The Fields of Athenry is probably the best-known song about the Great Famine which raged over Ireland from 1845 until 1849.
The main character is awaiting transportation to the penal colony Botany Bay for stealing corn from a food depot. Whilst imprisoned his thoughts wander off to the abandoned fields of Athenry, a village just east of Galway Town.
Charles Trevelyan, the Permanent Secretary at the Treasury during most of the Famine years, was reluctant to hand out his corn and when the corn depots opened they mainly contained maize, or Indian corn. Due to its hard kernel the Irish were unable to process the maize.
When The Fields of Athenry was published in 1979 by Pete St. John the rumour was spread that the words already had been published in the 1880's. Evidence supporting this rumour however is never produced and St. John's claim is widely acknowledged.
Once published Paddy Reilly... (Continues)
[2004]
Lyrics & Music by Kenn Gordon and Mark Coleshaw
Album: Voice Of Resistance
"This is a sad song for the murdered children of Beslan
"We wrote this song to raise funds for the appeal following the Disaster at Beslan where children were murdered
On its release on its first night on the internet in the chat forum "Paltalk" in the radio room "Voices Of Resistance" the song raised £10,000 and went on to be the driving force for a large concert here in Lincoln in which 10 bands took part to raise funds for Beslan and the Homeless of Lincoln" www.paltalk.com
In a town in Russia young children lost their lives (Continues)
[2004]
Lyrics & Music by Kenn Gordon
Album: Voice Of Resistance
Pat Finucane http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Finucane was murdered 21 years ago a public enquiry into his death is required but the UK government refuse to allow it as they were involved in his murder…
[2004]
Lyrics & Music by Kenn Gordon and Mark Coleshaw
Album: Voice Of Resistance
In 1916 the Irish rebelled against Britain tyranny at Éirí Amach na Cásca (Easter Rising) and storm the General post Office in Dublin in a defiant stand against the crown when it was all over the leaders were executed for their part in this rising they were to become heroes to the Irish forever..
This is about the men who were executed..
The main character is awaiting transportation to the penal colony Botany Bay for stealing corn from a food depot. Whilst imprisoned his thoughts wander off to the abandoned fields of Athenry, a village just east of Galway Town.
Charles Trevelyan, the Permanent Secretary at the Treasury during most of the Famine years, was reluctant to hand out his corn and when the corn depots opened they mainly contained maize, or Indian corn. Due to its hard kernel the Irish were unable to process the maize.
When The Fields of Athenry was published in 1979 by Pete St. John the rumour was spread that the words already had been published in the 1880's. Evidence supporting this rumour however is never produced and St. John's claim is widely acknowledged.
Once published Paddy Reilly... (Continues)