- Charolais The March
The Brown Bull of Cooley, the semi-mythical beast of the Tain certainly wasn't the gentle Charolais, but the tongue-in-cheek lyrics are in keeping with the Tain...
- Concerning the Tain
Ireland's most exciting saga is, undoubtedly, Tain Bo Cuailgne ( The Cattle Raid of Cooley ), the centrepiece of the Ulster cycle of Heroic Tales Normally refer...
- Cu Chulainn's Lament
You felt the chill of midnight ice As I broke your heart in two And I felt the kiss of emptiness As I watched your life turn blue Life was a game Now I miss you...
- Faster Than The Hound
MacRoth is Maeve's messanger In this song he reflects on the events of the Tain I once told her Where she could find her dream And I still adore her, No matte...
- Maeves Court
Perhaps the best known Irish March, The March of the King of Laois, forms the basic melodic structure of this song - a warning to Maeve from Cu Chulainn People ...
- More Than You Can Chew
Perhaps the best known Irish March, The March of the King of Laois, forms the basic melodic structure of this song - a warning to Maeve from Cu Chulainn People ...
- Setanta
Cu Chulainn's birth-name acts as a theme for the first half, up to where, As Cu Chulainn he kills his friend Ferdia.
- Silver Spear
The men of Ulster prepare their weapons. We've used a trio of reels... The Silver Spear, Tie the Bonnet and an untitled tune
- Speed The Plough
The girl I love waits for me now She'll be standing by the well She may have to wait until it's dry Because I am off to hell Speed the plough I'll wait no more...
- The Morrigans Dream
One night in bed, the promiscuous Connacht Queen, Maeve, quarrels with her husband Ailill They argue over who has the most wealth Ailill doesn't like the sugg...
- Time To Kill
The hop jig we've used here is in 9/8 time and is called The Humours of Whiskey I see the last black swan Fly past the sun I wish I, too, were gone Back home a...
- Time to Kill!
The hop jig we've used here is in 9/8 time and is called The Humours of Whiskey I see the last black swan Fly past the sun I wish I, too, were gone Back home ag...
- You Can't Fool The Beast
There has always been great speculation as to the nature of the Brown Bull In the manuscripts the Bull is referred to as "an Donn Cuailgne" While The word "Don...
- You Cant Fool the Beast
Every time I go to the movies All I see is happy love on the silver screen Everywhere I go I see men and women lovin' Kissin' and a-huggin' enjoyin' life Oh w...