William 'Willy' Brennan (also known as John) was an IrishHighwayman caught and hanged in Cork in either 1804[1] or perhaps 1809[2] or 1812,[3] whose story was immortalised in the ballad 'Brennan on the Moor'.[4][5] Rawhide slot wins.
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According to The Reminiscences of a Light Dragoon published in 1840, Brennan was hanged at Caher as witnessed by the author. Whilst no date is mentioned for the hanging, the author arrived in Ireland in 1808 or shortly afterwards, making an 1809 or later date for Brennan's demise more realistic. The reminiscences describe some of Brennan's exploits, his character, his partner-in-crime and ultimately his capture, trial and hanging[6].
'Brennan on the Moor'[edit]
ランブリング・ギャンブリング・ウィリー - Rambling, Gambling Willie ベア・マウンテン・ピクニック大虐殺ブルース - Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues スタンディング・オン・ザ・ハイウェイ - Standing on the Highway. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Rambling, Gambling Willie) The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 is a box set by Bob Dylan issued on Columbia Records. It is the first installment in the Dylan bootleg series, comprising material spanning the first three decades of his career, from 1961 to 1989.
According to The Reminiscences of a Light Dragoon published in 1840, Brennan was hanged at Caher as witnessed by the author. Whilst no date is mentioned for the hanging, the author arrived in Ireland in 1808 or shortly afterwards, making an 1809 or later date for Brennan's demise more realistic. The reminiscences describe some of Brennan's exploits, his character, his partner-in-crime and ultimately his capture, trial and hanging[6].
'Brennan on the Moor'[edit]
ランブリング・ギャンブリング・ウィリー - Rambling, Gambling Willie ベア・マウンテン・ピクニック大虐殺ブルース - Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues スタンディング・オン・ザ・ハイウェイ - Standing on the Highway. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Rambling, Gambling Willie) The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 is a box set by Bob Dylan issued on Columbia Records. It is the first installment in the Dylan bootleg series, comprising material spanning the first three decades of his career, from 1961 to 1989.
The earliest version of the ballad dates to the middle 19th century, either the 1830s [3] or to 1859, and various versions of the song were extant in Ireland, Great Britain, Canada and the United States in the 19th century.[1] The song's writer is unknown. It has been recorded by Burl Ives, The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, Phillip James, Neil Morris, and The Marshmen.
'Rambling, Gambling Willie,' a song by Bob Dylan with a melody derived from 'Brennan on the Moor' (which Dylan had first heard performed by his friends, The Clancy Brothers), but with completely different lyrics, was recorded by Dylan in April, 1962 for the album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. It was not included on that album, but was finally released in 1991 on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3.
References[edit]
- ^ abNorman Cazden, Norman Studer, Folk songs of the Catskills, State Univ of New York Press, 1983, pg 414
- ^The Limerick Chronicle, April 22nd 1809 Archived by [LimerickCity.ie]
- ^ abSteve Roud & Julia Bishop, eds. The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs Penguin Classics, 2002 ISBN978-0-141-19461-5 p.496
- ^'Brennan on the Moor (trad.)'. Bobdylanroots.com. 1992-10-16. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ^Dictionary of Irish Biography 9 Volume Set
- ^Reminiscences of a Light Dragoon. Free eBook (Google): The United Services Magazine, Volume 33. August 1840. pp. 455–462.
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