List of Songs About 'the Troubles', by Katrin Pietzonka (2008)[Key_Events] Key_Issues] [Conflict_Background] [Music] List of Songs About 'the Troubles', by Katrin Pietzonka (2008)The following list of songs was compiled by Katrin Pietzonka as part of her Ph.D. thesis submitted in 2008: Pietzonka, Katrin. (2008). 'And the Healing has begun ... A Musical Journey towards Peace in Northern Ireland', (PhD Thesis), Leipzig: Leipzig University. In 2013 Katrin Pietzonka published a book with the same title: Pietzonka, Katrin. (2013). 'And the Healing has begun ... A Musical Journey towards Peace in Northern Ireland'. AuthorHouse. See also: http://www.katrinpietzonka.com/
List of Songs About 'the Troubles',
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| Song Title | Category | Composer, Label, Year; or Citation in Reference Material |
| Absent Friends | Green Tradition Continues | Mickey MacConnell (NI), Spring Records, 2000 |
| Alternative Ulster | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Stiff Little Fingers, Rough Trade, 1979 |
| A Nation Once Again | Green Tradition in the Past | T. Davis, 1842, in FB, Volume 1 |
| An Orangeman’s Testament | Orange Tradition Continues | Alan Harper, 1991, in JM |
| And the Healing has begun | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Van Morrison, Exile, 1979 |
| Barbed Wire Love | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Stiff Little Fingers, Dutch East India, 1986 |
| Belfast | Rock/Pop International | Boney M, Hansa, Ariola, 1977 |
| Belfast | Rock/Pop International | Elton John, Polygram Records, 1995 |
| Belfast | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Energy Orchard, MCA, 1990 |
| Belfast | Rock/Pop International | Golden Palominos, Restless, 1996 |
| Belfast | Rock/Pop International | Katie Melua, Dramatico, 2003 |
| Belfast Child | Rock/Pop International | Simple Minds, Virgin, 1989 |
| Belfast Mill | Green Tradition Continues | The Fureys (IRE), Crimson, 1998 |
| Belfast to Boston | Rock/Pop International | James Taylor, Sony, 2002 |
| Beyond the Backyard | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Juliet Turner, Sticky Music, 1996 |
| Billy McFadzean | Orange Tradition Continues | Platoon, Songs of Honour and Glory, 1998, see LM |
| Blinded by Rainbows | Rock/Pop International | Rolling Stones, Virgin, 1994 |
| Bold Fenian Men | Green Tradition in the Past | Michael Scanlan (1836-1900) |
| Broad Black Brimmer | Green Tradition Continues; Rebel Song | in SR |
| Broken Land | Rock/Pop International | The Adventures, WEA International, 2000 |
| Broken Things | Country/Folk International | Julie Miller, recorded by Juliet Turner, White Records, 1999 |
| By the Mountain Road | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Brian Kennedy, Bmg, 2000 |
| Caledonian Heartbeat | Orange Tradition Continues | Roy Arbuckle on “a clatter of fowk“, 1999 |
| Ceasefire | Green Tradition Continues | Colum Sands (NI), Spring Records, 1996 |
| Chase Them Home | Orange Tradition Continues | Platoon, see LM |
| Charge | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Divine Comedy, Tristar, 1997 |
| Come all ye young Protestants | Orange Tradition Continues | Platoon, see LM |
| Come to the Bower | Green Tradition in the Past | 1863 traditional, on Dubliners, Transatlantic, 1966 |
| Cyprus Avenue | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Van Morrison, Warner, 1968 |
| Daddy’s Uniform | Orange Tradition Continues | Platoon, see LM |
| Days Like This | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Van Morrison, Polydor, 1995 |
| Different God | Rock/Pop International | Calum MacColl, recorded by Brian Kennedy, Sony, 1999 |
| Dolly’s Brae | Orange Tradition in the Past | Traditional, in LI |
| Down by the Lagan Side | Green Tradition Continues | Tom Sands (NI), Green Linnet, 2001 |
| Drag my bad name down | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | The 4 Of Us, EMI, 2000 |
| Edward | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Juliet Turner, Sticky Music, 1996 |
| Enniskilling Dragoon | Green Tradition in the Past | 1800s, in IB |
| Fanatic Heart | Rock/Pop International | Black 47, EMI, 1993 |
| Fire of Freedom | Rock/Pop International | Black 47, EMI, 1993 |
| Four Green Fields | Green Tradition Continues | Tommy Makem, on Clancy Brothers, Sony, 1995 |
