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Dec 25, 2023 · “It’s a long way from Clare to here,” echoes throughout the song, serving as both a literal and metaphorical reminder of the great physical and emotional distance between Clare, a coastal county in Ireland, and the present location of the protagonist.
"From Clare to Here" is a ballad about Irish emigration written by Ralph McTell. It has also been recorded by The Furey Brothers & Davey Arthur on the 1977 album Emigrant ; by Nanci Griffith and Pete Cummins on the 1993 album Other Voices, Other Rooms ; as a b-side by Duke Special on the 2006 single Last Night I Nearly Died ; and by Ben Glover ...
Brief: A song about a young man who leaves his home, family and sweetheart in County Clare, to travel abroad to work. As each day passes he becomes more and more home-sick and finds that drinking helps to ease the longing and 'level out his thinking'. Category: Folk Song / Irish emigration. References:
Q&A. From Clare To Here Lyrics. Oh, there's four who share this room as we work hard for the crack. And sleeping late on Sunday I never get to Mass. It's a long, way from Clare to here. It's a long, long way, it grows further by the day. It's a long, way from Clare to here. When Friday comes around Terry's only into fighting.
From Clare to Here Lyrics: There's four who share this room as we work hard for the crack / And sleeping late on Sundays I never get to Mass / It's a long way from Clare to here / It's a long way...
English. From Clare to Here lyrics. There's four who share this room. and we work hard for the craic. And sleeping late on Sundays. well I never get to Mass. It's a long, long way from Clare to here. It's a long way from Clare to here. It's a long, long way and it grows further day by day. Oh it's a long, long way from Clare to here.
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Apparently Ralph McTell wrote this song for "The Fureys" after they met in Germany. It is hugely popular in Ireland, and probably one of Ralph McTell's best-...
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