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Carrickfergus
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Traditional. Charming and delightful, spirited traditional oirish drinking song.
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Eclecticist in the positive sense, in broadest terms between Classical Music, Blues, Country, Folk, Rock, transforming himself into the entire variation of styl
JS (Joerg Sommermeyer) started at the tender age of ten with a dust-ridden 'beater' Harmony six-string acoustic dreadnought passed down from his father. While growing up in South Germany he first cut his teeth every evening around sundown while playing for his family. Later, he played in a band, hit the local scene and studied classical guitar with Victor von Hasselmann and Anton Stingl. Eclecticist in the positive sense, in broadest terms between Classical Music, Blues, Country, Folk, Rock, transforming himself into the entire variation of styles, with elements of Jazz, without fear of venturing into Pop, for the past five years, JS (Joerg Sommermeyer) has been performing with his group The Black Djemba. The band has enjoyed playing to their ever-increasing following in the Southern Germany Area and has gotten favourable reviews. Their material seems to be ever changing and hard to pin down categorically. What always remains the same is the unique and wide-ranging musical personality of JS (Joerg Sommermeyer). Besides Joerg Sommermeyer is the author of the antinovel , "Pat[(h) o/a] physischer Antiroman, Tragigroteskenfragment”, published in December 2008.
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Charts
Peak #888
Peak in subgenre #27
Author
Traditional, arr. JS (Joerg Sommermeyer)
Rights
Traditional, arr. JS (Joerg Sommermeyer)
Uploaded
February 14, 2004
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MP3
MP3 2.8 MB 128 kbps 3:04
Story behind the song
"Ich wünschte, ich wär' wieder in Carrickfergus nur wegen der Nächte in Ballygrand..." Ist dieses alte, irische Traditional ein Trinklied, ein Liebeslied oder nur ein Heimwehlied? Wer kann/will das heute schon noch wissen? Carrickfergus an der schönen Causeway-Küste, unweit Belfast, ein beliebter Treffpunkt internationaler Segler und Ausgangsort internationaler Regatten, wie etwa der "World Optimist Dinghy Championships", ist eine der ältesten Städte Nordirlands, ein Traum für historisch Interessierte mit seinen vielen bedeutenden, eindrucksvollen Bauwerken normannischer Architektur, darunter eine Burg, die im 12. Jahrhundert von Knight John de Courcy erbaut wurde. Jeza about Carrickfergus: "Charming and delightful, spirited traditional oirish drinking song. Joerg leads us washailing through the beerkellers with guitar & harmonica accompaniment."
Lyrics
Carrickfergus (Traditional; arr. Joerg Sommermeyer) I wish I was in Carrickfergus Only for nights in Ballygrand I would swim over the deepest ocean Only for nights in Ballygrand But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over And neither have I wings to fly I wish I could have a handsome boatsman To ferry me over to my love and die And in Kilkenny it is reported They have marble stone as black as ink With gold and silver I would support her But I'll sing no more til I get a drink I'm drunk today and I'm seldom sober A handsome rover from town to town Ah but I'm sick now and my days are numbered Come all you young men and lay me down.
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