Ian Drew- The Foggy Dew | In Good Company

Ian Drew sings “The Foggy Dew” live from The Stable Sessions.
The Foggy Dew is a song of Irish lament and spirit, and Ian creates a powerful rendition of this haunting ballad. Ians passionate vocal performance incites an emotional response, as he sings the sentiments of an Ireland of the past.
"This was one I used to regularly sing in my pub gigs, but as time went on it slipped out of my set list. I decided to revisit it and give it another lease of life. It's too powerful to be forgotten about.One of my favourite songs to come out of the 1916 Rising."
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Lyrics:
As down the glen one Easter morn
To a city fair rode I
There armed lines of marching men
In squadrons passed me by
No fife did hum, no battle drum
Did sound its dred tattoo
But the Angelus bells o'er the Liffey's swell
Rang out through the foggy dew
Right proudly high over Dublin town
They hung out the flag of war
'Twas better to die 'neath an Irish sky
Than at Suvla or Sud el Bar
And from the plains of Royal Meath
Strong men came hurrying through
While Brittania's huns with theirlong-range guns
Sailed in through the foggy dew
'Twas Brittania bade our wild geese go
That small nations might be free
But their lonely graves are by Suvla's waves
On the shore of the gray North Sea
But had they died by Pearse's side
Or fought with Cathal Brugha
Their names we would keep where the Fenians sleep
'Neath the shroud of the foggy dew
But the bravest fell, and the requiem bell
Rang mournfully and clear
For those who died that Eastertide
In the springing of the year
And the world did gaze in deep amaze
At those fearless men, but few
Who bore the fight that freedom's light
Might shine through the foggy dew
Credits:
Recorded At: Stable Studios, Co. Dublin
Musicians:
John McLoughlin - Guitar
Eamonn DeBarra - Whistle, Bodhrán
Sean Regan - Fiddle
Directed By: Dara McConnell
Director Of Photography: Oleg Rudkovskij
Sound Recorded, Mixed & Mastered: Eoin Morrissey
Edited By: Juan Zabala
Assistant Editor: Indira Carino
Camera Operators:
Mark O'Rourke
Sean Green
Oleg Rudkovskij
Dara McConnell
Post Production: Cat Media
Art Direction & Design: The Brand Idea, Dublin

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Lovely version of one of my fav ballads.not an easy one to get right!