This heavyweight vinyl record comes with a download card (with 7 extra tracks), a limited pressing (of 250 copies) and a print of a poem "I Sacsaibh na Séad" by Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabháin translated into Spanish.
Includes unlimited streaming of Hy Brasil, Songs of the Irish in Latin America
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Streaming + Download
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Gatefold cd with inlay card (lyrics book) and download card (with two extra tracks) included.
Includes unlimited streaming of Hy Brasil, Songs of the Irish in Latin America
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 1 day
edition of 300
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DVD
The song "Marine Mambí" from "Hy Brasil" was the inspiration for this award winning feature length documentary which chronicles the life of Dynamite Johnny O' Brien.
Much of the information for this song was gleamed from Oliver Marshall, the author of "English, Irish and Irish-American Pioneer Settlers in 19th Century Brazil."
For the purposes of the song, I focused on a chapter in Oliver's book that concerned the setup of an Irish colony in Santa Catarina province in Brazil, in a place called Príncipe Dom Pedro. It was here a much vaunted Irish settlement died a death, after a brief flowering. The song tells the story of a priest who made it his life's work to resettle the dispossessed famine Irish of England in Brazil which he hoped would be more suitable to their religion, culture, and general well being. Unfortunately, Father Montgomery's efforts came to naught, soon after the first of his planned boats left the quay of Liverpool (with 300 colonists on board), he died. This left the colony's plans without their anchor, and the poor immigrants as my songs says, "bound down for Hy Brasil," afloat, on a sea of sharks. After being wracked by 3 years of mismanagement and government apathy, the colony of Príncipe Dom Pedro finally succumbed to floodwaters which drowned many of the remaining inhabitants and destroyed much of the infrastructure of the town.
lyrics
Father George Montgomery, Hero of Forgotten men –
From the Black Country of England, his boats bound down for Hy Brazil.
The Coal mines of Middle England, Stunted towers capped with flame,
Can you see the slaves a toiling?, each blackened day is just the same.
They’re in the Black Country, black by day and red by night
Where the Clang and bang roar and boom are constant dark or light.
Father George Montgomery. Hero of Forgotten man –
once we fled from famine, now we take to the seas again.
Come all ye loyal Irishmen broken down in islé brí
There a land across the ocean Hy Brazil your the one me.
This wasted land is hell, so let’s take to the sea,
"flee ye to another realm", Santa Catarina you’re the girl for me.
Your faith and tongue a hindrance - in this land of royal decree,
Shun ye now those Kings of England and head across the sea.
Take a note from our own saviour and come along with me,
Where the Fields are rich. The harvest ripe a world of blue; then green.
We have blessing from an Pápa 300 souls shall set sail,
More will follow in our footsteps, God’s will prevail.
From Liverpool and from Leeds, Luton, Sheffield, Wedsbury,
From the slovenly slums of London, rise and follow Montgomery.
Father George Montgomery, Hero of Forgotten man –
From the Black Country of England, his boats bound down for Hy Brazil.
Father George Montgomery, Hero of Forgotten man -
Look! we’re out on restless oceans to Hy Brazil we’ve set sail.
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