Friday, June 14, 2019

Evanston: Grace

        I happened upon a wonderful song, ‘Grace’, sung by Jim McMann, of whom I am embarrassed I did not know.  The background is the what is usually known as the Easter Uprising of 1916.
        A few of you might know that I quoted in the front of STORM PASSAGE a poem by William Butler Yeats, “An Irish Airman Foresees His Death”, of the same period.
        Sinead O'Conner and The Chieftans also sing of the Uprising.
         I found that Jim McMann was born three years after I and died four years ago.
        He also sings one of the best versions of “Carrickfergus”.
        You may notice on the YouTube page of the video, that 2.4 K give ‘Grace’ a thumbs down.