"with the separatist cause; it had been infiltrated by members of the secretive Irish Republican Brotherhood, and had changed from being a purely cultural group to one with radical nationalist aims. A Church of Ireland campaign to promote worship and religion in Irish was started in 1914 with the founding of (the Irish Guild of the Church). The Roman Catholic Church also replaced its liturgies in Latin with Irish and English following the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s, and its first Bible was published in 1981. The hit song Theme from Harry's Game by County Donegal music group Clannad,"
"Harry's Game Harry's Game is a British television drama mini-series made by Yorkshire Television for ITV in 1982, closely based on the 1975 novel of the same name by Gerald Seymour. Apart from brief scenes, it is set in and around Belfast in the Troubles. Its lead actors were Ray Lonnen and Derek Thompson. The drama is noted for its closing music by the Irish musical group Clannad titled ""Theme from ""Harry's Game"""" used in trailers and later commercially released, reaching the top five of Irish and British singles charts, bringing the band its first major international exposure. The drama,"
"a three-part television drama depicting The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Ciarán, Pól, and Máire got together and wrote ""Theme from Harry's Game"". The song became a commercial success upon its release as a single in October 1982, peaking at number 2 in Ireland and number 5 in the UK. It remains the only UK hit single to be sung entirely in Irish. From 1983 to 1987, rock band U2 used the song at the end of every concert. Following their newfound success with ""Theme from Harry's Game"", Clannad included the song on their seventh studio album, ""Magical Ring"", released in"
"appears in Seymour's other books ""The Journeyman Tailor"" and ""Field of Blood"" (and screen adaptation ""The Informant""). Harry's Game Harry's Game is a British television drama mini-series made by Yorkshire Television for ITV in 1982, closely based on the 1975 novel of the same name by Gerald Seymour. Apart from brief scenes, it is set in and around Belfast in the Troubles. Its lead actors were Ray Lonnen and Derek Thompson. The drama is noted for its closing music by the Irish musical group Clannad titled ""Theme from ""Harry's Game"""" used in trailers and later commercially released, reaching the top"
"- BB 107 — *#7 in The Irish Charts … The Garden Song** & The Tombstone: 1980 - BB 108 A Place In The Choir** & Sliabh Gheal Gua Na Feile: 1980 - BB 111 Ballad of St. Anne's Reel** / Sliabh Galleon Braes (studio version): 1980 - BB 112 Willie McBride** & Gentle Annie** : 1980 - BB 113 Waltzing Matilda & Red is the Rose: 1981 - BB 114 Rainbow Race (studio version) & Dear Dark Eyes: 1981 - BB 116 We Are The Boat & Dandelion Wine (studio version): 1985 - BB 127 Bridie Murphy and The"
"such old songs as ""Dúlamán"", ""Teidhir Abhaile Riú"" and ""Coinleach Glas An Fhómhair"", and these songs have remained popular numbers at their concerts. On the departure from their folk and traditional background in 1982, they created a new sound that would define the meaning of new-age and Celtic music forever. When ""Theme from Harry's Game"" and ""Newgrange"" were first heard, radio stations all over the world became fascinated by the earthly and spiritual sound that they had never encountered before. One critic said ""the tunes were seeped in the old ways, but the production and the arrangement was fresh and"
"Irish National finals of the ""Eurovision Song Contest"", the band carried on into the 1980s. They scored a final Irish hit in 1982 with ""David's Song"", after which Martin broke away when she won the ""Castlebar Song Contest"" with ""Edge of the Universe"" in 1983. From this point she concentrated on a solo career as well as occasional live appearances with Chips until they recruited a new lead singer (Valerie Roe) in the late 1980s. She participated in the National Song Contest four times as a member of Chips, however they did not score successfully. She participated another four times"
"Studio albums Other albums Microdisney Microdisney was an Irish rock band formed in Cork in 1980. It was founded and led by the songwriting team of Cathal Coughlan (keyboards, vocals) and Sean O'Hagan (guitar). They reached the Irish top 40 with the 1987 single ""Town to Town"", and were one of the few Irish bands of the 1980s to achieve international success. After their 1988 breakup, O'Hagan and Coughlan formed separate bands, the High Llamas and the Fatima Mansions, respectively. In 2018, Microdisney reunited for the first time in thirty years, playing one-off live performances in Dublin and London. Both"
"additional keyboards and vocals, before she left the group to pursue a solo career. In 1982, Clannad attracted international attention with their hit single ""Theme from Harry's Game"", which was included on ""Magical Ring"" (1983). They adopted a musical direction of Celtic and pop music in the 1980s and 1990s, as evident on ""Macalla"" (1985), and ""Anam"" (1990). After ""Landmarks"" (1997), the band were on hiatus before the original line-up reformed in 2007 before a four-piece of Moya, Ciarán, Noel, and Pádraig completed a full-scale tour in 2008. They then released ""Nádúr"" (2013), their first studio album in fifteen years."
