Name: Boys In The Barroom by The Canny Brothers Band
Duration: 2 min 37 s
Description: Words by Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter. Arrangement by The Canny Brothers Band.

Great sounding recording! Well composed and great lyrics!

Grateful Dead lyricist ROBERT HUNTER recorded at Peabody's Down Under in Cleveland Ohio on September 22, 1986.

Robert Hunter - Cleveland 9/22/86 03 - Boys In The Bar Room

Artists: Calum Pasqua (Violin) & Max Carmichael (Guitar)

Recorded and Mastered by: Anthony Santanastaso

Flying Tent (Keith Murphy) / Union Street (Paul Cranford)

Words by Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter. Arrangement by The Canny Brothers Band. 

Boys In The Barroom

13 Planxty Davis

Jessamyn's Reel '22 F4

David Gans, guitar and vocals; Jeff Hobbs, saxophone, fiddle, trumpet, and vocals; Russell Ives, mandolin and vocals; Roger Sideman, bass; Neil Hampton, drums. Recorded 12/27/14 at the Brick and Mortar Music Hall, San Francisco

Sweet Blossom: Bird Song 12/27/14

Gan Ainm/Big Reel Of Ballynacally/Red Haired Lass

My own attempt at the Simon Mayor arrangement from Great Tunes for Mandolin Book 1.

Si Bheag Si Mhor Arr. Simon Mayor

Merrily Kiss the Quaker

Acoustic Instruments: Mandolin, acoustic guitar, dobro, feet (not an instrument? Click to disagree) 

1:  True Blue
I’m here, I’m good
Lucky in the land of the kangaroo
Removed
My point of view
To care very much about a world view
Lily White
As a man can be 
But its a long time since it was policy
I’m a funny Jock with a funny talk
Just trying to blend in
Imagine if I was brown

Ch: Brown 
2: One, two, and buckle my shoe
Come on son, we’ve a job for you
It might be fun and it might be good
But it’s just something none of us wanted to do
Besides, it pays the rent
You’ll need a little more than that cute Irish accent
Don’t worry they’ll like you fine
Coz what’s really on their minds is.....you could be brown 

Ch: Brown

3: True Blue
I’m here, I’m good
Lucky in the land of the kangaroo
No worries, they’ve all gone
And I never sounded less like a leprechaun
I’m happy, safe and sound
As long as I never go out in the sun
Coz I’m European and I don’t belong
And my skin can’t take it coz it’s not brown




Brown

The Canny Brothers Band are keeping the Irish tradition alive in the heart of Brooklyn, NY.  Heavily influenced by a wide variety of musical styles the CBB brings a truly unique and spirited approach to Irish music. On their latest album, "One Drop of Whiskey" (which has gotten airplay on Sirius satellite radio on Larry Kirwan's Celtic Crush and WFUV on Ceol na nGael), the band's versatility is evident in original songs like "Donnelly" about the legendary Irish boxer Dan Donnelly and on their jammin' take on the Saw Doctors classic "The Green and Red of Mayo", among others... but the CBB is best experienced in a live setting where band, music and audience meet - so come on down and check out the next Canny Brothers Band show!

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