Like a dog with a bone (I really wish I could convince the green brigade ) this post is likely to bore you shitless. I'm an old DJ sometimes and in my time I've done a lot of Celtic functions but maybe as recently as 10 years ago you felt the pressure from "distressed neighbours" gravely offended "passers by" "the polis" etc to rein in the militant songs and so I evolved a playlist which would project a great Celtic/Irish atmosphere but would negate any possible complaint because there was no hatred/war/terrorism evident in any song and here it is (wheres Maria when I need her
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Players Brigade -Just cant get enough -Celtic Symphony - 4 leaf clover -Fields of Athenrye -Willie Maley -Over and over
Wolfe Tones Big strong man -My heart is in Ireland - Slievenamon - Lough Sheelin eviction - Streets of New York - Women of Ireland -
The Pogues. Irish Rover - Fiesta - Sally MacLennan - Holy ground - Dirty old town
Jim McCann. Grace - Meet me at the pillar
Charlie n the Bhoys Let the people sing - This land is your land - Big Jock Stein
Claire Celts We're on the one road
and then stuff like Stand up for the champions - You'll never walk alone Still haven't found what I'm looking for -Whisky in the jar - The boys are back in town - Carnival de Parkheid (Paris)
So it can be done and when you think of the players songs like I wanna be Edouard which you can throw into the mix, we dont need the songs which allow the SMSM to indulge in whataboutery to exonerate the angry mob