Probus take a musical tour

The speaker was Frank Rodgers and the topic of his talk was “A Musical Tour of Northern Ireland”.

Frank’s playlist included twelve folk songs from the six counties, that illustrated the wonderful heritage of folk in Northern Ireland. The first song played, not surprisingly, was “Danny Boy”. As most people know, the song (written in 1910) was set to the much older melody “The Londonderry Air”.

A sea shanty “Sailing Southwards from Rathlin” was next followed by “The Auld Lamas Fair” and “The Green Glens Of Antrim”. Moving on to Belfast and the children’s song “I’ll Tell Me Ma”. County Down followed with “The Star of the County Down” and “The Mountains of Mourne” by Percy French. Journeying on to visit County Fermanagh and Tommy Makem’s rendition of “Fare Thee Well Enniskillen”.

The final three songs were “The Flower of Sweet Strabane”, “The Boys from the County Armagh and the last verse of “Danny Boy/Londonderry Air”.

As a bonus, “Kitty of Coleraine”, was played at the end of the presentation. Frank’s musical tour was enhanced by a splendid scenic accompaniment, and the club members showed their enthusiastic appreciation. All further Probus Club meetings have been cancelled until the Autumn.