| Forgiveness | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Brian Kennedy, RCA, 2001 |
| Fortune Teller | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Ash, WEA, 1998 |
| Free Belfast | Green Tradition Continues; Rebel Song | in SR |
| Freedom Fighters | Rock/Pop Republic of Ireland | Saw Doctors, Sham Town, 2001 |
| Free the People | Green Tradition Continues | Phil Coulter (NI), Chyme, 1986 |
| Give Ireland back to the Irish | Rock/Pop International | Paul McCartney, Apple, 1972 |
| God Save Ireland | Green Tradition in the Past | T.D. Sullivan, 1867 |
| Good Friday Never Changes | Green Tradition Continues | Colum Sands (NI), Spring Records, 1996 |
| Got To Go Back | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Van Morrison, Mercury, 1986 |
| Gunrunners | Orange Tradition Continues | Platoon, see LM |
| Hands Across the Water | Orange Tradition Continues | Platoon, Songs of Honour and Glory, 1998, see LM |
| Hedges of Co.Down | Green Tradition Continues | Tom Sands (NI), Elm Grove, 1989 |
| I’m gonna fall [lyrics] | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Ash, Dreamworks, 1999 |
| Independence Day | Green Tradition Continues | Ronny Moore (IRE), 2000, unreleased at the time of writing and printed with permission by the artist (14.2.2005) |
| I Hate To Hear People Cry | Green Tradition Continues | Tom Sands (NI), Green Linnet, 1995 |
| Invisible Sun | Rock/Pop International | Police, A&M, 1981 |
| It’s a Hard Life Whereever You Go | Country/Folk International | Nancy Griffith, MCA Records, 1989 |
| I Was Born Under The Union Jack | Orange Tradition Continues | John McKeague, Loyalist Songbook, 1971 in OLS |
| I wish I was Back Home in Derry | Green Tradition Continues; Rebel Song | Words: Bobby Sands, in SR |
| James Connolly | Green Tradition in the Past | J. McBride, 1920s, in SR |
| John McBride’s Brigade | Green Tradition in the Past | 1900, in IP (p. 293) |
| Kevin Barry | Green Tradition in the Past | 1920s, traditional, Clancy Brothers, Bescol, 1994 |
| Lagan Song | Orange Tradition Continues | Brian Ervine, Best Cellars Studios, BACS, Belfast, 2000 |
| Like the First Time It’s Christmas Time | Green Tradition Continues | Tom Sands (NI), Green Linnet, 2001 |
| Life, Love & Happiness | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Brian Kennedy, BMG, 1996 |
| Madame George | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Van Morrison, Warner, 1968 |
| March 11th | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | The Four of Us, Amberville Studio, 2003 |
| 1999 | Green Tradition Continues | Tom Sands (NI), Spring Records, 1992 |
| Northern Girl | Rock/Pop Republic of Ireland | Ciaran Wynne, Mid-Atlantic Studios, 1999 |
| No Sleep til Belfast | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Stiff Little Fingers, Kaz, 1988 |
| One Irish Rover | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Van Morrison, Mercury, 1986 |
| On Kingsmill Road | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Ruefrex, Flicknife, 1987 |
| One | Rock/Pop Republic of Ireland | U2, Island, 1992 |
| One more Shot | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | The 4 Of Us, EMI, 2000 |
| Only our Rivers Run Free | Green Tradition Continues | Mickey MacConnell (NI), Spring Rec., 1992 |
| Orange Wings | Orange Tradition Continues | Platoon, see LM |
| Paid in Kind | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Ruefrex, Kasper, 1985 |
| Peace in Erin | Green Tradition in the Past | Hugh McWilliams, 1831, HW |
| Peter Pan and Me | Green Tradition Continues | Mickey MacConnell (NI), Spring Rec., 1991 |
| Please | Rock/Pop Republic of Ireland | U2, Island, 1997 |
| Reasons to Leave | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Kieran Goss, Cog Communications, 2000 |
| Reconciliation | Rock/Pop Republic of Ireland | Ron Kavanagh, Green Linnet, 1991 |
| Religious Persuasion | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Andy White, Decca, 1986 |
| Revelation | Rock/Pop International | Jennings Waylon, RCA Records, 1972 |
| Roddy McCorley | Green Tradition in the Past | Words: Ethna Carberry; music traditional, recorded by Kingston Trio, Capitol, 1962 |
| Rough Justice | Rock/Pop International | Bananarama, London, 1984 |
