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Four Green Fields is a 1967 folk song by Irish musician Tommy Makem, described in The New York Times as a "hallowed Irish leave-us-alone-with-our-beauty ballad." [1] Of Makem's many compositions, it has become the most familiar, and is part of the common repertoire of Irish folk musicians. [2]
Makem's best-known songs include "Four Green Fields", "Gentle Annie", "The Rambles of Spring", "The Winds Are Singing Freedom", "The Town of Ballybay", "Winds of the Morning", "Mary Mack", and "Farewell to Carlingford".
1 sty 1992 · Four Green Fields. The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem. Track 6 on Luck of the Irish (With Tommy Makem) Producer. Lawrence Cohn. Written by Tommy Makem in 1967, Four Green Fields was...
Here the Four Green Fields represent the 4 provinces of Ireland: Leinster, Munster, Connacht and Ulster. The song highlights the struggles the Irish people have had since “strangers” have...
Four Green Fields is a 1967 folk song by Irish musician Tommy Makem, described in The New York Times as a "hallowed Irish leave-us-alone-with-our-beauty ballad." [1] Of Makem's many compositions, it has become the most familiar, and is part of the common repertoire of Irish folk musicians. [2]
An allegorical song, the 'proud old woman' being Caitlín Ní Uallacháin (Ireland), the 'four green fields' being the four provinces - Connacht, Munster, Leinster, Ulster - with Ulster,...
14 paź 2023 · The four green fields in the song represent the four provinces of Ireland: Leinster, Ulster, Munster, and Connacht. Each field symbolizes a different aspect of Irish history, including colonization, conflict, resilience, and hope for a united Ireland.
