The IMF/EU, Ireland and our Folk Singer Songwriters

Orando Broom

will the perfidious IMF become a rich vein of material for the next generation of Dubliners, Chieftans and Christy Moores?

When you see how much of our music is inspired by British occupation and the famine and immigration will the IMF, the bailout and Fianna Fails treachery become the new motifs upon which the next generation of great songs will be created?

Morlar

Orando Broom wrote: »

will the perfidious IMF become a rich vein of material for the next generation of Dubliners, Chieftans and Christy Moores?

When you see how much of our music is inspired by British occupation and the famine and immigration will the IMF, the bailout and Fianna Fails treachery become the new motifs upon which the next generation of great songs will be created?

If they start raping and killing people then it's a possibility.

Dangerous Man

Christy Moore. Jaysus.

smokedeels

cattle prods and the I M F

Orando Broom

Dangerous Man wrote: »

Christy Moore. Jaysus.

He's good but he's no Jesus.

Saila

EMF will make a new comeback, it will re-launch them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waacof2saZw

bc dub

is there any young people that sing or even write this type of music anyway?

RachaelVO

songs of no money, depression and emmigration... that's really such a crowd pleaser!!!! Still hope who ever does it makes a few bob and pays the EU and IMF back for us all

Orando Broom

bc dub wrote: »

is there any young people that sing or even write this type of music anyway?

Damien Dempsey, Jinx Lennon. There would be a lot that may not sound like the bands I named but would be socially aware, I suppose.

For Forks Sake

On a sideways note, is Paddy Casey dead?