(Times given are approximate from the start of the video. 00:00 From Marie Mularczyk : mute everyone Steve 00:02 From Jeani Murray : can someone post the documentary name or link here? thank you! 00:03 From Rui Lobo : pray give me suggestions on books to readvon this theme please 00:03 From Lydia James : https://www.amazon.com/Rebel-Rossa-Williams-Cole/dp/B077P7PDS4 00:04 From Rui Lobo : not only Rossa but the theme in general. thanks 00:04 From Geoff : a film called Michael Collins is a good reference and snippits are on you tube 00:05 From Rui Lobo : great movie I have it 00:05 From Chloe McGirr : up tir eoghain 00:06 From Stephen & Marilyn Suffet : Steve Deasy the great grandnephew of Timothy Deasy, one of men that the Manchester Martyrs rescued. once visited the Aubergine singers session. 00:07 From nancywallach : The tune to ??God Save Ireland?? was also used by Joe Hill in of his best known songs about a man who cannot find work anywhere. 00:08 From Geoff : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV2gzXhz8o8 00:09 From Geoff : is good too 00:09 From Chloe McGirr : Joseph Plunkett and Grace Gifford a fantastic but sad song was wrote 00:10 From Geoff : yes beautiful and sad chorus great with harmonies 00:11 From Chloe McGirr : If only Kilmainham Gaol walls could talk 00:12 From Stephen & Marilyn Suffet : London bus route 91 goes along Pentonville Road right past the gates of the Pentonville Prison. 00:12 From Geoff : yes I have visited a haunting expereience 00:13 From Chloe McGirr : mighty tune 00:13 From Brendan O'Donnell : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Casement 00:14 From Stephen & Marilyn Suffet : Sir Roger Casement was actually taken prison in the month of April 1916 but folks songs always say ""Twas in the month of May." :-) 00:16 From Rory Dineen : Great Donal! 00:16 From Chloe McGirr : Good man yourself 00:16 From Sandra Yannone : Terribly soulful song?? 00:17 From Rui Lobo : i lived in Cork. great city great county 00:17 From Al Ronzoni : Interesting that Casement also helped to expose the crimes of King Leopold II's so-called Cong Free state. 00:18 From Chloe McGirr : they??ll take me out at dawn and I will die... 00:18 From Geoff : A poet too 00:18 From Bobby Devereux : the film Ryan's daughter from the 60s is based on the lady who was suppose to have told the crown forces of the arms been landed. 00:21 From Seth : Sad they were only together for 15 minutes 00:21 From Chloe McGirr : Grave never married again 00:21 From Chloe McGirr : Grace 00:21 From Geoff : Grace never remarried 00:21 From Laureen : It's a touching tune 00:21 From Stephen & Marilyn Suffet : The Rising began Monday 04/24/1916. While it was the day after Easter Sunday it was also the first day of the racing season so many Dubliners were taken by surprise. 00:27 From Sandra Yannone : wow?? so poignant 00:27 From Bobby Devereux : the rebels were scorned by their fellow irish men and women for the rising. 00:27 From Chloe McGirr : My teacher in Ireland actually wrote a ??play?? called blood upon the Rose. Gerry Cunningham he played in the band More power to your elbow 00:27 From Dave : omg I'm crying 00:29 From Kathryn O'Conaill : It's not too much talking I don't think -- I love learning the stories 00:30 From Tay 1 : They were all buried in Arbor Hill in a mass grave because the Brits thought that if they were buried in Glasnevin people would then view them as martyrs. England screwed up once again!! 00:31 From MaryEllen Talley : Hello Everyone and Hello Sandra Yannone` 00:31 From Sandra Yannone : Hello Mary Ellen! 00:31 From Al Ronzoni : Like they screwed up in India at Amritsar a few years later. 00:32 From Sandra Yannone : ME. you will really enjoy this! 00:32 From Stephen & Marilyn Suffet : Black 47 also has a song about James Connolly. While in the United States Connolly and Elizabeth Hurley Flynn helped organize a textile workers strike in Paterson New Jersey. 00:33 From williamnevins : Brilliant and of course this James Connolly song is among my favorites. Up the Citizens Army and the Irish Socialist Republic! 00:34 From williamnevins : Ray Collins is a great Irish rebel singer. Check him out via FB. 00:36 From Stephen & Marilyn Suffet : Connolly's Irish Citizens Army was a militia organized by the Irish trade unions. 00:36 From Al Ronzoni : Nicely done Donie! 