Hemos tenido la oportunidad de tocar en el evento que organiza la Regata de Currachs de Barcelona, con música, bailes, juegos y talleres infantiles y un ambiente totalmente festivo en la playa.
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Christmas in the Trenches
by John McCutcheon
My name is Francis Tolliver, I come from Liverpool.
Two years ago the war was waiting for me after school.
To Belgium and to Flanders, to Germany to here
I fought for King and country I love dear.
'Twas Christmas in the trenches, where the frost so bitter hung,
The frozen fields of France were still, no Christmas song was sung
Our families back in England were toasting us that day
Their brave and glorious lads so far away.
I was lying with my messmate on the cold and rocky ground
When across the lines of battle came a most peculiar sound
Says I, "Now listen up, me boys!" each soldier strained to hear
As one young German voice sang out so clear.
"He's singing bloody well, you know!" my partner says to me
Soon, one by one, each German voice joined in harmony
The cannons rested silent, the gas clouds rolled no more
As Christmas brought us respite from the war
As soon as they were finished and a reverent pause was spent
"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" struck up some lads from Kent
The next they sang was "Stille Nacht." "Tis 'Silent Night'," says I
And in two tongues one song filled up that sky
"There's someone coming toward us!" the front line sentry cried
All sights were fixed on one long figure trudging from their side
His truce flag, like a Christmas star, shown on that plain so bright
As he, bravely, strode unarmed into the night
Soon one by one on either side walked into No Man's Land
With neither gun nor bayonet we met there hand to hand
We shared some secret brandy and we wished each other well
And in a flare-lit soccer game we gave 'em hell
We traded chocolates, cigarettes, and photographs from home
These sons and fathers far away from families of their own
Young Sanders played his squeezebox and they had a violin
This curious and unlikely band of men
Soon daylight stole upon us and France was France once more
With sad farewells we each prepared to settle back to war
But the question haunted every heart that lived that wonderous night
"Whose family have I fixed within my sights?"
'Twas Christmas in the trenches where the frost, so bitter hung
The frozen fields of France were warmed as songs of peace were sung
For the walls they'd kept between us to exact the work of war
Had been crumbled and were gone forevermore
My name is Francis Tolliver, in Liverpool I dwell
Each Christmas come since World War I, I've learned its lessons well
That the ones who call the shots won't be among the dead and lame
And on each end of the rifle we're the same© 1984 John McCutcheon - All rights reserved


FERGUS MUIRHEAD A WWW.CELTICMUSICRADIO.NET
Ahir vespre em va arribar per e-mail la notícia de que el nostre amic/company/mentor Fergus Muirhead va començar a presentar ahir mateix a les 19:00 (hora local, aqui les 20:00) un nou programa musical. Pel que ens comentava, el programa s'emetrà cada segón dilluns de cada mes. Per a aquells que no tingueu l'oportunitat d'escoltar-lo en directe, els dimarts al migdia hi haurà una re-emissió, tot i que les hores vaiaran. Podeu escoltar aquesta e-emissora i consultar horaris a http://www.celticmusicradio.net/. Apart del programa d'en Fergus, la programació no està gens malament... al menys per a aquells que ja hem perdut l'esperança en les ràdios convencionals.
Actualització: Com podeu sentir a l'obrir el blog, ara disposem d'un reproductor de ràdio en que hi ha posada de forma permanent Celtic Music Radio. Així que, si voleu, podeu escoltar el programa d'en Fergus en aquest maiteix blog. No obstant, per a conèixer els horaris i la programació haureu d'anar a la pàgina web que us indicaba més amunt.
Vull agrair a Nebel les molèsties que s'ha pres per a la instal·lació de la ràdio.
FERGUS MUIRHEAD @ WWW.CELTICMUSICRADIO.NET
Last night I received via e-mail the new that our friend/colleague/mentor Fergus Muirhead started presenting right yesterday at 19:00 (local time, our 20:00) a new musical programme. As he commented, the programme will be on every second Monday. For those who have not the chance of hearing it live, Tuesdays at noon it will be repeated. However, times may vary on Tuesdays. You can hear this e-station and check schedules at http://www.celticmusicradio.net/. Apart from Fergus' programme, this station is not bad at all...at least for those of us who have lost hope in conventional radios.
Update: As you might have heard when opening the blog, now we have a radio player in which you can hear permanently Celtic Music Radio. So, if you want, you can listen Fergus' programme here. However, you will have to check the website above for programme schedules.
I want to thank Nebel for all the truble taken on putting the player in the blog.
