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"'''The Green Fields of Canada / The Green Fields of America'''" is an historically significant<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moulden |first1=John |title=The Green Fields of America |url=https://johnmouldenonirishsongs.wordpress.com/the-green-fields-of-america/ |website=John Moulden – On Irish Songs: Articles, Essays, Notes, Reviews |access-date=28 February 2024}}</ref> [[Music_of_immigrant_communities_in_the_United_States|emigration]]-themed [[folk music|folk]] song of the [[Irish diaspora]]. It originated in County Clare.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carroll |first1=Jim |title=The Traditional Songs of County Clare, part one |url=https://www.academia.edu/91467210/The_Traditional_Songs_of_County_Clare_part_one |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref>
"'''The Green Fields of Canada / The Green Fields of America'''" is an historically significant<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moulden |first1=John |title=The Green Fields of America |url=https://johnmouldenonirishsongs.wordpress.com/the-green-fields-of-america/ |website=John Moulden – On Irish Songs: Articles, Essays, Notes, Reviews |access-date=28 February 2024}}</ref> [[Music_of_immigrant_communities_in_the_United_States|emigration]]-themed [[folk music|folk]] song of the [[Irish diaspora]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Falc’her-Poyroux |first1=Erick |title=The Great Irish Famine in Songs |journal=openedition |volume=2014 |issue=XIX-2 |pages=157-172 |doi=10.4000/rfcb.277 |url=https://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/277 |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref> It originated in County Clare,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carroll |first1=Jim |title=The Traditional Songs of County Clare, part one |url=https://www.academia.edu/91467210/The_Traditional_Songs_of_County_Clare_part_one |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref> and gave name to the performing group [[Green Fields of America]].<ref>{{cite web |title=THE GREEN FIELDS OF AMERICA |url=https://compassrecords.com/artist/green-fields-of-america/ |website=Compass Records |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Moloney |first1=Mick |title=How One Impromptu Jam Session Spawned a Sweeping Irish-American Music Revival |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-one-impromptu-jam-session-spawned-irish-american-music-revival-180968512/#:~:text=The%20original%20members%E2%80%94Liz%20Carroll,about%20Irish%20emigration%20to%20America. |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref>


==Recordings==
==Recordings==

Revision as of 05:07, 1 March 2024

"The Green Fields Of America"
Song
GenreIrish folk song

"The Green Fields of Canada / The Green Fields of America" is an historically significant[1] emigration-themed folk song of the Irish diaspora.[2] It originated in County Clare,[3] and gave name to the performing group Green Fields of America.[4][5]

Recordings

The song has been recorded by Paddy Tunney,[6] Planxty,[7] Paul Brady,[8] Ewan McColl,[9] The House Band,[10] The Dubliners, The O'Halloran Brothers,[11] and Martin Simpson.[12] It is distinct from the traditional reel (aka "session tune") of the same name.[13]

Being a well-documented song publicised by MudCat.org,[14] EFDSS,[15] and Mainly Norfolk,[16] the song was recorded by Jon Boden and Oli Steadman for inclusion in their respective lists of daily folk songs "A Folk Song A Day"[17] and "365 Days Of Folk".[18]

References

  1. ^ Moulden, John. "The Green Fields of America". John Moulden – On Irish Songs: Articles, Essays, Notes, Reviews. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ Falc’her-Poyroux, Erick. "The Great Irish Famine in Songs". openedition. 2014 (XIX-2): 157–172. doi:10.4000/rfcb.277. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  3. ^ Carroll, Jim. "The Traditional Songs of County Clare, part one". Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  4. ^ "THE GREEN FIELDS OF AMERICA". Compass Records. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  5. ^ Moloney, Mick. "How One Impromptu Jam Session Spawned a Sweeping Irish-American Music Revival". Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  6. ^ "The Mountain Streams Where The Moorcocks Crow". Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Cold Blow And The Rainy Night". Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Feed the Folk". Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  9. ^ "The Green Fields Of America". Clare County Library. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  10. ^ "The House Band". Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  11. ^ "The Men Of The Island". Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Fylde Acoustic". Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  13. ^ "The Green Fields Of America (reel)". The Session. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  14. ^ "The Green Fields Of America - MudCat.org". Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  15. ^ "The Green Fields Of America". Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  16. ^ "The Green Fields Of America". Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  17. ^ "A Folk Song A Day: Song List". Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  18. ^ "365 Days Of Folk: Song List". Retrieved 24 January 2024.