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The "come-all-ya" genre

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  • 25-10-2013 7:37pm
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    dartsfan
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    Just wondering about the usage of this word or genre to describe fun songs with less-than-serious lyrics.
    I've heard it said in the west of Ireland, but never seen it in print.

    Have I the name correct?

    Classic examples of a "come-all-ya" would be Brendan Shine's "Do you want your old lobby washed down" or Seamus Moore's "Transit Van".


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    byhookorbycrook
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    A "Come all ye" to me is a ballad.


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    Siamsa Sessions
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    byhookorbycrook wrote: »
    A "Come all ye" to me is a ballad.

    Agreed.

    Probably comes from Foster and Allen's 'Come all ye maidens young and fair...".

    I'm not sure what you'd call Seamus Moore's stuff: Comedy meets country n' Irish? Pantomime? A bit a craic? I don't think I've ever heard a specific genre name being given to it.

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