to 34:16, Segment B. In Out: "...Songs from the troubles" [FADE]
34:17 to 35:25, optional station break (music)
35:26 to 58:24, Segment C. Out: "...2nd window podcast." [COLD]
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriot Game | Clancy Brothers | Irish Rebel Songs. | Laserlight | 1960 | 03:00 |
| Lili Berlero | Clement | Unknown. | Unknown | 02:00 | |
| Oragne Lily | Unknown | Unknown. | Unknown | 04:00 | |
| Rising of the Moon | Clancy Brothers | Irish Rebel Songs. | Laserlight | 1960 | 04:00 |
| Off to Dublin in the Green | Dubliners | Irish Favorites. | Legacy | 02:30 | |
| Tri-Colored Ribbon | Wolf Tones | 20 Golden Ballads. | Vangaurd | 1972 | 02:30 |
| Volunteers of Ulters | Carol Paris | Unknown. | Unknown | 03:00 | |
| Ballad of Lindsay Mooney | Ken Kerr | Unknown. | Unknown | 03:00 | |
| A Nation Once Again | Jolly Beggermen | Irish Rebel Songs. | Unknown | 03:00 | |
| Old Orange Flute | Dubliners | Irish Favorites. | Legacy | 03:00 | |
| Black and Tans | Jolly Beggermen | Irish Rebel Songs. | Legacy | 03:00 | |
| Banna Strand | Wolf Tones | 20 Golden Ballads. | Vangaurd | 04:00 | |
| Amage Brigade | Unknown | Unknown. | Unknown | 05:00 | |
| Aghalee Heros | City of Belfast | unknown. | unknown | 04:00 | |
| Wind that Shakes the Barley | Clancy Brothers | Irish Rebel Songs. | Legacy | 04:00 | |
| Minstrel Boy | Clancy Brothers | Irish Rebel Songs. | Legacy | 02:00 | |
| Orange and the Green | Irish Rovers | Greatest Hits. | 03:00 |
Additional Files
- Clock Rundown (sot_rundown.doc)
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Review of Songs of the Troubles
There's a painfully appropriate Tom Lehrer lyric about protest music, "They may have won all the battles, but we had all the best songs."
Bitterness and weary sadness run through the music of both sides of the Irish Troubles documented in Charles Lane's richly detailed program putting the folk music of Ireland in historical context.
Folk songs have a habit of outliving their political references and this program re-sets several centuries of Celtic music in the bloody conflict that surrounded its creation.
Certainly appropriate for programming around St. Patrick's Day, stations should note the seriousness of this presentation. The music here is a tool for understanding or at least trying to put a human voice to a tragic conflict and should not be casually programed as exclusively musical fare.