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January 30, 2006
On The Range
Lots of cowboy songs have Irish and English origins.
Mr Lunney had a unique way of teaching us. His desk was at the back of the room and after assigning us our work, he put his feet on the desk, took out his guitar and sang old songs for us. It was from him that my love for Irish music began. We learned all the Irish songs he knew, and the two years I was there we put on concerts on St Patrick’s Day on the Mount Mary stage for parents and anyone else who wanted to come. We knew the words to “Danny Boy” and the “Old Colonial Boy” as well as we knew the national anthem. Mr Lunney sang old ballads like “The Wreck of the Old 99” and many songs the cowboys used to sing while on the range.
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Posted on January 30, 2006 11:45 PM by cowboy407.
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