One of the most popular songs sung today. Has to be in any self-respecting troubadour's repertoire.. + Informações

THE BRILLIANT JOE DUFFY TRIBUTE'S THIS SHOW TO THE LEGEND OF FOLK MUSIC PETE ST JOHN. + Informações

A lament for the Dublin that once was, The Rare Old Times is one of Pete St. John's greatests and most loved songs. He also composed the other timeless ballad, The Fields of Athenry. Sung a cappella.. + Informações

joe duffy's tribute show to pete st john here in this is the great sonny knowels and brendan grace singing along to a lovely ballad ringsend rose. + Informações

Available at www.ciaraconsidinemusic.com Fields Of Athenry by Pete St John / Performed by Ciara Considine The Fields Of Athenry is a ballad written in the 1970s by Pete St John and set in the 1840s in Athenry, Co Galway, where 'Michael' was sentenced to transportation to Botany Bay, Australia, for stealing food for his starving family. "Trevelyan's corn" refers to Charles Trevelyan, the Assistant Secretary to the UK Treasury during the Famine, which claimed the lives of at least 2 million people. He infamously penned his explanation of the Famine: "The Judgement of God sent this calamity to teach the Irish a lesson..." Vocals: Ciara Considine / Flutes: Ciara Considine / Violin: Matt Gabel / Uillean Pipes: Robbie Leahy / Guitars: Jack Fitzgerald / Bodhrán: Tess Livingstone / Harp: Carys Hughes. + Informações

This song is about the famine in Ireland. + Informações

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This song, about the Great Irish Famine (1845-1849), was written in the 1970s and tells of a prisoner who is sent to Botany Bay for stealing food to feed his family. Trevelyan, the supposed victim of the theft, was a senior British civil servant who believed the potato famine occured for the purpose of "controlling excessive population", and, therefore, made little attempt to respond effectively, underestimating its severity in his reports to the government and overestimating the problems that could arise in actually assisting the starving. Apparently corn was imported from America for famine relief and some was stolen from its storage place in Cork. In fact it was meant for seed and too hard to mill for flour, so it was only suitable for gruel. The song was first recorded by Danny Doyle, and has since been recorded by many artists, including Paddy Reilly, Ronan Tynan, James Galway, the Dropkick Murphys and Serbian band, Orthodox Celts. I'm not sure why, but the song has become associated with various football clubs, including Celtic and Liverpool. Well I wasn't sure but I now have the following information provided by CelticGlasgow1993: Glasgow Celtic was founded in 1888 as a club welcome to all, but mainly to help raise money for food houses for the most needy of Glasgow, mostly Irish Roman Catholic immigrants who had fled Ireland during the famine, Celtic's 'founding father' was an Irish Maritist Brother known as Brother Walfrid, Real Name Andrew Kerins, who set up the .... + Informações

www.goodchildfoundation.com Pete St. John's enforced emigration song.. + Informações

Written by Pete St. John.. + Informações

www.rickfannin.com - Written by Peter St. John - Performed by Rick Fannin - Produced by Dan Hill of Valley Forge Productions - From the Album "Raised on Songs and Stories" - Video Directed by Behn Fannin. + Informações

Irish song McClory written by Pete St. John.. + Informações

A nostalgic look at Dublin through the eyes of Pete St. John.. + Informações

Irish song Tramworkers (Jim Larkin) written by Pete St. John.. + Informações

Thomascow`s version "The Fields of Athenry" is modern Irish folk ballad It is a widely known and popular anthem for Irish sports supporters and fans of Celtic FC. written in the 1970s by Pete St. John. In Belfast both the orange and green liken to this very poignant song. Enjoy. + Informações

