now here's a song that's close to home.

[mopinko]

my mom's mom and my da's da came in the coffin ships. in the belly of a white star ocean liner.
this song is for them. it's a bit of a stretch of the timeline to jfk in the white house, but my mom shook his hand when his motorcade came down our street in my small town on a swing through illinois.
i know this music is supposed to be the old oldies. and i know most folks dont want to sing about the troubles. but much has happened in the last 100 yrs worth remembering.
all the feels.

[viva la]

1. Love the Pogues.

That photo is so sedate!

[mopinko]

2. ikr?

my sister is a pro photog and i looked at that and thought- somebody earned their paycheck. somebodies.

[yonder]

3. Same title, similar theme, different song...

...and to my ear, more poignant:

Planxty, Delores Keane and others have versions of this hand me down ballad as well.

[mopinko]

4. a more modern version-

andy wrote a song about my rebel ggggreat uncle.