Brian and Ciaran Warfield's Rambling Irish Balladeers Podcast

22. Down By The Liffeyside

This weeks episode features the Wolfetones Song Down By The Liffeyside a song about Ireland in the 1920'swhose words were written by Peader Kearney who also wrote the Irish National Anthem. We talk about the art of song writing and of Wolfetones Songs featured in Hollywood Movies. We talk of the GAA, The Olympics and Celtic FC. So come and join us on our ramble. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

21. The Banks Of The Ohio

This episode opens with The Banks of The Ohio a song about murder and a great river in the USA - we talk about the song and other songs that were Wolfetone B Sides along with the Puck Fair, The Galway Races, The Wild Atlantic Way and the GAA championship. We especially remember young Rocco Travers who sadly passed away this week and play out with the Big Strong Man in remembrance of the battle he put up against the evil of cancer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

20. The Lonely Banna Strand

After 2 weeks away we are back with an episode named after the 5th track on the 1966 Wolfetones Album Up The Rebels - we talk about Banna Strand, Roger Casement, trip to Spain, GAA, Euros, and plenty of ramblings too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

19. The Finding Of Moses

The episode title this week comes from The 1966 Up The Rebels Album. It is a song the was written by the blind Dublin street poet and balladeer named Michael Moran otherwise known as Zozimus. We talk about the song, about Zozimus about the Woletones part in the Theatre pplay about Zozimus called Zoz which was performed in The Olympia Theatre in Dublin. We talk of Golf, The Euros, GAA and Stonehenge myths and legends. So come join us on our ramble Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

18. The Dying Rebel

This week we focus on the song The Dying Rebel from the 1966 Wolfetones Album Up The Rebels - we talk about the song, Ciaran doing a live gig online, Newgrange and Knowth, Brexit, The Euro's. The closing out music is The Wolfetones Song The Crossing about the Holocaust and Catalpa's Bloodied Crimson Field about Bloody Sunday in Croke Park. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.