It's a long way to Tipperary... and all that sort of thing. Well I suppose it depends where you start off from. It's not so far from Waterford, our last stop, but if you are walking say from Outer Mongolia, it'll take you a while. Well, this an English army song anyway, so we'll skip this.
The Clancy Brothers, whom we have met in County Armagh with Tommy Makem, hailed from Carrick-on-Suir in County Tipperary. They also thought Tipperary was so Far Away, but then they were active mostly in the USA. This can be found on their album The Absolutely Essential Collection.
Shane MacGowan of the Pogues was born in London, but spent part of his childhood in County Tipperary. This song is called Boys from The County Hell, which may or not be near County Tipperary... It's from their album Red Roses For Me.
Now for something a bit quieter. Harpist Áine Minnogue hails from Borrisokane in County Tipperary. This song, The Gathering, is from her album Celtic Pilgrimage:
Paddy O'Brien from Newton in County Tipperary was a great button accordion player and composer, who died in 1991. Here are some historic recordings of him back in 1972. I love the old photos in this clip!
Gerry O'Connor from Nenagh is considered one of the best Irish tenor banjo players, replacing Barney McKenna of the Dubliners after the latters sudden death. Here he is in action at the Fleadh Cheoil 2017.
As usual you can follow my virtual journey on this map. See you soon in County Cork.
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