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See media help. "The Black Velvet Band" (Roud number 2146) is a traditional folk song collected from singers in Ireland, Australia, England, Canada and the United States describing how a young man is tricked and then sentenced to transportation to Australia, a common punishment in the British Empire during the 19th century.
Black Velvet (song) " Black Velvet " is a song written by Canadian songwriters Christopher Ward and David Tyson, and recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Alannah Myles. It was released as one of four singles from Myles' 1989 eponymous album from Atlantic Records. It became a number-one hit for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1990 ...
1977–present. Labels. Atlantic. Fascinate Inc. Website. alannahmyles.com. Alannah Myles (née Byles; born December 25, 1958) [1][2] is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has won both a Grammy and a Juno Award for the song "Black Velvet". The song was a top-ten hit in Canada; it was also a number one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1990.
After releasing music with The Black Velvet Band, Doyle Kennedy left the group to pursue a solo career in music. [8] In 2001, Doyle Kennedy released music on Mermaid Records, a label she founded herself in 2000. [6] [12] Her debut solo album Charm was released in 2001, following the release of the two lead singles, "Stars Above" and "Babes". [8]
Lover of Mine. " Lover of Mine " is a song performed by Canadian singer Alannah Myles, released as the fourth (third in most territories) single from her debut self-titled album. It was the most successful single from the album in Myles' home country, reaching number two on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart. Myles recorded a new version of the song ...
The Dubliners (/ ˈdʌblɪnərz /) were an Irish folk band founded in Dublin in 1962 as The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group, named after its founding member; they subsequently renamed themselves The Dubliners. The line-up saw many changes in personnel over their fifty-year career, but the group's success was centred on lead singers Luke Kelly and ...
The songs that Duffy and the band recorded for the album blended pop music and folk instrumentation. [1] The delicate and folky album opener, "Black Velvet", finds Duffy singing of an ocean falling to its knees, calling to a lover without words, and spending the night crawling "like a snail on black velvet."
The Black Velvets, an English rock band "Black Velvet" (song), a 1989 song by Alannah Myles "Black Velvet", a song by Ferry Corsten from the 2008 album Twice in a Blue Moon "Black Velvet", a song by Gass from the 1970 album Juju; Black Velvet (Robin Lee album), 1990, featuring a cover of the song "Black Velvet" Black Velvet (O'Donel Levy album ...