| Sad Affair | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Marxman, Talkin’ Loud, 1992 |
| Sailing Through the Sky | Green Tradition Continues | Tom Sands (NI), Green Linnet, 1995 |
| Sailortown | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Bap Kennedy, Castle, 1996 |
| Saint Dominic`s Preview | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Van Morrsion, Warner, 1972 |
| Sean South | Green Tradition Continues; Rebel Song | in SR |
| Shankill Road | Orange Tradition Continues | Platoon, Murphy’s Party CD, 2002, see LM |
| Suicide Battalion | Orange Tradition Continues | Platoon, see LM |
| Sunday, Bloody Sunday | Rock/Pop International | John Lennon, Apple, 1972 |
| Sunday, Bloody Sunday | Rock/Pop Republic of Ireland | U2, Island, 1983 |
| Sunrise | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Divine Comedy, Import, 1998 |
| Suspect Device | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Stiff Little Fingers, One Way, 1983 |
| Take it where you find it | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Van Morrison, Warner, 1978 |
| Talking to the Wall | Green Tradition Continues | Colum Sands (NI), Elm Grove, 2002 |
| The Age of Uncertainty | Green Tradition Continues | Tom Sands (NI), Green Linnet, 1995 |
| The Aghalee Heroes | Orange Tradition in the Past | Traditional, Ulster Music, 1997 |
| The Auld Orange Flute | Orange Tradition in the Past | Traditional, in IB |
| The Ballad of Billy McFadzean | Orange Tradition Continues | Platoon, see LM |
| The Ballad of Billy Reid | Green Tradition Continues; Rebel Song | in SR |
| The Ballad of Bobby Sands | Green Tradition Continues; Rebel Song | in SR |
| The Ballad of Long Kesh | Green Tradition Continues; Rebel Song | in SR |
| The Battle of the Bogside | Green Tradition Continues; Rebel Song | in SR |
| The Belfast Brigade | Green Tradition Continues; Rebel Song | G. Thornbury |
| The Bogside Man | Green Tradition in the Past | Dave Scott |
| The Child Who Asks You Why | Green Tradition Continues | Colum Sands (NI), Elm Grove, 2002 |
| The Donegall Road | Green Tradition Continues | Colum Sands (NI), Spring Records, 2003 |
| The Dying Rebel | Green Tradition in the Past | R. Agnew, 1920s, Castle, 1994 |
| The Ghosts of Belfast | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Bap Kennedy, E Squared, 1998 |
| The Harp that once | Green Tradition in the Past | Thomas Moore, 1800s, in IB |
| The H-Block Song | Green Tradition Continues; Rebel Song | Francie Brolly, in SR |
| The Healing Game | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Van Morrison, Polydor, 1997 |
| The Hills of South Armagh | Green Tradition Continues | Murphy, Briege (NI), Spring Records, 1995 |
| The Kerry Eagle | Green Tradition in the Past | 1847, in IP (p. 233) |
| The Island | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Paul Brady, Mercury, 1986 |
| The Lambeg Drummer | Green Tradition Continues | Mickey MacConnell (NI), Spring Records, 2000 |
| The Last House In Our Street | Green Tradition Continues | Colum Sands (NI), Spring Records, 1989 |
| The Little Drummer Boy | Green Tradition Continues | Mickey MacConnell, Elm Grove Music,2000 |
| The Long March to Derry | Green Tradition Continues; Rebel Song | in SR |
| The Luck of the Irish | Rock/Pop International | John Lennon, Apple, 1972 |
| The Magnificent Seven | Green Tradition Continues; Rebel Song | in SR |
| The Men Behind the Wire | Green Tradition Continues; Rebel Song | Pat McGuigan, ROL, 1972 |
| The Men Behind the Wire (Loyalist version) | Orange Tradition Continues | Platoon, see LM |
| The Music of Healing | Green Tradition Continues | Tom Sands (NI), Green Linnet, 1995 |
| The Orange and the Green | Green Tradition Continues; Rebel Song | in SR |
| The Patriot Game | Green Tradition Continues | Dominic Behan (IRE), Kingston Trio, Capital, 1963 |
| The Rebel | Green Tradition Continues; Rebel Song | Wolf Tones (IRE), Celtic Collections, 2001 |
| The Rising of the Moon | Green Tradition in the Past | 1865, in FB, Volume 1 |
| These Days | Green Tradition Continues | Woods, Rosemary (NI), Spring Records, 1998 |
| The Sash Me Father Wore | Orange Tradition in the Past | in OL |
| The Shankill and the Falls | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Bap Kennedy, E Squared, 1998 |