00:37 From Dave : could someone post the name of all the songs played at the end? 00:37 From Tay 1 : God Save Ireland The Lonely Banna Strand Ballad of James Connolly Grace 00:38 From Dave : ?? 00:39 From Don Wade : Folk Muisc Society of NY Http://www.folkmusicny.org\ 00:39 From Tay 1 : Down By The Glenside 00:41 From Stephen & Marilyn Suffet : "It's been 50 long years..." Since the 1867 Fenian rising is 1917 about the time of this song. 00:42 From Al Ronzoni : Very nice Katie! 00:42 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : Lovely Katie thanks! Makes me think of Martin McGuinness and Seamus Ruddy may they rest in power. 00:43 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : Foreigner Sassenach 00:43 From Kathleen??s iPad : Beautiful! 00:43 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : Foreigner Yank 00:45 From Al Ronzoni : The Irish and the Scots were often the backbone of Britain's army. 00:45 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : Thanks Donie great songs! 00:46 From Tay 1 : Foggy Dew 00:46 From Stephany (she/her/hers) Riley : The Foggy Dew is one of my favorites but it always makes me cry. 00:47 From Bobby Devereux : many of the irish fought in the first world war on the false promise of freedoom by the British government if they did 00:49 From Tay 1 : And then after the war many were actually recruited by the Brits to be part of the Black and Tans There are some very sad story about how these young men felt when they found out what they had been sent back to Ireland to do. 00:50 From Stephany (she/her/hers) Riley : My uncle Mac went to fight in WW1 and managed to stay in Ireland for these years somehow. He came back just in time for the Great Depression poor man. He had the saddest life. 00:50 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : Kevin Barry the great rebel hero not to be confused with the author of City of Bohane a great hero of Ireland literature today! 00:53 From Tay 1 : Kevin was hung just days after Lord Mayor McSweeney from Cork. Rough time in Ireland 00:56 From Stephen & Marilyn Suffet : I believe with 140+ participants it is too difficult to take questions during the presentation. Maybe we will be able to do so at the end. Meanwhile please use the chat. 00:57 From Tay 1 : If anyone wants a list of the songs from tonight I'll be happy to send you a list and the rebel for which they're related if you want to email me. taybird54@gmail.com 00:58 From Tay 1 : I'd be happy to tell you my favorite singers for each of these as well. I have them all!...and multiples of many of them! 00:59 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : Up Cork! 00:59 From Dave : seems a great problem to have... love seeing the level of participation. thank you for hosting this! 01:01 From Rui Lobo : I lived in McCurtain stret Cork. Coincidence 01:01 From Duba Weinstein : wonderful uplifting program. thank you ????? 01:01 From Tay 1 : sorry...I confused the two names earlier! Terrence McSweeney is the one killed just days before Kevin Barry 01:01 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : Tomas McSwiney! My favorite place to drink and sing songs in Philadelphia is the McSwiney Club home for generations of Clan naGael in the USA. 01:02 From Don Wade : Folk Music Society of NY- Http://www.folkmusicny.org\ 01:03 From Tay 1 : These hunger strikers were the model for the 1981 hunger strikers. 01:04 From Marie Mularczyk : http://www.folkmusicny.org/FMC2021-01.pdf 01:04 From Marie Mularczyk : folk music newsletter 01:05 From Brian Cennedie : What was the McSweeny book title that was mentioned 01:06 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : Lovely program thanks! 01:06 From Steve Greenall : there is a great book called a pocket history of the 1916 Rising. isbn 978-0-71716930-6 01:07 From Steve Greenall : I missed putting my name opn about the Book Its Steve Greenall 01:07 From Bobby Devereux : thank you allowing me to join Loch Gorman abu 01:07 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : Irish Poets Salon with Paul Muldoon Online ZOOM Friday 02/12/21 04:21 #VALUE! February 12 at 7 pm MT (9 pm ET 2 am Feb 13 GMT) the Irish American Society at its monthly meeting open to all 04:21 #VALUE! send an email to IAS President Ellen Dowling before February 12 at edowling at standuptrainer dot com edowling@standuptrainer.com 01:07 From Stephen & Marilyn Suffet : This grand tune is used for many songs. It is also closely related to "Rolling Home to Dear Old Ireland" or "...to Dear Old England" or to "...Old New England." 