Descripción: "The Green Fields of France" [also known as” No Man's Land" and "Willie McBride"] a 1976 song written by Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter Eric Bogle, reminiscing the futility of war by the grave of a soldier who died in World War I. Three William McBride's fell in 1916, two were recruits of the Northern Irish Regiment, the Royal Enniskillen Fusiliers, they died during the Battle of the Somme ...

Descripción: Thomascow`s version of “That'll Be The Day” may now be viewed and heard right here, it is a classic1950`s rock pop song written by Jerry Allison and Buddy Holly released by Buddy Holly and The Crickets May 27 1957. "That'll be the day!" Spoken several times by John Wayne in “The Searchers” ;{ from the book written by Alan Le May.} motivated Buddy Holly to write the song with the same title. Th...

Descripción: Thomascow`s version of “City of Chicago” may now be viewed and heard right here, it is a modern Irish song composed by Barry Moore better known today as Luka Bloom, (born 23 May 1955 as Kevin Barry Moore) a talented Irish folk-rock singer-songwriter. Also the younger brother of Irish folk singer Christy Moore, this being the main reason he changed his name, and here am I telling the world. This is...

Descripción: Thomascow`s version of "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye" an Irish anti-war song dating back to the 1798 Irish revolution, and updated ever since. It lends itself to the American version “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”. Folk singer Joan Baez often included the song in her concert sets during the early to mid 1970's as an objection against the Vietnam War, but it is in fact anti all wars. These songs help...

Descripción: Thomascow`s version of "Fairytale of New York" can now be heard and viewed here, it is an Irish Christmas song written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan. Some say they take a drink, but I say the drink took them. The song has now been covered by numerous artists, including Christy Moore, Ronan Keating and Maire Brennan, Third Eye Blind, Pilot Speed (formally Pilate), No Use for a Name, The City on F...

Descripción: Thomascow`s composition 1990. The joys of Irish prison life. Enjoy

Descripción: 1.INTRO 2.BY THE WAY 3.JAM 4.SCAR TISSUE 5.AROUND THE WORLD (INTRO) 6.AROUND THE WORLD 7.MAYBE 8.UNIVERSALLY SPEAKING 9.PARALLEL UNIVERSE (INTRO) 10.PARALLEL UNIVERSE 11.THE ZEPHYR SONG 12.THROW AWAY YOUR TELEVISION 13.HAVANA AFFAIR 14.OTHERSIDE 15.PURPLE STAIN 16.IRISH NATIONAL ANTHEM 17.DON'T FORGET ME 18.RIGHT ON TIME (INTRO) 19.RIGHT ON TIME 20.CAN'T STOP 21.VENICE QUEEN (I...

Descripción: Thomascow`s version of the “Wild Colonial Boy” may now be viewed and heard right here, It first appeared in print circa 1830. The rogue is also called Jack Donohue, Jack Doogan, and Jack Duggan. He was transported to Australia, escaped and resumed a life of crime, but was eventually shot in 1830. Jack Dowling a bushranger in the 1870s, was recognized with many of the same offences: he shared the s...

Descripción: Thomascow`s version of “Liverpool Lou” may now be viewed here. It is a popular song written by Dominic Behan [22 October 1928 - 3 August 1989] in the 1960`s.Surely one of Ireland`s great song writers. He certainly saved a lot of street ballads that would have been lost if it were not for his love of music & writing, his uncle, Peadar Kearney, wrote "A Soldier's Song", now the Irish National Anthem...

Descripción: Thomascow`s version of “The Isle of Innisfree” may now be played right here. It is a 1940`s Irish song composed by Richard Farrelly, it was a worldwide hit for Bing Crosby in the early 50s. Film director John Ford on a visit to Ireland heard the tune, and was so captivated by it that he chose it as the theme music for his film "The Quiet Man". The "Isle of Innisfree" becomes the love topic for Sea...

Descripción: This is an Irish comedy show, hosted by twin puppets Podge and Rodge, but don't expect it to be tame, Podge and Rodge have acerbic wit and are prone to saying just about anything! Latif took part in their X Tractor time trials, see how their favourite "evil doppleganger" did on the obstacle course.Aired on 12/11/2007 on the Irish national station RTE 2. arcanum-publishing.com

Descripción: Thomascow`s version of “The Molly Maguires” may now be viewed here. Molly Maguire was a woman who led an illegal, anti landlord association in Ireland during the 1840s; the Irish adopted her tactics in America against the coal pit owners in the mining industry of E Pennsylvania. The movement came about to contest the oppressive industry working and living conditions. The police and the forces for ...

Descripción: “The mountains of Mourne” An Irish composition written in 1896 by the 19th Century Irish musician Percy French. It is normally sung to the same tune used by Thomas Moore (1779–1852) for his song "Bendemeer's Stream” (William) Percy French (1 May 1854 – 24 January 1920) was one of Ireland's principal songwriters and entertainers in his day. Today, he has become renowned for his watercolour painti...

Descripción: http:// arcanum-publishing.com http://latifyahia2006.blogspot.com http://latifyahia.wordpress.com http:// myspace.com/latifyahia This short film tells the story of three people's experiences with the Irish legal system and the corruption that lies within. Each one a ... victim of the greed and arrogance of the Irish legal profession and the inability to receive justice through the court syst...

Descripción: Thomascow`s version of “Streets of Laredo” may now be played right here it is a typical folk song belonging to the tides of time though the first cowboy version was written by Francis Maynard 1876. The song is generally recognized to Traditional, and the origins are not entirely clear; but it seems to be primarily descended from an Irish/British folk song of the late 18th century called "The Unf...

Descripción: Thomascow`s version of “The Minstrel Boy" may now be played right here. It is an Irish patriotic song written by Thomas Moore (1779-1852) who set it to the melody of The Moreen, an old Gaelic composition. Whilst serving in The Royal Ulster Rifles, this was played many times by the regimental pipe band, it is at its best when heard on the pipes, though Thomascow`s voice leans a lot in this directio...

Descripción: Complete show. "On Location: George Carlin at USC" is Irish-American comedian George Carlin's first ever HBO special, recorded during the Summer of 1977 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. This unique taping lasted 85 minutes, and, at age 40, marked a new era in Carlin's career. He explained to the audience that before this special came about, that he never did a show f...

Descripción: Thomascow`s version of “Silent night” can now be heard and viewed here. During December 1818, in St. Nicholas Oberndorf, north of Salzburg, Austria the church organ broke, mice had eaten out the bellows. Curate, 26-year-old Josef Mohr, realized it couldn't be repaired in time to provide music on Christmas Eve. He told his friend, a headmaster and amateur composer named Franz Gruber, while giving h...

Descripción: Thomascow`s version of"Molly Malone" (or "Cockles and Mussels") may now be viewed here: a popular song first published as a work composed by James Yorkston, of Edinburgh in the 1880`s.It has become popular as an anthem especially in Dublin. The song is sung at matches of Dublin`s GAA, Leinster Rugby teams and the Irish international rugby team, Tis the tale of a beautiful fishmongeress who sol...

Descripción: Thomascow`s version of “The Parting Glass” [ other titles 'Good Night and Joy Be With You All' or 'Good Night and God Be With You All' ] may now be viewed and heard right here. This song can be traced back to the Stone Age the tune appears in early the 1600s - in the Skene Manuscript and in the Guthrie Manuscript 1675. In 1700,s Playford's Original Scots Tunes the fore runner to Robbie Burns “Aul...