"in July 2011), and The Halifax Thespians at the Halifax Playhouse in March 2012. A stage play for amateur production by Paul Carpenter and Ian Gower is available from Samuel French Ltd of London ""Hi-de-Hi!"" had a rock and roll style theme tune called ""Holiday Rock"". Sung by Ken Barrie on the series opening titles, the song was later released as single with the main vocal part sung by Paul Shane and the Yellowcoats (it featured several members of the cast on backing vocals). It became a UK Top 40 hit in May 1981 and Shane and members of the"
"bridging the gap between pop rock music and traditional Irish music. Following the disbandment of The Undertones in 1983, lead vocalist Feargal Sharkey pursued a solo career while the other band members formed That Petrol Emotion along with an American vocalist, Steve Mack. In 1986 The Saw Doctors from Tuam in County Galway formed however the band would have to wait until the nineties and noughties for major success. Orchestral pop band The Divine Comedy from Enniskillen also formed in the eighties. In the 1980s The Pogues became very successful with their radical new take on the fusion of traditional"
"1983. The single and album marked the start of their international career, and ""Magical Ring"" became their first to be certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). After ""Magical Ring"", Clannad were commissioned to score the 26-episode drama series ""Robin of Sherwood"", aired from 1984 to 1986. They once again began to stretch themselves, creating music for a range of characters and events. For the first time in the career, the album was recorded in its entirety in English. The soundtrack was released in 1984 as ""Legend"" and won the band a BAFTA award for Best Original Television Music,"
"Irish music with punk rock attitude. This style of 'punked-up traditional Irish music' has also taken off outside Ireland and the UK, especially in the United States. Other Irish artists to gain fame in the 1980s were Sinéad O'Connor and the heavy metal group Mama's Boys. Former Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore achieved success in his 1980s solo career but returned to his blues rock roots in the 1990s. The 1980s witnessed a lot of interest from foreign shores Cactus World News were one of the bands which managed to garner success outside Ireland (United States,UK Germany) without become hugely"
"Tom Mulligan, Finbar Furey and Ted Furey (his father), Des O'Connor, John Joe Gannon and John Joe (father and son box players frοm Horseleap, Co Westmeath), Patrick Keane (James Keane's father), Seán Keane (James Keane's brother), and Mick O'Connor. Sonny also frequented John Kelly's shop at the end of Capel Street, Dublin, usually to discuss the intricacies of tunes, as customers came and went. Sonny was one of the original musicians selected by Seán Ó Riada in 1960 to perform music for the play ""The Song of the Anvil"" by Bryan MacMahon, and subsequently became one of the original members"
"Robin of Sherwood Robin of Sherwood is a British television series, based on the legend of Robin Hood. Created by Richard Carpenter, it was produced by HTV in association with Goldcrest, and ran from 1984 to 1986 on the ITV network. In the United States it was shown on the premium cable TV channel Showtime and, later, on PBS. The show starred Michael Praed and Jason Connery as two different incarnations of the title character. Unlike previous adaptations of the Robin Hood legend, ""Robin of Sherwood"" combined a gritty, authentic production design with elements of real-life history, 20th century fiction,"
"Microdisney Microdisney was an Irish rock band formed in Cork in 1980. It was founded and led by the songwriting team of Cathal Coughlan (keyboards, vocals) and Sean O'Hagan (guitar). They reached the Irish top 40 with the 1987 single ""Town to Town"", and were one of the few Irish bands of the 1980s to achieve international success. After their 1988 breakup, O'Hagan and Coughlan formed separate bands, the High Llamas and the Fatima Mansions, respectively. In 2018, Microdisney reunited for the first time in thirty years, playing one-off live performances in Dublin and London. Both members remain musically active."
