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This is Free Belfast! Irish Rebel Songs of the Six Counties

The Men of No Property
This is Free Belfast! Irish Rebel Songs of the Six Counties From Bernadette Devlin’s liner notes to the 17 tracks of spoken word and song, This Is Free Belfast! stands as an aural document of dissent during the period of Northern Ireland’s political and sectarian violence known as The Troubles (late 1960s–1998). Listen to these oral histories set to song while reading about what inspired them in the liner notes. The recording features not only the sound of majestic rallying but the sound of vocalists—known only as McHenry, Wyld, Lavery, and McIlvogue—portraying love, loss, and renewal in Belfast.

Track Listing

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Cry Murder! Men of No Property 02:18
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102
Why are the British Troops Here? Men of No Property 02:50
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103
Burntollet Bridge Ambush Men of No Property 03:22
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It's a Man's Life in the Army Men of No Property 03:19
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105
Craig's Dragoons Men of No Property 01:52
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106
Hughes' Bakery Van Men of No Property 02:24
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107
Ballad of Danny O'Hagan Men of No Property 01:45
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108
The Bogside Doodle Bug Men of No Property 02:44
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109
Ballad of Carrick Hill Men of No Property 02:49
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Leaving Belfast Town Men of No Property 03:21
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The Great Eel Robbery Men of No Property 02:43
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The Smuggling Men Men of No Property 02:24
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204
The Bogside Man Men of No Property 02:04
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205
Rubber Bullets Men of No Property 02:38
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Ballymurphy Men of No Property 01:58
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207
Ballad of Lynch's Army Men of No Property 02:46
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Up in the Armach Prison Men of No Property 03:47