Morrissey and the Russian bear, song

Denis McGrath, singing in English
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ITMA Reference: 51939

Creator: McGrath, Denis [Dinny McGrath], singing in English

Contributor: O'Hara, Aidan ; Goldstein, Kenneth

Date: 30 July 1978

Location: Patrick's Cove, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

Subject: Newfoundland: Song in English

Language: English

Publisher: Irish Traditional Music Archive

Source: 65-ITMA-CDR

Collection: RTÉ Newfoundland Recordings

Type: Sound

Format: MP3

Medium: CDR

Extent: 00:05:27

Copyright: Performer, Kenneth Goldstein, Hugh Rowlings, and Aidan O'Hara

Roud Number: 2150

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http://www.itmacatalogues.ie/Portal/Default/RecordView/Index/51939

Notes

Morrissey and the Russian bear, song (Come all ye gallant Irishmen wherever that you be …)

This ballad relates the tale of 19th-century Irish prize-fighter Johnny Morrissey and a boxing match that lasted twenty-eight rounds between him and a Russian sailor

Notes

With thanks to RTÉ Sound Archives for their digitisation of the Kenneth Goldstein/Aidan O'Hara Reels.

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