"Rory and the Island Rory and The Island has had 10 top 40 songs in the Irish iTunes rock charts, with ""Jimmy's Winning Matches"" breaking through to the actual overall Irish top 10 in October 2012. Lead singer Rory Gallagher was the bass player and lead vocalist with Irish Indie/Pop/Punk group 'The Revs' from 2000 to 2007. In his time with The Revs they released numerous hit radio singles and 3 Albums; Sonictonic in 2002 (no. 5 Irish Charts), Suck in 2003 (no. 3 Irish Charts) and The Revs in 2005 (no. 26 Irish Charts). The Revs played the Oxegen"
"such as football (The ""Match of the Day"" theme), cricket (""Soul Limbo"" by Booker T. & the M.G.'s, ""Soul Limbo""), motor racing (Roger Barsotti's ""Motor Sport"" and the bassline from Fleetwood Mac's ""The Chain""), tennis (Keith Mansfield's ""Light and Tuneful""), snooker (""Drag Racer"" by the Doug Wood Band), skiing (""Pop Goes Bach"", the theme to Ski Sunday) and gaelic games (""Jägerlatein"" by James Last). Themes in the United States that have become associated with a sport include Johnny Pearson's ""Heavy Action"" (used for many years as an intro to ""Monday Night Football""), ""Roundball Rock"" (composed by John Tesh as the"
"melody of which had been used by Simple Minds for ""Belfast Child"" in 1989. ""Women of Ireland"", although credited as a traditional song, is not: the main theme is a melody written by Irish composer Seán Ó Riada as a musical setting of the poem ""Mná na hÉireann"", written by Peadar Ó Doirnín; Oldfield's rendition also includes an interpolation of the fourth movement (""Sarabande"") of George Frideric Handel's Keyboard suite in D minor, popularised by its use by Stanley Kubrick in his 1975 film ""Barry Lyndon"", where Ó Riada's tune also appears (Oldfield's ""Women of Ireland"" was reportedly inspired by"
"string of top ten singles and albums in Ireland. The Pogues' lead singer Shane MacGowan had played in London punk outfit The Nips, originally known as The Nipple Erectors. In the 80s many bands with connections to or fanbases in the New Age traveller community fused folk, punk and more often than not Dub Reggae and Ska. Outfits like Culture Shock, Citizen Fish (both featuring members of the Subhumans) R.D.F., The AK47s, DS2000, Levellers musical cousins The O'Roonies, The Tofu Love Frogs, Back To The Planet and others furthered the style, albeit in a deliberately underground manner. The pioneers of"
"1978 the band toured as a six-piece featuring both Moynihan and Lyons. Their third album, ""The Mist Covered Mountain"", was released in 1980 and featured various older traditional singers. That year, the group had a surprise hit single in Ireland with their instrumental cover of the Beatles' song ""Hey Jude"", later re-released on their fourth album, ""Star-Spangled Molly"" in 1981; on this album, they were joined by Maura O'Connell. As an indication of their diversity, they also recorded Handel's ""Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"", which they jokingly retitled ""The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (in Galway)"", on their"
"Eurovision winning songs for Ireland, 'Rock and Roll Kids' in 1994 and 'The Voice' for mezzo-soprano Eimear Quinn in 1996. He also composed the worldwide hit 'You raise me up' a major hit for Josh Groban in the U.S and for Westlife and later Brian Kennedy in the UK. Towards the end of the 1970s and into the 1980s, the Irish pop music scene underwent a period of significant change. Established artists like Hurley, whose careers had begun in the showband era, were making way for rock groups like U2 and others who were changing the music map in Ireland"
"The Patriot Game ""The Patriot Game"" is an Irish ballad with lyrics by Dominic Behan and a melody from the traditional tune ""The Merry Month of May"". The song concerns an incident during the Border Campaign launched by the Irish Republican Army during the 1950s. It was written by Dominic Behan, younger brother of playwright Brendan Behan, to the tune of an earlier folksong, ""The Merry Month of May"" (recorded by Jo Stafford and Burl Ives as ""The Nightingale""). It tells the story of Fergal O'Hanlon, an IRA Volunteer from Ballybay, County Monaghan who was killed at the age of"
"who recorded two singles in 1967. Derek appeared in the feature film ""Gonks Go Beat"" (1965) and before landing his big break in Casualty, he acted in repertory in places such as Perth, Birmingham, London and Newcastle. In the mid-1960s, Thompson worked as Stage Manager in the Nonentities Theatre in Kidderminster. In the late 1970s and early 1980s Thompson became a regular face in BBC and ITV dramas. Appearances included ""Softly Softly"", ""Play for Today"", and ""Rock Follies of 77"". He got a big break in ""Harry's Game"", where he played the lead IRA gunman opposite fellow Irish actor Hazel"
"scene had died out by circa 1987. Many of Ireland's up-and-coming young bands performed here and the 'Battle of the Bands' was held there for a number of years where unsigned talent competed for a recording contract. Artists that performed there over these years included Phil Lynott, John Martyn, ex-Clash Mick Jones' Big Audio Dynamite, The Pogues and The Sisters of Mercy. On August 20, 1991, Sonic Youth played Sir Henry's, supported by the then virtually unknown band Nirvana. Some scenes were featured in the documentary """". As dance music became more popular and the demand for small venue live"
"camera operator Gary Spratling, Trott has only appeared sporadically on film and television since the 1980s. Judi Trott Judi Trott (born 11 November 1962) is an English actress and is best known for her portrayal of the Lady Marion of Leaford in the popular 1980s series ""Robin of Sherwood"". Trott was born in Plymouth and started her career as a ballet dancer, having attended the Royal Ballet School. She later trained as an actress at the London Studio Centre and landed her first acting role in ""Heaven's Gate"" (1980). In 2016, it was announced that Trott would reprise her role"
"two compilations (""The Best of Patrick Street"" and """"). On their first album, ""Patrick Street"", released in 1986, Irvine sings four songs: ""Patrick Street"", ""The Holy Ground"", ""The Dream/Indiana"", and ""The Man with the Cap"". ""No. 2 Patrick Street"", released in 1988, again features four songs sung by Irvine: ""Tom Joad""; ""Facing the Chair""; ""Braes of Moneymore"", to which Irvine changed the tune and added a verse; and ""William Taylor"" Their third album, ""Irish Times"", released in 1990, includes three songs by Irvine: ""Brackagh Hill""; ""Forgotten Hero"", his composition about Michael Davitt; and ""The Humours of the King of Ballyhooley""."