A performance of the Pete St. John song, as broadcast live on Celtic Sunday Brunch (WDVR-FM; Sergeantsville NJ) on March 6, 2011. Please join the mailing list: list.PatrickClifford.com More about: Patrick Clifford: www.PatrickClifford.com Pete St. John www.petestjohn.com WDVR: www.wdvrfm.org LYRICS The little boats are gone from the banks of Anna Liffey And the ferrymen are stranded on the quay Sure the Dublin docks is dying and a way of life is gone And Molly, it was part of you and me And the strawberry beds sweep down to the Liffey You kiss away the worries from my brow I love you well today and I love you more tomorrow If you ever loved me, Molly love me now It was the only job I knew, it was hard but never lonely The Liffey Ferry made a man of me Now it's gone without a whisper and forgotten even now Sure it's over, Molly over, can't you see So now I'll tend the yard and I'll spend my days in talking And I hear them whisper: Charlie's on the dole But Molly, we're still living and darling we're still young And that river never owned me heart and soul.. + Informações

A live performance of the Pete St. John song, recorded at Music Under the Stars (Deer Path Park, Flemington NJ) on August 11, 2011. Please join the mailing list: list.PatrickClifford.com Patrick Clifford: Guitar Peter Kane: Fiddle, Mandolin Randy Decker: Percussion, harmonica Mark Stewart: Bass blog.patrickclifford.com More about: Patrick Clifford: www.PatrickClifford.com Pete St. John www.petestjohn.com Deer Path Park: www.google.com LYRICS The little boats are gone from the banks of Anna Liffey And the ferrymen are stranded on the quay Sure the Dublin docks is dying and a way of life is gone And Molly, it was part of you and me And the strawberry beds sweep down to the Liffey You kiss away the worries from my brow I love you well today and I love you more tomorrow If you ever loved me, Molly love me now It was the only job I knew, it was hard but never lonely The Liffey Ferry made a man of me Now it's gone without a whisper and forgotten even now Sure it's over, Molly over, can't you see So now I'll tend the yard and I'll spend my days in talking And I hear them whisper: Charlie's on the dole But Molly, we're still living and darling we're still young And that river never owned me heart and soul.. + Informações

Written by Pete St. John. www.goodchildfoundation.com. + Informações

From the video titled "The Dubliners' Dublin" which is like a documentary with Ronnie taking viewers on a tour of his favourite watering holes, and meeting up with the lads for a few songs. The song "Dublin In The Rare Old Times" was written by Pete St. John, who also wrote "Fields Of Athenry".. + Informações

A live performance of the Pete St. John song, recorded live at the Locktown Stone Church, Sergeantsville NJ (USA) on May 15, 2011. Please join the mailing list: list.PatrickClifford.com Patrick Clifford: Guitar Randy Decker: Percussion, harmonica Peter Kane: Fiddle, mandolin More about: Patrick Clifford: www.PatrickClifford.com American Wake www.AmericanWake.com Pete St. John en.wikipedia.org Locktown Stone Church: www.locktownstonechurch.org. + Informações

Pete St. John's 'enforced emigration' song being sung by ten- year old Prem. See our story at www.GoodChildFoundation.com. + Informações

Ruaile Buaile with their version of The Ferryman. A song written by Pete St John and made famous by the dublin city ramblers :) Ruaile Buaile are: Niall Kelly - Vocals, Guitar, Banjo Shane Lynam - Vocals, Guitar, Base Jack Godley - Banjo, Cajon Arthur O Connor - Vocals, Fiddle, Banjo. + Informações

The Fields of Athenry" was written in the 1970s by Pete St. John. A claim was made in 1996 that a broadsheet ballad published in the 1880s had similar words; however folklorist and researcher John Moulden found no basis to this claim, and Pete St. John has stated definitively that he wrote the words as well as the music. The song was first recorded in 1979 by Danny Doyle, reaching the top ten in the Irish Singles Chart.[1] The most successful version was released by Paddy Reilly in 1983. While peaking only at number four, it remained in the Irish charts for 72 weeks. The convict says his crime is that he "stole Trevelyan's corn"; this is a reference to Charles Edward Trevelyan, a senior British civil servant in the administration of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in Dublin Castle. Some suggest that corn refers to "Indian corn" (maize) imported from America by the government for famine relief, but European use of the word "corn" in this context refers to any widely grown grain - barley, oats, wheat, etc.. + Informações

Roy Buckley singing at Cork City V Bohemians live at Turner's Cross. + Informações

The story behind the famous song by Pete St John.. + Informações