" - Why didn't they call it Finnegan's Sleep?!"
What was considered a 'Pop' Song in the early 1900's? How did these songs become popular, without recordings?
What's the story with Irish Funerals?
What in the name of God is whiskey punch, and where can we find some?
What were the socialising habits of Irish Americans in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries?
Is Mrs. Finnegan a Molly or a Nancy?
Seriously, where's the whiskey punch!? And who's making the sandwiches?
Find out the answers to these questions and many more this week as we take the old favourite 'Finnegan's Wake' apart and discover what surprises lie within.
Join us for some 2020 nostalgia as we delve into the first episode we ever recorded!
Notable versions:
Christy Moore - https://open.spotify.com/track/0PMWnkMOVUinYFVUvp2Mmz?si=KBteqxe_R2aiEoHp2_W8zQ
The Clancy Brothers - https://open.spotify.com/track/67OFz5VND1Wk2vNztuQnHh?si=qMt4UnF_Q6mjK3QakxReKg
'Finnegan's Wake' by James Joyce (in his own words) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8kFqiv8Vww
