To see the answer
to any question, click on the date. Unfortunately, not all of the
quizzler's questions from "the early days" have survived.
Sept.
2: In honor of Liam's birthday today. (Happy Birthday Liam),
how about a song in true Irish gealic. Name the song:
Nior fhag se carraig
go raibh scot ann Na gur rith le forsa chum me a mhilleadh Is ea ansin
do chaith se an leim ba mho Le fana mhor na Faille Brice.
Sept.
4: Name this song:
"There is an inn
where you call in I've heard the people say, And you rap and you call
and you pay for all And go home at the break of day."
Sept.
22: What was the name of the store where the Clancy's said
that their first sweaters came from?
Sept.
23: What song was "written on a subway train in NYC about
three weeks ago"?
Sept.
24: What year did the Clancy's mother visit America for the
first time?
Sept.
25: Name the song and complete the line:
"So lift up your
voices and sway to the tune............"
Sept.
26: In what city did Liam say they first heard "The Holy Ground"?
Sept.
27: In the early 80's, Makem and Clancy appeared on the Irish
Rovers TV show. What 2 songs did they sing, and what song did they
sing with the Irish Rovers at the end of the show?
Sept.
28: Name three songs recorded and sung by Liam written by
Eric Bogle.
Sept.
29: Name the song:
"You're a damn
fool if you stay But there's no better place to go"
Sept.
30: What song mentions both New York and the great city of
Boston?
Answers:
Sept.
2: "An Poc Ar Buile" from The First
Hurrah.
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Sept.
4: "The Maid
of the Sweet Brown Knowe"
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Sept.
22: In the video "Story of.....", the Clancy's are seen
going in and coming out of Babington's saying that this is where the
first sweaters came from. They also did say that their manager saw
them with sweaters that their mother sent and thought that was a great
"package".
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Sept.
23: "Lord Nelson" by Tommy Makem, From the LP
"Freedom's Sons" "If all that seems long ago & far away, here
is a song written by Tommy Makem on the subway in New York City about
three weeks ago," Paddy Clancy.
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Sept.
24:
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Sept.
25: The song is 'The Tavern' recorded by Clancy, Evans
and Doherty on "Shine on Brighter". It was written by Tom Sweeney.
"So
lift up your voices, and sway to the tune, The good times we cherish
are over too soon, We'll find our way home by the light of the moon,
From the tavern that's down by the harbour."
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Sept.
26:
They heard in in San Francisco, sung by some priests who thought it
was a religious song. Noted by Liam in the "Story Of.."
video.
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Sept.
27: They started with "Place in the Choir" and returned
later with "Garden Song". Over the closing credits they joined the
Irish Rovers on "Home Boys Home".
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Sept.
28:
"Cocky Farmer" from "Two for the Early Dew", "Willie McBride" from
"....Collection", and "Band Played Waltzing Matilda" from "....Collection",
"Makem and Clancy Concert" and the self titled Makem and Clancy album.
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Sept.
29: "The Hills of Isle Au Haut". Isle au Haut by the way
is an island off the coast of Maine which is also part of Acadia National
Park and can only be reached by ferry.
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Sept.
30: "Boys From The County Cork" part of the March Medley
from "In Concert".
