Showing posts with label whiskey in the jar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label whiskey in the jar. Show all posts

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Battle of the Bands- Whiskey in the Jar

Top of the morning to ya!!  I'm all caught up in the Irish for today's battle.  My song is Whiskey in the Jar .  This song is a very popular and traditional Irish song and the exact origin of the song is unknown.  It was released in the 60's by an Irish folk band The Dubliners and thats when it first got wide exposure.  Then in the 70's it was released by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy.   Fast forward to 1998 and a very popular American rock band Metallica released the song and introduced it to a larger rock audience.

Here is the The Dubliners who are not part of the battle.

I just saw a documentary on Thin Lizzy over the weekend and they had very interesting story. The lead singer got very sick with Hepatitis at the very height of their career and the tour was cancelled.
Here they are:


Here is the version by Metallica.  I have always liked their version!!


Now the battle is between a band that formed here in Dallas and have been around since 1996.  I have seen them live many times and i should buy their CD/DVD.  They were also nominated for a grammy in 2001.  The band is  The Killdares  . This was filmed at The Granada Theater which is also here in Dallas that have great concerts.


The next band is called Celtic Thunder.  This band formed in 2007 and have released several albums. This cover was released on their Heritage album.



So now i need you to vote between the Kiddares or Celtic Thunder.  I'll have results for you next week.  Also please go see the rest of the battles.  I always love hearing new songs or old songs done differently. 


 more Battle of the Bands fun, check out the other BOTB bloggers to vote on their battles:

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