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Irish folk songs with social commentary

  • 23-12-2015 01:53PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 429 ✭✭


    I'd like to see what other irish folk songs people might suggest, particulary ones with social commentary.

    Paul Brady - Nothing but the same ol story
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgaIAzWW2zc


    Obviously Damien Dempsey, Christy Moore, Jinx Lennon?
    anybody else?


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 409 ✭✭shugy


    jman0war wrote: »
    I'd like to see what other irish folk songs people might suggest, particulary ones with social commentary.

    Paul Brady - Nothing but the same ol story
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgaIAzWW2zc


    Obviously Damien Dempsey, Christy Moore, Jinx Lennon?
    anybody else?



    No Dubliners or the wolfetones?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 429 ✭✭jman0war


    Yeah i guess, but are they not more like Trad?


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