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| RAY COLLINS |
SEAMUS COSTELLO TRIBUTE
The O'Donovan Rossa Society which meets at Rocky Sullivans in Brooklyn, USA, invited me to sing at their meeting of May 13th, 2009. The meeting was held to honour Seamus Costello the founder of the Irish Republican Socialist Party.
A short video with footage of Costello speaking and interviews with his comrades and friends was shown on the large screen in the meeting room. Videos of various Irish Republican Socialist Movement commemorations were also shown.
The full text of Costello's oration at the 1966 Wolfe Tone commemoration in Bodenstown was read to the assembled guests.
I was asked to give my personal memories of Seamus and also answered questions about Costello and the Official Republican Movement and the formation of the IRSP and its subsequent turbulent history.The meeting concluded with a short set of songs including my rendition of 'Tribute to a Comrade' written by John Gilligan in honour of Seamus Costello.
I would like to thank the O'Donovan Rossa Society for organising this event which provided an opportunity for those not familar with Seamus Costello to become more aware of the life and work of this brilliant revolutionary Irish Republican Socialist.
I would also like to thank Chris Byrne (Seanchai and the Unity Squad) for the use of his premises.
Saoirse go Deo
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NEW SINGLE FROM IRISH FOLKSINGER RAY COLLINS
"Which is the greater crime, to rob a bank or to own one?"
Bertolt Brecht
Colin Glen Music announces the release of
‘BANKS of MARBLE’
A SONG FOR OUR TIMES!
In the 1940s Les Rice wrote the song
Banks of Marble.
Sixty years later it is a Song for Our Times.
According to folksinger Pete Seeger:
"Les Rice farms across the
This single release is available on digital download at
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