I would be open to an ELI5 about the IRA and about Irish independence, if anyone has the time. I feel like the movie we watched earlier in the week was helpful, as were the Wolfe Tones. But I still get so hung up on binaries—who are the good guys vs. who are the bad guys, mostly—that I just want to make complete sense of it. Someone tell me something I don't know about Irish history.
And in the meantime, how did we do with the album? Any reviews change your mind? Let's chat.
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A couple people said it—this felt more like an educational opportunity than an enjoyable listening experience. I am still curious 1) how familiar you were with Celtic folk before this week, and 2) how familiar you were with the history of Ireland before this week. For me, #1 is "very" and #2 is "barely at all," which affected my understanding of this album for sure.
I also feel like—and the lack of discussion here might bear this out—maybe this was a "holiday" album, and it's just really difficult to listen to after said holiday. This reminds me of when we covered the Philly Specials' Christmas album the week after Christmas.
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