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Love of Country

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
October / November 2019

October 1, 2019 by 1 Comment

When music legend Bruce Springsteen recorded his excellent 2007 “Live in Dublin” concert, it’s no accident that the famed rock-n-roller opted for a decidedly more country flavor, using fiddles and slide guitars, on tunes such as “Jesse James” and “My Oklahoma Home.”Springsteen – who in his recent biography said he grew up on a New Jersey block surrounded by “old-school Irish, … [Read more...] about Love of Country

“Forty Shades of Green” at 60

By Christine Kinealy, Contributor
October / November 2019

October 1, 2019 by 4 Comments

The iconic song about Ireland, written by country music legend Johnny Cash in 1969, is still popular today.When Cash visited Ireland in 1959, he was already a successful country musician, his hits including “Folsom Prison Blues” and “I Walk the Line.” He came to Ireland, though, as a tourist. He later explained his inspiration for writing the song as, “I was in a car with a … [Read more...] about “Forty Shades of Green” at 60

Cash’s Forty Shades of Green

By Debbie McGoldrick, Contributor
Febuary / March 2006

February 1, 2006 by Leave a Comment

With Johnny Cash in the news a lot recently thanks to the movie Walk the Line, many tend to forget the music legend's ScotsIrish roots. Though he was always the Man in Black, Cash was also the guy who loved Ireland, so much so that he penned the song "Forty Shades of Green" after his first trip there in the 1960s. The lyrics go like this: "I close my eyes and picture the … [Read more...] about Cash’s Forty Shades of Green

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