A Christmas song - Arthur McBride (Traditional Irish)

The great traditional Irish anti-recruitment ballad, Arthur McBride (a.k.a. ‘The Recruiting Sergeant’) The reference to France might make one think it dates from the Napoleonic Wars (1793 – 1815), but apparently the song is even older. The most famous version, and the one followed here, is the one revived by Paul Brady. It first appeared on his 1976 album “Andy Irvine and Paul Brady”. ----------------------------------------------- Saprole, the illustrator for this video, drew heavily on Tiernan McBride’s film of Paul Brady’s version (1977) , for his images, which may be viewed here.    • Tiernan McBride's film of Paul Brady's 'Ar...   ------------------------------------ Violin : Jessie Morgan Cello : Natasha Jaffe ... https://natashajaffe.com/ Illustrator : Saprole ... email ... [email protected] For more songs, please visit my website : ... https://thequeenslandtiger.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------