The Minstrel Boy
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"The Minstrel Boy" is an Irish song written by Irish poet Thomas Moore and published as part of his Irish Melodies. Moore himself came to be nicknamed "The Minstrel Boy", and indeed it is the title of
The opening bars of "The Minstrel Boy". By request of Moore to James Power during publication, the harmonized air of the song (as found in the Gibson-Massie collection of the Irish Melodies at Queen's University Belfast) is in the key G major, whilst this, the solo of the song, is (in Moore's words) a "note lower" in F major.
Thomas Moore c 1817
Joe Strummer
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John Graham Mellor, known professionally as Joe Strummer, was a British musician. He was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of punk rock band the Clash.
The Minstrel Boy
…by Irish tenor John McCormack, American actor/singer Paul Robeson, Irish folk singer Tom Clancy, Irish singer Shane MacGowan, and British singer Joe Strummer with his band The Mescaleros. Strummer's version was arranged by Hans Zimmer and used in the soundtrack of the movie Black Hawk Down. The others are…
Strummer performing live with the Clash at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, 1980
Strummer, backing with the Pogues in Japan
Strummer performing in April 2002
Memorial to Strummer on 7th Street at Avenue A, New York City