Category: Music
EU Culture Week (Day 3) - Danny Boy
You can't write about songs of Northern Ireland and not include Danny Boy. The song (or at least the tune, the Londonderry Air, now almost synonomous with Danny Boy) is used as Northern Ireland's anthem in the Commonwealth Games and one or two other spor… more »
EU Culture Week (Day 2) - The Soldier
Harvey Andrews - The Soldier
I hadn't planned to do the songs in this order but with today's announcement of the disbandment of the RIR's home battalions it seems appropriate. This song depicts the futility and carnage of violence, viewed from a very… more »
EU Culture Week (Day 1) - Ulster Girl
The Platoon - Ulster Girl
I thought I'd kick off with a song I found recently called Ulster Girl by some crowd called The Platoon. Its a bit of a country/ballad type song (I'm obviously no music expert) about a girl's desire to keep Ulster free. Its n… more »
Everything Ulster Gets Cultural
The Problem
Northern Ireland has a real image problem, that's hard to deny. Despite the recent revival in Ulster-Scots, it's saddening that there aren't too many decent songs around which deal specifically with Ulster or Northern Ireland, particularly w… more »
Free Colour/Photo iPods Hit UK
Yes, I know what you're thinking - another scam. That was my first reaction too. Why so sceptical?
Scam Sites
I've come across sites before offering ipods/mobile phones/games consoles etc. for £20. The way it works is you sign up by buying some… more »
American Royalty?
Paris Hilton sees herself as "the closest thing to American royalty" according to a quote on Digital Spy. Speaking about her impending wedding she said that she'd always wanted to be a princess on her wedding day and that "only a wedding in England can m… more »
Live 8 - If they care so much about African poverty...
... why do Bono, the self-styled second coming of Jesus, and eternal mindless dogooder Geldof not hand over what they would have paid in tax over the years towards paying off Africa's debt or towards schools, contraception programmes or to helping the pe… more »
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