01:10 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : Flying Columns= Active Service Units in the contemporary IRA 01:11 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : Tans=Auxies 01:12 From Tay 1 : And to this day England says Croke Park was just an unfortunate accident... 01:13 From Mick : Auxiliaries and Tans were two different forces. 01:14 From Stephen & Marilyn Suffet : The Auxies and Black & Tans were technically a special police force and not units of HM Armed Forces. That gave the Brits what we now call "deniability meaning "Don't blame good British soldiers for these undisciplined civilian riff-raff. 01:14 From Brian Cennedie : ahhhh found it the McSwiney writings that was mentioned: Principles of Freedom published posthumously in 1921 01:15 From Bobby Devereux : black and tans were the roughest of british soldiers many were criminals and were given a choice go to Ireland or go to jail 01:16 From Tay 1 : The Auxiliaries were a paramilitary group of the RIC with more military style uniforms. The Black and Tans were named as such because they didn't have specific uniforms for their group and wore a combination of different uniforms from WWI which were black and tan 01:17 From Rory Dineen : go raibh maith agat. Peace be upon you. 01:17 From Stephen & Marilyn Suffet : The tune is "Rosin the Beau." 01:17 From Sandra Yannone : Thanks for organizing the reading Bill. I saw Paul Muldoon read in the late 80s with Eavan Boland the only time I saw her read. I??ll never forget it. Paul Adrian 01:20 From Dave : I'll stay as long as Donal plays 01:20 From Siobhan Kent : Another part of Rebel Cork my first cousin thrice removed https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/1916-easter-rising-thomas-kent-executed 01:21 From Sandra Yannone : It??s very early in the am in Portugal I imagine about 2am? 01:21 From Fredda R. Tourin : Thank you for such an interesting and informative program. Maith sibh go leir! 01:21 From Bill Fahy : Excellent presentation- thanks so much for sharing!!! 01:22 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : Thanks a million Donie. Grand music. Would you join us in a show here in New Mexico sometime? bill_nevins@yahoo.com 01:22 From Geoff : yes fascinating! 01:22 From Siobhan Kent : Thank you for the tunes! 01:22 From Kathryn O'Conaill : Hi Fredda! And thank you very much Donal for the songs and history 01:22 From Dave : is there a venmo link to donate for tonight? 01:22 From Sean Mor Ua Ruairc : Thanks for a great evening of education and song. Greetings from Newfoundland Canada. 01:22 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : Donai Carroll 01:23 From Fredda R. Tourin : Hi Wiki-Katey. See ya later. ? 01:23 From Stephen & Marilyn Suffet : Tonight is a free event. 01:23 From MaryEllen Talley : Thank you from Seattle Washington USA 01:23 From Frances Ryl : Thank you for a wonderful event. 01:23 From Frances Ryl : Greetings from Delaware! 01:23 From Sandra Yannone : A good evening to you Mary Ellen from Connecticut! 01:24 From ruthverbunt : Thank you from Winston-Salem North Carolina 01:24 From John Cooke : Thank you from DelCo PA! 01:24 From Al Ronzoni : Thanks Donie and everyone I learned a lot and some great songs here! 01:24 From Bobby Devereux : thank you from wexford Ireland 01:24 From Dave : thank you from Milford Connecticut! 01:24 From Ann Sobel-Shaw : Thank you for the music and historical account tonight. 01:25 From Sue Schnitzer : Thanks for the extra songs! 01:25 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : Up Cork Up Tipp Up Down Up the Republic! 01:25 From Marie Mularczyk : please consider joining our folk music club if you??re not already a member. thank you for coming?????????????????????? 01:26 From Marie Mularczyk : ??http://www.folkmusicny.org/FMC2021-01.pdf 01:26 From Stephen & Marilyn Suffet : While tonight is a free event you are always welcome to join or make a donation the Folk Music Society of New York. Go to the website and follow the links: http://www.folkmusicny.org/ 01:26 From sarah safford : Thanks Donie and all for the stories and songs! Great last song! 01:26 From Duba Weinstein : Mich gratitude for this wonderful night of song & Irish history. WELL DONE??? 01:26 From Sandra Yannone : Exceptional evening! Did my soul a great service. Much gratitude to the hosts and to Donie and his guests! 