The Ethnic Music Thread - Come Join Us!

[George Costanza]

If you are as proud of the music of your ethnicity as I am, you might enjoy sharing it with the rest of us. Mine is Irish. Someone once said that Ireland is the land of happy wars and sad love songs. Here is one of the latter:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9InnXP64To]Paddy Reilly, The Fields of Athenry. - YouTube[/ame]

How about you? Want to share a bit of your heritage?

 

[George Costanza]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyfB_fvnJ2g]The Isle Of Innisfree - YouTube[/ame]

 

[George Costanza]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMGllwPdDnY]The Dubliners - The Rising Of The Moon - YouTube[/ame]

 

[George Costanza]

But it's not all grim . . . oh no, not at all:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Drk3Yh0SI]The Irish Rovers - Mick McGuire Sit Down - YouTube[/ame]

 

[bayoubill]

this one resonates with me from all sides...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiTjElq5Xjs]Mickey Newbury : An American Trilogy - YouTube[/ame]

 

[bayoubill]

Cajuns are the best in the world at doin' three things...

cookin'... dancin'... and singin' tunes 'bout your breakin' heart...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgly1vsE7vM]Jai Passe Devant Ta Porte (Dennis & Jennifer Stroughmatt) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[George Costanza]

One of my favorites - featured in the film, "Southern Comfort":

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fs12_-ihPY]The Balfa Brothers - Parlez Nous A Boire - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Synthaholic]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpKKfeQT7H8]Lou Monte - Lazy Mary - YouTube[/ame]