Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Spancil Hill - The Personal Tragedy Behind the Classic Irish Song

Hundreds of years of emigration meant that Irish people got used to being separated from their families and their loved ones. Their response to separations that they could not avoid was to remain as positive as possible and this quality is exemplified perfectly in the classic Irish song, The Parting Glass.

Richard Diebenkorn
Pierre-auguste Renoir
Max Ernst
Martin Luther King Jr.
Kayne West

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