Tommy Makem - Roddy McCorley video free download

Angelia Sparrow

Some of the most beautiful banjo work in the world

sbbinahee

Timeless and wonderful...

Michael Dineen

Mighty work here. We need these songs, more than ever now. I hope they won't be lost or forgotten. What a shame, local radio won't give them publicity, instead of the overdose of country music they are playing nearly 5 nights a week.

nick keene

Couldn't help the last comment, but if its any consolation I think it only reasonable that people like Roddy McCorley are remembered in folklore through music, reminds of the sacrifice people mae because of their beliefs and I guess we are all entitled to them!

nick keene

1st August 2007 when "the Brits moved out of Ireland", oh have I missed something, last time I checked Northern Ireland still is an integral part of the United Kingdom!

Richard Cheevers

Well sung. Roddy Mc Corley proved religions will not divide us.

Liam StClair

Magiic Makem.

Alan Orsborn

The forgotten, unsuccessful Presbyterian rebellion against British rule in Ireland, 1798.

A.E. P.

Is that a lute that he plays? It's beautiful!

Sean White

Rest in peace Tommy, an iconic song.

Desi Corcoran

That may be down to Ireland's unofficial censors during the period from the early 30's up to the 50's and even the 60's in some cases. For instance the I.R.A was officially outlawed and songs which mentioned them or their campaigns would find it impossible to get played on Irish radio.Similarily song writers of such songs would find their songs ignored. Hence many writers of those times just penned their songs as Traditional. This verse uses the IRA name so may have had to be dropped

Johns Derry

This was the first tune we learnt on the recorder in primary 2 and it was the 1st tune we learnt on the tin whistle in primary 4 in a little primary school in Derry!

Kenny Tait

Sorry hetrodoxly, but this line is merely a comparison, ie no one who fell in battle died more bravely than the boy who was hanged today. I think if you check, you'll probably find that the Bridge of Toome was the site of all local executions. Anyway, it is still a great song and no one sings it better than Tommy Makem. He is such a great artist and his voice is so rich and rounded. I love Irish ballads and listen to a lot of musicians singing them but always come back to Tommy.

hetrodoxly

Most of the song suggests so, but this line actually says so "There's never a one of all your dead more bravely died in fray"

patrickspoint

The song doesn’t suggest he died in battle, on the contrary, it says he was hanged, and it goes: About the hemp-rope on his neck, the golden ringlets clung… as young Roddy McCorley goes to die on the bridge of Toome today

hetrodoxly

Great song and facts shouldn't get in the way, but the only word of truth in it is the name, Roddy McCorley didn't die in battle as the song suggests he killed a tax man who was probably Irish and went on the run he was caught a year latter by Irish police and hung for murder.

Andrew S

the first tune i learnt to play on the irish whistle and later on the tenor banjo - a lovely tune irrespective of the sad story!

Tim Buck

This song isn't about the Irish war of Independence nor the Irish Civil War and there were no heros in the Irish Civil war. There rarely are in Civil wars.

bigalguitarpicker

Now there's a group to listen to . . .

Darryl Willis

Sorry, Fourth verse.

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