"the canary island on tripAdvisor for 5 years running. (2013 - 2018) PREVIOUS: Rory and the Island Rory and The Island has had 10 top 40 songs in the Irish iTunes rock charts, with ""Jimmy's Winning Matches"" breaking through to the actual overall Irish top 10 in October 2012. Lead singer Rory Gallagher was the bass player and lead vocalist with Irish Indie/Pop/Punk group 'The Revs' from 2000 to 2007. In his time with The Revs they released numerous hit radio singles and 3 Albums; Sonictonic in 2002 (no. 5 Irish Charts), Suck in 2003 (no. 3 Irish Charts) and"
"a mixture of funky, radio-friendly pop tunes, and a selection of quirky material with an ironic or humorous twist. Their material may have been influenced by Talking Heads. The band was originally managed and produced by Riverdance composer, Bill Whelan. At the peak of their success, Those Nervous Animals were a major draw in Ireland, filling the Baggot Inn, Dublin, regularly on a Thursday night and performing on the bill at Self Aid in 1986. They also played The Stadium, the SFX and venues all around the country. There was hype about the band at that time. Those Nervous Animals"
"Pól Brennan Pól Brennan (, ; born 22 April 1956) is an Irish singer, songwriter and producer. He is the brother of Enya, Moya Brennan, Brídín Brennan and Ciarán Brennan. He is a member of the family band Clannad, and co-wrote the hit song ""Theme from Harry's Game"". He left the group in 1990, but rejoined in 2011. Since the early 1990s, Pól has gained critical acclaim as a solo artist when he joined Japanese musician Joji Hirota and Chinese musician Guo Yue, and released an album, ""Trísan"". The music on this album is a mixture of Celtic and Japanese"
"the first Irish band to win it. In 2003, Clannad revealed that there were other pieces recorded for the third series of ""Robin of Sherwood"" that were not included on ""Legend"", yet the master recordings have yet to be found. In 1985, Clannad released ""Macalla"" (Irish for ""Echo"") which was recorded in Switzerland, England, and Ireland. It contained all original material except one traditional song and yielded the group a hit single ""In a Lifetime"", a duet with U2 singer Bono which begins with Máire being heard teaching Gaelic to Bono during the introduction. The album features numerous backing musicians"
"became title theme to the comedy TV series ""The Blizzard of Odd"" (2001–05). The Radiators' songs have been recorded by Christy Moore (""Faithful Departed"") and Mary Coughlan (""Kitty Rickets""), among others. The Radiators from Space The Radiators from Space, also known as the Radiators (from Space), The Radiators, The Radiators Plan 9, and The Trouble Pilgrims, are an Irish punk rock band. They have been described as Ireland's first punk band. The band formed in 1976 in Dublin, and consisted of Philip Chevron, Pete Holidai, Steve Rapid (Steve Averill), Jimmy Crashe and Mark Megaray. They were one of the earliest"
"wrote the song ""The Boys in Green"" the official song of Irish European Championship team in 1988. Another song he wrote ""She is mine"" which entered the Irish charts for ""The Others"", as well as ""Why must they die"" and ""If you go away"". He died aged 54 on October 2, 2002, in Greystones, Co. Wicklow. Michael Carwood Michael Carwood, was an Irish sports journalist, musician and songwriter. Born in Dublin in 1948, he was educated at Dundrum National School and Oatlands College in Dublin. In 1968 he started working for The Irish Press becoming a journalist, and becoming sports"