Alphabet Music Meme - K is for Kangaroo
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elrhiarhodanK is for Kangaroo – In the Land of the Patagarang, Patrick Street (Irish Times)
I came by the group Patrick Street by way of one of its founding members, Andy Irvine, who'd been part of a number of other folk groups, but I'd discovered when I found a CD of his work with Paul Brady in a cut-out bin. It was well worth the $.99.
When I was living in Philadelphia, I was able to take in the very vibrant Celtic and English folk music scene, getting to see The Tannahill Weavers, Fairport Convention and Oysterband. The last group I saw was Patrick Street - just three days before I moved back to New York.
Andy Irvine was a very charming frontman, and when they performed "In the Land of the Patagarang", he explained that the "Patagarang" was another word for "kangaroo". The song is about the deportation of Irish men and woman for such minor crimes as pretending to be an Egyptian. It's sad and it's funny and a fitting entry for today.
A is for apple
B is for boy
C is for cat
D is for dog
E is for elephant
F is for friend
G is for girl
H is for hat
I is for ice cream
J is for joy
K is for kangaroo
L is for lion
M is for monkey
N is for no
O is for octopus
P is for people
Q is for question
R is for ring
S is for sun
T is for train
U is for umbrella
V is for victory
W is for window
X is for box
Y is for yellow
Z is for zoo
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I came by the group Patrick Street by way of one of its founding members, Andy Irvine, who'd been part of a number of other folk groups, but I'd discovered when I found a CD of his work with Paul Brady in a cut-out bin. It was well worth the $.99.
When I was living in Philadelphia, I was able to take in the very vibrant Celtic and English folk music scene, getting to see The Tannahill Weavers, Fairport Convention and Oysterband. The last group I saw was Patrick Street - just three days before I moved back to New York.
Andy Irvine was a very charming frontman, and when they performed "In the Land of the Patagarang", he explained that the "Patagarang" was another word for "kangaroo". The song is about the deportation of Irish men and woman for such minor crimes as pretending to be an Egyptian. It's sad and it's funny and a fitting entry for today.
A is for apple
B is for boy
C is for cat
D is for dog
E is for elephant
F is for friend
G is for girl
H is for hat
I is for ice cream
J is for joy
K is for kangaroo
L is for lion
M is for monkey
N is for no
O is for octopus
P is for people
Q is for question
R is for ring
S is for sun
T is for train
U is for umbrella
V is for victory
W is for window
X is for box
Y is for yellow
Z is for zoo
For this player to work, you'll need to enable Flash and in Explorer, disable ActiveX filtering.
