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This song is known alternatively as "Galway Bay", "My Own Dear Galway Bay", or "The Old Galway Bay". [citation needed] It was composed in London by Frank A. Fahy (1854–1935), [1] a native of Kinvara, Co. Galway, on the shores of Galway Bay. It was originally written to air of "Skibbereen".
The NYPD Pipes and Drums did not know "Galway Bay" and so sang a song that all of them knew the words to – the "Mickey Mouse March", the theme tune for The Mickey Mouse Club television series. [8] [21] The footage was then slowed down and shown in brief sections to disguise the fact the Pipes and Drums were singing a different song. [13]
"Galway Bay" – the name of two songs, one written by Francis Arthur Fahy of Kinvara, and one written by Dr. Arthur Colahan and popularised by Bing Crosby. [71] [85] "Glanworth You're Calling Me Back Home" – a song about the village of Glanworth in County Cork, written in 2022 by Eddie Quinlan a native of Ballylegan. [86]
Meanwhile, Gaelic is unfortunately almost extinct and the song itself is written in English and apart from the last stanza none of the lyrics are quintessentially Irish. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.114.147.138 ( talk ) 18:09, 5 March 2016 (UTC) [ reply ]
Themes and Songs from The Quiet Man is a Decca Records album by Victor Young and Bing Crosby featuring the music used in the Republic Pictures film The Quiet Man. It was issued as a 10” LP with catalog No. DL5411 [ 1 ] and as a 4-disc 45rpm set (9–342).
Galway Bay (song) Galway Girl (Ed Sheeran song) The Galway Races (song) The Galway Shawl; Gartan Mother's Lullaby; The Girl I Left Behind; Gleanntáin Ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair; Glen of Aherlow (song) Gol na mBan san Ár; Green Grow the Lilacs
Colahan was a composer of popular songs. His most famous work is Galway Bay, which was popularised by Bing Crosby, and was the biggest selling record of all time at one stage. Some say this was composed in the home of Dr Morris at 1 Montpelier Terrace, Galway, while others believe it was in The Vicars Croft on Taylor's Hill, Galway, from where ...
"The Galway Races" has been recorded by a variety of artists, including: Jim McCann on the album The Craic Is 90; Liam Clancy on the album Liam Clancy; The Clancy Brothers on the albums Isn't It Grand Boys and Wrap the Green Flag; Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy on the album Live at the National Concert Hall; The Dubliners, on multiple albums