01:27 From N W : did he do wild colonial boy I missed some? 01:27 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : Buoys of the Old Brigade! 01:28 From Stephen & Marilyn Suffet : NW --> No he did not sing "Wild Colonial Boy." 01:28 From Geoff : great song but not a rebel song 01:28 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : Hoo hah Up the Rah! 01:29 From Lydia James : So much gratitude for everyone who shared wisdom and resources tonight. Many thanks - from Atlanta GA 01:30 From Marie Mularczyk : there is a membership form in this newsletter please consider joining ?????? http://www.folkmusicny.org/FMC2021-01.pdf 01:30 From Stephen & Marilyn Suffet : There were also Girls of the Old Brigade so to speak including quite a few at the GPO in 1916. The last surviving Irish veteran of the Rising was a woman. 01:32 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : Mickey McConnell from Co Fermanagh Only Our Rivers Run Free. Beautiful song. Also recorded by Planxty on their first album with Christy Moore. 01:32 From Helaine : Thanks for everything from Los Angeles it was my first zoom and was wonderful! I haven't a drop of Irish blood but I ALWAYS stand with people everywhere who rebel against tyrrany! 01:33 From Marie Mularczyk : yes indeed 01:34 From N W : true heaine jewish in long island here 01:34 From Frances Ryl : Wonderful! 01:35 From ROSEMARIE Gates : Beautiful! Thank you for everything!! 01:35 From Dave : God bless! 01:35 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : Lets do this again on Zoom! 01:35 From N W : great thanks 01:35 From Stephany (she/her/hers) Riley : Thank you so much. Slainte! 01:35 From MaryJo Mugavin : great night thnks 01:35 From Kathleen??s iPad : Thanks! 01:35 From Helaine : NW Jewish here too.... our people know a bit about tyranny huh? 01:35 From Frances Ryl : Slainte! 01:35 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : Only Our Rivers Run Free. Check out the first Planxty album for a grand version of that song. 01:35 From N W : true 01:35 From Sandra Yannone : Thank you so so much! Slainte all! 01:35 From Katie Naplatarski : Beautiful program Donie! 01:36 From Darth Bud : awesome thank you! 01:36 From Mick : tiocfaidh ar la 01:36 From Stephany (she/her/hers) Riley : LOL 01:37 From Jeffrey Watson : Thank you for everything! Slainte ? Frisco TX 01:37 From Frances Ryl : Know your audience! 01:38 From Geoff : rebel songs very popula rin the folk community of england 01:39 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : DeValera was a fascist fool 01:40 From Al Ronzoni : LOL!!! 01:40 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : England was the first colony of the damned British Empire 01:40 From Bobby Devereux : devalera got out of been shot in 1916 by claiming his USA citizenship 01:40 From Dave : well played stephen! 01:41 From Stephany (she/her/hers) Riley : It was a time of nationalistic revisionism which reflects their historical relevance. 01:42 From MaryEllen Talley : Interesting discussion! 01:42 From Geoff : great night good night from the UK 01:43 From Don Wade : Folk Muisc Society of NY Http://www.folkmusicny.org\ 01:43 From Myki : Thank you from Greater Cleveland! 01:43 From Brian Sisco : Thanks everyone! 01:44 From Bill Nevins in Albuquerque New Mexico : Irish Poets Salon with Paul Muldoon Online ZOOM Friday 02/12/21 04:21 #VALUE! February 12 at 7 pm MT (9 pm ET 2 am Feb 13 GMT) the Irish American Society at its monthly meeting open to all 04:21 #VALUE! send an email to IAS President Ellen Dowling before February 12 at edowling at standuptrainer dot com edowling@standuptrainer.com 01:44 From Frances Ryl : Good night to all. A lovely evening indeed. 01:44 From Stephen & Marilyn Suffet : ssuffet@nyc.rr.com 01:44 From Brennan Kuo : For a wider list of virtual shanty/folk singing sessions check out https://www.bostonsongsessions.org/virtual-sessions 01:44 From Sandra Yannone : Extraordinary evening. Thank you so much. 01:44 From Andrew Egeland : Thanks to all - music is the purest form of travel left to us these days. It was nice to visit Cork again! 01:45 From Frances Ryl : Just saved the chat! 01:45 From Don Wade : Don@folkmusicny.org 01:45 From Frances Ryl : Thank you so very much. 01:45 From Lydia James : Thank you miss Marie for your point happy to have spent time honoring history with you all tonight. Many thanks Donie :-)