- Music written by
- [Traditional]
- Lyrics written by
- Thomas Moore
- Publication date
- 1813
- Language
- English
- Comments
-
aka "The Minstrel Boy to the War Is Gone". An Irish patriotic song written by Thomas Moore (1779–1852) who set it to the melody of The Moreen, an old traditional Irish air. During the American Civil War a third verse was written by an unknown author, and is sometimes included in renditions of the song:
Lyrics start out -
The Minstrel-Boy to the war is gone,
In the ranks of death you'll find him; - Licensing
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The Minstrel Boy written by Thomas Moore, [Traditional] English
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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The Minstrel Boy | John McCormack | 1910 | |||
The Minstrel Boy | Albert Crawley | 1912 | Unverified | ||
The Minstrel Boy | Paul Robeson - Alan Booth | 1954 | |||
The Minstrel Boy | The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem | 1956 | |||
My Wild Irish Rose - Come Back to Erin - Killarney - The Minstrel Boy | Bing Crosby and His Friends | February 1961 | Medley | ||
The Minstrel Boy | Dennis Day | 1963 | |||
Minstrel Boy | The Kelly Family | March 5, 1979 | |||
The Minstrel Boy | 97th Regimental String Band | 1986 | |||
The Minstrel Boy | John McDermott | November 10, 1992 | |||
The Minstrel Boy | Michael McCann | 1996 | |||
Minstrel Boy | The Irish Tenors | 1998 | Live | ||
Minstrel Boy | Un-Reconstructed | 1999 | Unverified | ||
The Minstrel Boy | Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros | 2001 | |||
The Minstrel Boy | Ciarán Sheehan | 2002 | |||
The Minstrel Boy | Carol Ponder & John Knowles | 2004 | |||
Minstrel Boy | Enter the Haggis | 2004 | |||
Minstrel Boy | Queen's Gambit | March 25, 2005 | |||
The Minstrel Boy | Tom Roush | January 20, 2014 | |||
The Minstrel Boy | Little Steven and The Interstellar Jazz Renegades | July 12, 2019 |
The Minstrel Boy written by [Traditional] instrumental
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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i | Wearing of the Green; Minstrel Boy | Jerry Fielding & Orch. | January 29, 1961 | Medley | |
i | Minstrel Boy | Dick Rosmini | 1964 | ||
i | The Minstrel Boy to the War Is Gone - The Ash Grove | Norman Blake [US] | March 17, 1976 | Medley | |
i | The Minstrel Boy to the War Has Gone / Scotland the Brave | Janita Baker | 1982 | Medley | |
i | The Minstrel Boy | Wayne Erbsen | 1992 | ||
i | The Minstrel Boy | The Corrs | September 26, 1995 | ||
i | The Minstrel Boy | James Galway | 1996 | ||
i | The Minstrel Boy | 2nd South Carolina String Band | 2006 | ||
i | The Minstrel Boy | Phil Klein | 2007 | ||
i | The Minstrel Boy | Adam Miller | 2008 | ||
i | The Minstrel Boy | Limelight Glow | June 17, 2021 |