Songs 17 April 2011 Time BUG Members Please A phrase called out at closing time in a pub. A bell usually rings ten or fifteen minutes before to alert people that the bar is closing so that they can order more drinks. Then at closing the bell rings again and the bar person can say "Time gentlemen please!"
Songs 12 April 2011 Black Velvet Band "The Black Velvet Band" is a very old song collected from singers in Ireland, Australia, England, Canada and the U.S., describing how a young man is tricked and then sentenced to transportation to Van Diemen's Land, a common punishment in the British Empire during the 19th century.
Songs 12 April 2011 I'm Looking Over A Four-leaf Clover "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" is a song from 1927, written by Mort Dixon with music by Harry M. Woods.
Songs 12 April 2011 Donald, Where’s Your Troosers? "Donald Where's Your Troosers?" is a comic song about a Scotsman who wears a kilt rather than trousers. It was written by Andy Stewart with music by Neil Grant.
Songs 12 April 2011 Wild Mountain Thyme This is another of those songs which many people believe to be a traditional Scottish song, but like so many songs popularised during the 1960’s folk boom, is actually quite modern, having been copyrighted in 1957!
Songs 12 April 2011 Danny Boy "Danny Boy" is a ballad written by English songwriter Frederic Weatherly and usually set to the Irish tune of the "Londonderry Air".
Songs 26 February 2011 Farewell To Nova Scotia "Farewell to Nova Scotia" is a popular folk song from Nova Scotia of unknown authorship.
Songs 25 January 2010 A Well Respected Man "A Well Respected Man" is a song by the British band the Kinks, written by the group's lead singer and rhythm guitarist Ray Davies.
