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November 22

Type of Celtic music

What type of music is it at the beginning of this video? I'd describe it as Celtic but I'm not sure if that fits. I'd like to buy some of it, or put it on Pandora at least, but I don't know what to search for. Some notable bands of that genre, if you know any, would be helpful as well. Thanks!! Dismas|^(talk) 00:33, 22 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That's the Clancy Brothers' recording of "Mountain Dew". There are lots of Clancy Brothers albums (some with Tommy Makem) from which to choose. Deor (talk) 00:49, 22 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And for Irish instrumental music (with less of the blarney), you might try The Chieftains. Deor (talk) 01:09, 22 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I've listened to The Chieftains before. I like the "blarney" though with the quickness and drumming rhythm. So I guess I'll plug the Clancy Brothers into Pandora and see what I get. Dismas|^(talk) 02:25, 22 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And thanks for the link. That video is great fun regardless of the music.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:05, 22 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Side/ignorant question: Can someone who knows Irish music and the Clancys better than I, tell me if this song "The Gallant Forty-Twa" is intended to be sung by a woman, or would it be sung by an adoring parent? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:03, 23 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I claim no special knowledge. I have some difficulty thinking this line would come from a parent, however adoring: I really was delighted and he stole my heart awa'. That's a lover's phrase, I do believe. Bielle (talk) 03:50, 23 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That is also a Scottish song, not an Irish one.[1] Rmhermen (talk) 14:57, 23 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I think Bielle is right, that it would be a song a soldier's woman would sing, and that the Clancys just thought it was a good song, intending no deeper implications. And Rmhermen is right, I should have said Celtic. However, the Scots are/were also Celts, right? They also wear kilts, but that also does not portend any deeper implications. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 10:33, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Some would say the Scots were originally Irish, just as many Irish were originally Scots. Don't forget they are only a few miles apart. Ghmyrtle (talk) 11:06, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"I really was delighted and he stole my heart awa" doesn't occur in the original which is first person. Also the Forty-Twa and the Irish really did not get on well during the Troubles. Here (search for Black Watch) is another set of words, I believe set to the tune of Gallant Forty-Twa. Rmhermen (talk) 15:16, 25 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

9: The Last Resort

I remember playing 9: The Last Resort many, many years ago and never getting close to the end. Now I'm reminded of it and am very interested to see what happens, but I can't find a complete video walkthrough. On Youtube there's one video of the very last scene in the game (as well as a "partial walkthrough" showing only parts I remember doing), but I want to know what else happens in the game, and to see all the art in particular. Is there anything I can do short of tracking down a copy of the game (and a Windows computer) and playing it through myself? —Keenan Pepper 02:29, 22 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nick mason Vocals

In which Pink Floyd songs did Nick Mason sing vocals weather that be lead or back up? I only know of One Of These Days — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.107.85.247 (talk) 11:54, 22 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

From Nick Mason: "The only times Mason's voice has been included on Pink Floyd's albums are "Corporal Clegg", the single spoken line in "One of These Days" and spoken parts of "Signs of Life" and "Learning to Fly" (the latter taken from actual recording of Mason's first solo flight) from A Momentary Lapse of Reason. He does, however, sing lead vocals on two unreleased but heavily bootlegged tracks, "Scream Thy Last Scream" (1967) and "The Merry Xmas Song" (1975–76). In live performances of the song "Sheep", he did the spoken section." --Viennese Waltz 12:17, 22 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hetalia axis powers theme end songs by different nations

How many nations did their end theme versions for Hetalia Axis Powers series? is there a website where I can find the English translation and English transliteration of the Japanese lyrics for those songs? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.31.23.166 (talk) 17:10, 22 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]