| Time Has Come | Green Tradition Continues | Christy Moore/Donal Lunny, WEA, 1982 |
| The Town I Loved so Well | Green Tradition Continues | Phil Coulter (NI), Polydor, 1973 |
| The Ulster Girl | Orange Tradition Continues | Platoon, Murphy’s Party CD, 2002, see LM |
| The Walking Wounded | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Andy White, Hypertension, 2001 |
| The Wearing of the Green | Green Tradition in the Past | in SR |
| The West’s Awake | Green Tradition in the Past | T. Davis, 1840s |
| There were Roses | Green Tradition Continues | Tom Sands (NI), Elm Grove, 1985 |
| The Times they are a-changing (Loyalist version) | Orange Tradition Continues | Platoon, see LM |
| Things can only get better | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | D: Ream, Virgin, 1994 |
| This is a Rebel Song | Rock/Pop Republic of Ireland | Sinead O’Connor, Columbia, 1997 |
| This is for Life | Rock/Pop Republic of Ireland | Luka Bloom, WEA, 1990 |
| Through the Barricades | Rock/Pop International | Spandau Ballet, EPIC Records, 1986 |
| Through a Long and Sleepness Night | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Divine Comedy, Tristar, 1997 |
| Tom Williams | Green Tradition Continues; Rebel Song | in SR |
| Town | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Brian Kennedy, RCA, 1990 |
| Ulster Badge | Orange Tradition Continues | Platoon, see LM |
| Ulster Girl | Orange Tradition Continues | Platoon, see LM |
| Unfinished Revolution | Green Tradition Continues | Christy Moore, WEA, 1987 |
| Unfurl the Orange Banner | Orange Tradition Continues | Brian Ervine, Best Cellars Studios, BACS, Belfast, 2000 |
| United Men | Green Tradition Continues; Rebel Song | Wolf Tones, Celtic Collections, 2001 |
| U.V.F. Hero | Orange Tradition Continues | Platoon, see LM |
| You'll Never Beat The Irish | Green Tradition Continues; Rebel Song | Wolf Tones, Celtic Collections, 2001) |
| Wake Up Dead Man | Rock/Pop Republic of Ireland | U2, Polygram, 1997 |
| Walking Wounded | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Andy White, Decca, 1986 |
| What makes the Irish Heart Beat | Rock/Pop Northern Ireland | Van Morrison, Universal, 2002 |
| Whatever You Say | Green Tradition Continues | Colum Sands (NI), Spring Records, 1993 |
| Who Knows Where The Wind Blows | Green Tradition Continues | Tom Sands (NI), Green Linnet, 1995 |
| Will You Stand | Orange Tradition Continues | Platoon, see LM |
| Zombie | Rock/Pop Republic of Ireland | Cranberries, Island, 1994 |
Reference Material
| FB | Folksongs and Ballads popular in Ireland. Volume 1-4. Cork: Ossian Publications, 1989. |
| IB | Irish Ballads. Robertson, Fleur (ed.). Dublin: Gill & Macmillan, 1996. |
| HW | Songs of Hugh McWilliams, Schoolmaster, 1831. John Moulden (ed.) Ulstersongs, Portrush, 1993. |
| IF | 20 Songs of Irish Freedom. Vol 1., Irish Records and Tapes, Dublin 8 (no year given). |
| IP | Irish Political Street Ballads and Rebel Songs 1780-1900. Zimmermann, George-Denis. Geneve: Imprimerie La Sirene, 1966. |
| JM | John Moulden Collection. Traditional Music Archive, 1991. |
Lilliburlero. Craigavon: Ulster Society, 1988. |
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| LM | Loyalist Songmaterial - Songs by the Loyalist band Platoon cannot be found through usual sources. They are only available through Loyalist Organisations. Some of their songs, however, can also be found in the Linnenhall Library Belfast, e.g. Songs of Honour and Glory. As Performed by the Platoon Roadshow. UVF (1998). Belfast: Political Collection, Linnenhall Library (P8752). |
| PS | The Words of 100 Irish Party Songs. Cork: Ossian Publications, 1992. |
| OL | The Orange Lark ... and other songs of the orange tradition. Ulster Society, Lurgan, 1987. |
| OLS | Orange Loyalist songs (1972). Belfast: Political Collection, Linnenhall Library (P669). |
| SR | Songs of Resistance 1968-1982. Dublin: Irish Freedom Press Book Bureau, 1982. |
| SI | Songs of the Irish Republic. C.F.N., 56 Grand Parade, Cork, 1972. |
Additional Reference Material
Orange Song book. Belfast: Political Collection, Linnenhall Library (P7229).
Orange songs & ballads. Belfast: Political Collection, Linnenhall Library (P1527).
Orange and green ballads. Belfast: Political Collection, Linnenhall Library (P874).
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