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  2. Fiddler's Green - Wikipedia

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    Fiddler's Green is the title of a 1950 novel by Ernest K. Gann, about a fugitive criminal who works as a seaman after stowing away. [ 7 ] The author Richard McKenna wrote a story, first published in 1967, titled "Fiddler's Green,” in which he considers the power of the mind to create a reality of its own choosing, especially when a number of ...

  3. Sailors' superstitions - Wikipedia

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    Upon death, a wicked sailor's body supposedly went to Davy Jones' locker (a chest, as lockers were back then), but a pious sailor's soul went to Fiddler's Green. [52] This nautical superstition was popularized in the 19th century. [54] Kraken were legendary sea monsters that may have been based on sightings of giant squids. [55]

  4. Fiddler's Green (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    "Fiddler's Green", a song written in 1966 by English songwriter John Conolly. Famous versions include those by Tim Hart and Maddy Prior, The Dubliners, The Irish Rovers, Schooner Fare, and Bounding Main; Fiddler's Green, an album by Tim O'Brien; Fiddler's Green (band), a German band playing Irish independent speedfolk music

  5. The 25 Most Influential People in Music In 2025 - AOL

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    You saw a lot of year-end lists as we said good riddance to 2024. “The Best…,” “The Top…,” or “The Most…” among other iterations proliferated news feeds highlighting which movies ...

  6. Davy Jones's locker - Wikipedia

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    Davy Jones pictured by George Cruikshank in 1832, as described by Tobias Smollett in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle. [1]Davy Jones' locker is a metaphor for the oceanic abyss, the final resting place of drowned sailors and travellers.

  7. Tim O'Brien (musician) - Wikipedia

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    I wanted to do the whole spectrum of folk music from one guy singing and playing guitar or fiddle to a full band with electric guitar," O'Brien said. And that's how the pair (of albums) came out, like folk music bookends. Fiddler's Green tends toward the intimate and traditional, while Cornbread Nation is a bit funkier and tempo-driven.

  8. 'Ladies & Gentlemen ... 50 Years of SNL Music': Where to ...

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    "Ladies & Gentlemen ... 50 Years of SNL Music" premieres on NBC at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, Jan. 27. The three-hour documentary will then be on Peacock.

  9. Barrett's Privateers - Wikipedia

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    "Barrett's Privateers" is a modern folk song in the style of a sea shanty, written and performed by Canadian musician Stan Rogers, having been inspired after a song session with the Friends of Fiddler's Green at the Northern Lights Festival Boréal in Sudbury, Ontario. [1]