Grew up with Schooner Fare, which is how I learned how to appreciate good music (and why I fell so completely in love with Great Big Sea, the only band I’ve found who did what Schooner does better), so it’s always a fine excuse to highlight them. Got to see the Clancy Brothers once, and they made a big deal out of playing “Rattlin’ Bog” as a North American original, since they usually stick to Irish standards (this was post-9/11, so they did it in tribute). Like Great Big Sea (natives of Newfoundland), the song originates in Canada among Irish descendants who formed the Irish Rovers.
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