The Wild Rover (song performance)

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The Wild Rover (song performance) is a popular rendition of the traditional Irish folk song, widely associated with Liam Clancy’s influential interpretations in the Irish folk revival.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work performance ⓘ
song performance ⓘ
associatedWith Liam Clancy ⓘ
The Clancy Brothers ⓘ
basedOn The Wild Rover (traditional song) ⓘ
chorusFeature call-and-response with audience ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ireland ⓘ
culturalAssociation Irish diaspora ⓘ
Irish folk sessions ⓘ
Irish pubs ⓘ
genre Irish folk music ⓘ
folk music ⓘ
hasCulturalRole Irish drinking song standard ⓘ
Irish folk revival standard ⓘ
hasLyricalTheme drinking song ⓘ
repentance ⓘ
return home ⓘ
hasMusicalForm strophic song ⓘ
hasNotableInterpretationBy Liam Clancy ⓘ
hasRefrain “And it’s no, nay, never / No, nay, never, no more” ⓘ
hasSubjectMatter a man who vows not to be a rover any more ⓘ
influenced later Irish folk revival performances of “The Wild Rover” ⓘ
influencedBy Irish traditional ballad style ⓘ
language English ⓘ
meter 4/4 time ⓘ
notablePerformer Liam Clancy ⓘ
partOf Irish folk revival ⓘ
performancePractice audience sing-along ⓘ
pub singing ⓘ
tempo moderate ⓘ
tradition Irish traditional music ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation acoustic guitar ⓘ
banjo ⓘ
bodhrán ⓘ
tin whistle ⓘ
voice ⓘ
typicalSetting folk club ⓘ
live concert ⓘ
pub performance ⓘ

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Liam Clancy → notableWork → The Wild Rover (song performance) ⓘ
The Clancy Brothers → notableWork → The Wild Rover ⓘ
linked to: The Wild Rover (song performance)
The Wild Rover (song performance) → basedOn → The Wild Rover (traditional song) ⓘ
linked to: The Wild Rover (song performance)